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5 unusual facts about Bodybuilding


Bathwala

They are continuously hosting cricket tournaments from past fifteen years and body building competitions in the area.

Efim Shifrin

In 2000 Shifrin got the award of international network of World Class clubs «Mister Fitness», and in 2006 he was awarded with the Diploma of Physical Training and Sport Committee, Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness of Government of Moscow for propaganda of sport and healthy way of living.

King Kamali

Shahriar Kamali, known as King Kamali, (born March 29, 1972 in Tehran, Iran), is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder.

Protein sparing

Bodybuilding and other strength training promotes the utilization and conservation of protein's amino acids in the body.

Samarth Vyayam Mandir

The institution concentrates on indigenous games as well as contemporary sports disciplines like Mallakhamb, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Yoga, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Bodybuilding, Weight lifting, Athletics, Basketball, Volley Ball, Judo, Karate and exercises like Lezim, Dand-Baithak, Lathi, Lakdi and so forth.


1980 Mr. Olympia

The loss and resulting controversy had a major impact on Mike Mentzer personally and professionally, it would be the last time he competed in professional bodybuilding

Ben Pakulski

He received coaching from Charles Poliquin and Charles Glass, two highly-influential figures in the bodybuilding world.

Bill Pearl

He is also the first to pose to music, and was especially noted in performing exhibitions doing an entire posing routine of Eugen Sandow (who is known as the man who invented bodybuilding).

Bodybuilding in Australia

In 1974, Arnold Schwarzenegger visited Australia as guest poser at an amateur competition that Austrian born Canberra based Harry Haureliuk participated in, his first bodybuilding competition.

Bodybuilding in Malaysia

Bodybuilding in Malaysia has featured one builder winning the Mr. Universe competition nine times.

Bodybuilding supplement

For example, the "natural" best-seller Craze, 2012's "New Supplement of the Year" by bodybuilding.com, sold in Walmart, Amazon etc., was found to contain undisclosed amphetamine-like compounds.

Christian Boeving

Shortly after the film's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, MuscleTech, a bodybuilding supplement company, dropped its sponsorship of Boeving for breaching the company's rules by discussing his steroid use.

Dona Oliveira

She focused on a combination of powerlifting exercises such as squats, bench presses, and deadlifts with bodybuilding exercises such as shoulder presses, laterals raises, dumbbell flyes, and barbell rows.

Elena Shportun

She is known in the bodybuilding world for her artistic style of posing which involves modern and belly dancing, classic lines and symmetry which are often compared with those from the female bodybuilders from the late 1970s and early 1980s such as Cory Everson and Anja Langer.

Girlie men

In an article in the journal American Speech, linguist Edwin Battistella analyzes the development of the expression from ironic mockery of bodybuilding culture to an overt connotation of weakness and a covert connotation of effeminacy.

Ironman Pro Invitational

It began in 1990 and is considered one of the top professional bodybuilding events, with the top five finalists qualifying for the Mr. Olympia contest.

John Cawas

Born in 1910 in Jabalpur in a Parsi family, Cawas pursued a career of professional body building and became the winner of 1930 All-India Bodybuilding Championship.

Ken Yasuda

He has been a finalist in top bodybuilding competitions like Excalibur and Superbody World Championships.

Kirk Morris

Born in Venice as Adriano Bellini, while at university Morris devoted himself to bodybuilding and thanks to his physique he was chosen by the director Tanio Boccia to play the title role in The Triumph of Maciste.

Lenda Murray

Murray soon became a regular presence in bodybuilding magazines and a favorite subject of photographer Bill Dobbins who focused extensively on her in his books The Women and Modern Amazons.

Massey Brothers Ltd

Building and construction work ceased in 1962 after the completion of some new houses but PSV bodybuilding continued until 1967 when they were taken over by another Wigan bodybuilder - Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company

Matt Lehr

He picked up the sport of bodybuilding and trained regularly with IFBB Pro Branch Warren.

Mike Katz

Michael Katz (born November 14, 1944) is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder and former professional football player with the New York Jets, most famous for his appearance with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1977 bodybuilding documentary film Pumping Iron.

Minoru Higa

As well as being a prominent entrepreneur and world representative of the Kyudokan school, Minoru Higa is a committee-member for the Okinawan Karatedo and Kobudo Federation, vice-president of the Ryukyu Kobudo Ryu Kon Kai Association, chief committee-member of the Okinawa Bodybuilding Association, a member and referee for the Japanese Bodybuilding Federation, and a member and referee for the Japanese Powerlifting Association.

Monotosh Roy

He conducted bodybuilding programmes that were telecast in the Doordarshan.

Opel GT

Reasons for ending production were the need to redesign the car to remain competitive with up-and-coming sports models, such as the Datsun 240Z, as well as the termination of Brissonneau and Lotz' bodybuilding contract.

Osteitis pubis

The Australian Football League has taken some steps to reduce the incidence of osteitis pubis, in particular recommending that clubs restrict the amount of bodybuilding which young players are required to carry out, and in general reducing the physical demands on players before their bodies mature.

Professional bodybuilding

Eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman won his IFBB Pro Card at the World Bodybuilding Championships.

Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil

He is son of Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil, former deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and is President of Indian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation.

Rasa von Werder

Kellie's last move in bodybuilding came in 1981 with the publication by Leitner Enterprises of "The Ultimate Woman", a female bodybuilding book advertised for a week on the Phil Donohue Show, and for which she appeared with Lisa Lyon on the Tom Snyder Show that same year.

Ronnie Coleman

He was the recipient of the 2001 Admiral in the Texas Navy Certificate Award from Texas Governor Rick Perry for outstanding achievements in bodybuilding and for the promotion of physical fitness.

Sagi Kalev

Sagi Kalev (born July 30, 1971 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is the former two-time "Mr. Israel" and fitness model, bodybuilding title-holder, and nutritionist and resident of Dallas, Texas who immigrated to the United States in 1993 to pursue bodybuilding and modeling.

Scot Mendelson

Mendelson also held the former all-time world record in equipped bench press: On February 18, 2006 at the Fit Expo at the 2006 Iron Man Bodybuilding contest, he pressed 457.5 kg (1008.6 lbs) on his first attempt, beating the previous record by Gene Rychlak.

Sebastian MacLean

He is best known for his appearance in, and producing/co-directing of, the documentary film Facing Goliath, which both covers his natural bodybuilding career and his efforts to transform a visually impaired, middle aged, friend from couch potato to competitive bodybuilder.

Shawn Ray

He is mentioned in The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding by Bill Dobbins and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Steve Blechman

ARP owns the bodybuilding magazine Muscular Development, and the fitness magazines Fitness Rx For Women, and Fitness Rx For Men.

Suhas Khamkar

However in the year 1997 at the age of 16, Suhas drew inspiration from Arnold Schwarzenegger and embarked on a journey of becoming a world champion in the sport of bodybuilding.

Sun Yaar Chill Maar

He is shown to be a bodybuilding Enfield-riding rural boy whose brain seems to only work if women are involved.


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