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It’s the 2009 Bodybuilding.com Supplement Award Season

Boise, ID – June 17, 2009 – Bodybuilding.com, the world leader in on-line sports nutrition, is gearing up for their fifth annual action-packed Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards season. The Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards are the industry standard for recognition of the best products and brands in the fitness and supplement industry. “This award allows the customer to vote on which supplements they think are the highest quality and most effective in helping them achieve their shape and fitness goals,” says Ryan DeLuca, CEO of Bodybuilding.com.

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All Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards nominations are based on the top-selling products in select categories. When customers purchased a product from Bodybuilding.com this past year, they voted (with their wallet) for that product’s nomination.

This year’s nominees will be announced July 1, 2009 at Bodybuilding.com. The 2009 categories are as follows:

• Brand of the Year
• New Brand of the Year
• Breakout Brand of the Year
• Supplement of the Year
• New Supplement of the Year
• Muscle Builder of the Year
• Protein Powder of the Year
• Protein Bar of the Year
• Weight Gainer of the Year
• Glutamine Supplement of the Year
• Creatine Supplement of the Year
• Nitric Oxide Supplement of the Year
• Energy Supplement of the Year
• Fat Loss Supplement of the Year
• Joint Health Supplement of the Year
• Multivitamin of the Year
• RTD of the Year
• Energy Drink of the Year*
• Pre-Workout Supplement of the Year*
• Intra-Workout Supplement of the Year*
• Recovery Supplement of the Year*
• Tanning Product of the Year
• Labels of the Year
• Ad Campaign of the Year

(*new category in 2009)

Since customers’ opinions are what truly count, Bodybuilding.com lets the general public provide 100% of the final vote during an advertised online voting period. With over 200,000 votes pouring in last year, this continues to be an event people look forward to participating in. Voters are automatically entered to win $500 in free supplements from Bodybuilding.com, and immediately receive a 5% discount for use toward their next purchase through the end of September. The official 2009 Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards Winners will be revealed to the public September 26, 2009 at Joe Weider’s Olympia Expo.

The Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards give winning companies a way to differentiate themselves from their rivals by proudly displaying the Bodybuilding.com Supplement Awards seal in their ad campaigns and on their websites. Most importantly, the awards provide an innovative way to help customers find truly exceptional products and brands, while helping to recognize the efforts of the many great companies that make up the fitness industry.

For more information visit:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/supplementawardpage.htm

Bodybuilding.com offers more than 10,000 health and fitness supplements & accessories to help people achieve their fitness goals. They offer more than 25,000 pages of FREE bodybuilding & fitness information, including more than 12,000 articles (written by 525+ writers), video & audio segments, and new content added daily.

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Contact: Crystal Matthews
Email: crystal@bodybuilding.com
Phone: 208.472.9311

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BOISE, IDAHO (June 8, 2009) Bodybuilding.com Minegar Racing driver’s Dave Minegar and Craig Bell continue to rise to the challenge of racing in the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series. Racing this past Saturday at Magic Valley Speedway was postponed to Sunday due to constant rain showers, but the duo battle a slick track, cool temperatures, and a deep field of competitors Sunday afternoon to score top five finishes in the annual Pepsi “125” at the tough and tricky 1/3-mile paved oval.

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Minegar posted the second best qualifying mark while Bell clocked in third quick in the two-lap qualifying session that would set the grid for the 125-lap feature. The customary RMCS invert had Minegar starting 17th while Bell lined up 16th in the starting field.

In the early laps, both Bodybuilding.com drivers set sail towards the front of the field working traffic nose to tail and found their way inside the top ten by lap 45. Bell negotiated the lap traffic with precision, he hooked up with John Dillon and the two waged a spirited battle throughout the 125-lap race.

While Bell tangled with Dillon, Minegar’s march to the front was hampered by a cut right rear tire that slowed his progress. Minegar was able to pit when the caution flag flew for the spinning car of Jeff Jefferson. When Minegar pitted the Bodybuilding.com Team quickly changed the tire and sent him back into action. Minegar pitted again a few laps later giving up track position to make additional chassis adjustments that would propel him to the front.

Bell moved into the 4th position by lap 62 and held the position through lap 80, then moved by Dan Buckley for third. Bell and Dillon wrestled for third for several laps when Dillon took the position on lap 104. Bell would ride the rest of the way in fourth where he finished.

“We had a real good car and the qualifying effort really helped us in the points,” Bell said. “The track was really slick so I had to take it easy but we are happy with the finish.”

Minegar had ground to make up after pitting for adjustments. By lap 84 he had moved back inside the top ten running sixth. On lap 107, the two-time series champion moved around John Newhouse for fifth and caught his teammate and settled into the fifth position finishing the race just like they started, nose to tail.

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“The cool temperatures and the slick track made it difficult, but to rebound with a fifth place finish is great for the team,” Minegar said. “It was just a great effort by the Bodybuilding.com/Minegar Racing Team to make the adjustments on the car on both pit stops to keep us in contention.”

Bell closed the gap in the championship standings to 19 points out of first after earning 199 points for the event. He still maintains the third position in the standings after two races. Minegar meanwhile dropped to second in the standings after finishing fifth in the feature race and fifth his heat race earlier in the day. He sits just one point out of the top spot.

Minegar Racing is sponsored by Bodybuilding.com, Redline, Ultimate Nutrition, Supreme Nutrition, Muscletech, Sci Fit Nutrition, Gaspari Nutrition, A-1 Heating and Air Conditioning, and Dillon Auto Craft. Both Minegar and Bell are in their sixth season in the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series. Dave Minegar is a two-time series champion (06, 08) and Craig Bell has three career series victories. The next event for Bodybuilding.com/Minegar Racing is Friday, July 3 at Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls, Idaho, and then to Meridian Speedway the following night, July 4th. For the latest news about the series log onto to www.rmcsracing.com and please visit www.bodybuilding.com for all of your exercise and nutrition needs.

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Bodybuilding.com CEO Ryan DeLuca Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year^® 2009 Award Recipient in the Utah Region
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in the E-Commerce Category

Meridian, ID – June 15, 2009  Bodybuilding.com, the Internet’s most-visited bodybuilding and fitness site and largest on-line retailer of nutritional supplements, announced today that Ryan DeLuca, CEO received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 2009 Award in the e-commerce category in the Utah Region.

According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses and recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries. An independent panel of judges selected Ryan DeLuca, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Salt Lake Palace Convention Center on June 12, 2009.

Befitting of this award, Ryan DeLuca has always held himself to a standard of success higher than most. One can find his daily, monthly and yearly plans neatly taped to his office walls and on his master bathroom mirrors. Ryan did not spend money on a traditional college degree; his learning was self-taught by taking advantage of the education provided by the world around him. His insatiable thirst for knowledge and determined focus has enabled him to do what many others have failed at—building a multi-million dollar company from the ground up.

CEO Ryan DeLuca (Left) & President and Brother Jeremy DeLuca.

DeLuca puts trust in his employees and recognizes he never could have won this award without them. “Even though I was handed this award tonight, it’s truly the whole company who is receiving it. There’s no such thing as the lone ranger entrepreneur it takes everyone in the company working together,” explained DeLuca.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards celebrate their 23^rd anniversary this year. The program honors entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptionality in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

“We are proud to recognize the achievements of Ryan DeLuca”, said David Jolley, Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year Program Director for the Utah Region. “Award recipients of the Entrepreneur of the Year award build leading businesses and contribute significantly to the strength of our region’s economy. Their success helps our area grow stronger.”

As a Utah Region award recipient, DeLuca is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 national program. Award recipients in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 14, 2009. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. Hosted by popular television host Jay Leno, this year’s awards ceremony promises to be an event to remember.

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Bodybuilding.com offers more than 10,000 health and fitness supplements & accessories to help people achieve their health, fitness and appearance goals. They offer more than 25,000 pages of FREE bodybuilding & fitness information, including more than 12,000 articles (written by 525+ writers), video & audio segments, and new content added daily.

For more information: http://www.bodybuilding.com/

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Email: crystal@bodybuilding.com
Phone: 208.472.9311