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! 

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The man behind Genr8 which is the company that has brought Vitargo here to the USA is none other than Anthony Almada.  If your not up to date with this man he was the inventor of creatine and then EAS which he sold to Bill Philips.  Anthony is full of information and willing to share it with anyone wanting to learn.  So needless to say he was busy all weekend answering questions about his new great product VitargoS2

During the Iron Man I ran into my friend Flex Lewis who was looking about the size of a small house and when I told Flex this he said that with the under 202 Mr. O and then getting married he hasn’t had an off season.  He admitted he has trouble eating in the off season but now he was ready to get serious and put some mass on, as if he isn’t big yet!

The day after the 2009 Iron Man, Mark was doing a photo shoot here at Golds in Venice.  From a distance and as you get closer you can tell Mark has great shape and although he is not the biggest guy on stage, standing next to Mark, I’m 5′9 and 245 and Mark still looked rather massive to me. I told Mark that I thought he should have placed better the night before but with a disappointed look on his face mark said "I need to come in much tighter if Im going to do better."  For those who don’t know or haven’t had the privilege of meeting Mark Dugdale then your missing out as he is a very balanced person who runs his own company, is a husband, father of three daughters and a devoted christian. Welcome back on stage Mark.

After the Iron Man I went backstage to talk with a few of the competitors and saw Hide sitting down and when I walked up he was talking Japanese on the phone as he was talking to his family in Japan.  He said this being his first show back he was happy as he qualified for the Mr.O. "Now I just have to wait and see if I will get an invite to the Arnold as I have 6 weeks" Hide said.  When i told him he looked tired he said no he was just dehydrated.  Welcome back Hide

Surprise of the night, 6 time Ms Olympia Corey Everson has just stepped onstage, much to the fans surprise, still looking fit and fabulous and talking about her work with the government regarding heloing kids get active and fit, through exercise and nutrition. Fair play Corey, we all love you still, you area a true legend of the iron game!!!!

She was followed by a video tribute from none other than bodybuilding super legend Gov. Arnold Schwarzennegger for Ironman promoter, John Balik for all he ha done for out great sport over the years, including running this contest for the last 20 years.

Ok the results are in

5th Ahmaid Haider
4th Hidetada Yamegishi
3rd Ronnie Rockell
2nd Mo El Masswi
1st Silvio Samuel

Well thats it for another year, we’ll be back again for the Arnold in a few weeks. So stay tuned to bodybuilding.com for the latest up to date news on the IFBB Pro scene. Until then, train hard, and rock on………….Brian & Marika

Silvio
Ronnie
Mo
Ahamiad
Hide

As they posedown we will see how the judges on todays panel see it

Top five to follow

The final competitor is Japans Hidetada Yamegishi, his comeback after his prison ordeal last year looks to firmly in tha past, not as think as he was, but he has improved the balance and symmetry he possesses, and it is looking like he is going to grab and Olympia qualification

Contestant 24 is Cesar Mendible, He poses to Madonna and some Queen, a big man, but not ready to break the top ten tonight.

Competitor 25 is Evginy Mishin posing to a version of Excaliber, he seems to holding some water in the back compared to this morning, with soe more mass and better conditioning he could be in the top ten.

The 26th competitor to take the stage is Mr Symmetry himself, Ronnie Rockell, alot drier than prejudging, he has brought his A game to fight for that second place spot, which he could very easily do.

Competitor 20  is The big Swede Martin Kjellstrom. He has come to the show with great condition. He is bigh as a house and start waking up the audience. With more thickness on his upper body and he can do some damage,

Competitor 21 is Marc LeVoie. He si posing to rock version of Excalibur. HIs leg is too thin to his upperbody.

Competitor 22 is Don Long. He starts off with soft music and with soft moves, He poses elegant to the Prince. But unfortunately he can’t match many of the other contestants condition.