2010 Post-Arnold Poll Results and New Poll for April 2010

Thank you to everyone that voted in the 2010 Post-Arnold polls. I asked "Do you agree with the placings" for each of the pro categories (Ms. International, Fitness International, Figure International)

For Ms. International, 55% said No, while 45% said Yes. For proof of voting, click here: http://poll.pollcode.com/y9dn_result

For Fitness International, an overwhelming 75% of you said NO, while 25% said Yes. To view the poll yourself, click here: http://poll.pollcode.com/zse_result

For Figure International, much like Fitness International, an overwhelming of you (71%) said no, while only 29% said Yes. To view proof of voting, click here: http://poll.pollcode.com/oSZ_result

While the voting is over, you can still post your comments on the links I provided you, or leave a comment below.

For this month, the poll is How do you feel about IFBB Pro Bikini, with its first couple of shows in the books? Your choices are:

• I think it's a great addition to the IFBB
• I need to see the rest of this year's shows to make an opinion
• Just another T and A division for the IFBB

Results to be revealed at the end of the month.

Arnold 2010 Poll Results

Thanks to everyone that voted in the Arnold 2010 polls. According to you, all three current Olympia champions will go on to win this year's Arnold in their respective divisions. Will you be right? We'll find out tonight!

Here's the results of the polls:

Ms. International
Lisa Aukland 9%
Dayana Cadeau 6%
Iris Kyle 30%
Debi Laszewski 17%
Mah-Ann Menz 0%
Yaxeni Oriquen Garcia 7%
Jeannie Paparone 2%
Betty Pariso 2%
Alina Popa 13%
Brenda Raganot 6%
Elena Shportun-Willemer 2%
Antoinette Thompson 4%
Dena Westerfield 4%

Fitness International
Myriam Capes 0%
Regain De Silva 3%
Nicole Duncan 0%
Tina Durkin 3%
Allison Either 3%
Adela Garcia 37%
Oksana Grishina 6%
Tanji Johnson 23%
Julie Palmer 3%
Kayde Puckett 11%
Camala Rodriguez 3%
Sylvia Tremblay 3%
Kizzy Vaines 0%
Bethany Wagner 0%
Trish Warren 6%

Figure International
Monica Brant 17%
Cristiana Casoni 6%
Krissy Chin 4%
Alicia Harris 0%
Candice Houston 0%
Heather Mae French 13%
Monica Mark-Escalante 2%
Angela Mraz 4%
Larissa Reis 2%
Felicia Romero 13%
Rosa Marie Romero 0%
Sherlyn Roy 0%
Mindi Smith 4%
Erin Stern 2%
Kristi Tauti 0%
Kim Tilden 0%
Andrea Watson 8%
Latisha Wilder 2%
Nicole Wilkins-Lee 23%

Don't forget the catch the free webcast tonight! It will kick off at 7PM Eastern/6PM Central.

http://webcast.bodybuilding.com/fitshow/2010arnold/arnold-classic-webcast.html

Poll Results for January 2010 and New Polls for February 2010

Thanks once again for the great response to the Poll of the Month. Last month, I asked: Which division will stand out the best in the NPC and IFBB in 2010? Figure won with 35% of your votes, followed VERY closely by women's bodybuilding with 31%, then bikini with 22%, and fitness with 11%. It will be interesting to see if this will be true for the year 2010.

This month, I have three polls, and all three have to do with the Arnold. I'm basically asking who will win what division. The polls usually close at the very end of the month, but this time, I'm going to make an exception. They will actually close on March 4th, on the day the Arnold begins. Choose carefully! Results will be revealed on March 4th. The time that they will be revealed will depend on whether yours truly will be in Columbus or not.

Poll Results for December 2009 and New Poll for January 2010

On the final month of 2009, I asked you Who do you think will have a better career in pro wrestling? In one of the most active and closest polls ever on this site,56% of you said it will be Zivile Raudoniene in WWE, while 43% of you said it will be Kristal Lashley (Marshall) in TNA. Time will tell if either or both of them have great success in their respective companies.

Now, for the first poll of 2010..Which division will stand out the best in the NPC and IFBB in 2010? By stand out, I'm talking about participation, involvement, stars it will create, etc. A good deal happened in 2009 that can help make a valid case for any of the divisions in 2010.

Poll Results for November and New Poll for December

Thanks to everyone that voted on last month's Poll. I asked: Would YOU like to see an Arnold Selection Show. For the first time since I began the Poll of the Month, EVERYONE voted yes. Not a single person voted "No". We'll see if this happens again. Maybe as early as this month.

The last poll question of 2009 has to do with two IFBB pros in the wrestling world right now: Who do you think will have a better career in pro wrestling? Zivile Raudoniene in WWE or Kristal Lashley (Marshall) in TNA? Time will tell, and there's no guarantee they will have major television time. Then again, both could redefined their respective companies's women's division, for better or worse.

Poll Results for October and New Poll for November

Thanks to everyone that answered the October Poll of the Month. I asked last month, With the elimination of the 45 second mandatories and one-piece swimsuit round, will this help or hurt the fitness division? 50% of you said that it was too early to tell at this point (which I agree), 33% said that this would help the division, while 16% said that this would hurt the division. I think we'll get a better grasp of the changes during the 2010 season.

This month's question has to do with something I blogged earlier, regarding having a Arnold selection show. Check out the link to see what I'm talking about.

My question for you is: Would YOU like to see an Arnold Classic Selection Show in the future? Yes or No?

September Poll Results and New Poll For October

Thanks to everyone that voted on the September Poll of the Month. I asked the question: If it were up to you, where would you host the Olympia? 73% of you chose to hold it at a different city each year, 26% said to hold it in Madison Square Garden, and not a single one of you chose to keep it in Las Vegas. WOW...didn't see that coming!

This month's question is: With the elimination of the 45 second mandatories and one-piece swimsuit round, will this help or hurt the fitness division? Your choices are

• Help the division
• Hurt the division
• Too early to tell right now

Have a great October, everyone!

August Poll Results and New Poll For September

Thanks to everyone that voted on last month's poll. I asked the question, just out of curiosity: After seeing the NPC bikini contests so far, in terms of the entire package, do you see a real difference in bikini and figure? In a landslide, 66% of you said that it was a big difference between figure and bikini. The other choices each got 11%. That didn't surprise me at all. But ya know, there are those in some message boards that don't see a difference and will refuse to see a difference. Just thought I'd throw that question out there to all of you.

Now...onto this month's question. As you all know, the Olympia is this month (September 24-27, to be exact). And it's held once again in Via Las Vegas. With that being said, here's my question to you: If it were up to you, where would you host the Olympia? Here are your choice:

• Move it to Madision Square Garden in New York
• Keep it in Las Vegas
• Hold it in a different city each year

I don't see it happening anytime soon, but who knows? :)

Poll Results for June and New Poll for July

Wow...can you believe we are halfway through with 2009?! Time files, doesn't it! With that, it's time for the results of last month's poll, and a new question to be asked:

Last month, I asked If the NPC/IFBB were to give you a chance to reconstruct ONE female division, which would you choose? And overwhelming 70% of you chose women's bodybuilding, while 20% chose figure, and just 10% chose fitness. I'm not gonna lie; I was shocked by these results. I'll post how I feel about the divisions sometime after the Olympia.

This month's question has to do with publicity in the business: Which form of publicity do you feel is the best in the female muscle industry? The choices are,

• television
• internet
• magazine

The Olympia is fast approaching, and there's more contests on the way? Who will join the Olympia Class of 2009? :)