INBA 2006 Sydney Bodybuilding titles

Went up to Sydney yesterday, for the Sydney bodybuilding titles. This is the first show conducted by the new INBA NSW state president Simon Healey. It was a two show format, held at the North Sydney Leagues Club. Wayne McDonald (INBA World Vice-President) and David Nigro (Victorian state president) came up from Melbourne to assist Simon with his first show.

The show was smaller than usual, understandable, given the sports politics in Australia and particularly New South Wales since last years state titles. Over the years, I’ve heard of posts being torn down at gyms and rumours being spread that a shows had been cancelled. Heard a new one this time, late this week, emails had been sent, claiming that the show was cancelled. Political dirty sticks meets the internet. Wonder where the email addresses came from?

They where short of judges too, one was sick. I ended up judging. Was happy with my scoring, my placings were the same as the overall panel for all divisions.

Nick Jones guest posed. Nick is three weeks out from a MuscleMania bodybuilding comp in the US. He looked great and put on a good show. Nick also talk about his bodybuilding career, particularly since his last NABBA bodybuilding show in 2002. Nick has put a lot of work and will into getting through his health issues. Good work Nick, all the best.

I took some 35mm film, will get 'em scanned and posted sometime some-ish.


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Sodium Benzoate in Diet Coke & Pepsi Max

A few daya ago I added this post about Sodium Benzoate (211) and Bodybuilding Competition Diets.

Since then I did a quit survey the common 'no sugar' fizzy drinks in Australia.

Just been reading the side of a Coca-Cola Zero can.
It contains ‘Preservative (211)’
It also contains ‘Colour (150d)’, ‘Food Acids (338, 331)’ & ‘Sweeteners (951, 950)’. That adds up to over 2900!

Also checked Pepsi Max, its got ‘Preservative (211)’ too, the same Colour, Food Acids & Sweeteners.


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Can a Competition Diet damage your DNA?

An item just hit Slashdot, the post is titled Some Soft Drinks May Damage Your DNA, and refers to an article in The Independent, titled Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health

The Independent article specifically refers to Pepsi Max, my ‘no sugar’ fizzy drink of choice.

I know a lot of people (myself included), who use diet fizzy drinks as ‘no sugar’ relief during those last grinding weeks of the lead up to competition!

The Independent:

He told The Independent on Sunday: "These chemicals have the ability to cause severe damage to DNA in the mitochondria to the point that they totally inactivate it: they knock it out altogether.

"The mitochondria consumes the oxygen to give you energy and if you damage it - as happens in a number if diseased states - then the cell starts to malfunction very seriously. And there is a whole array of diseases that are now being tied to damage to this DNA - Parkinson's and quite a lot of neuro-degenerative diseases, but above all the whole process of ageing."

Diet Pepsi & Coca-Cola drinks generally get a guernsey too

For those people reading cans, its E211(UK), AKA sodium benzoate.


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P.S. Remember, never eat or drink anything that adds up to more that a thousand! ;)

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The role of Pros on Bodybuilding

I got the following in an email from the INBA this month.

Joel Ramintas (SA) 3x Mr Australia has confirmed he will now take the step into the INBA Professional rank. Fellow SA competitor Hayzer Cayli who placed third in the Professional Natural Olympia last year will also accept the prize money and turn professional. INBA Queensland top male competitor, Michael Waddington who won his Amateur height Class at the 2006 Natural Olympia has been granted a Pro Card. Michael is excited and determined about doing well now a Professional competitor. These competitors join Warren Clampit as Australia’s Professional Natural competitors and shortly we will have a webpage dedicated to each of our Pros. “The number of competitors entering the Professional level around the world heralds a significant point in time for Natural Bodybuilding,” World Vice-President Wayne McDonald explained. “The INBA has been around long enough that our top competitors have developed to a standard that was never seen before on a natural stage. Look at our current Professional competitors, they have been house-hold names in the INBA for 10 years; I remember Michael Waddington winning the Junior Mr Australia in the 90’s. Now he is our Pro.”

Exciting new plans are underway in the INBA as the Professional ranks around the world swell. The plans been drafted for implementation include; Professional competitors no longer pay entry fees, in fact, if they nominate the Professional event they will compete in 6 months prior they will be paid an “Appearance Fee” at the show. This is a win/win development – Pro competitors get paid for turning up and the Promoter can guarantee and promote his Professional line up in advance. In addition, Professional competitors will be subject to more frequent drug testing
and a positive test will incur a US$10,000 fine on top of the normal sanctions. “If we develop and vigorously promote our (best) Professional competitors they must be 100% committed to the term Natural Bodybuilding – if they fail a drug test, the damage to Natural Bodybuilding is enormous.” INBA Pro competitors will receive more publicity and promotion, with the aim to build more interest and a greater following in both our competitors and the sport. Plus a female Professional bodybuilding
division will be offered at all international shows.

First, I’m going to try to get a gallery of pics together from each of these four Pros. Got any pics, send them in. Know Warren, his good value. Seen Joel Ramintas and Michael Waddington. Can’t put a face to Hayzer Cayli, but intend to remedy that!

Been thinking about how to promote the sport better.

Taking a lesson from the Rugbies & Aussie Rules, one key is the schools. I think that these Pros and the top level Amaturs need to get into the school as much as they can.

Leading competitors, Promoters & Gym owners should be in contact with (local) PE teachers etc to coach/show off both weight training generally and sport in particular. The INBA should be assisting our Pro guys & gals with getting the Cert 3s and 4s too.

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Melbourne Titles, ANB 2007

Got down in Melbourne this weekend, for an IT workshop on Saturday.

The ANB’s Melbourne Natural Bodybuilding titles were on in the city, on the Sunday. I went along to the pre-judging at 12. Couldn’t stay for the evening show, not with a drive back to Canberra for work the next day.

The field was of good quality, but the numbers were small. They allowed competitors for compete in multiple divisions, a sure sign of not enough competitors.

Took a few rolls of film. I’ll post some after I get the developed and scanned.

Warren Clampet, last year INBA Natural Olympia winner was there in the crowd. Got a chance to talk to him for a few minutes, was good to catch up with him. Had not seen him since the first week in November, just after the Australian titles.

Generally, a great weekend away.


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INBA, What is the difference between Amateur & Professional bodybuilding?

http://liahalsall.blogspot.com/2007/03/all-female-classic.html

Found the above blog entry today.

This show, the INBA 2007 All Female Classic, has a $1000(AUD) first prize in four divisions.

It raises the question about what is the difference between Amateur & Professional bodybuilding.

Do you have to be a Pro to go in it? If you win it, do you become a Pro? You have won a cash prize. Does this mean you can’t go into future amateur shows.

Shouldn’t this money be going into building the prize pool for the INBA Pro Division? (One or two annual competitions that can only be entered by a past Australia (or higher) title division winners)

Should there be a Pro Card system?


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Found a new bodybuilding forum

Today I try to go to http://www.ausbodybuildingforum.com/index.php (for the first time in a while). Gav has decommissioned the site. Sniff :(

Gav's pics of last years (2006) INBA ACT titles will be down too.

So I went looking for other Australian based bodybuilding forums.

I found one at http://www.muscle.com.au/forum/index.php

Looking for others. If you know of any, please let me know.


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Dubbo Bodybuilding 2007: results

Hi all

This last Saturday saw the annual Dubbo bodybuilding comtest.

There where ten divisions, all up, this year.

Male – Grandmasters
1st Harry Haureliuk (42)

Male – Masters
1st Antonio Silvestro (45)
2nd David Robinson (40)
3rd Dennis Matijasevic (46)

Female – Figure Masters
1st Cathy McGee (52)
2nd Tania Shoobert (48)

Female – Figure U/52kgs
1st Carly Taylor (51)
2nd Michelle Jeffery (47)

Female – Figure O/52kgs
1st Kelly Hancock (50)

Mixed Pairs
1st Cathy McGee (52)/David Robinson (40)
2nd Tania Shoobert (48)/Harry Haureliuk (42)

Male – U/75kgs
1st Mark Keys (51)
2nd Paul McKews (58)

Male – U/85kgs
1st Daniel Fel (61)
2nd Steven Hocking (55)
3rd Rail Ali (56)
4th Kevin Foster (60)

Male – U/95kgs
1st Joe Grima (64)
2nd Anthony Bowden (63)
3rd Steven Tritton (62)

Male – O/95kgs
1st Izze Haydar (65)
2nd Spencer Hiet (68)

Female – Figure Overall
Cathy McGee (52)

Male – Overall
Izze Haydar (60)

Sadly this year there were no Female Physique competitors.

I took some pics too.

They have now been developed.

Got to get them scanned. I'll post them soon.

To be continued…

Gnoll110

Dubbo Bodybuilding 2007

Well it’s that time of the year again. The Dubbo bodybuilding comp is on again. It’s the 3rd March this year. Usually it the last Saturday in Feb, but due to a double booking at the venue, the Duddo RSL Club, it’s on a week later this year.

The evening show starts at 5:30

http://dubbo.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=general&story_id=561214&category=General

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Carb cycling article

Found this carb cycling article on Tim Wescott site.

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Hardcore Gyms......A Thing Of The Past!

Hi all.

Talk to my training partner earlier in the month. It came up, the a friend from Orange had just been kicked out of him gym for being to hardcore. He is an ernest and to the point kinda guy. A real font of information as long as you don't get between him and his workout.

Found a related thread on the MD forum site too.

Hardcore Gyms......A Thing Of The Past!


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I've been blogged

I've been blogged be Beti over on her Health & Fitness Show blog at The Podcast Network (TPN).

Thanks Beti.


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Pics from the Canberra comp

I've organize the pics onto one page, finally!

http://members.westnet.com.au/gnoll110/bodybuilding01.html

The pics come from gav's forums site @ http://www.ausbodybuildingforum.com/index.php

Thanks Gav.

If anyone has any pics from the INBA Sydney, Canberra or Melbourne (Nationals) comps, please let me know. I'd love to see them.


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Back from Melbourne

Well, I got back from Melbourne yesterday (5th Nov).

Had a great 10 days away.

After the comp, Jamie, Carmen and myself had a great two days kicking around Melbourne. They flew back to Canberra Monday arvo.

I spend Tuesday to midday Friday doing job searching kinda stuff. Wednesday, Thursday & Friday morning I got to train with Warren Clampet. It's always great training with a partner who is bigger/stronger and/or more experienced. Thanks Warren.

Got on the scales on Thursday, up to 95kgs. Up about 6 kgs from the comp. Back on the scales on Friday, was back down to 94.25kgs. The body is such a sensitive and responsive thing!

Did family things for the last two days before I flew back to Canberra. Gee kids grow fast!

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INBA Australian Titles 2006

Well the big day has come and been.

The Aystralian Title where at the Camberwell Centre, in Melbourne yesterday (Sat. 28-Oct-2006).

I think I was in the best overall condition I've ever been in. Reasonable lean and the heavist I've competed at. Been a little leaner in the past, but at 8 to 10 kgs lighter.

My training partner finshed 3rd in the Open Tall class. Congrats Jamie!


bye for now

Gnoll

A Grand Day Out

INBA ACT Natural Physique Titles - 15th October 2006

Got to rego at 11:30 to find that the 'running sheet' had been changed considerable, and that both Jamie (training partner) and my estimated time on stage had been moved back almost an hour and a half (80 minutes). This could have been an issue, time delays at comps is not unknown. So I always take a meal or two more than your eating plan says you'll need, so it wasn't an issue.

Got on stage pretty well on time. I had one issue, the stage has a new covering, a very short pill carpet. So it was too slippery to set my feet properly for a number of poses. That distracted my from getting a couple of other thing spot on during the mandatory round. Always get up on stage before the comp starts and check the surface for friction etc.

I was very pleased with the result, I got second on a field of five. The first & third place getter, Wes and John respectively, I competed against before. It was good to see them both again, good work boys! So this time we got to 'mix it up', had a great time boys ;)

There are some pics of the net from the comp

here
in the above thread I'm in 16.jpg on right and 20.jpg second from right
and here

Thanks again to 'Big G' and to my training partner Jamie.

Thank to everyone for all their support.

All together a Grand Day Out.

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Second time round!

INBA ACT Natural Physique Titles - 15th October 2006

I'm on the second day of carbing up today. The big day is tomorrow. Rego is at 11 (to 12:15), but I'm not on stage until 4.40. And we all know BB comps always run on time!

I heard today that there will be five in my division. So this time, I at least get a chance to 'mix it up' and have some fun on stage. ;)

Thanks for the diet and posing help to 'Big G' (at Elite in Woden).

Special thanks to my training partner Jamie.

Thank to everyone else for all their support too.

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The King is Dead: Jay Culter wins Olympia

I got 2 SMSs yesterday, from friends, with the placing of the 2006 Mr Olympia titles.

1st - Jay CUTLER
2nd - Ronnie COLEMAN
3rd - Victor MARTINEZ
4th - Dexter JACKSON
5th - Melvin ANTHONY
6th - Gustavo BADELL

What a suprise! For years Ronnie Coleman has won this event. Most people I know, expected him to win it, until he retired. Just like Dorian Yates and Lee Haney before him.

IFBB site

Flex

Iron Man: No coverage on homepage yet.
GraphicMuscle: click through from Iron Man

MD

bodybuilding.com

What a turn-up!

Keep training smart, eating hard!


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2006 INBA NSW Titles (24 Sept)

Well, had a good prep for the NSW titles last Sunday (24 Sept. 06).

My best condition so far. I've been as lean before, but was 8 to 10kgs lighter.

Unfortunately I was the only competitor in my Masters (Over 40) Division. So no change to 'mix-it'.

Two week to the ACT titles now.

One week out!

Well, the first comp is in one week.

I'm sitting at 87kgs, last time on the scales.

A part from a mix-up about travelling times to & from Sydney, everything is fine on
the prep front!

Doing the diet for the final week tonight. Then we'll write up a tick-the-boxes no-brainer list of things-to-do for the next 7 days (day-a-page style).

Keep training right, everyone.

Gnoll110

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