The Nickname "Hollywood" was lovingly given to me by a group of strongman nestled deep within the backwards Pennsylvania mountains sometime last year as we sweat our asses off during a routinely brutal strongman training day.
My white sunglasses I donned that day and apparent Hollywood charisma (Do I really have charisma? Or are most people just brutally boring? idk) sparked the camo laden country music twangin' crew to award me such a moniker.
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.
Editors Note (Big Sean Andros): Week after week you've gotten to read my predictions and previews for the ladies side of the sport and occasionally I throw some insight into the men (if you can call it insight). This week's Europa Super Show in Dallas is shaping up the be the premier event of the summer and Rx Muscle will be providing the most in-depth coverage of any media outlet out there (CHECK BACK TO RX MUSCLE ALL WEEKEND FOR UP-TO-THE SECOND RESULTS,PLAY BY PLAY, PHOTOS, AND VIDEOS). To get things started on the right foot, I was able to twist the arm of the one and only Dave Palumbo to offer his pre-show commentary on some of the key athletes competing in the Mens Under-202.
Scott Siegel's Jailhouse Chronicles #4: The Workout Part-1
Written by Scott Siegel
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 01:38
Hello again everyone from my secluded paradise. Ha-Ha-sounded good - right? Secluded, yes - paradise, not so much but I always try to make the best out of a shitty situation. As you all know, I don't have access to any weights in here so this month I'll be talking about my interesting workout routine. Believe it or not, I won't be able to fit all my jailhouse routines into one article so this will be Part 1 of 4 - hell, it might even be a 5-part series. I think everyone out there will find these workouts very different from anything they have seen before. I'm not going to talk about push-ups and pull-ups or basic calisthenics. We all know about those and if you don't then you probably shouldn't be on this site. This is Rx Muscle where it's about hardcore training and learning things about bodybuilding that no other site can teach you.
Our first 500-word essay contest is in the bag and I have to say that, for the first one, it went pretty damn well. I also have to say that I was disappointed that so many of you who entered didn't follow the simple directions l laid out and explained in the simplest of terms. I had to disqualify over half of the entrants because they were submitted without a "by-line" under the title. I had no idea who wrote them! Just because your name is in your e-mail doesn't mean you can leave it off your essay. I drag them all into a folder and read them all at once at the end of the month. If your name isn't on your essay I'm not going to know who wrote it. Sounds like school doesn't it?
I hope all of you are going to be at the Dallas Convention Center August 13–14th to attend the 2010 IFBB/NPC Europa Super Show put on by Ed and Betty Pariso. It’s shaping up to be a really cool show with lots and lots of events to attend well beyond the pro/am bodybuilding competition.
Ed and Betty have taken contest promotion to a whole new level with their flavor of event. On top of IFBB Pro Mens bodybuilding and IFBB Fitness and Figure, there will also be NPC fitness, figure, bikini and bodybuilding.But there’s more…. Way more!There’s a Hot Fit Mom” contest, an opportunity to do a photo shoot with the real IFBB Pros up on stage, you can watch “Train with the Pros” at a gigantic gym set up in the middle of the expo hall, a hot body contest for male cover models, a fitness instructor of the year competition, power lifting, arm wrestling, an ASC Strong Man event, a fun midway for the kids, and much more including my favorite part – the muscle car show!
Written by Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historian
Sunday, 01 August 2010 03:55
In the world of American bodybuilding, the end of July has become synonymous with the coming of the NPC USA Championships. And although the USA contest has been held throughout the country over the past 30 years, Las Vegas has become the permanent home of this gargantuan event ever since the turn of the millennium.
Staged again this year on July 31st and once again held at Artemus Ham Hall on the campus of the University of Nevada/ Las Vegas, Jon Lindsay and his production staff once again proved they were up to the task of providing an outstanding event for a huge field of athletes.
With 44 contestants competing in the women's bodybuilding competition (one more than last year's total of 43 at this event), the four weight classes were evenly distributed with 9 lightweights, 13 middleweights, 12 light-heavyweights, and 10 heavyweights.
The Nickname "Hollywood" was lovingly given to me by a group of strongman nestled deep within the backwards Pennsylvania mountains sometime last year as we sweat our asses off during a routinely brutal strongman training day. 
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.
Editors Note (Big Sean Andros): Week after week you've gotten to read my predictions and previews for the ladies side of the sport and occasionally I throw some insight into the men (if you can call it insight). This week's Europa Super Show in Dallas is shaping up the be the premier event of the summer and Rx Muscle will be providing the most in-depth coverage of any media outlet out there (CHECK BACK TO RX MUSCLE ALL WEEKEND FOR UP-TO-THE SECOND 
Hello again everyone from my secluded paradise. Ha-Ha-sounded good - right? Secluded, yes - paradise, not so much but I always try to make the best out of a shitty situation. As you all know, I don't have access to any weights in here so this month I'll be talking about my interesting workout routine. Believe it or not, I won't be able to fit all my jailhouse routines into one article so this will be Part 1 of 4 - hell, it might even be a 5-part series. I think everyone out there will find these workouts very different from anything they have seen before. I'm not going to talk about push-ups and pull-ups or basic calisthenics. We all know about those and if you don't then you probably shouldn't be on this site. This is Rx Muscle where it's about hardcore training and learning things about bodybuilding that no other site can teach you.
In the world of American bodybuilding, the end of July has become synonymous with the coming of the NPC USA Championships. And although the USA contest has been held throughout the country over the past 30 years, Las Vegas has become the permanent home of this gargantuan event ever since the turn of the millennium.
