Branch Warren Wins Arnold Classic 2012! Results!

IFBB Pro Bodybuilding
1. Branch Warren
2. Dennis Wolf
3. Evan Centopani
4. Ben Pakulski
5. Dexter Jackson
6. Lionel Beyeke

Most Entertaining Poser:
1. Branch Warren

Most Muscular Award
1. Branch Warren

CONTEST HISTORY

2012

2012 NPC Pittsburgh Championships
   Bodybuilding: Guest Posers
 
2012 NPC Europa Show of Champions
   Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro Seminar
   Bodybuilding: Guest Poser
  
2012 Emerald Cup
   Bodybuilding: Guest Posers
  
2012 IFBB Australia Pro Grand Prix XII
   Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro Bodybuilding (1st)

2012 Arnold Classic
   Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro Bodybuilding (1st)
 
2011

2011 Natural Northern
   Mens Bodybuilding: Guest Poser

2011 NPC Branch Warren Championships
   Bodybuilding: Guest Posers

2011 NPC Pittsburgh Championships
   Guest Posers: Guest Posers

 2011 IFBB British Grand Prix
   Men's Open: Men's Open List (1st)

2011 Arnold Classic
   Arnold Classic: Mens Bodybuilding (1st)

2010

2010 Mr Olympia Weekend
   Men: Open (3rd)

2010 NPC Junior USA Bodybuilding Championships
   Men: Guest Poser

2010 Branch Warren Classic
   Men: Guest Posers

2010 Atlantic States
   Men: Guest Posers

2010 NPC Pittsburgh Championships
   Mens Bodybuilding: Guest Posers

2010 Emerald Cup
   Men: Guest Poser

2010 Ronnie Coleman Classic
   Mens Bodybuilding: Guest Poser

Arnold Classic
   Mens Bodybuilding: Mens Bodybuilding (3rd)

2009

Olympia
   Mens Bodybuilding: Mens Bodybuilding (2nd)

NPC Pittsburgh
   Mens Bodybuilding: Guest Poser

Arnold Classic
   Mens Bodybuilding: Mens Bodybuilding (3rd)
   Mens Bodybuilding: Most Muscular (16th)

2008

Ronnie Coleman Classic
   Mens Bodybuilding: Guest Poser

Arnold Classic
   Mens Bodybuilding: Mens Bodybuilding (4th)
   Mens Bodybuilding: Most Muscular

2007

Dexter Jackson Classic
   Men: Guest Posers

Branch Warren Championships
   Men: Guest Posers

Shawn Ray Colorado Pro/Am Classic
   Men: Men (7th)

Keystone Pro Classic
   Men: Men (4th)

New York Pro
   Men: Men (1st)

New York Metropolitan Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships
   Men: Guest Posers

Arnold Classic
   Men: Men (7th)

2006

San Francisco Bodybuilding & Figure Championships
   Men: Guest Poser

Olympia Weekend
   Men: Men (12th)

Europa Super Show
   Women: Guest Poser

Grand Prix Australia
   Men: Men (5th)

IFBB San Francisco Men's Pro Bodybuilding and Pro Figure Championships
   Men: Men (2nd)

Arnold Classic
   Men: Men (2nd)
   Men: Most Muscular

2005

Olympia Weekend
   Men: Men (8th)

2004

GNC Show of Strength
   Men (4th)

Night of Champions XXVI
   Men (8th)

2001

National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships
   Men: Earned Pro Card
   Men: Heavyweight (1st)

2000

USA Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships
   Men: Heavyweight (3rd)

1999

Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships
   Men: Heavyweight (4th)

1996

National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships
   Men: Light Heavyweight (16th)

1993

Teen National Bodybuilding Championships
   Men: Overall Winner
   Men: Light Heavyweight (1st)

Cedric McMillan Takes the 2012 IFBB New York Pro

Army Staff Sgt Cedric 'Big Mac' McMillan won the 2012 IFBB New York Pro hands down, joining the ranks of bodybuilding legends.

The winners:
1. Cedric McMillan
2. Johnny Jackson
3. Steve Kuclo
4. Juan Morel
5. Jon Delarosa

Bodybuilding Workout Tips For Everyone

Bodybuilding workouts are not just for men nowadays. Gone are the days when women stayed away from bodybuilding. Nowadays, you will find both men and women exercising hard in gyms to have strong and well shaped bodies. Every second person wants to have a great physique now. If you are also planning to have appealing washboard abs along with a well toned body, here are a few useful bodybuilding workout tips:

Understand the difference between different workout routines.

On a basic level, there are 2 kinds of bodybuilding workout routines. It can be full body or split. First, full body workout routine is one that works on your entire body. In a single session, such a routine will directly target several large muscle groups in your body. This type of routine may include shoulders and arms exercises in the beginning, followed by stretches and whole body workouts. Split bodybuilding workout is about targeting certain muscles at a time. On a given week day, you will be doing just one kind of exercise. It is a good idea to ask a fitness trainer to learn more about split workout routines.

Get a clear idea of your body's muscle fiber requirement.

There is no point of feeling discouraged even if things don't work so well in the beginning. A bodybuilding workout routine may take a little time to deliver results. Your body will really start reacting when you stick to a workout plan for at least 3 months. After about three months, your body will start reacting to exercise. It is popularly known as muscle fiber requirement. It is one of the most important bodybuilding workout tips. The body will start pulling various muscle fibers together at one place to create muscle curves when the above mentioned muscle fiber requirement is met. Gaining mass after this stage is easy.

Stick to a routine.

Not everyone chooses to go to a gym. You can always carry on with a bodybuilding workout routine from your home. After learning all important bodybuilding workout tips, you can continue the routine easily. However, getting enrolled into a gym will always be helpful. Achieving a desired health goal will be easier when you are surrounded by likeminded people at a gym. Also, gyms have professional trainers who can guide you on a regular basis. On some occasions, joining a gym can also discourage a person who has just started with a bodybuilding routine. If you have a company, you will have a good time at the gym every day.

Get proper rest.

If you have been exercising hard in a gym, you also need maximum rest. A bodybuilding routine will work best when you have a good diet and rest combo. Never deprive yourself of enough rest. Many people make this mistake. Not taking enough rest may just do the opposite.
Do not take any breaks in the routine. If you start today, continue exercising on a daily basis at the same time. Self discipline is very important.

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Phil Heath - Mr Olympia 2011 Focus Video

This is the result of sacrifice and dedication...Bravo!

Bodybuilding Evolution - How Has it Changed?

Has bodybuilding and weight lifting changed over the years? Take one look at performers from fifteen years ago, and the question becomes laughable. Athletes in sports from baseball to football - to even golf - are bigger, stronger, and faster than their mentors ever could have hoped to be. But one area specifically takes the cake, and that's in bodybuilding.

Today's competitors have muscles that are much bigger, more defined, and more symmetrical. Advancement in training techniques and what to eat - nutrition - have given today's strongmen a shape and physique that many thought not even possible a decade ago.

It's still difficult. It still takes patience, dedication, and determination. But now, with so many how-to books and courses (usually written and given by former builders and experts), it's not something that's out of reach for ANYbody, and it's much, much easier.

Heath, Coleman and Cutler

Just like in any field or any "new" sport, athletes and weight lifters of the past tended to rely more on trial-and-error methods. Luckily, they wrote these things down. Also, since bodybuilding is a relatively new sport as sports go, most of the real pioneers are alive and well today, able to impart their knowledge onto today's crew of learners.

Go into a gym and look at all the machines designed for a specific group of muscles, created to isolate them. It's staggering, and in no way did the fathers of the sport have access to such creations. Many of them relied on soreness and doctors to tell them what was going on when they did certain lifts. We live in a great time to be a serious weight lifter.

Body Building Evolution
Build Your Muscles

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2011 Bodybuilding Resolutions