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Bikini Olympia 2013
Below is the list of IFBB Pro Bikini athletes who will be gracing the Olympia stage this weekend. Cognratulations to all!
2013 BIKINI OLYMPIA
Nathalia Melo, Brazil
Nicole Nagrani, USA
India Paulino, USA
Dianna Dahlgren, USA (retired)
Jaime Baird, USA
Yeshaira Robles, USA
Michelle Brannan, UK
Justine Munro, Canada
Amanda Latona, USA
Vladimira Krasova, Czech Republic (Overall Winner, Amateur Bikini Olympia)
Ashley LeBlanc, USA
Stacey Alexander, USA
Jennifer Andrews, USA
Pollianna Moss, USA
Courtney King, USA
Ashley Kaltwasser, USA
Narmin Assria, USA
Candice Conroy, USA
Anna Virmajoki, Finland
Noemi Olah, Hungary
POINT STANDINGS
1. Lacey DeLuca, USA, 14
2. Tiffany Marie Boydston, USA, 13
2. Jessica Arevalo, USA, 13
2. Tawna Eubanks, USA, 13
2. Gigi Amurao, USA, 13
Olympia Men’s Physique Showdown
This year’s Olympia stage will welcome IFBB Men’s Physique athletes for the first time. Congratulations to all who are competing!
2013 OLYMPIA MEN’S PHYSIQUE SHOWDOWN
Stephen Cook, USA
Matt Christianer, USA
Michael Anderson, USA
Mark Anthony Wingson, USA
Anton Antipov, USA
Sadik Hadzovic, USA
Matthew Acton, USA
Jeremy Buendia, USA
Tony Woodward, USA
John Nguyen, USA
Jeff Seid, USA
POINT STANDINGS
1. Tyler Anderson, USA, 12
1. William Sullivan, USA, 12
3. Alexandre Carneiro, USA, 11
3. Jason Poston, USA, 11
5. Stephen Mass, USA, 10
Make Sure To Visit The Muscle & Performance Magazine At Olympia This Weekend!
Muscle & Performance Magazine is enjoying a tremendous year with Muscle & Performance, Black Belt and The Box magazines, and will resurrect Oxygen, Reps and Musclemag magazines as a result of its acquisition of RKP recently. I am so honored to be working this booth again this year! 
Honored To Work The Muscle And Performance Mag Booth At Olympia!
I am thrilled and honored to once again work the Muscle and Performance Magazine booth at Olympia this year! Please come by the booth for free magazines and photo opportunities!
Olympia will take place on September 26th through 29th, 2013 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
http://www.muscleandperformancemag.com/
Bikini Booty Coming At Ya…Taken By B-House Photography July 2013
Olympia Prize Money 2013
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
Olympia is looming around the corner, with more total prize money being awarded among the eight different divisions. The big granddaddy is Mr. Olympia, which will award $650,000 to the champion. The 212, Ms. Olympia, Fitness and Figure champions will take home a respectable, albeit much smaller, purse of $60,000 for each division.
Now that Bikini Olympia is approaching its fourth year, with three different women having attained the titles in previous years (Sonia Gonzales in 2010, Nicole Nagrani in 2011, and Nathalia Melo in 2012), the purse has been set at $40,000 for this year.
The two newest divisions in the NPC and IFBB will enjoy their freshman year on the Olympia stage, with correspondingly small purses for Men’s Physique and $10,000 for Women’s Physique. There is no doubt that this prize money will increase in coming years as the newer divisions continue to make their mark in the bodybuilding world.
Here is a summary of the prize money for Olympia 2013:
Mr. Olympia: $650,000
212 Showdown: $60,000
Ms. Olympia: $60,000
Fitness Olympia: $60,000
Figure Olympia: $60,000
Bikini Olympia: $40,000
Men’s Physique Showdown: $10,000
Women’s Physique Showdown: $10,000
Total: $950,000
Discussion of Bump to Rump Video Series: Exercise #1 – Smith Machine Lunges
Stand at the Smith Machine and step forward with one foot so that you can come down into full lunge position without your knee moving over your toes anteriorly. Step with your back foot into a very deep lunge. With this movement, you will be performing pulse lunges on one leg, performing all repetitions before switching legs. Make sure to keep your hips level and your back neutral during this exercise, and squeeze your glutes as you perform the movement. In addition, try to come up only part way from lunge position, then go into your next repetition. Once all reps are completed on one leg, switch legs and repeat. Ideally, you would keep switching legs without any rest in order to maximize muscle recruitment.
Discussion of Bump to Rump Video Series: Exercise #2 – Single Leg Smith Squats
Plant one foot on the floor with the Smith Bar on your shoulders. Come down into squat position on that leg, with your other leg tucked under you, until your thigh is parallel to the floor. Avoid twisting your hips during the movement, and avoid arching or curving your back. When you come up from the squat, only come up part of the way, and drive the pushing energy into the floor through your heel while you squeeze your glute. If you have knee issues, go with a very light weight.
Discussion of Bump to Rump Video Series Exercise #3 – Supine Smith Machine Leg Presses
Lie on a bench so that your hips line up with the Smith Machine bar. Place your feet on the bar at shoulder width or even a bit wider. Release the bar and allow it to slowly come down by flexing your knees and hips. Press the bar up, squeezing your glutes and pointing your heels up so that the driving force is through the posterior portion of your legs.
This move can be incorporated into your leg day once a week as an intense finishing exercise. I would not perform this exercise early in your regimen as it will result in excessive fatigue of the hams and glutes before you get a chance to progress to other exercises. Go as heavy as you can without compromising form or your ability to release the Smith bar. I also think it is best to face towards the mirror instead of out on the gym floor, as this can be a pretty revealing position for passerby to witness!
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