Interview With MMA Trainer Fred George

Mixed Marial Arts (also known as MMA) is a different sport than most others because there is a lot of work that needs to be done and your body must go through intense training. I tried one simple MMA training session once and I couldn't finish it so I have to hand it to these guys for the effort they put in. I found an interview with Fred Georghe, a MMA trainer that works in Las Vegas. He has had a lot of success in training MMA and is getting more popular each month. Fred was also given responsabilities in training some of today's top athletes with Kevin Randleman being just one of the high prospects under George's training. Even more, Fred George has been involved in two MMA matches and won both by TKO. After the matches he even says that the intensity involved in them is not even close to the training strategies he uses today as a routine. The TKOs were actually achieved in the first round, one after 54 sec and the other after 5 minutes.

In this interview I found on Bodybuilding.com Fred George answers interesting questions like:

- Exactly what is your background in the martial arts Fred? What led to your involvement?
- When you competed in MMA you were a pretty big guy. Do you still train for size, or have your goals changed?
- Do you have any big names fighting soon?
- As a trainer, what kind of style do you teach?
- What do you focus on primarily for your athletes in the weeks leading up to a fight?
- How would you go about replicating the conditions of a big fight, when training one of your athletes to face someone of say Ken Shamrock's caliber?
- How do you develop speed in your fighters?

The Keystone Pro Classic 2007

The Keystone Pro Classic will take place on the 26th of May. This is a rather new pro men's bodybuilding competition although tradition stands behind it. The reason behind it is that promoters have backed up the NPC Lehigh Valley Bodybuilding and Figure Championships for over 10 years now and the Keystone Pro Classic is a conjunction with that show. The prizes are also interesting. First place gets $20,000, second place will get half of what the first placed bodybuilder gets and prizes in money go down until 5th place, which gets $2,000. There is also a chance to qualify for Mr. Olympia so it is plain to see why the show attracted some interesting names including Dennis James, Dareem Charles, Dennis Wolf and Johnnie Jackson. Also, as special guest you can find pro wrestler currently under contract with the WWE, Mick Foley. Price range for a ticket varies from $15 to $75 and the number is reserved which means it can become a sold out event any minute now! You can order tickets online at www.stablerarena.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

If you want to find out more about the event be sure to visit the official website: keystoneproclassic.com

2007 IFBB Shawn Ray Colorado Pro/Am Classic - Live Webcast by Bodybuilding.com

Bodybuilding.com recently announcet that they reached an agreement with the Colorado Pro SHow ("Shawn Ray Colorado Pro/Am Classic") to provide Internet users with a live webcast of the competition. This includes the Women's IFBB Pro Figure Championship and the IFBB Men's Pro Bodybuilding Championship. What is interesting is that the webcast will be free.

Viewers of the webcast will also get a chance to vote and decide the men's and women's "4Ever Fit Fans' Choice Award". It is an interesting way of getting more people involved with bodybuilding and online voting is set to begin at the same time with the web cast of the prejudging. $500 will be awarded to the great bodies that will receive the most votes.

The Men's Pro Bodybuilding session gathered quite a number of valuable competitors like David Henry, Darrem Charles, Branch Warren and Dennis James. More info about the event on Bodybuilding.com.

Milos Sarcev suspended for 1 Year

Milos Sarcev has been officialy suspended for one year from bodybuilding by the IFBB. It looks like he was punished for different words he said and unless Milos decides to start an appeal (which seems to be very probable with Bob Cicherillo as his representative). The pro bodybuilder was presented with this official letter confirming the suspension:

May 29, 2007, to Mr. Milos Sarcev, C/o Koloseum Gym, 1101 South Placentia Avenue, Fullerton, CA, 92831 USA. Sent by e-mail to milos@milossarcev.com and to milossarcev@gmail.com and by International Courier

IFBB PRO LEAGUE DECISION
IN THE MATTER OF YOUR CONDUCT
DURING THE BODYBUILDING COMPETITION AT THE ASIAN GAMES,
DOHA, QATAR, DECEMBER 8-9, 2006

1. On January 3, 2007, the Pro League notified you that, on receiving letters of complaint from Mr. Paul Chua, IFBB Executive Assistant to the President, IFBB Vice President for Asia and Secretary-General of the Asian BodyBuilding Federation (ABBF), and Mr. Walter van den Branden (Netherlands), President of the Netherlands Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation and IFBB International Judge, it had appointed an ad hoc Pro Disciplinary Committee to investigate your conduct during the Bodybuilding competition at the Asian Games, which were held in Doha, Qatar, on December 8-9, 2006. To read the rest of the letter click here!

Silvio Samuel wins His First Major Contest

The Europa Super Show in Dallas, Texas marked the win of Silvio Samuel, his first major contest win in a professional competition. Samuel actually won 2 days in a row as the day before he also won the Under 210-poung class. The bodybuilder declared:

"It all goes along with what trainer Charles Glass and I had planned. he plan was to try to get a victory and then go to the Olympia with a win. I plan on putting on some size between now and then to really give myself a chance to be at the top at the Olympia."

The competition was quite close as Bill Wilmore and Will Harris were good threats for Samuel. The interesting factor was weight. Silvio weighed in at 40 pounds less than Harris and Wilmore. Conditioning and shape proved to be the winning combination. Harris came second and Wilmore finished third.

Who's Gonna Compete at Mr. Olympia?

Well, with Mr. Olympia just around the corner on the 28th of September, let us take a look at who is going to be there and how they managed to qualify. First we have the first 6 bodybuilders in the 2006 Mr. Olympia: Jay Cutler, Ronnie Coleman, Victor Martinez, Dexter Jackson, Melvin Anthony and Gustavo Badell. Markus Ruhl will of course be there after his 3rd place at Austria Pro and another German, Ronnie Rockel, qualified thanks to his third spot at the Netherlands Pro. A Russian is also on the list, Sergio Shelestov, qualifying for Mr. Olympia thanks to his 3rd place at Romania Pro. Hidetada Yamagishi from Japan will be there after his Sacramento Pro 3rd place. The first 5 placed bodybuilders at Ironman Pro will be there and more. 5 bodybuilders that are qualified might not compete because of different reasons: Phil Heath, Branch Warren, Dennis James, Desmond Miller and Kai Greene.

In total we have 27 competitors. If you want to see the entire list plus the participants for Ms. Olympia, Figure Olympia and Fitness Olympia just CLICK HERE

Relieve past Mr. Olympia competitions and success stories on DVDs by clicking HERE or on VHS by clicking HERE

Thumbs Up for Triple H

I watched No Mercy last night, the WWE pay-per-view and I just had to make a post here about it as it was pretty incredible. A long time has passed since I watched a good enough pay-per-view by the WWE and this was a hell of a night. After John Cena's serious pectoral muscle injury, the WWE was left without that one main man to carry the RAW faction. It was quite interesting that Randy Orton was crowned the new WWE champion but he also had to defend the title. The crowd was screaming for Chris Jericho as there are rumors he is in talks with both the WWE and TNA for a possible return. Leaving that aside, Triple H did step up and he definitely held the entire pay-per-view. He had 3 matches and lost the last one after an incredible physical presence. There is no doubt that HHH is a great competitor and a great physical specimen but I did not really think he would be able to compete three times to the level he did last night. He is better than ever and I must say I was incredibly surprised to see what he was able to do at No Mercy 2007. Thumbs Up Triple H and bow down to the King of Kings.

Tips for Women's Bodybuilding Poses, Especially Routines

The irony in Women's Bodybuilding poses is that a lot of men are posing a lot better than women. This reached a degree that makes one think that female bodybuilders are better off watching some male bodybuilders and learning from them. Just look at the routines performed by Flex Wheeler, Milos Sarcev and Vince Taylor. Milos and Flex come with a very good combination of muscularity and grace in their bodybuilding posing routines and Vince Taylor is simply so creative that everybody wants to take a look at him when he poses. We need not completely attach women's bodybuilding poses as there are some out there that are great dancers and that do a great job at linking this with individual bodybuilding posing routines. On the other hand, there are also women that think they are good dancers and are not. For instance, Yolanda Hughes has a huge gymnastics training background. Few will be able to top her from this point of view. Many specialists have reached at the conclusion that bodybuilding poses, especially routines for women need to start by an analysis of what men do and implement it in personal routines with modifications of course that suit a woman.

In order to get the highest score possible in women's bodybuilding poses routines there is a need to implement some changes. For starters, an individual routine does not mean that you need to put in a lot of mandatory poses, unless you are really the best in that particular shot when compared with the rest of the competition. If you are in a routine be sure to show off your body as it is not a dancing or gymnastics competition or a strip show. It is bodybuilding so you have to hit your poses and hold them so that the audience and jury knows how you look like. Create variations on the basic poses that will show your body parts and make sure that they are just different enough to attract attention. Women's bodybuilding poses are also about knowing the type of your body and creating a routine that is good for it. The music is also important and must suit your body and routine. For instance, if you are little sized you can not open with music from Conan the Barbarian can you? Avoid very long posing routines and when in doubt, take a look at the aesthetic male posers. Keep in mind that you are judged and you must not waste your time on stage. Also, the last but not least tip for women's bodybuilding poses is to try and score points while on a posedown. The competitors have to be confronted and you should do your best poses against the weaker ones that they have. Comparisons that do not show you strong are not efficient.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Bodybuilding Poses

I realized that a lot of people have not seen Arnold in action and this is why I looked for some Arnold Schwarzenegger bodybuilding poses. I found one great movie featuring this bodybuilding legend on YouTube that is a mix of several other clips. Without further ado, here is a movie of Arnold Schwarzenegger bodybuilding Poses you will surely enjoy: