On Monday Night’s HEAVY MUSCLE RADIO show, 2x Arnold Strongman Champion Derek Poundstone officially announced that he’ll be competing in the December 11th Bros vs Pros 5 Deadlift Rematch. Poundstone is still recovering from a quad tear, but claims that it was one of Dave Palumbo’s posts on the Rx Muscle Forums-- doubting Poundstone’s ability to win Bros vs Pros with ease—that prompted him to enter this Saturday’s challenge.
In his radio interview, Poundstone commented that he was hesitant to enter the contest because he didn’t want to erase all hope of someone else winning, but Dave immediately countered and pointed out that this is even more of a reason for a gym “bro” to enter. And I have to agree. I mean, how awesome would it be to say that you beat Derek Poundstone, arguably the world’s strongest man, at his own game?
No more kefetching, The Yuckmouth Yenta is back! From this point forward you'll be getting weekly updates regarding behind-the-scenes news and gossip in bodybuilding and fitness industry.
Return Of The Legends
By now most of you have probably heard the rumblings about a new master's invitational show, IFBB World Masters Championship, set to take place on December 10, 2011 (http://www.jarkasgym.com). When I first heard about it, I was admittedly skeptical. In the last year or so I've seen and heard about so many potential contests in places such as Dubai, Japan, Germany, etc... that were canceled for some unknown reason. . . that whenever I hear about a new big show with tons of prize money, doubt is the first emotion to cross my doubting mind.
Mindi Smith Axed from FMG
had the pleasure of attending Lee Thompson and Tres Bennett's NPC Jr. USA here in Houston, Texas. During the show I heard a rumor that Mindi Smith (winner of the 2010 IFBB Phoenix Pro Figure this past February) had recently been suspended and would not be allowed to compete in the upcoming Ms. Figure Olympia. Photographer, Comic book aficionado, and Mindi's agent, J.M. Manion was in attendance shooting the show, so I figured who better to ask! J.M. sat his tukhus down right next to me and explained that Mindi had not been suspended, but actually had been dropped by FMG (Fitness Management Group), which he and his wife, Debra, own and operate.
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the third and final Europa Show of the year-- the Europa Super Show in Dallas, TX. This is the largest and best attended of Ed and Betty Pariso's fitness weekends. Lately, I've been remiss in my role of gossip monger extraordinaire, so I decided to go a little meshuga this week and I sought out the finest gossip there was to be had.
This past weekend I was privileged to attend the PBW Tampa Bay Pro Championships. Tim Gardner did a excellent job putting on a fantastic show. He also provided me with the perfect hunting ground for top shelf gossip! A brocheh (a blessing) to you Tim!
I want to give a shout out to Shawn Ray, who told me he was a fan of the Yuckmouth Yenta column. He did, however, follow up the compliment with, "Just don't write anything about me in there." Well Shawn, I gotta at least clear up the speculation about your Martin Luther King-inspired"I had a dream. . ." post on MD. For those who aren't familiar with Shawn's recent fantasy sequence, it detailed a desire to return to the competitive stage, and what might happen if did so. During the intermission of the PBW Tampa Pro, I asked Shawn what the deal was... Is he really contemplating a comeback?
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