Arnold Sport Festival, Feb 28th - Mar 3rd 2013!

[Lol]

Anyone attending? There should be some cool stuff to watch over the weekend. Plenty of bodybuilding contests along with powerlifting, weightlifting, MMA, Crossfit etc.

I notice that this year wipe-on/off tanning products have been banned in the BB comps:

ATHLETE NOTICE: THE IFBB HAS BANNED ALL TANS THAT CAN BE WIPED OFF. AN OFFICIAL WILL CHECK THE TAN OF ALL ATHLETES BACKSTAGE AND IF THE TAN COMES OFF BY SIMPLY WIPING, THE ATHLETE WILL BE TOLD TO REMOVE THE TAN BEFORE GOING ON STAGE.

Hope no one has to go on looking like they've just been scrubbed white!

I'm hoping for some Youtube coverage of some of the weightlifting sessions. Will probably have to wait for fans to post their vids after the event though.

 

[Totentanz]

I wonder what the reasoning is behind that ban? Seems kind of strange.

 

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Makes the IFBB feel powerful and in control of something? Easier and cheaper than testing for PEDs, with the added benefit that there's still a contest?

I wonder what the reasoning is behind that ban? Seems kind of strange.