After placing 4th at the 2006 Montreal Pro Classic, King Kamali posted on his website a thank you:

"Thank you all so so very much for all the fuel you provided me this year. I could not have made it back to the Olympia without your help. God Bless you all!"

The thank you was not a sincere thank you - rather, it was a sarcastic outlash to his haters. Some on the list are understandable such as Shawn Ray, but to inlcude Muscle Mayhem is unacceptable.

A new amendment is to be submitted to the IFBB asking the athletes be allowed to appear on behalf of companies they represent and/ or as individuals as IFBB athletes.

The current amendment disallows IFBB athletes from making appearances unless the events are sponsored by or authorized by the IFBB.

Do you think Bob Cicherillo, the IFBB atheletes representative wil be successful?

Gary Strydom on the July cover of Muscular Development. He is 1980s bodybuilding legend, notorious IFBB turncoat, WBF superstar, successful clothing mogul, and now - at 46 years of age - the come back kid; Gary Strydom is the biggest thing to hit the IFBB in a very long time.

Can you imagine? This guy's coming back to open competition (not Masters) after a 10-year hiatus. Like almost everything else Gary does, this is unprecedented. You just can't help but admire this guy; he trains late into the night because he spends his day running a very successful international clothing company, and now he's getting ready to compete! How many other pro bodybuilders do that?

Get yor copy now of the 540 minutes / 3 disc set dvd that was just released : May 5th, 2006

Features 19 Olympians in a three disc set you can not miss. It includes world exclusive 2005 Mr. Olympia prejudging action footage. It wasn't even on the Pay Per View!

Featured Athletes in the DVD release are:

Lee Priest : Legs ( Before he changed his mind.)
Gustavo Badell : Biceps
Darrem Charles : Chest
Victor Martines : Chest
Craig Richardson : Legs

You can buy your disk set online here! 

JOE WEIDER’S 2006 OLYMPIA WEEKEND RETURNS TO THE ORLEANS ARENA AND LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER
American Media, Inc. (AMI) and the International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB) announced today that Joe Weider’s 2006 Olympia Weekend competitions (Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, Women’s Figure and Fitness) will be held at the Orleans Arena and the Olympia Fitness Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center.  The weekend kicks off on Thursday, September 28th and concludes Sunday, October 1st.