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Archive for the 'Mr. Olympia' Category
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
In speaking with Jay Cutler last weekend at the 2008 NPC Junior California contest in Pasadena, where he was guest posing, Jay told me that he already started with contest diet, and he will not disappoint his fans. Wearing his Muscletech tank top, Jay said he will complete and win, becoming a three time Mr. Olympian!
Also in the audience and lobby was Silvio Samuel, another competitor who will compete in the Olympia. Silvio looked great, and in one week, at the 2008 Houston Pro on the 4th of July Weekend, it looks like he will win that show, gaining some serious momentum for the Mr. Olympia, which will be his next contest appearance.
As for myself, I will be there for the whole weekend, starting on Thursday with the annual Press Conference, for what is my 12th year going to the big show. I will be shooting pictures for bodybuilding.com, as well as videos, and stories, along with Isaac Hinds, and others.
I hear Bob Cicherillo is going to host the Mr. Olympia again, and there will also be a 202 and Under IFBB show too, as well as a Flex Bikini Model search, which will end up with the winner getting money and a sponsorship contract.
Oh, and soon, I will be giving you some Olympia trivia questions, to see if you really know you stuff.
Editor’s Note: Check out all the BB.com 2008 Olympia Coverage here:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2008_olympia_main.htm
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Check out the latest installment of "The Experts" videos, with our post-show coverage at this year’s Olympia Weekend!
2007 Olympia Weekend: The Experts Wrap Up video, courtesy of Iron Man Magazine.
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
This is what the final top 6 will be for the men. No doubt in my mind. And if you have any objections… tough… Haha. LOL!
1. Ronnie Coleman
2. Jay Cutler
3. Toney Freeman
4. Victor Martinez
5. Dexter Jackson
6. Darrem Charles
There you have it. That is my final answer.
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Your week–or perhaps month– is now complete. "The Experts" Mr. Olympia predictions video is up on www.ironmanmagazine.com. And, just putting this project together was much more difficult than trying to figure out who the top six will be at this year’s version of the ‘0, now less than two weeks away.
The weekend of the Europa Supershow (August 10-12) would be the last time that the “The Experts”–yours truly, Ron (Yogi) Avidan and Isaac Hinds–would be together at the same place before the Olympia Weekend; thus, we had to get the taping done prior to heading back home.
At that time it was seven weeks out from the Big Dance and, although we saw defending champ Jay Cutler at the USA and knew he was in great shape, we didn’t have much else to go on regarding Mr. Olympia’s major contenders. Still, with our unmatched reputations on the line, we were not going to let that stand in our way.
It was a long, hard weekend in Texas for all of us involved in the project–the above mentioned “Experts” and our main man with the video camera, Strollin’ Roland Balik. I emceed five–count ‘em–five contests over the weekend (four pro shows on Friday night and the huge NPC Europa on Saturday night) and hosted all video wrap-ups on the contests. Additionally, I did several video interviews taped for Bodybuilding.com by both Yogi and Isaac.
Yogi and Isaac shot all weekend–both pictures and video’s–for Bodybuilding.com and the NPC News, and worked around the clock. Roland’s trip began on a sour note, with bad weather forcing him to drive from his Delaware abode to the airport in Philadelphia in order to make the weekend festivities. But, that didn’t deter him for shooting all four pro shows and manning the camera on all the videos.
Refugees on a Rooftop:
We ended up shooting the Olympia predictions video on Sunday morning on the rooftop of the host hotel, the Hyatt. It was well over 100 degrees, and the humidity had reached at least 90%. The three of us in front of the camera were dead tired, hungry and thirsty–on the brink of passing out, actually, actually– since we only had about 10 hours sleep total during our Texas frolly and didn’t have time to eat breakfast before shooting the final video. As you can see, the subtitle for this video is “Refugees on a Rooftop” and this isn’t a joke, for once.
Take that into consideration when you see where Lift Studios left Victor Martinez out of his top six, perhaps the worst prediction of all time. But, when Isaac was refreshed and fed (two weeks earlier, in his blog on BB.com), he did get the top five, in exact order, for the Men’s finals in Texas. And, I had to buy him dinner when Silvio Samuel made weight in the 210 and under class. Isaac cheated, of course, having inside info, but I paid up like the class act I am. Why I had to pay for Yogi’s meal, as well (along with the five other people who made their way to our table) is another matter.
Roland seemed fairly refreshed in the beginning, but was weakening by the minute after carting around all the camera equipment before we as we eventually made our way to the top of the mountain, er, the hotel. And, after putting up with our antics and warped humor the previous two nights during our round-up tapings, John Balik’s son deserves a Purple Heart for just showing up Sunday morning.
But, our job is to bring you the action, period, and to tell you how it’s gonna be before it even happens. As usual, my picks will probably be the most accurate. Yogi says the Swami’s hat should be sitting on his head after the strong ‘07 season he’s had with his prognostications; Hinds has been on a tear of late and probably did deserve the crown before he came up with his off kilter pics for this one.
View the video (our aim is to entertain), and tell us what you think. Amazing how amazing we still are even with such horrific distractions, eh gang?
LT
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
I think this year will prove to be quite the soap operah. You never know which way things will go. This is what I think will happen if the top athletes come in conditioned and don’t spill over.
Mr. O
1. Jay Cutler (takes a lot to beat the current king)
2. Victor Martinez
3. Ronnie Coleman
4. Dexter Jackson
5. Toney "the X man Freeman
Ms. O
1. Dayana Cadeau
2. Iris Kyle
3. Yaxena Oriquen
4. Tazzi Columb
5. Heather Policky
Ms. Figure O
1. Valerie Waugaman
2. Gina Aliotti
3. Monica Brant
4. Jenny Lynn
5. Amber Littlejohn
Ms. Fitness O
1. Tanji Johnson
2. Oksana Grishina (beautiful)
3. Jen Hendershott
4. Adella Garcia
5. Kim Klein
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jimbritain
Posted in Olympia, Predictions, Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, Figure, Fitness
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Well, here they are folks, my belated Top 7 predictions for each of the Olympia contests this weekend. I know I might catch some flack on these from the usual suspects, but this is how I see everything unfolding:
Mr. Olympia:
1. Jay Cutler
2. Ronnie Coleman
3. Victor Martinez
4. Darrem Charles
5. Dexter Jackson
6. Toney Freeman
7. Melvin Anthony
Wha?? No Silvio? No Harris? No JOJ? Nope, not in the Top 7, sorry.
Ms. Olympia:
1. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
2. Dayana Cadeau
3. Iris Kyle
4. Heather Armbrust
5. Bonny Priest
6. Antonette Norman
7. Mah-Ann Mendoza
Fitness Olympia:
1. Tracey Greenwood
2. Adela Garcia
3. Jen Hendershott
4. Kim Klein
5. Oksana Grishina
6. Tanji Johnson
7. Angie Semsch
Figure Olympia:
1. Monica Brant-Peckham
2. Amber Littlejohn
3. Jenny Lynn
4. Valerie Waugaman
5. Mary Elizabeth Lado
6. Mary Jo Cooke-Elliot
7. Amanda Savell
Can’t wait until tomorrow!! 
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bbcom_developer
Posted in Olympia, Predictions, Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, Figure, Fitness
Monday, September 24th, 2007
I was waiting to say a word to Troy Alves while Victor Munoz was having a conversation with him at the recent IFBB/NPC Atlantic City Pro Am Championship.
Earlier during the competition, I was thrilled to meet Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia.
I said hello to Munoz while he was standing with Yaxeni, but I didn’t recognize him as more than a fellow fan.
Alves was great and introduced me to him and shared that Victor Munoz trains Victor Martinez as well as Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia! I got Victor Munoz’s autograph on my AC program and he told me his web site address: Pro-Edge.net
I was just thinking what a feat it would be for Victor and Yaxeni to take the Mr. and Ms. Olympia titles. Victor Munoz would justifiably be able to lay claim to the title of Master Blaster. It’d be Munoz’s Mecca of Muscledom until Olympia 2008!
Much of the text offered above was posted previously in a Victor Martinez thread you may have seen here on BodySpace. Interesting reading available there!
And although I love Iris Kyle, I’m pulling for seventh-place 2006 finisher Yaxeni Oriquen in this year’s O. She won the Ms. Olympia title in 2005 while Iris is our reigning Ms. O.
Victor’s 3rd place finish in last year’s Mr. Olympia contest definitely puts him within striking distance of the crown despite obvious resistance to be found in the form of Cutler and Coleman. But with Yaxeni’s “Been There, Done That” status, and Martinez bringing an improved package plus his newly won Arnold Classic champion status to Vegas, it’s a very real possibility that both of Munoz’s athletes could take home the gold!
That’s Victor Munoz and his Olympia double threat! Best wishes to all the athletes. Who do you think will win?
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curt_james
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