The 2009 Arnold Sports Festival aka The Arnold Classic
This year the Arnold will be held on the weekend of March 6th through the 9th. The venus is the same; Columbus Convention Center.
Here’s the line up so far for competitors:
| Arnold Classic Gustavo Badell Moe El Moussawi Toney Freeman Kai Green Ahmad Haidar Marcus Haley Johnnie Jackson Dennis James Victor Martinez Ronny Rockel Silvio Samuel Sergey Shelestov Branch Warren |
Ms. International Heather (Policky) Armburst Dayana Cadeau Iris Floyd Kyle Maria Carmen Gomez-Segura Rosemary Jennings Debi Laszewski Cathy LeFrancois Mah-Ann Mendoza Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Betty Pariso Brenda Raganot Isabelle Turell Betty Viana-Adkins Dena Westerfield |
Fitness International Jessica Clay Regiane Da Silva Nicole Duncan Tina Durkin Heidi Fletcher-Sullivan Bethany Gainey Tracey Greenwood Oksana Grishina Jen Hendershott Tanji Johnson Shannon Meteraud Mindi O’Brien Julie Palmer Erin Riley Trish Warren Nicole Wilkins-Lee |
Figure International Gina Aliotti Huong Arcinas Monica Brant Heather Mae French Amy Fry Adela Garcia Jennifer Gates Sonia (Adcock) Gonzales Lenay Hernandez Georgina Lona Juliana Malacarne Zivile Raudoniene Kristal Richardson Felicia Romero Sherlyn Roy Chastity Slone Brenda Marie Smith Erin Stern Latisha Wilder |
The Arnold Fitness EXPO is the Sports – Fitness Sales Experience of Your Life! More than 700 booth spaces create the largest and most prestigious fitness EXPO anywhere in the world. The 3-day annual EXPO offers the consistent purchasing power of 165,000 visitors and 17,000 athletes. 94% of these guests return annually. These are serious shoppers who supersize sales while creating new brand awareness and sales opportunities for every exhibitor.
The Arnold Fitness EXPO offers a unique assembly of gym owners, sports/fitness fans, and the biggest names in fitness equipment, apparel, training tools, and supplements. Each year the event grows in size and entertainment variety on the Arnold Fitness EXPO stage. 650 booth spaces make up the Arnold Fitness EXPO and represent the greatest leaders of the fitness industry and an international array of health and exercise professionals.
The Greatest Physiques in Professional Bodybuilding
The 21st Arnold Classic, the premiere event in men’s professional bodybuilding, will welcome the sport’s elite competing for top prize money and the coveted Audemars Piguet watch. Branch Warren, Victor Martinez and more will battle it out on the historic Veterans Memorial stage.
This spectacular event annually features the presentation of the Arnold Lifetime Achievement Award, world-class entertainment, and the final event of The Arnold Strongman Contest.
Don’t miss the Saturday 12 noon Arnold Classic prejudging for an advance preview of the most highly sculpted physiques in men’s professional IFBB bodybuilding.
The Arnold Weightlifting Championships
The Olympic sport of weightlifting is made up of two lifts, the Snatch and the Clean-and-Jerk. World level athletes including 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Mathias Steiner of Germany will be present alongside youth and adults lifters from across America.
For more information visit columbusweightlifting.org
2009 Strongman Competitors
Zydrunas Savickas
Derek Poundstone
Travis Ortmeyer
Mikhail Koklyaev
Brian Siders
Phil Pfister
Andrus Muramets
Dave Ostlund (US)
Ervin Katona (Serbia)
Sheer Strength
The Arnold Strongman Contest will welcome the world’s most elite Strongman athletes in 2009. MHP Human Performance is a critical partner in the Arnold Strongman Contest. Top past performers have included World’s Strongest Man – USA’s Phil Pfister, Zydrunas Savickas, Mariuz Pudzianowski, Svend Karlsen, and Brad Gillingham. These champions compete in front of a mesmerized crowd at the Arnold Fitness EXPO, with the final event Saturday evening on the Arnold Classic stage. The athletes compete in a variety of events for more than $150,000 in awards, and the coveted $10,000 bronze statue of legendary strongman Louis Cyr.
Events in the Arnold Strongman Contest are designed and supervised by Dr. Terry and Dr. Jan Todd of the University of Texas at Austin. Six events were showcased in 2008 and in 2009 may include the Apollon Wheel, a unique barbell first used by turn-of-the century strongman Louis “Apollon” Uni that resembles two train wheels welded to a thick bar for a total weight of 366 lbs. — only ten men have ever lifted it overhead; the Tire Deadlift where athletes lift a 14’ long bar weighted with up to 8 truck tires. Other events may include the One-Handed Overhead Dumbbell Lift where contestants lift a 195 lb. dumbbell as many times as possible in a 90 second timeframe; the Hammer of Strength where the athletes will upend an 18’ long giant hammer; the Yoke Walk — athletes are saddled with a 1,116 lb. shoulder yoke and must walk a distance of approximately 36 feet; and the Farmer’s Walk where competitors have 30 seconds to lift and carry 865 lbs. of barn timbers bolted together up a 32’ incline ramp.
The final event of the Strongman competition is part of the Arnold Classic Finals. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com/arnold
USAPL Powerlifting
Squat, Deadlift & Bench
USA Powerlifting is the leading powerlifting organization in the United States and is a member of the USOC recognized International Powerlifting Federation. Powerlifting comprises three lifts, the Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift. Each athlete is permitted three attempts at each lift and athletes are categorized by sex, age, and bodyweight.
For more information go to usapowerlifting.com
Dyan on December 31st, 2008
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