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Held in the Grecian capital, Athens, this event brought together the greatest lineup of Men ever seen at a NABBA World Championships. Greece is the ancestral home of World Bodybuilding and the Olympics and all things physical. A total of 87 fantastic men battled it out in 6 different classes including JUNIORS and MASTERS.

The Men’s Show DVD includes the posing routines of the top 6 competitors in every class, through to the overall posedown and final awards. The Overall Mr World was DAYO AUDI of UK. The Class 3 winner was Australia’s own GRANT MAYO. Please click here for all of the details on PCB-281DVD, 1997 NABBA Worlds – Men: The Show.

The 2000 NABBA Australian Championships was a very special showcase for local, national and international talent. International because most of the Australian winners went on to win at the World Championships in New Zealand just 2 weeks later.
There were 8 men's classes, including the 4 Open Classes, Men's Junior, Men's Novice, Men's Masters and for the first time, a Men's Fitness class.

The Class Winners reads like a whose who of Australian bodybuilding and was as follows:

Men's Juniors - Shane Parke (Vic)
Men's Masters - Kym Johncock (S.A.)
Men's Novice - Dean Riordan (W.A.)
Men's Class 4 - Nick Jones (S.A.)
Men's Class 3 - Grant Mayo (NSW)
Men's Class 2 - Gary Vandenberg (S.A.)
Men's Class 1 - Brian Anthony (Qld)
Mr. Fitness - Erich Fangmeyer (Vic)

OVERALL MR. AUSTRALIA: NICK JONES (S.A.) .

For PCB-365DVD 2000 NABBA Australian Championships please click here. 

We have recently released a new DVD on “Mr Everything” Nick Jones. Click here for PCB-691DVDSP for an offering of all 4 DVDs on the very popular Nick Jones.

With FIBO 2008 taking place in Germany right now though till Sunday, it seemed a very appropriate time to release this classic strength confrontation on DVD!  Namely the Exciting Annual 'Grudge Match' in Powerlifting between Germany & USA!  Three lifts were used being - Bench Press, Squat and Double Deadlift.
USA was victorious this particular year winning two of the three events. The DVD starts out with 4’ (1 metre) tall German Markus Shick as he bench presses 200kg attempting a new world record. Markus is 20 years old and weighs 63 kg. (140 lbs). This is followed by the fantastic Germany vs USA Grudge Match.

USA’s James Henderson is a modern day Samson, who has benched 705 lbs in a t-shirt with no other lifting aids. He practically steals the show as he celebrates after his victory over German powerhouse Thomas Roettsches on the Bench Press.
Germany’s Frank Schramm wins the squat competition leaving the double deadlift (deadlifting as a pair) as the decider. See USA’s Phil Farmer and Walt Austin storm to victory in their stupendous gut-busting deadlift of 685 kg (1507 lb)!!

Jimmy 'Iron Bull' Pellechia from the USA performs power curls and then hits a few poses after his interview. Finally, strongman Manfred Höberl of 26" arms fame poses his incredible arms.

For all the details on this incredible video now released as PCB-226DVD, please click here.

For our many FIGURE fans and competitors, this is the DVD 2 disc set you have been waiting for. It contains more information on the subject of FIGURE COMPETITION & TRAINING than you could possibly imagine. If you could not attend the actual seminar this is your chance to enjoy the FIGURE SEMINAR DVD.
 
It covers TRAINING, POSING, DIETING, INSPIRATION, WINNING and much more.  Plus surprises! Go backstage live at a real show. See what it really takes to win and compete. This is 100% Figure, complete full body workout, posing lessons, training lessons, and more. It is NOT your usual slightly boring seminar!

The DVD includes extra's such as: DIET 101 and a full body workout with Amy, Wendy and Julie. For all of the comprehensive details on THE FIGURE SEMINAR 2 disc set, please click here for PCB-1273DVD.

To complete our series of contest DVDs from the 1998 NABBA Universe we have two great Pump Room DVDs available. Women's and Men's - both capturing the excitement and tension backstage as these great athletes prepare to fight their battles.

The Pump Room is an absolute highlight for backstage raw muscle action. It is muscles and oil and sweat and lots of pumping - all the interesting stuff that takes place back stage which is unseen by most fans.

MEN'S PUMP ROOM
All the make action. Ultimately it was a repeat victory for Pro Champion - Eddie Ellwood, weighing in at a shredded 285lbs, as well as for John Citrone (190 lbs) in the Masters Class. Gary Lister won the overall Amateur Mr Universe. For all of the details on the 1998 NABBA Universe Men's Pump Room, please click here for PCB-304DVD.

WOMEN'S PUMP ROOM
The wonderful Pina Theodoridis from Australia won her second overall Figure Class title while Julia Abel of UK took out the women's physique class in this great glimpse of the women behind the scenes at the Universe.
For all of the details on the 1998 NABBA Universe Women's Pump Room, please click here for PCB-303DVD.

I am saddened to report the death of world famous photographer Douglas Kent Hall in Albuquerque, NM last Sunday, March 30th. He was aged 69. Douglas shot all of the photos for the book Arnold: Education of a bodybuilder.
 
In that period from 1979 to 1982 he published 4 bodybuilding books, the 2 with Arnold  being Arnold: The Education of a Body Builder and Bodyshaping for Women, Bodymagic (with Lisa Lyon) and The Incredible Lou Ferrigno.

Several years ago we visited Douglas, selecting rare photos from his unpublished photos of Arnold to form a major part of our Photo Gallery in Arnold the early years DVD. For details on this, please click here for PCB-250DVD. I formed a strong friendship with Douglas and ended up ordering a series of signed Arnold prints that now hang in the GMV studio in Adelaide. We will miss him greatly. Tina and I extend our deepest sympathy to the Kent Hall family.