The Ruthless Report 13: Fitness Follies of 2013…and More

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Published on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:55

Written by Ruth Silverman

The Ruthless Report 13: Fitness Follies of 2013…and More

The ascension of Tanji Johnson to the head of the class at the Fitness International on March 1 in Columbus, Ohio, set up a dramatic scenario for the Olympia that none of us could have imagined six months ago—or even five months ago, after Adela Garcia had won the Fitness O for the seventh time and then lost to Oksana Grishina two weeks later at the Arnold Europe.

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The Ruthless Report 12: Wham! Bam!… Plus Celebrity Notes

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Published on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 19:50

Written by Ruth Silverman

The Ruthless Report 12: Wham! Bam!… Plus Celebrity Notes

Wham! Bam! That's Some Bikini, Ma'am

We often talk about a competitor who has “burst on the scene,” but in the case of Arizona bikini bombshell Bam Bridges it was more like an explosion. The 5'2 3/4" mother of two from Scottsdale came out of nowhere in 2010 to take first in figure at the NPC Brown Chiropractic Arizona Open—Bam!—a feat she has duplicated in most of the contests she's entered in since then, including the recent ’13 NPC Iron Man Naturally Championships at the Los Angeles Fitness Expo, where she dominated the A-class and masters bikini lineups

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The Ruthless Report 11: Adela and Lisa—Redemption and Reinvention

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Published on Saturday, 29 December 2012 13:43

Written by Ruth Silverman

The Ruthless Report 11: Adela and Lisa—Redemption and Reinvention

This month's Report updates a couple of fitness stars who have a lot in common besides the fact that they both competed at the ’02 Olympia.

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The Ruthless Report 10: Darrian's Whirlwind Flight Into Fitness

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Published on Tuesday, 20 November 2012 10:31

Written by Ruth Silverman

The Ruthless Report 10: Darrian's Whirlwind Flight Into Fitness

 
It's no secret that I love the sport of fitness. I covered it in its infancy back in the late ’80s, and I was present in Santa Monica, California, in 1999 when now-seven-time Fitness Olympia champ Adela Garcia beat out some 40 women to win the overall at the NPC USA. Of course, that was back in the day—before figure, before bikini, before women's physique.

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The Ruthless Report 9: The Money Shot…and More

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Published on Tuesday, 16 October 2012 18:01

Written by Ruth Silverman

The Ruthless Report 9: The Money Shot…and More

 

It was a September to remember for this intrepid physique-world reporter. The Olympia Weekend in Vegas at the end of the month was of course a major highlight, but I also got to travel cross country for a unique assignment at the Johnny Stewart Fitness Championships in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: recording an Olympia predictions video with eight-time Mr. O Lee Haney. More on that—and Johnny's fabulous event—below. But first a word about the absolute queen among queens of the 2012 IFBB Olympia competitions.

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The Ruthless Report 8: Ruthless at the O—Saturday

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Published on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 21:49

Written by Ruth Silverman

The Ruthless Report 8: Ruthless at the O—Saturday

 

Riding the bus to the Olympia Expo with the newly recrowned Ms. Olympia, Iris Kyle, was a great way to start off the day. We talked corsets and competition. "Get an expensive one," she advised, regarding waist-cinchers (not bodybuilders).

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