Never 2 Big

Alexey Lesukov: Tyumen Posing

2012-02-26T04:54:00.000-08:00

The young Russian guest posing along with Alexander Yashankin and Andrey Evtukhov in Тюмени (Tyumen on February 20.

Sunday Worship!

2012-02-26T01:53:00.000-08:00

A little break from the Arnold Amateur competitors... a massive, 260lb Fouad Abiad!

Antonio Furić: Arnold Amateur

2012-02-25T09:17:00.000-08:00

Croatian Antonio Furić in a shoot with Miha Zupan 12 days out from Columbus, as photographed by Giorgio Mesghetz for Maxximum.

Furić will be a heavyweight at the Arnold Amateur. In 2010 he placed first in the class at the European Championships. As a light-heavy his highest placing at the show had been 3rd in 2009.

Furić guest posing at the 2010 Croatian Championships:

Vusumzi Njisane: Arnold Amatuer

2012-02-24T13:06:00.000-08:00

Vusumzi Njisane will compete as a heavyweight in Columbus. 26 year old Vusumzi, or Vusi, from Kokstad in the Sisonke District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, finished 7th at the 2011 World Amateur Championships in Mumbai last November.

In September, Vusi won the heavies and the overall title at the 2011 IFBB South African National Championships:

Until he steps on stage at the Arnold, you can see more of Vusi at Muscle Gallery.

Gonzalo Arrua: Arnold Amateur

2012-02-24T09:22:00.000-08:00

Two and a half weeks out in the clip above, Gonzalo Arrua, an Argentinian heavyweight from La Plata, Buenos Aires, didn't place at the 2010 Arnold Amateur, but did win the light-heavies, and then the overall title at that year's South American Amateur Championships.

Igor Vybornov: Arnold Amateur

2012-02-23T13:09:00.000-08:00

Игорь Выборнов or Igor Vybornov, who suffered a pec injury just last month, will be competing as a heavyweight in Columbus. Had trouble finding any competition history on this guy... so there you go... it's all I've got.

Miha Zupan: 12 Days Out!

2012-02-23T09:11:00.000-08:00

Photos by Giorgio Mesghetz

The shaved headed guy along with Zupan here is fellow heavyweight, Croatian Antonio Antonio Furić. More of him in another post and more pix at Maxximum.

Sergey Bazarov: Two Weeks Out - Guest Posing

2012-02-22T23:55:00.000-08:00

You've gotta love this guy!

J.D. McKown: Arnold Amateur

2012-02-22T13:20:00.000-08:00

32 year old heavyweight James "J.D." McKown from Wichita, KS first stepped onstage at the 2010 Europa Supershow where he competed in the novice class (but didn't place).

J.D. won his class and the overall at the 2011 The Optimum Classic and then entered and won the the heavies and the overall at the NPC Central Texas Showdown.

Keep up with J.D. on his website and Facebook.

Francisco Corral: Arnold Amateur

2012-02-22T09:12:00.000-08:00

Two weeks out:

Three weeks out:

Francisco Corral, the overall winner of the 2009 IFBB Swiss Championship, will be competing as a super heavyweight at the 2012 Arnold Amateur.

Corral finished 8th in the heavies at the 2010 World Amateurs, and then 5th in the supers at the 2011 Arnold Amateur Europe:

Dennis Santos: Arnold Quest - 2 Weeks Out!

2012-02-21T13:32:00.000-08:00

222.2lbs.

Follow Dennis here and for his previous competition his go here.

Dániel Tóth: Two Weeks Out!

2012-02-21T09:49:00.000-08:00

245lbs, two weeks out... and some more Team-Andro pics from a week earlier with Manuel Bauer...

Tony Searle: Arnold Amateur

2012-02-20T21:21:00.000-08:00

5'8" 22 year old Canadian Tony Searle from Ottawa, Ontario will be competing in the light-heavies at the 2012 Arnold Amateur, the only Canadian in his class, and one of only two (the other being Aries Flores) in the whole competition.

I've previously featured Searle in this great clip with fellow Canadian Antoine Vaillant, but the Universal Nutrition sponsored athlete was runner-up in his class at the 2011 CBBF Canadian Championships, and the junior heavyweight winner at the 2009 Musclemania Universe.

See more of Searle on Facebook, and a bit more on Muscle Gallery.

Sergey Bazarov: Two Weeks Out!

2012-02-20T13:45:00.000-08:00

From Ironworld.ru.

Branch Warren: Two and a Half Weeks!

2012-02-20T09:30:00.000-08:00

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Video at MD.

Mark Dugdale: 2012 Flex Pro

2012-02-19T11:10:00.000-08:00

Two Weeks out:

Backstage:

Prejudging:

Thoughts from MD's Play-by-Play...

Hidetada Yamagishi: "He is off from his best but great shape & Symmetry!"
Shawn Ray: "We have seen him harder but he is planning on Peaking in Arizona next week!"

And Palumdo at Rx Muscle...

"Excellent tan... conditioning is too soft from behind... Not the DUGDALE of GRANITE STONE we’re used to seeing... Great side poses... especially the triceps."

Sunday Worship!

2012-02-19T00:30:00.000-08:00

257lbs!!!

Time to give Richman his own category label, with over 15 posts written about the big guy, I think it's time!

Constantinos Demetriou: One Day Out!

2012-02-17T20:18:00.000-08:00

Hidetada Yamagishi: Ham-Glute Power!

2012-02-16T11:00:00.000-08:00

As trained by Eric DiLauro - that's how you create monster legs and glutes!

Alexei Shabunya: Three Weeks Out!

2012-02-15T19:31:00.000-08:00

More at IronWorld.ru.

Alexei Shabunya: Five Weeks Out!

2012-02-14T09:13:00.000-08:00

Five weeks out from the Arnold Amateur, 34 year old, 6'1" Алексей Шабуня, or Alexei Shabunya, the Belarusian bodybuilder who's been around for a while (we've all seen that poolside pic, shown below). Shabunya was 3rd at the 2010 World Amateur, 3rd in the heavyweights in 2004, and 3rd in the super at the 2003 European Amateur.

That poolside shot:

And 3rd at the 2010 World Amateurs:

Štefan Havlík: The Countdown Continues

2012-02-13T12:29:00.000-08:00

Six weeks out:

Four weeks out:

Dániel Tóth: Three Weeks Out!

2012-02-13T00:01:00.000-08:00

Following on from the earlier, five weeks out post, the big Hungarian now three weeks out... more pictures at Team-Andro.

Dániel Tóth: Five Weeks Out!

2012-02-12T10:09:00.000-08:00

29 year old 5'8.5" Hungarian super heavy Dániel Tóth, sponsored by Best Body Nutrition, has taken home just about ever competition he's entered: 2010 WBPF Wolrd Championships, 2010 WABBA World champ, 2009 NAC Universe, 2009 WABBA World Professional, 2006 Superbody, and the 2002 Superbody Teen to name just a few.

Below is more of Tóth from earlier in the year, aw well behind the scenes of a recent Best Body shoot.

See more of Tóth on Facebook.

Sunday Worship!

2012-02-12T02:15:00.000-08:00