Thread: Australian Pro Grand Prix '09 - information and news

Here is my working list, still waiting on a few confirmations but it is shaping up real good. Support Pro Bodybuilding

2009 Athletes List

Definites
Lee Priest
Con Demetriou
Dennis James
Silvio Samuel
Toney Freeman
Sergey Shelestov
Ivan Sadek
Mike Kefalianos
Oscar Dexter
Rusty Jeffers
Grant Pieterse

Probables
Ahmad haider
Ronnie Rockel
Hide Yamagishi
Fadi Zaazaa
Beat Meschberger
Ricky Welling
Oliver Adzievski

Wish List
Kai Green
Ronnie Coleman
Vic Martinez

It is fantastic to see 5 Aussies competing.
Lee Priest, Ivan Sadek, Con Demetriou, Beat Meschberger and Mike Kefalianos

Dennis James will be there? That sounds cool. This guy is a mass monster.

Ivan too?
Shit!

What an Aussie line up!

Ill make this a sticky for you mate.

I just need ticket prices and im there!

Is Ivan the guy with the huge arms? I remember being at the IFBB Australia and there was a guy in the audience in a green top I think with a little kid. That guy's arms were huge and I forgot to ask who that guy was. He definitely looked like a pro.

Originally Posted by ProteinDirect

Is Ivan the guy with the huge arms? I remember being at the IFBB Australia and there was a guy in the audience in a green top I think with a little kid. That guy's arms were huge and I forgot to ask who that guy was. He definitely looked like a pro.

Most people have only ever seen him in the crowd of shows freaking out, so probably.
This will be his pro debut.

M.O, you were there at the IFBB Australia. Do you think you saw him there? Because if you think he was there I would say that was definitely him. I know that sometimes clothes can enhance your physique but to me he seems to have the biggest arms ever of any Aussie guy I've ever seen.

Originally Posted by ProteinDirect

M.O, you were there at the IFBB Australia. Do you think you saw him there? Because if you think he was there I would say that was definitely him. I know that sometimes clothes can enhance your physique but to me he seems to have the biggest arms ever of any Aussie guy I've ever seen.

I didn't see him at Cronulla, no.

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Originally Posted by Pro Lee Priest

I am trying with shoulder injury to be definate....see orthopedic surgeon on 28th...........so we will see......training is ok...but i am sure everyone would know ..whos had an injury trying to train 100% with a torn tendon aint easy...........espcially for a contest where you need to be 100% mentally as well..and right now with injury i feel fucked........more mental then physical

First time i've see Lee not post in all caps lock.

Originally Posted by M.O

I didn't see him at Cronulla, no.

Now I'm confused. There was this huge arms guy next to where the bar was at Cronulla. Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait until the Aussie Grand Prix to see who he is.

EDIT: Actually M.O, Ivan Sadek was there. After you mentioned he wasn't there I kept thinking to myself if that guy wasn't an Aussie Pro (the one with huge arms in a green t-shirt and with a little kid) who could he be? So I did a search to see what Ivan Sadek looks like and if he's the one in the third video on this page he was definitely there at the Cronulla (with a green top) and he looks absolutely massive ( http://almostperfectmen.blogspot.com...01/videos.html )

I must of missed him mate, sorry.
But holy crap! That looks like a candid vid of him!
Some stalker videoing him on their phone and posting it up on the net!

I was talking to Ivan before Xmas when I was visiting one of the many supp shops - as you do. He happened to be there as well. He was looking fucking huge. A nice bloke too; I found him to be very unassuming.

Originally Posted by M.O

I must of missed him mate, sorry.
But holy crap! That looks like a candid vid of him!
Some stalker videoing him on their phone and posting it up on the net!

I looked for photos of him on the net and I couldn't find any. That video was the only thing I found doing a random search. He'd be great to see at the Melbourne show. Isn't it amazing if you think about it, this I think is the eight proshow held in Australia. It seems like only last year the only way you could see just one pro was to have him as a guest poser. Man time flies.

Originally Posted by Franco the Bat

I was talking to Ivan before Xmas when I was visiting one of the many supp shops - as you do. He happened to be there as well. He was looking fucking huge. A nice bloke too; I found him to be very unassuming.

Ive only ever seen him twice. Second time looks like he was on a break, but first time i clearly remember him standing over at the bar area (lol same as you PD) of the Revesby Workers club at the Australasia's back in 2005....
Reports are he is 125kg hard...about right, Franco?

Originally Posted by ProteinDirect

I looked for photos of him on the net and I couldn't find any. That video was the only thing I found doing a random search. He'd be great to see at the Melbourne show. Isn't it amazing if you think about it, this I think is the eight proshow held in Australia. It seems like only last year the only way you could see just one pro was to have him as a guest poser. Man time flies.

Thanks to MessiahOfMuscle!
Australia wouldn't be on the bodybuilding scene otherwise.
An Aussie pro would be stupid not to take advantage of this as it means travelling costs cut wayy back for them!