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For those of you who missed out on the action of the Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II!

Check out the interviews of the Lightweight, Middleweight, Light-Heavy and Heavyweight winners of the MHP series NOW!

    * Jamie McDougal, Jesse Kellum, Scott Smith, & Randall Harris
    * Mark Martin With EO Board Vest
    * Tom Eilerman With Nebula Fitness

For full coverage including pics, results and webcasts check out the Main Page here.

Check out this great video interview we did at the recent 2009 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic on location in Mesquite, Texas - starring Matt Mc Dermott from Metroflex Gym as the interviewer, and Author L. Rea from ALR Industries as the interviewee!

Enjoy! 

Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II review, for those of you who have missed the coverage on the show check it out now!

Check out Bodybuilding.com’s webcast replays, results and more right here.

2009 Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II Results. Check out the results from the 2009 Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II contest here. [ View 2009 Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II Results ]

2009 Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II Webcast Replays. Check out the replays from the 2009 Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II contest here. [ View 2009 Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II Replays ] [ Full Version (Low Quality) ] [ Full Version (High Quality) ] [ Squat Competition ] [ Bench Competition ] [ Deadlift Competition ]

2009 Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II Photos. Check out the Pics from the 2009 Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II contest here. [ View 2009 Kings Of The Bench III & Clash Of The Titans II Photos ]

Check out these great video interviews we did at the recent 2009 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic on location in Mesquite, Texas - starring Monique Minton, Natalie Benson, and Amanda Harris as interviewers, and a whole host of IFBB pros, NPC competitors, and industry insiders as the interviewees!

Also, don’t miss the Kings of the Bench webcast replays!

Check out results and contest photos from the 2009 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic here first!

Check out Bodybuilding.com’s full contest coverage from this competition right here.

2009 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic Results. Check out the results from the 2009 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic contest here. [ 2009 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic Results ]

2009 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic Check out the pictures of the 2009 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic.  See pictures of contestants, crowds and competition! [ 2009 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic Photos ] [ Mens ] [ Figure ] [ Bikini ] [ Fitness ] [ Women ] [ 2009 NPC Ronnie Coleman Expo Videos ] [ 2009 Kings Of The Bench Webcast Replays ]

Ronnie Coleman Classic Xlll Review
By: Brian Dobson, MetroFlex Gym

This years show was held at the Mesquite Rodeo Conference Center  on 4-18-09 and was the biggest show so far, 180 competitors with crossovers fought it out in teen, men’s novice, men’s open national qualifier,masters men over 40, over 50 and over 60. Women’s novice, women’s open national qualifier,masters women over 35, figure a,b,c,d national qualifier,masters figure, bikini a and b and masters bikini.

During the day show the halls were packed with spectators not only enjoying all the NPC aspect of the show but the Kings of the Bench and Clash of the Titans Raw power lifting put on by Sean Katterle of hardcorepowerlifting.com . Athletes from the whole United states and Europe battled it out raw in this prestigious event. as soon as prejudging ended the U.S. armwrestling association put on a competition with nearly 80 athletes helping keep the hall packed all day long.

Vendors from BSN, MHP, GNC, Open door ministries, Gaspari, Labrada, USANA , MRI, AllMax, Geared Up, House of Pain, Gasp, Metroflex Gym Plano, Cage fighter, Who you with ministry, Michael Knight Homeless outreach, Trainhardrockhard.com, ALR, muscleunderground.com, bodytalk and many more showed, sampled and sold their products to a packed house.

Reserved seats were sold out 2 weeks prior to the contest and all general admission seats were gone within 15 minutes of opening the doors for the evening show. celebrities in attendance were IFBB fitness pro Trish Warren ,IFBB Figure Olympia  Champion Jenny Lynn, IFBB Fitness Olympia Champion Adela Garcia, IFBB MR. Olympia Dexter Jackson  and the contests namesake  8 x Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman.

  God bless and keep it Hardcore

Al Davis wins the kings of the bench for the 3rd year In a row!  He won the heavyweight and overall with a bench of 610lbs.  Congrats.

Bodybuilding.com is here on location in Mesquite, Texas for the Kings of the Bench / Clash of the Titans powerlifting event along with the NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic.

I just ran into Ronnie and Dexter down in the lobby, of course  I had to yell YEAH BUDDY like I do everytime i see him. LOL

Tomorrow we will be shooting the whole powerlifting event and then in 1 week from now we will present you for the first time ever a Bodybuilding.com webcast of a powerlifting event!  

Yeah Buddy!

Kings of the Bench & Clash of the Titans
: 5 Mailing Days Left to Sign Up !

$10,000 in total cash prizes ( thanks to our title sponsor, GetMHP.com )

$2,000 in additional prizes from SLAPPA.com and EOSportsGear.com

Bodybuilding.com will be filming the entire show and the broadcasting it starting a week later ( free-to-view and free replays)

Trophies awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each weight division of each contest

It’s too late to call and request a lifter packet by mail, but to get one EMAILED to you, please contact me at SeanZilla@HardcorePowerlifting.com

Current # of Competitors Officially Signed up In Writing as of 02/20/09

Lightweight Powerlifting Division = 4

Middleweight Powerlifting Division = 4

Light Heavyweight Powerlifting Division = 2

Heavyweight Powerlifting Division = 1

Lightweight Benchpress Division = 2

Middleweight Benchpress Division = 1

Light Heavyweight Benchpress Division = 2

Heavyweight Benchpress Division = 1

The winner of each division wins $1,000 cash !

The biggest benchpress of the show wins a $1,000 bonus !

The biggest total of the show wins a $1,000 bonus !

For more information check out the Bodybuilding.com Main Page here.

Kings of the Bench & Clash of the Titans
: 5 Mailing Days Left to Sign Up !

$10,000 in total cash prizes ( thanks to our title sponsor, GetMHP.com )

$2,000 in additional prizes from SLAPPA.com and EOSportsGear.com

Bodybuilding.com will be filming the entire show and the broadcasting it starting a week later ( free-to-view and free replays)

Trophies awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each weight division of each contest

It’s too late to call and request a lifter packet by mail, but to get one EMAILED to you, please contact me at SeanZilla@HardcorePowerlifting.com

Current # of Competitors Officially Signed up In Writing as of 02/20/09

Lightweight Powerlifting Division = 4

Middleweight Powerlifting Division = 4

Light Heavyweight Powerlifting Division = 2

Heavyweight Powerlifting Division = 1

Lightweight Benchpress Division = 2

Middleweight Benchpress Division = 1

Light Heavyweight Benchpress Division = 2

Heavyweight Benchpress Division = 1

The winner of each division wins $1,000 cash !

The biggest benchpress of the show wins a $1,000 bonus !

The biggest total of the show wins a $1,000 bonus !

For more information check out the Bodybuilding.com Main Page here.

We will be doing a tape delayed webcast of the event this year.  Find out more info at:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2009_kings_of_bench.htm

We might see Bodybuilding.com writer, Brian ‘The Bull’ Bullman competing in the bench press.  

We will see….

See you all there.