BodySpace Official News Blog

Don’t miss our upcoming Justin.tv live video chats* with some really great fitness industry stars:

• Supplement Talk! - EAS Co-Founder Anthony L. Almada - August 21, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• Staying Fit w/ Miss Idaho - Miss Idaho Elise Davis - August 22, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• Yummy FAME Pro Diana Chaloux! - Diana Chaloux - August 29, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• SciVation SmackTalk, Part Deux! - Marc Lobliner & Derek “Beast” Charlebois - September 5, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• Customer Service Q&A, Pt. 2! - Pumped Up Paula - September 19, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• Olympia Expo Booth Cam! - Olympia Booth Workers - September 25-27, 2008 - 24/7 Live Feed!

• IFBB Figure Pro Catherine Holland! - Catherine Holland - October 3, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

*Schedule is tentative.  For updated info and details, click here:

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

Check out this great email from BodySpace member bigsoft55:

—–Original Message—–
From: bigsoft55
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 10:20 AM
To: Ryan DeLuca
Subject: Bodybuilding.com: About Your Order Of Nutrex Lipo 6x, 240 Multi-Phase Capsules

Ryan,

The Lipo 6 has been working great for me, it is honestly the best weight loss pill i have taken.  I have experienced with many other weight loss pills and i can honestly say nothing has worked for me like Lipo 6.  I am currently deployed over in Iraq and i have lost 30lbs in 4 months.  As for the new Lipo 6 Pro-Natural, i will have to look into it.  I would like to say thank you for all your support and thank you for making it easy for everyone over here to get their supplements since it is extremely hard to find a place that will consistently stock supplements that we want over here.  

I am a local kid from Boise and i helped install some of your brothers equipment from Gym Outfitters in his new home.  I would just like to say thank you for everything you and your brother have done for the fitness community.  I think it is great that you two started up from nothing and now are running one of the hottest sites on the web.  I got the chance to go to the Bodybuilding.com fitness expo just before i left and i loved it!  I wish nothing but the best for you and your brother and i just wanted to say thank you again and you will have a customer for life!

Thank you,
bigsoft55

Check out this great forum post by BodySpace member MeMojo:

“I would just like to say that I appreciate the team at BB.com, you guys (the users) and the authors of all those amazing articles.

I started working out 6 months ago, eating nothing but high protein and very little carbs or fats. I always looked for the least amount of calories thinking I would build muscle and burn fat. To a point, that actually worked, because after 3 months of training, I lost 15 lbs. of body weight. Unfortunately, I was stuck in weights, I could not lift more than a few kg’s here and there.

I went away on business to Germany, and got a BB magazine, which had this website. So, starting in February, I decided to come to BB.com, check out the articles and actually learn.

I found that that I needed way more calories and carbs than I thought, and I told myself maybe that is why I’m stuck at a certain weight, hitting a plateau.

So, I came across a lot of very useful articles here on nutrition and training. So I told myself, “what the heck, I will eat more for one week and watch to see if there are any changes”. Sure as heck, the DAY I started eating more carbs, I felt pumped in the gym and I was able to do more reps and sets!

Going through the training articles, I realized that I should challenge myself every time I go in the gym.  So I slowly and gradually increased the weights I use every 2-3 weeks, depending on how my body responds.

I am surprised to have lost even more body weight. Now I weigh 165 lbs. I used to weigh 198 lbs.

My strength is slowly but surely increasing, and I’m using weights that I was not able to even PICK UP before. I’m not saying I’m a powerhouse, but I definitely am slowly drawing a steady line going up in my charts.

However, none of this would have been possible, if BB.com was not here!

To the team at BB.com, you guys are awesome. To the authors of those articles, you guys rock.

BB.com has changed my life, I feel great, my clothes are way lose, and everyone is starting to notice my better physique and progress.

I started with 198lbs and 27% body fat, as of now, I’m 165lbs and at 10% body fat.

A big thank you to everyone here at BB.com, from the employees, to the authors, to the forum gurus. Thank you BB.com for all you’re great articles, motivation and help!” 

"The People’s Guide to Health Happiness and Longevity Featuring America’s Favorite Personal Trainer, Kim Lyons" - Thu, Jul 17, 2008 @ 9:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. EDT

You’ll recognize IFBB Fitness Pro Kim Lyons as one of the trainers on the hit NPC TV show, "The Biggest Loser!"

In an email from Kim: "I’m doing a webinar on Thursday and I’m wondering if it would be possible for you to post the link. I’d be happy to throw in a plug for Bodybuilding.com, it would be super easy because I’ll be covering the importants of educating yourself and seeking support groups on line. It is a really cool concept and I’m hoping to do a few more of them with other companies I’m working with. Click on this banner and it will give you all the info on what it’s all about."

FYI, learn more about Kim Lyons at her website, www.kimlyons.com.

This announcement also made in our forums here, here, here, and here.

Don’t miss our upcoming tentative Justin.tv live video chats with some really great fitness industry stars:

• Behind The “LiftRite” Series & Training Regimens - Jim Britain & Josh Griffith - June 27, 2008 @ 1:30-2:30 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• BB.com Ladies Erin, Chelsey & Anne! - Erin, Chelsey & Anne - July 2, 2008 @ 3:00-4:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• GJDM, tEh mIsK: BRB ChAtTiN’, ROFL! - Knockout Noel & Maxed Out Mike - July 11, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• FAME Pro Kendall Wood & BodySpace Member Lisawannadance! - Kendall Wood & Lisa - July 18, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• Nutrition Tips w/ IFBB Pro Marika Johansson! - Marika Johansson - July 25, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• Fitness Model Jamie Eason Q&A Chat! - Jamie Eason - August 5, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• Strongman Training Tips! - Corey St. Clair - August 15, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• Staying Fit w/ Miss Idaho - Miss Idaho Elise Davis - August 22, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

• Yummy FAME Pro Diana Chaloux! - Diana Chaloux - August 29, 2008 @ 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600)

For more info, click here:

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

Don’t miss our upcoming Justin.tv video chat TOMORROW, FRIDAY, June 20, 2008 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600).

Join our guest hosts Eric D. and Dannielle G. on the BB.com live JTV video chat for “BB.com Store & New Products Hour!”

Learn all about the inner workings of the Bodybuilding.com Cyberstore, get a sneek peek at what new products we’ll be carrying soon, and get a special store discount code to be unveiled live during the chat! Ask your questions and get live answers, instantly!

For more info, click here:

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

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom/135323

Forum post:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=108663881

Related chat sessions:

CEO Ryan DeLuca & Jeremy DeLuca Q&A!

If you get a PM like this, DON’T CLICK THE LINK:

These messages aren’t from BodySpace/Bodybuilding.com, and the actual link takes you to a 3rd-party site which is not affilated in any way with Bodybuilding.com or BodySpace.

We have reason to believe that the fake site is actually a phishing site (identity theft site) - so if you already clicked the link, you should change all your passwords and also run an antivirus program just to be sure.  And remember… don’t click random links from random people - and always look at the link first before clicking it (the destination address always shows up in the status bar of your browser when you hover over the link)!

Note:  that user (nurseV) has been disabled, but she most likely was just another victim, not the person behind the ruse.  In the future, the PMs will likely come from various usernames (including yours if you clicked the link!)  Please change your password ASAP!

Don’t miss our upcoming Justin.tv video chat on MONDAY, June 9, 2008 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600).

Join our guest hosts from Down Under: Mr. Australia Murray “Mad Dog” Graham and Tiger G (both are WNSO-ANB pros) on the BB.com live Justin.tv video chat for part 2 of “FAME World Championships Prep!”

Learn all about worldwide pro natural bodybuilding, what it’s like training for a Canadian show down in Australia, and their prep for next week’s FAME World Championships - ask your questions and get live answers, instantly!  (Or just tune in to hear their cool accents!)

For more info, click here:

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

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom/126960

Forum posts:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=175798661&postcount=21027

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=108426691

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=216268.0

Related chat sessions:

2008 FAME World Championship Prep, Pt. 1

All About FAME

Don’t miss our upcoming Justin.tv video chat tomorrow, Friday, May 30, 2008 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600).

Join guest hosts Ryan DeLuca and Jeremy DeLuca on the BB.com live Justin.tv video chat for “The History of Bodybuilding.com!”

Learn all about the humble beginnings of the world’s most influential bodybuilding website!  Ask the founders your questions, and get live answers - instantly!

For more info, click here:

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

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom

Forum threads:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=108210301

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=7224141

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=217095.0

Related chat sessions:

BB.com’s Retail Store Staff Talk Shop!

Don’t miss our upcoming Justin.tv video chat tomorrow, Friday, May 23, 2008 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600).

Join guest hosts Julie Marsland and Kris Gethin on the Bodybuilding.com live Justin.tv video chat for “2008 FAME World Championship Prep!”

Learn all about how WNSO pros prepare for the biannual FAME World Championships.  Get to know Canadian Superstar Julie Marsland, and pick the brains of everyone’s favorite Aussie Welshman Kris Gethin!  Ask them your questions, and get live answers - instantly!

For more info, click here:

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

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom/116006

Forum threads:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=108041631

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=108041581

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=216268.0

Related chat sessions:

All About FAME!

2008 FAME World Championship Prep, Pt. 2

Don’t miss our upcoming Justin.tv video chat this Friday, May 9, 2008 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT (-0600).

Join guest hosts Marc Lobliner and Derek ‘Beast’ Charlebois on the Bodybuilding.com live Justin.tv video chat for “SCIVATION SMACKDOWN!”

Hear them chat about comps, supps, and your momma, LOL! Get your nutrition, supplemention, and training questions answered by BodySpace’s favorite bad boys!

For more info, click here:

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

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom

Forum threads:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=107688901

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=213812.0

Related chat sessions:

Bodybuilding.com Boise Retail Store

Ask A Customer Service Rep Anything!

All About FAME!

While pretty tame, April 1st was not completely devoid of a few pranks around the site.  Some miscers noticed that every single post on the first page of the misc forum was stickied for several hours, causing some backlash and some lively discussion.

Some wallpaper downloaders noticed that CEO Ryan DeLuca is now in your face, LOL!

On BodySpace, we witnessed a few of the top profiles battling it out whilst pregnant, a never-before-witnessed dog-eat-dog delivery here on BB.com:

Kudos to ChickenTuna, JoshBme and JamerJay for the hilarity! 

BodySpace member RachelBringIt recommends Bodybuilding.com for all your fitness needs (even for girls who aren’t bodybuilders!) 

Check her out here:

To see the full version of this video and her on-going Adventure to Sexy Town, visit her profile:

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/RachelBringIt/

and her hilarious blog:

http://blog.bodybuilding.com/RachelBringIt

Another huge "Thank You!" to those who tuned into watch our recent Arnold Preview video chat and live Arnold Booth Cam last weekend.

This week’s scheduled live, interactive video chat is with Fitness Model and Bodybuilding.com Affiliate Manager Crystal Matthews and her friend Loni, who both routinely work supplement company booths at expos like the recent 2008 Arnold!  This ninth weekly live video chat will take place Friday, March 14, 2008 @ 1:00 p.m. MDT (-0600).

Crystal will be reviewing the 2008 Arnold Expo; what it was like to work the Twinlab booth; how working booths for Twinlab differs from working for BB.com, VPX, and other companies; and more.

Crystal will also be answering questions from women who want to get into fitness modeling, supplement company booth work at shows, and Bodybuilding.com’s affiliate program. She also might touch upon her recent photoshoot with Jamie Eason!

So stop by this Friday and chat with fellow BodySpace member Crystal Matthews and her friend Loni live! Here’s the link:

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom

See also: our Justin.tv Main Page for weekly chats:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=106483441

Coming very soon… the MuscleTech® $50,000 Transformation Contest - you won’t want to miss this!

Do you have what it takes to win nearly 50 LARGE by transforming your body?

Stay tuned for more information!  Contest entry form, and further details are forthcoming!

3/10/08 UPDATE:  Here’s the link to the Official Rules.

3/13/08 UPDATE:  Here’s the link to the Official Forum Thread.

3/19/08 UPDATE:  Here’s the link to the Official Contest Blog.  The entry form will be available on Monday, March 24, 2008.

3/24/08 UPDATE:  Here’s the link to the Official Entry Form.  Sign up now!  Please note the updated Terms and Conditions.

Another big "Thank You!" to those who tuned into watch our Iron Man Predictions live video chat last Friday with NGA Competitive Bodybuilder Matt Biss.

This week’s scheduled live, interactive video chat is with industry insider Kris Gethin and his beautiful wife, IFBB Pro Female Bodybuilder Marika Johansson, who will be giving us their Top 10 predictions for the upcoming 2008 Arnold Classic!  This seventh weekly live video chat will take place Friday, February 22, 2008 @ 1:00 p.m. MST (-0700).

So stop by this Friday and chat with fellow BodySpace members Kris Gethin and Marika Johansson live, pick their brains about the upcoming 2008 Arnold Classic, and hear their AC predictions!  Here’s the link:

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom

See also: our Justin.tv Main Page for weekly chats:

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

Another big "Thank You!" to those who tuned into watch our live video chat last Friday with Kris Gethin re: the Iron Man Pro.

This week’s scheduled live, interactive video chat was with BB.com Customer Service Rep and NGA Amateur Bodybuilder Matt Biss, who gave his Top 10 predictions for tomorrow’s 2008 Iron Man Pro!  This sixth weekly live video chat took place TODAY, Friday, February 15, 2008 @ 1:00 p.m. MST (-0700).

So stop by and watch the chat video replay with fellow BodySpace member Muscle Mania Matt, and see who he picked to win!  

Here’s the link:

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom/68685

Check out the Iron Man Blog for more Iron Man coverage throughout the weekend!

See also: our Justin.tv Main Page for weekly chats:

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

Another big "Thank You!" to those who tuned into watch our live video chat last Friday with NPC Figure Competitor Melissa Johnsen.

This week’s scheduled live, interactive video chat is with industry insider Kris Gethin, who will be giving his Top 10 predictions for the upcoming 2008 Iron Man Pro!  This fifth weekly live video chat will take place TODAY, Friday, February 8, 2008 @ 1:00 p.m. MST (-0700).

So stop by in a couple of hours and chat with fellow BodySpace member Kris Gethin live, pick his brain about the upcoming 2008 Iron Man Pro, and drill him on why he thinks the way he does (LOL!)  Here’s the link:

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom

Another big "Thank You!" to those who tuned into watch our live video chat last Friday with NGA Amateur Bodybuilder Brandon Poe from “The Poe Show.”

This week’s scheduled live video chat is with NPC Figure Competitor Melissa Johnsen, winner of the recent 2007 NPC Rocky Mountain Championships!  This fourth live video chat will take place this Friday, February 1, 2008 @ 1:00 p.m. MST (-0700).

So, stop by this Friday and chat with fellow BodySpace member Mel Johnsen, find out which NPC competitions she’ll be competing in this year, talk about her recent win in Colorado at the Carol Semple Figure Championships, and find out what it’s like to train and compete while being a mother of three children!  Here’s the link:

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom

Bonus: here’s a video clip of Mel at last month’s NPC Carol Semple Figure show!

Another big "Thank You!" to those who tuned into watch our live video chat last Friday with WNSO Pro Bodybuilder Kris Gethin.

This week’s scheduled live video chat is with NGA Bodybuilder Brandon Poe from “The Poe Show”!  This third live video chat will take place this Friday, January 25, 2008 @ 1:00 p.m. MST (-0700).

So, stop by this Friday and chat with fellow BodySpace member Brandon Poe, find out which NGA competitions he’s competing in this year, talk about his latest episode of The Poe Show, and find out what it’s like to have your own video series on BB.com!  Here’s the link:

http://www.justin.tv/bbcom