Atlantic City Pro
Sept 14-15, 2007


CONTEST SET FOR THIS WEEKEND

Written by: Allan Donnelly
www flexonline com


This weekend will be the final tune-up in the United States before the big dance, as a host of competitors are headed to New Jersey for the Atlantic City Pro on Friday and Saturday at the Trump Taj Mahal. As of Wednesday, 80 competitors were slated to compete in the four professional contests - men's and women's bodybuilding, fitness and figure. The action will begin at 5 pm on Friday with the men's bodybuilding and figure prejudging. Prejudging for women's bodybuilding and fitness will begin at noon on Saturday, with the finals for all divisions scheduled for 6 pm.

In men's bodybuilding, some of the biggest names in the sport are expected to turn out for the contests, making the Atlantic City Pro perhaps the deepest lineup since the Arnold Classic. The top six competitors from last weekend's Montreal Pro - Darrem Charles, Quincy Taylor, Johnnie Jackson, Chris Cormier, Fouad Abiad and Troy Alves - will all be on hand at the Jersey shore. Charles came out on top a week ago with his win in Montreal, but a lot can change in a week. Two competitors hoping that statement rings true are Cormier and Alves. Both took time off over the past year, albeit for entirely different reasons.

Alves, who turned pro in 2002, took nearly a year off from the stage after placing 15th at last year's Olympia. He returned to competition in Montreal with the goal of winning the first professional contest of his career. And although Alves had added size during his time away - he weighed in at 236 pounds in Canada, nine pounds more than he was at the '06 Olympia - things didn't turn out the way he had planned, as he took the stage too smooth and fell to sixth.

Cormier, meanwhile, took nearly two years off from competing, though not by choice. A severe back injury he suffered in July of 06 left him in the hospital and unable to walk for nearly two months. He began training for his comeback in March of this year. Despite holding his own in Montreal, his first contest since the 2005 Olympia, Cormier left disappointed as he finished fourth and narrowly missed out on qualifying for this year's Olympia. Whether or not Cormier and Alves can rebound in Atlantic City remains to be seen.

Adding intrigue to the mix is Melvin Anthony's decision to enter the contest just two weeks before the O. Anthony, who underwent hernia surgery in late 2006, hasn't competed since placing 5th at the 2006 Olympia. Based on that finish, Anthony would seem to be the favorite entering the show.

MEN'S BODYBUILDING
Fouad Abiad
Lee Apperson
Jason Arntz
Lionel Brown
Jimmy Canyon
Oscar Dexter
David Henry
Roland Huff
Johnnie Jackson
Richard Jackson
Rod Ketchens
Michal Kindred
Christian Lobarede
Jeff Long
Harold Marillier
Beat Meschberge
Evge Mishin
Craig Richardson
Jonathan Rowe
Daniele Seccarecci
Heniz Senior
Thomas Stellender
Nathan Wonsley
Darrem Charles
Quincy Taylor
Troy Alves
Chris Cormier
Melvin Anthony

WOMEN'S BODYBUILDING
Irene Anderson
Nicole Ball
Merceded Bazemore
Helen Bouchard
Debbie Bramwell
Maria Calo
Guisy Caputo
Charlotte Cureton
Angela Debatin
Melanie DeRosa
Aurelia Grosajov
Mary Ellen Jerumbo
Klaudia Larson
Debi Laszewski
Wendy McCready
Emery Miller
Lora Ottenad
Claudia Partenza
Beth Roberts
Carla Salotti
Irina Veselova

FITNESS
Alti Bautista
Jennifer Cassety
Bethany Gainey
Amy Haddad
Lori Kimes
Julie Lohre
Erin Riley

FIGURE
Jelena Abbou
Alejandra Abdala
Michelle Adams
Becky Clawson
Jennifer Cook
Andrea Dumon
Zoraida Figueroa-Rivera
Marie Gibbon
Heather Green
Debbie Leung
Lisa Morton
Claire Parmley

Hide 5 days out

Han er satme massiv :shock: :D

Syntes ikke der er noget som halter på ham, benene er også rigtig godt med =D>

christofferj skrev:Han er satme massiv :shock: :D

Syntes ikke der er noget som halter på ham, benene er også rigtig godt med =D>

Jeg synes nu ikke ryggen er for god eller hans mave for den sags skyld

Bay skrev:

christofferj skrev:Han er satme massiv :shock: :D

Syntes ikke der er noget som halter på ham, benene er også rigtig godt med =D>

Jeg synes nu ikke ryggen er for god eller hans mave for den sags skyld

Nej, det er sgu' rigtig.. Hans mave virker ikke helt så markeret

christofferj skrev:

Bay skrev:

christofferj skrev:Han er satme massiv :shock: :D

Syntes ikke der er noget som halter på ham, benene er også rigtig godt med =D>

Jeg synes nu ikke ryggen er for god eller hans mave for den sags skyld

Nej, det er sgu' rigtig.. Hans mave virker ikke helt så markeret

Ja maven er rigtig tarvelig- "Hormon mave"

Matt skrev:

christofferj skrev:

Bay skrev:

christofferj skrev:Han er satme massiv :shock: :D

Syntes ikke der er noget som halter på ham, benene er også rigtig godt med =D>

Jeg synes nu ikke ryggen er for god eller hans mave for den sags skyld

Nej, det er sgu' rigtig.. Hans mave virker ikke helt så markeret

Ja maven er rigtig tarvelig- "Hormon mave"

Jeg synes nu ikke det ligner en hgH mave, men mere dårlig genetik? Er jeg helt galt på den? Dog er der ingen tvivl om han er glad for hormoner

deltager listen mv er opdateret i første indlæg. Meget skarpe deltagere, fra Montreal Pro kommer.
Kan dog ikke se Hide, så det er måske bare tomme ord at han stiller op ?