BodySpace Official News Blog

You, the voters, have spoken!  Check out the Round #2 winners in the 2010 Iron Man/BodySpace Spokesmodel Search!

The third (and final) round of preliminary voting just started, so please vote each day for your favorite men and women and they (or you!) might just be chosen to compete in Los Angeles in January for the role of the next BodySpace Spokesmodel and win a cover shoot on Iron Man Magazine!

Note: If you’d like to compete, simply sign up today and ask your friends to vote!

Kudos go out to BodySpace Member "Masta_of_Riddum” for this hilarious BodySpace (and, indeed, any social networking site) communication parody.  Enjoy!

“Yes, yes - I am on BodySpace and, yes, I do leave
girls creepy and perverted messages.” LOL

“WHY HAVE YOU NOT E-MAILED ME BACK??? HAVE YOU
NOT SEEN MY ABS OR SOMETHING!!!” LOL

Tip: See the original, larger versions here: Part 1 | Part 2  

Registration is now open for the 2010 Bodybuilding.com BodySpace Spokesmodel Search Contest, Presented by Iron Man Magazine!

Sign up now to compete against other BodySpace members for a chance to become the next BodySpace Spokesmodel!  10 finalists will be flown down to Los Angeles next January to compete before a live crowd at the 2010 Los Angeles Fitness Expo during the 2010 Iron Man Pro weekend! 

Rules and Details here:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2010-ironman-bodyspace-spokesmodel-search.htm

Registration Form here:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/2010-ironman-bodyspace-spokesmodel-registration.htm

Forum Thread here:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=118414801

Note: Voting started Tuesday, September 1st.  Click here to vote for your favorite men and women:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2010-ironman-bodyspace-spokesmodel-voting.htm

Should you be the next person featured on our landing page (http://www.bodybuilding.com/)?  If you have gone through a great transformation, have a great story or just have an amazing physique, you might be seeing yourself on our front page!

If this sounds like you, please submit your BodySpace profile link to:

Showcase.BodySpace@bodybuilding.com

Originally posted here:

http://blog.bodybuilding.com/showcase-me

We recently found out that heavy metal band Chimaira loves Bodybuilding.com, as some of the band members are long-time forum lurkers and BodySpace members!

They stopped by BB.com HQ here in Boise yesterday to chat up some members on our live, weekly JTV chat, and the entire broadcast was great!  They took and answered chatroom audience questions about their training on the road (they’re currently touring), their favorite supplements, music, women and more!

Heavy Metal Band Chimaira.

You can currently watch a video replay of the event on our JTV channel (or click here for even larger screen video!), and join the discussion on the band’s appearance in the BB.com music forum.

Chimaira Band Members Chat With BB.com Members.

Check out our upcoming line-up of JTV chat guests, and show the guys of Chimaira some love by visiting their official website!  

It’s time for yet another infamous BodyBlog Reading!  Hear who the latest BodySpace member is to have a recent BodyBlog entry read by a distinguished orator’s cousin, LOL!  Okay, okay, forget guessing, it’s none other than the gorgeous "Belinda Benn“!

Check it out here!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bodyblog_readings.htm

While merrily perusing Twitter and Facebook via Tweetdeck yesterday, I came across gorgeous BodySpace member “KIRSTIN-L” (Kirstin Lykus) who is showing us some love with her stylish, blue Bodybuilding.com logo bandanna - check it out!

For those who may not know Kirstin yet, she’s a lovely addition to the Gaspari booth at major expos like the Olympia and the Arnold Classic, and she’s an absolute pleasure to speak with in person!  Watch for her to compete in late 2009 and 2010.

Thanks, Kirstin, for the free publicity, we love it!  LOL 

It’s time for yet another infamous BodyBlog Reading!  Hear who the latest BodySpace member is to have a recent BodyBlog entry read by a distinguished orator’s cousin, LOL!  Okay, okay, forget guessing, it’s none other than the gorgeous "AvaCowan” (Ava Cowan)!

Check it out here!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bodyblog_readings.htm

The wait is over, folks - the winners have been officially announced for the recent 2009 BodySpace & MuscleTech $50,000 Transformation Contest!

Hearty congratulations go out to BodySpace Member "Izmanv” for taking first place!

Check out the full results and announcement!

Please take a second to congratulate the winners via either the official contest forum thread or the contest’s BodyGroup!

UPDATE: Looking for results from the women’s Hydroxycut Max!® Contest?  Click here!

It’s time for yet another infamous BodyBlog Reading!  Hear who the latest BodySpace member is to have a recent BodyBlog entry read by a distinguished orator’s cousin, LOL!  Okay, okay, forget guessing, it’s "Bdubdiesel” (Anthony)!

Check it out here!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bodyblog_readings.htm

It’s time for yet another infamous BodyBlog Reading!  Hear who the latest BodySpace member is to have a recent BodyBlog entry read by a distinguished orator’s cousin, LOL!  Okay, okay, forget guessing, it’s "Jaegermeister26” (Brian)!

Check it out here!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bodyblog_readings.htm

It’s time for yet another infamous BodyBlog Reading!  Hear who the latest BodySpace member is to have a recent BodyBlog entry read by a distinguished orator’s cousin, LOL!  Okay, okay, forget guessing, it’s "31233” (Tiffany Forni)!

Check it out here!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bodyblog_readings.htm

Have you met Fitness Model, Bikini Competitor and BodySpace Member Marzia Prince yet?  Check her out here!

Marzia Prince BodySpace video from Gaspari Nutrition

Drop by her profile afterward and let her know what you think of her BodySpace video profile and her new Gaspari Mustang GT Giveaway video!

Having problems with the video?  Click here for the YouTube version.  Video and photo courtesy of Gaspari Nutrition.

Check out other BodySpace Video Profiles here.

In this light-hearted parody, featured BodySpace member “Maddi” has her recent blog entry read by a distinguished orator’s cousin.  Follow along:

“I was blessed with a visitor last night.  And I’m not talking Auntie Flo.  She came this morning.  No.  Last night it was a young man, teen to early 20’s.  He was wearing a ball cap and sucking on a nice cold bottle of Dr. Pepper.  I woke up to the sound of, “Mom?”  “Yeah,” I said, and there he stood.  Next to my bed staring down at my husband.  Now this may sound like the beginning of a good porn sequence.  However me and hubby still have our values.  We just don’t f-ck the undead.”

Who will be next?  Click here for past BodyBlog Readings!
Right-click and “save file as…” to download the MP3 (1:19 - 622 KB).

Dear BodyGroup Owners,

Good news! BodyGroups now have their own private forums! This new feature will help you and your members to:

• Create full and in-depth discussions
• Share fitness tips
• Ask questions and get fast answers
• Share success stories
• Follow each others progress
• Subscribe to receive daily or weekly emails with all of the latest threads
• Make fun of other BodyGroups that aren’t as good as yours!

Here are some sample BodyGroup forums:

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Click For Larger Image.

As a BodyGroup owner, you have FULL control over your new private forum. You are able to:

• Turn your forum on or off
• Decide if you want to approve all new messages before they are displayed
• Allow non-members to view the forum, or just keep it 100% private
• Delete any post that a member puts up

To modify the settings of your new BodyGroup Forum, simply visit your BodyGroups management settings at the bottom of your BodySpace Control Panel to edit your options!

Go to your BodyGroup main page now or go to the BodyGroups main page at http://groups.bodybuilding.com/ to check it out!

Enjoy your new BodyGroup Feature! Many more coming soon!

Brandon Poe
BodySpace Product Owner

In case you didn’t remember, all contestants in the 2009 MuscleTech/Bodybuilding.com $50,000 Transformation Contest must have submitted their "After" photos in their BodySpace profiles and their Essays in the official forum thread by tonight at midnight (Eastern Time).

If you made the sickest transformation in bodybuilding history but still haven’t posted your stuff, you’ve only got precious MINUTES left!

Here’s the contest thread - get on it!!

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=113001981

In this light-hearted parody, featured BodySpace member “JediBB/Jedi MASSter” has his recent blog entry read by a distinguished orator’s cousin.  Follow along:

“Well the Excalibur was a relative success for me. Compared to my first experience there I did much better, up a whole weight class and I placed 7th instead of 9th. So progress is good. Of course I have my complaints about the judging and the placings of Cody and myself, but the point is I just need to keep getting better. If I just get good enough there will be no other option than placing better. It was a huge show though and two of the guys in my class have (or had) big sponsorships- Muscle Asylum and MuscleTech guys they were- so if I’m hanging in the top ten with them that is cool.

I must complain about the show logistics though. The show was very poorly managed. I wasn’t even through with registration and the show was already more than an hour behind schedual. It can be really annoying actually because it really f*cks the competitors up. I mean can’t they keep **** together? I’ve been a competitior in countless national and world class track meets and they run like clockwork- with 5 times the number of athletes and events! John Lindsay’s shows are supposed to be the best in the west and out of the three I’ve been in so far everyone has been a cluster f*ck wth unhappy athletes and incompetant help. I mean three of the heavyweights almost missed posing in the nightshow because the pump room help didn’t call them (or called the wrong numbers!)… that turned into posing routines with no pump time. Sh*tty. During the prejudging the judges forgot to bring out an athlete at one point so all of us heavyweights wound up having to hold a front double biceps for 2 minutes! while they figured it out. As soon as they did, they brought the dude out and started our mandatories over again. Basically every five seconds people that were supposed to know what they were doing were f*cking up and it felt like they were doing it out of apathy. Glad I dropped like 500 bucks on the event.

Anyway with that said I’m back to training for the next (not gonna stop till I win!) and can’t be stopped! Lol. Hope you all have a great day and train hard!”

Who will be next?  Click here for past BodyBlog Readings!
Right-click and “save file as…” to download the MP3 (3:01 - 1.38 MB).

How would you like to be featured in your very own Wallpaper of the Week on Bodybuilding.com?  We’ve featured several BodySpace members in the past, and are looking to feature more in the upcoming weeks and months.  Check out our Wallpapers main page here to full scope of images that we feature:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wallpapermainpage.htm

Here are some recent examples of BodySpace member wallpapers:

All of these wallpapers are available for download here:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wallpapers_full_archive.htm

If you’d like to throw your hat into the ring for a possible featured wallpaper, please email your photo(s) to:

wallpapers@bodybuilding.com

And please put “BodySpace Wallpaper: Please Consider” in the subject line.  Thank you, and good luck! 

FYI, just a friendly reminder and warning about the current phishing scams going around via PM here on BodySpace and the forums.  What is phishing?  Wikipedia has a good explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

If you receive a PM (personal message) from someone you don’t know, BE WARY, and don’t click on any links that might be present within them, especially if they say something about your personal information being on another site (it’s a lie and a scam - don’t believe it!)

We get emails like this from people who unfortunately clicked on the links and now their accounts are compromised:

“I got the PM a few weeks ago saying that her name and mine were on some other site. So I followed her link and it sent me to a strange forum site. I deleated her PM and got out of the site. Did this have anything to do with somebody posting as me?”

The answer is YES, don’t click on strange links in PMs - you run the risk of having your account taken over by malicious phishermen.  Your account isn’t being “hacked” per se, you are actually (albeit unknowingly) giving them access to your account.  Don’t be the next victim!

Another similar scam is the dating PMs:

“hey there, I waz goin’ over here, and i unearthed your lil’ site…. Well, if you want to chatting with me, you could find me over at dating_bucket.net, my name there is clubbingfox. So, ya, hope to meet up with you there. always lookin’ to find more people. Allyson Turner”

Seriously, it’s not a hot chick wanting to hook up with you, it’s a scam - don’t click the link, or else you might be giving them access to your account! 

More phishing warnings previously posted here:

http://blog.bodybuilding.com/BodySpaceAdmin/2009/01/12/beware-of-phishing-pms/
(January 12, 2009)

http://blog.bodybuilding.com/BodySpaceAdmin/2008/06/16/possible-phishing-site-pms-going-around/
(June 16, 2008)

For more information and to report phishing, click here:

http://www.us-cert.gov/nav/report_phishing.html

If you did click on any links like this, please CHANGE your PASSWORD immediately!

(For your own protection against identity theft.)  Thanks.

Everyone please join us in welcoming your new 2009 Miss Bikini BodySpace, Lacey a.k.a. "liveandlove!”  Lacey made the long drive to Boise this past weekend to compete against other BodySpace ladies to earn this new but coveted title!

Click here to see just photos from the Miss Bikini BodySpace contest -

http://contest.bodybuilding.com/gallery/contest/12022/

And here to see *all* photos from the BFE (Boise Fitness Expo) -

http://contest.bodybuilding.com/gallery/contest/12012/

While in town for the BFE, Lacey also stopped by BB.com HQ and did a live JTV video chat for us.  You can check it out here:

http://www.justin.tv/clip/7dfac4f53afca185

UPDATE:  This video just in from our local FOX TV station here in Boise, in which Kim Lyons, Gunter Schlierkamp and Nick Scott were all interviewed while they were here for the BFE!  Check it out here:

If you couldn’t make it to BFE this time ’round, plan on it for next year, it’s a blast!