Arnold Classic & Arnold AM 2014; Egle Eller-Nabi 14th!

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Bodybuilding.com show previews;

2014 Bikini International Preview: Who Will Be Crowned The Champ?

It's anyone's game as 16 women vie for the title at the 2014 Bikini International. See the lineup of beautiful competitors and check out these predictions!

2014 Figure International Preview: Will Candice Keene Take Home The Win? There are 17 women competing at the 2014 Figure International, but it's one woman's title to lose. Check out the lineup and these top predictions!

2014 Arnold Classic IFBB Pro Men's Bodybuilding Preview All eyes will be on the big stage in Columbus, Ohio for the upcoming Arnold Classic. Check out this preview and let us know your predictions in the comments!

2014 Arnold Classic IFBB Men's 212 Preview The light but impressive beasts of the IFBB's 212 class are ready to rumble at the 2014 Arnold Classic. Check out these predictions for the Arnold Classic 212!

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IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Branch Warren is now less than a week from setting foot on stage in Ohio at the 2014 Arnold Classic. The last time he was at Veteran’s Memorial, he came away with the 2012 Arnold Classic title along with the Most Muscular and Best Poser Awards. Segue to last year when he chose to sit out to fully recover and heal from a leg injury.

Now, he’s out for redemption, and sharing his journey with Muscular Development. Take a look at Branch, along with his training partner, Johnnie O. Jackson, training back at just eight days out from the show. Even this close to show time, the workout is still intense.

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See Jose Raimond on lihtsalt kole.... Esteetika puudub igasugune, ainult hunnik liha ilma separatsioonita.

Siin on neid koledate pilte päris palju. Karta on, et ega neil väga hästi ei lähe, aga siis saavadki esteetilised kollid heledamalt särada

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IFBB.com previews women's amateur fitness // http://www.ifbb.com/arnold-classic-north-america-womens-fitness-preview

This year’s Arnold Classic North America in Columbus, Ohio, USA, seems to break the next record of participation, with over 760 nominated athletes. We are going to present the nominated athletes discipline by discipline. First women’s fitness.

In the short category, up to 163 cm, a nice group of 12 athletes, most of them from the USA. Among them 2013 North American Championships 3rd place winner and 2013 Emerald Cup winner Kristine Duba as well as 2013 North American Championships finalist Toni Wheeler. Monica Vargas placed 3rd at the Arnold America but in 2010 and will be back. They will meet 2013 Australian national champion Christine Ray and 2012 South American champion Yanina Terragni of Argentina, who took the 3rd position at the 2013 Arnold Classic Brazil and, as the only competitor in this group, participated in the IFBB World Championships (2011). Olena Chekerda is an Ukrainian personal trainer from Ternopil, graduated from the State Medical University. Currently lives and works in Italy.

In the tall category, over 163 cm, less athletes but of the higher caliber. Marta Aguiar of Uruguay has been competing for over 13 years. Having won seven South American titles (two overalls), 2010 Arnold Classic and 2010 World Championships bronze medal will be among top pretenders to the title this year. Last year finished in the 3rd position. 2013 World Championships runner-up, Liudmila Nikitina of Russia, may be considered as a favourite, but Oksana Orobets of Ukraine finished just behind her in Kiev, but 2 weeks later at the 2013 Arnold Classic Europe in Madrid, won over Nikitina. What will be the result of their next meet? Orobets is the former world junior champion and is progressing among senior women nowadays. Giorgia Foroni of Italy finished just behind them, in the 3rd position, in Madrid last year. Will she be a more demanding challenger this year? The next from the last year’s Women’s Worlds top ten is Aurika Tyrgale of Russia. Alyssa Gualtieri won the 2013 Ohio State Championships. Will be any “dark horse” in this category? Maybe former rhythmic gymnast with 15 years competitive experience Brittany Kanne of Canada who won the 2013 Canadian Nationals as well as 2013 World Championships qualifier? She trains 5 days of weight training a week, 7 days of cardio a week and 3 hours of her routine a week. Should be among the best.

The battle will start on February 27th (Thursday), at 20:00 local time at the Veterans Memorial with fitness routines and comparisons (at 21:30). Then, the top 5 in each category will advance to the finals which will be run Saturday morning, at 10:00, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, followed by the awarding ceremony.

The competitor lists are available at IFBB.com

In the photos some of the preshow favorites; Ludmila Nikitina and Oksana Orobets.

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Mcmillan updates..

...and so does Vic;

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Edu Eglele!

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Shawn Rhoden keeps the clothes on, but...

Ron Harris shares on MD shots of Jose Raymond 6 days out;

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Edu Eglele!

Safe travels and all the best for the show, Egle!

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Recent of Osladil // http://www.eastlabs.sk/kulturistika-osobnosti/3361/lukas-osladil-6-dni-pred-arnold-classic-2014

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Paul Poloczek 5 days out - Arnold Classic Amateur 2014

...see the whole video at http://clips.team-andro.com/watch/15ab11f34386e3ae943a/paul-poloczek-5-days-out-arnold-classic-amateur-2014

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The 2014 Arnold Classic week has arrived! IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Dennis Wolf has emerged as one of the clear frontrunners going in to the show. With just one week left, Wolf attacks a chest workout in Vegas. Even covered up, you can tell he’s looking huge.

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Team Germany AC weekend Day 2 work out // http://clips.team-andro.com/watch/7de590613ae321ea1b68/arnold-sports-festival-2014-training-day-2

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Recent of Osladil ...

And even more at http://npcnewsonline.com/east-coast-mecca-posing-gallery-lukas-osladil/109271/

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Arnold AM competitor Marchel Schlegel photoshooting 1 week out;

Jiří Procházka - physique competitor 5 days before the show;

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What does one of the frontrunners for the 2014 Arnold Classic do the week before the Arnold? Train, and train hard. IFBB Pro bodybuilder Dennis Wolf gets in a back workout with one week to go until taking the stage in Ohio. He's looking bigger and better than ever before and ready to take the stage...and the title.

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Arnold AM competitor Marchel Schlegel photoshooting 1 week out;

Jiří Procházka - physique competitor 5 days before the show;

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See valge maikaga poiss on ju korralik klassik!

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Kenneth Robert Jensen heading to tomorrow's amateur CBB...

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And some of the latest athlete updates before the action kicks off on stage tomorrow with amateur CBB (prejudging and the finals), men's masters BB (prejudging and the finals), fitness (prejudging), bikini (prejudging) and figure (prejudging).

Antonella Trantaki posing 3 days out // http://clips.team-andro.com/watch/42e0ca56680ec6f103da/arnold-sports-festival-2014-antonella-trantaki-posing-3-days-out-bikini-fitness

Team MD's Jose Raymond says he is looking sharper than ever before at one week out from the 212 Arnold Classic, yet it's been the shortest prep of his career. Does he think he'll land in the winner's circle? "I do believe that. I wouldn't get out of bed if I didn't believe it."

We'll know how he fares in just a few days. For now, check out this arm workout....

Paolo Fontana (-100kg) and Lukas Wyler (+100kg) 3 days prior to the show;

Swedish Henrik Lindh (CBB) by AL Coaching a few days out as well ..

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A short - not that detailed though - preview by IFBB of men's and women's amateur physique divisions // http://www.ifbb.com/2014-arnold-classic-north-america-men-and-women-physique

Both sports are booming, with 56 Women’s Physique athletes and 142 men’s physique athletes. Altogether, nearly 200 competitors! Women’s categories are more “international”, with 39% of US athletesonly, men’s categories are dominated by the Americans (67%) and are dominated by tall competitors. There are only 10 competitors in the first two categories (170 cm and 174 cm), with over 30 athletes in the 178 cm class and… over 90 athletes in the tall class, over 178 cm. First time in the IFBB history we can see over 90 competitors in a single category! It can be expected that organizers will divide this huge category into two smaller classes after the weigh-in as was done last year.
We need to remember that Women’s Physique is a different category in style of presentation than Men’s Physique. In short, Women’s Physique is a lighter version of former Women’s Bodybuilding but still is the “heaviest” women’s class, while Men’s Physique is the “lightest” version of Men’s Bodybuilding.

Among Women’s Physique athletes nominated to this year’s Arnold we can see many former bodybuilders as well as a few former Women’s Bodyfitness top competitors.

Women’s Physique up to 163 cm
25 athletes in the list, with the last year’s Women’s Bodybuilding heavyweight sensational winner KashmaMaharaj of San Fernando, Trinidad.Kashma wrote on her Facebook page – “The question isn’t who will let me… The question is who can stop me! “ The answer will be known Friday evening, February 28th. Who will try to stop Kashma, who turned 33 few days ago? From among former bodybuilders there are three matured Italian competitors: 2012 Arnold’s runner-up Federica Gastaldi, 2012 World Championships runner-up Silvia Matta and former bodybuilder who won many medals but in 2012 moved into bodyfitnessGiudittaMagazzino. Then last year’s 3rd place winner Rosanna Harte (United Kingdom) and American master bodybuilder Margaret Negrete who won 2011 NPC Nationals as well as 2011 USA Championships and will be back now. So, we could say, Kashma vs. few master bodybuilders but… there are also some famous former bodyfitness girls as well as physique girls like the last year 3rd place winner BrunaMiyagui (Brazil), last year finalist Teresa Heron (Canada) and 2013 North American Championships finalist Toni Wheeler.

Read more at http://www.ifbb.com/2014-arnold-classic-north-america-men-and-women-physique

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Midagi ei ole öelda- päris ulmelisi kolle on välja ilmunud. Saab põnev olema

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Mr Olympia usually doesn't do other shows LOL

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Some preshow interviews by MD;