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He was wearing trackpants and a hoody, he must've been hot as its about 30 degrees in the gym. Perhaps it helped with his dehydration. The gym is a great place to train as its full of inspirational posters and memorabilia which are hung up on the wall. Tomorrow is the Pro show, can't wait to see what these guys will reveal underneath their tracksuits!! |
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 left: Lisa with Maree Stubbington. above: John Logheed and Allen Stubbington. right: 09 Elite placers Ali (3rd), Elena (2nd) |
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After landing we headed directly to Dohertys Gym to check out the action and hopefully spot some Pros. We were in luck! Within an hour of arriving, Dexter Jackson, Melvin Anthony and Lee Priest enter the room and us kiwis were all in bodybuilding heaven and in awe of their large muscles. |
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 Darryn's eyes lit up when Lee entered the room. What a kid!! cute |
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| Sesa gets into her cardio | Lisa with Melvin. Lee with his partner | Tony phographing Lee |
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| 12 March. Early Flight. Was a nice to see the team and supporters on the 6.30am flight from Auckland to Melbourne. The 3.5hr hour flight gave us all a good chance to catch up and chat about all things bodybuilding. Grant and Mike were looking lean and mean and contest ready. While Sesa was looking awesome for her Pro debut next week. She revealed her bod to us at the gym later in the day and all I can say is WOW. |
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 Mike Kingsnorth right: Darryn still in great shape |
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 Johnson reading up on his idol |
 Mike and family, Charlie and Jess right: Grant and Darryn squeeze into their seats |
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| 10 Mar. Some of the Pros have arrived in Melbourne. By Friday they'll be 16 Pros from 8 countries ready to do battle downunder. Pics here include: Right, Roelly Winklaar. Below: Michael Kafelianos. Rusty Jeffers. Faadi ZaaZaa |
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Updated Competitor List. It seems Moe is a late entry to the competition. |
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Forget Kai Green vs Dexter Jackson Who'll win the kiwi battle Mike Kingsnorth vs Grant Pieterse??? |
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| Just for Fun, Our 48 hour poll resulted in 43.5% to Grant and Mike had 37.7%!!! Looking forward to finally seeing them on stage. |
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10 March: 3 days to go and the excitement is building for the Australian Grand Prix. Sure, most of the auditorium will be looking forward to the battle between the leading contenders Kai Greene, Dexter Jackson and Melvin Anthony but the kiwis in the audience will be curious at the battle between our local hunks Mike Kingsnorth and Grant Pieterse. |
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Grant, who competed at last year's event will be aiming to improve on his condition from Pro debut last year. He went into this event with some health issues which resulted in him looking a little smoother than he'd like. With another year of training under his belt, we're sure he'll bring something new to the stage. As we have not seen him for quite some time, we're sure he's built more mass on his great structure but as you know boys and girls, its not about size, its the condition that counts. Mike last competed at the Aussie Pro in 2008, since then he's had problems with his knee and recently a calf issue. But that hasn't stopped Mike going hard out with his training. This year, he's making some changes to his diet which Mike hopes will help him come in harder. From his past contests, we know he has the potential to, its just a matter of putting it altogether on the day. Head to head, Grant might have the edge on Mike for his size and structure. But Mike is a great poser and is confident on the stage which sometimes makes the difference between winning and losing. But if Grant can come in the condition he did when he won the NZFBB CNI's in 08 then he could place high. One of our Hamilton spies has said "Grant has never come in so dry and Vascular as he is right now, he's brought his quads up alot since last year. I think Mike's not the only one who better be looking out for Grant. I reckon theres a possible top 6 placing if he nails it on the day. Looking forward to seeing what Mike brings too."
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Lisa will be spotting every photo op and posting pics of the pros before, during and post contest so make sure you check back to this page regularly for the latest news and stories.
Coupled with all the Pros competing, we're also looking forward to snapping and hopefully interviewing a couple of legends Rich Gaspari and Lee Priest who'll be making an appearance at the show.
Its going to be a memorable one for sure!
Melvin Anthony winner of the recent Phoenix Pro has confirmed! along with
Grigori Atayan 4th at Phoenix Pro. Ivan Sadek
| 24 Feb: The latest on Lee Priest is that he will not be competing this year but will be doing an interview on stage and meeting and greeting the fans at his 'Lee Priest Nutrition' booth. Below: Lee looking massive on 3 Feb 2010
As this is the tenth consecutive IFBB pro event that Tony Doherty is organising, he has decided to take the show to a whole new level and has booked the incredible Plenary Hall at the all new Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre. The Australian Pro Grand Prix is now the third longest running show in the world of pro bodybuilding. |
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| 2009 winner, Kai Greene has signed on to defend his Australian Pro Title in 2010. Also confirmed are Dextor Jackson and Dan Hill. Kiwi Pro Mike Kingsnorth will also be a contender! Day Includes: IFBB Pro Grand Prix X. NPFC All States Championships. King of the Bench - Pro Bench Press Comp |
| IFBB AUSTRALIAN PRO GRAND PRIX X SATURDAY 13TH MARCH 2010 Plenary Hall, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre Ticket Prices For tickets go to www.dohertysgym.com Prejudging Only $40 Finals only $99 All Day Pass $135 VIP $299 VIP PACKAGE INCLUDES: Reserve front and centre Prejudging and Finals seating. Free workouts at all Doherty's Gyms for the contest weekend (12-15th) Official contest t-shirt Contest DVD VIP seminar with the stars (Sunday 14th) Exclusive photo opportunities. |
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