Women who are managed by JM Manion and Fitness Management Group have dominated almost every major contest held by the International Federation of Bodybuilders. In contrast, other competitors who do not sign with the company, but are regarded as superior, consistently get rewarded with lower contest placings (Monica Brant, Kelly Ryan, etc…). This comes as...

Jul 6, 2010

Jul 6, 2010 Dear RxMuscle- At times, the impression of guilt, at least in the public eye, as it relates to the influencing of public opinion, can be even worse than true guilt. Take, for example, the fact that your message board has recently deleted a thread intimating that a Mr. J.M. Manion might be guilty of sexual impropriety as it relates to women who...

May 6, 2010

May 6, 2010 I’m not really much for conspiracy theories. I pretty much think Oswald probably acted alone, I think we landed on the moon, and I doubt there’s ever been an alien autopsy in Area 51. But when I see a blatant example of profiteering being done under the guise of official channels, and it’s all spelled out for me by the idiots who...

This past weekend was the second annual NPC Jax Physique, an NPC contest promoted by none other than MuscleTech sponsored bodybuilder, and former Mr. Olympia, Dexter Jackson. Although the competition included a bikini division, the chairperson for the state, Shannon Dey, decided to take her entire stable of bikini athletes out of state to compete. Participation...

If you’re not a fan of the steroid-laden world of physique competitions, you probably don’t know much, if anything, about that particular world. In short, there are two major federations that people compete in, one professional (the IFBB) and one amateur (the NPC). These two groups represent the dominant federations in physique competition today...