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  • Handicapping the Hotlanta Hoedown

    I am LMAO at our Women’s Nationals Preview video, starring yours truly and my special guest, ’07 Women’s National champ Kristy...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanNovember 7, 2008
  • Itsy-Bitsy Subject

    It’s an open secret that the NPC is talking about adding a bikini division to its full range of women’s physique...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanNovember 4, 2008
  • Atlantic City Masters—a Lineup to Sigh For

    The men’s masters lineup at the Atlantic City Pro, which took place on September 12 and 13, was so strong, the...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanSeptember 19, 2008
  • Europa Flexers—Sedia and Smith Do the Texas Two-Step

    For a quiet gal, Jennifer Sedia causes a lot of upset. Like her upset, they-gave-it-to-the-middleweight? overall victory at the ’07 NPC...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanAugust 20, 2008
  • Things to Blog About

    I’m a list maker, and when life gets really busy with deadlines, etc., I go into list overdrive. Which is why,...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanJuly 10, 2008
  • Good Things Come in Smaller Packages

    Little Cathy LeFrancois scored her very first pro win at the New York Pro Women’s Bodybuilding contest on May 10. I...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanMay 23, 2008
  • Arnold Afterthought—the Amateur Contest

    Here’s something that’s been gnawing at my mind since the big weekend in Columbus, Ohio. What exactly is up with the...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanMarch 25, 2008
  • Media Savvy (Yeah, right)

    Readers familiar with Pump & Circumstance in IRON MAN may recall that I’m not keen on rumors about things that allegedly...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanMarch 10, 2008
  • Predictions Redux—Reflections on Going Out on a Limb

    Lmao ever since I made my “predictions” for the upcoming Arnold Sports Festival women’s pro bodybuilding, fitness and figure competitions in...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanFebruary 21, 2008
  • Fitness Athletes Rock Gladiators Opening Episodes

    Monday night I was watching “American Gladiators,” still astounded by IRON MAN photographer Roland Balik’s e-mail report that morning that little...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanJanuary 9, 2008
  • ’07 NPC Women’s Nationals—The Old Goldilocks Dilemma

    In women’s bodybuilding the line between winner and too much muscle is a lot like art: You know it when you...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanDecember 7, 2007
  • Media Star – Who Me?

    Although it’s more than two weeks since we came home from the Olympia, I have to admit, the big weekend is...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanOctober 23, 2007
  • Nix on Predicts—Well, Maybe Just One or Two

    I made my plane reservations for the Olympia today, way too late to get a real good deal on the airfare,...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanSeptember 7, 2007
  • Handicapping the Figure Race. Oh, Boy

    Before you remark that it’s a little early to be discussing these things, consider that there are already 21 women qualified...

    Blog PostRuth SilvermanJune 12, 2007