Editors Note: Rx Muscle's own Bryan Attila Hildebrand will be supplying complete coverage of the 2011 Arnold Strongman Classic starting with a series of articles relating to the history of the event as well as in-depth profiles of the athletes competing. Look for the live play-by-play of the ASC on March 5th and 6th as well as video interviews and a competition wrapup following the events.
This year’s Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) has some very familiar faces with the addition of some unusual twists. This year’s ASC will take place March 4-5 in Columbus, Ohio on the main EXPO stage as part of the larger Arnold Sports Festival. 2009 and 2010 Arnold Strongman Champion Derek Poundstone and 6x winner Zydrunas Savickas will face off against each other in a rematch for the ages! Throw in eight other fierce competitors, as well as the addition of one athlete who qualified via an Strongman event in Los Angeles, and you have the making of one spectacular competition!
In two words, the ladies on stage tonight in the Fitness International BROUGHT IT. No one took their invitation to this prestigious show lightly and all the top competitors stepped their game up. Unfortunately, the overriding theme at the finals was the slippery floor. Its standard practice to begin every show with the fitness routines because the floor is dry and none of the bodybuilders have had a chance to sweat and oil up the floor. Tonight the show began with the women's bodybuilding routines and it made for a dangerous surface. It created slips, falls, and nerves that impacted each routine and could have had some role in the final judging.CLICK HERE FOR CONTEST GALLERY OF ROUTINES AND PHYSIQUE ROUND.
Best Free Drink: Chained Out at the ALR Industries booth.
Notable by their absence: Weider, Muscular Development
Best New Kids on the Block: Species / RX Muscle, of course!
Author L. Rea at the 2009 Arnold Expo!
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