OLYMPIA 2010! CONGRATS JAY! and DERIK!

Here's how it went: Jay Cutler, former 3 time Mr. O, fought the closest battle of his career to edge out an ever-improving Phil Heath to grab a 4th Sandow and plant his feet firmly in the cement of history...Jay - congratulations from your 619 Muscle family!

And, as for us local guys, it was an amazing weekend! Of course, Vegas isn't all that far from home, so many of the 619 Muscle family were in attendance, either working or competing in one of the many events. Meriza worked the MAN Sports booth w/ Khay, and they were both extremely busy all weekend. Our good friend from a few miles north, Sonia Gonzalez, won the inaugural Ms. Olympia Bikini contest, and local Pro Figure competitors and 619 friends, Julie Ann Kulla and Krissy Chin got the chance to strut beneath big "O" in Figure this year. Beautiful, amazing ladies - congrats!


For us, however, the big story of the day was the Pound4Pound Challenge that took place at the Expo on both days. Both Derik and Pete competed, going head-to-head against each other and Big Ben Pakulski in a contest that challenged not only strength but will, heart and stamina. When the dust settled, Derik stood on top of the heap, having repped 25 solid reps with 2x his bodyweight in the Deadlift. And, after Pete got a best ever squat of 460lbs x 8 deep reps, to be outshined by Big Ben, who got 10 reps with 600lbs (Ben weighs 300lbs these days), Derik came out strong and pounded out 20 solid, ass-deep reps with 405lbs...just about 2.25x his bodyweight! This outdid all the other competitors and placed Derik on top of the heap once the numbers were crunched. Pete and Derik tied in the Bench Press bodyweight for reps - 26 reps each - this earned Pete a distant but noteworthy 2nd place overall.

All in all, an ass-kicking weekend for the 619 Crew!