Whos your tip for the top contenders?





1st victor Martinez
2nd Dexter
As for Phil Heath? Hes always in shape and at this show hes got no option but to be IN shape, depends how much size he has put on all this year. He wont win but he will be up there. If he does....  
As for the others? It depends on the day, same as any show really

Dexters mid section is awesome man! WHat show are those pics from, and what were the respective places of the 3?

These pics are from muscletime! Its just the run up to the show, plenty of big names entering!
Should be one hell of a show P!

i was gonna do it but i'm washin me hair(wots left of it)that weekend.

damn.  

Take your pick! Victor looks amazin, and so does Dexter, just how DO you split guys this good.

Looking at the pics Victor is the slightly larger, if that counts for anything?!

Non are "MASS MONSTERS", but asthetics are what bodybuilding is about to me. Mass with class, not mass for the sake of it.

Reaper.

i favour dexter out of those three...  

2007 ARNOLD CLASSIC WEEKEND



The list of competitors for the 2007 Arnold Classic Weekend was released today. A total of 65 athletes in men’s and women’s Bodybuilding, fitness and figure will converge in Columbus, Ohio on March 2-4 for the 19th edition of the ASC.

Here are the complete lists of competitors.

Gustavo Badell
Mark Dugdale
Tony Freeman
Marcus Haley
Phillip Heath
David Henry
Dexter Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
Dennis James
Victor Martinez
Ronny Rockel
Markus Ruhl
Sergey Shelestov
Vince Taylor
Branch Warren
Luke Wood

Wow, what a line up! This has to be the best line up EVER!
My money is on VICTOR MARTINEZ!!!  

HERNIA OPERATION FORCES JAMES TO WITHDRAW



On the heels of earning an invite to the Arnold Classic, Dennis James on Wednesday informed FLEX that he would not be competing in the contest, which will be held in Colmbus, Ohio, on March 2-4.

“I just got out of surgery yesterday for a hernia operation,” James said. “I’m not allowed to train for the next four to six weeks. I had to get it done, because it got worse the last two years. It was just time to do it now.”

James becomes the second top-caliber athlete to get knocked out of the Arnold lineup because of a hernia. James confirmed that friend and former training partner Melvin Anthony did not request an invite to the Arnold for the same reason.

“We both had the same problem,” James said. James, who finished 9th at this year’s Olympia, is now pointing to the New York Pro on May 12 as his first contest of the year.

“I’ve got to redeem myself from 2006,” James said, referring to his disappointing season. “Last year I said I was going to come in as big as possible for this last Olympia, and I can honestly say I achieved that, because I was bigger than ever. But I wasn’t really happy with my condition. When I was a couple of pounds lighter it was obvious that I was sharper than I was at the Olympia.

“So my goal is to come in at a lighter weight, like I did at the 2003 Olympia, but still try to stay full. I’m just going to bring it down, because I’m big enough anyway. If I come in at around 250 it will be the difference in being better conditioned.”

Since Dennis won’t be competing at the Arnold, look for his predictions on the show in the March issue of FLEX. But he did say that, perhaps more than ever, conditioning will be the name of the game.

“It’s all a matter of who comes in shape,” James said. “I really can’t believe that everybody’s going to come in shape. Everybody just came off the Olympia. To peak again in less than six months is very hard and everybody knows that. So there’s only a few that are going to be good enough to repeat or even come in a little better and those are the guys that will make it to the top.”

i cant wait for the arnold classic im going to it and im really excited to be. ive always wanted to go to this kind of competion. ill take some photos and put them on here when after i go.