2009 Olympia Blog

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2009 Olympia Photos. Check out the pictures of the 2009 IFBB Olympia. Check out pictures from all the pre-judging, finals, awards, expo, Flex bikini search and much much more! [ Photos Gallery Main Page ]

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2009 Olympia Photos. Check out the pictures of the 2009 IFBB Olympia. Check out contest shots, expo shots, backstage and misc. photos from Isaac Hinds and Ron Avidan! [ Press Conference Photos ] [ Athletes Meeting Photos ] [ Meet the Olympians Photos ] [ Womens Bodybuilding Check-in Photos ] [ Mens Pre-judging Photos ] [ Mens Pre-judging Comparisons ] [ Womens Pre-judging Photos ] [ Womens Pre-judging Comparisons ] [ Womens Finals Photos ] [ Fitness Pre-judging One Piece ] [ Fitness Pre-judging Two Piece ] [ Fitness Pre-judging Comparisons ] [ Fitness Pre-judging Routines ] [ Fitness Finals One Peice ] [ Fitness Finals Two Piece ] [ Fitness Finals Comparisons ] [ Fitness Finals Routines ] [ Figure Pre-judging One Piece ] [ Figure Pre-judging Two Piece ] [ Figure Pre-judging Comparisons ] [ Flex Bikini Photos ] [ Isaac Hinds Expo Photos ] [ Ron Avidan Expo Photos ]

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Well it is Ultimate Nutrition’s first year as the title sponsor of the Olympia and they are coming in with a BANG! You will not be able to turn around with out having Ultimate Nutrition right there.

Besides having the new Full Combat line there will be the Ultimate Gear Booth and even things such as the Ultimate Obstacle Course!

Here is a peek of the a the awesome line up Ultimate will be bring to the Expo.

Ultimate Nutrition

“This year marks our 30th year in the business and our first year as the title sponsor of the Olympia, and we have four booths to mark the occasion,” says Neil Blitzer, vice president of brand development at Ultimate Nutrition.    

All weekend long these booths will him with giveaways, celebrity sightings and interactive fan competitions.  Here’s a glimpse of what’s in store:

The Ultimate Nutrition booth will offer their full line of supplements at a special event pricing, gift with purchases, and samples galore.  They will be debuting their new Muscle Juice Revolution 2600, Prostar 100% Whey Protein, cellsizer HSP, and Red Zone.  

Meet the German Beast Markus Ruhl, who’s coming back from retirement to compete at this year’s Olympia, Jenny Lynn, who’s trying to reclaim her title, and a surprise guest who will be sure to make it exciting, brother!  Try the strength and agility with the Ultimate Nutrition obstacle course to see how you rank against the pros.

The Full Combat booth will show off Ultimate Nutrition’s new line of supplements made exclusively towards the hardcore world of mixed martial arts.  On hand to sign autographs, will be the recent champion, Thiago Silva.

If that’s not exciting enough, visit the Energy Smash drink booth to sample the awesome new energy drink, or the Ultimate Gear booth for high quality workout gear and accessories.

Here at Bodybuilding.com we are doing our part to make the Olympia an experience you will not soon forget. Bodybuilding.com will have a huge booth with a lot of familiar faces for you to interact with. Say ‘Hi!’ to them and learn more about our great products.

Check out who will be at the Bodybuilding.com booth here.

For all your information on the Olympia check out the Bodybuilding.com 2009 IFBB Olympia Main Page here.

The Olympia is approaching rapidly and will be here before we know it, if you don’t have your plans ready to go then you better start planning now!

The Olympia is the biggest event in the industry and features an amazing expo with some great features and events to keep you busy all weekend. Not to mention the Mr. Olympia, Ms Olympia, Figure Olympia & Fitness Olympia events.

Get you travel arraignments ready and buy your tickets now right here.

For more information check out mrolympia.com

NAGA presents the 2009 OLYMPIA WORLD GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
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On September 26, the world’s largest grappling tournament joins forces with the strongest names in the sport, as the North American Grappling Association (NAGA) and the Olympia Weekend presents the Olympia WORLD Grappling Championships. With over 300 separate divisions for children, teens, and adults, this will be the largest no-gi and gi grappling event to ever take place in Las Vegas.

The Olympia WORLD Grappling Championships’ 300 separate divisions will be divided by weight, age, gender and skill to enable competitors to be matched fairly. An unprecedented ONE THOUSAND Octagon bronze, silver, and gold medals will be awarded and all expert divisions, including men, women, children and teens will win CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS - over 100 in all!

As an added bonus, NAGA will sponsor a FREE, four-hour gi & no-gi grappling seminar on Friday, September 25. Guest instructors will include top black belt coaches from the Las Vegas area.

This international event is open to participants from all over the world and welcomes competitors from all grappling disciplines in both individual and/or team competition. For more information, please visit www.NAGAFIGHTER.com or call 860-295-0403.

At the Olympia Expo this year, I finally got to meet IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Erik “The House” Fankhouser.  I somehow had missed him at the Arnold back in March, so I was glad to finally bump into him this time.

His calves, of course, are legendary - and for good reason:

I was able to get a video interview with his wife, Heather (”The Landlord” on BodySpace), which is among 150 such interviews we got last weekend, so check ‘em all out here:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2008_olympia_video.htm

Enjoy! 

Hot off the press.

BSN has just announced that they have signed UFC Light-heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin.

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I’m running around the Las Vegas Convention Center again, for day 2 of the Olympia Expo.  I’ve been lucky to do some great interviews with lots of new and fresh faces in the industry, along with some familiar ones that we like to see. 

Check me out (LOL):

Me with IFBB Pros Amy Peters and Krissy Chin!

Me with IFBB Pros Adela Garcia and Tracey Greenwood!

Back I go! 

We had our live JTV booth cam streaming continuously from 10 AM today until the close of the Expo at 5 PM.

Check out the footage and see who you can spot!  In this first 15 minute clip, you’ll spot smokin’ hot Fitness Model Ava Cowan, IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Markus Ruhl from Germany, IFBB Pro Masters Champion Bob Cicherillo, and more!

http://www.justin.tv/clip/7e3ae026b63

Enjoy! 

Check out these stylin’ new, gothic BB.com t-shirts that we’ll be giving away free at our Olympia Expo booth this year!

Stop by and say ‘hi’ and be among the first to sport the new look.  Kudos to Crystal in our Marketing Department for the sneak preview!

Enjoy!