2011 Australian Pro Grand Prix XI Live Play-by-Play - how it all went down!

[Butch Peterson]

STAY UP ALL NIGHT cuz
THIS IS WHERE ITS ALL GOING DOWN

2011 Australian Pro Play-by-Play Prejudging starts Fri 11 pm (Eastern) Finals Sat 3am (Eastern)

and for you West Coasters... Prejudging Friday at 8 pm Pacific, Finals at Midnight!



Contest Promoter, Tony Doherty is putting on his 11th Aussie Pro in the Land Down Under (Melbourne, Australia) on Saturday, March 12th!



IFBB Men's Pro Bodybuilding & Women's Pro Figure along with a huge EXPO with Sponsors/ Vendors!
* Top 3 Finalists Qualify for Mr. Olympia Weekend

[Butch Peterson]

Competitor's List and Link to their Stage Pictures

Men Pro Bodybuilding	Women Pro Figure
View Comparisons	View Comparisons
IFBB Pro Men Grigori Atoyan Ben Pakulski Adorthus Cherry Dennis Wolf Michael Kefalianos Darryn Onekawa Daniel Hill Johnnie Jackson	IFBB Pro Figure Ellena Reidie Jeni Briscoe Daniela OMara Sara Picken-Brown Kelli Johnson Alicia Harris Lisbeth Halikka Kristy Thomson Erin Stern Raechelle Chase

[zan_tuning]

Saw a pic of JOJ earlier looking SHREDDED

[yazid]

should be an easy win for the big bad

[*Joeggurnaut13*]

haha wow. at least they cant do worse then top ten haha! i crack me up... i give it to jj or pakman. mike k 2nd and dennis 3rd.

[DARK NIGHT]

its pakmans show

[Mike]

its pakmans show

I wish him the best.

[intensity45]

Got a feeling wolf might burn out on this one, cause everyone knows how consistant he is....lol

[Mike]

Got a feeling wolf might burn out on this one, cause everyone knows how consistant he is....lol

Yeah consistency is an issue but he was so lean last week all he had to do is watch his carbs and he's in like Flint.

[iWarrior]

This is easliy Dennis show to win.

[Butch Peterson]

Hey guys,

This 2011 Australian Pro Grand Prix should be a fun event. According to the latest info we have there are eight competitors. Expected on stage tonight are:

Grigori Atoyan, recently took 7th place in the inaugural Flex Pro Championships, February 19th in Santa Monica. Some thought Atoyan would be the dark horse at the Flex Pro, but that was not to be.

This is how he looked at the prejudging of the Flex Pro with assessment by George Farah (GF) and Shawn Ray (SR).

Grigori Atoyan
GF: Greg looks good! Hams are in. Crazy calves! Big arms!
SR: Hard and good shape! Nice from the front; soft from the rear.

Also on stage tonight will be AD Cherry. Cherry competed at the Flex Pro as wel,l but did not make the top 16. Here is what he looked like at the Flex Pro prejudging with George and Shawn's comments:

AD Cherry
GF: Great symmetry and shape. Could be tighter in the hams and glute area.
SR: Tiny waist! Side shots are pleasant, but no wow factor. Torn pec still visible. Tad soft from rear.

Ben Pakulski is also making this his third competition in four weeks. This is what he looked like at the Flex Pro when he took fifth place:

Ben Pakulski:
GF: Great! Very good from the front! Good condition, lower back could be tighter.
SR: Big freaking legs!!!!! Good serratus; great tan! Hams are shredded! Big rear delts, but needs back detail to match thickness! Big boy. Interesting to see where they put him.

And this is how he looked at the Arnold Classic last weekend, where he placed 10th:

Ben Pakulski:
Flex Wheeler: better than he was at Flex Pro! A bit drier, crazy Quads and calves. Needs some more Back thickness, glutes are ripped.
Shawn Ray: Big Full and Thick Canadian in the house! Calves are sick big! A tad soft from the side, Big shoulders shallow back!


Dan Hill took 13th at the Flex Pro. Here is what he looked like three weeks ago:

Dan Hill
GF: Needs more Arms overall. He is young, 24.
SR: Slight on the "Size" end of things, tad soft here. Color is light, conditioning needs to be more detailed.

Johnnie Jackson took seventh place in the Arnold:

Johnnie Jackson:
FW: Looks as good as he has ever been! Big, Full Hard, Hams are in, impressive! He is on for him!
SR: Working with George Farah looks good! Wide thick and muscular! Best he's been in agile!

But tonight all eyes will be on Dennis Wolf who placed fourth in the Flex Pro and second in the Arnold. Here is a shot of the Big Bad Wolf at the Arnold with Shawn and Flex's assessments:

Dennis Wolf:
FW: Sharper than Flex Pro. out of shape he is out of the mix In shape he can battle! Looks like he is Battling today!
SR: Sharper than Flex Pro, Color a tad Orange, Good Side Poses! Stomach control needs work. Small waist, Shoulders improved!

[Mike]

This is the year of Johnnie Jackson.

Just look at the intensity of his workouts with Branch Warren. Combined with working with George Farah, Johnnie is going to be noticed this year.

[Butch Peterson]

Also on the list is Michael Kefalianos. The Greek/Australian did a whopping six competitions last year and every show he fell just short of qualifying for the Mr Olympia. Has he made the improvements he needs to pull it off in his first show in 2011? We shall see.

Here he is at the 2010 Europa Super Show where he took fifth place:

Darryn Onekawa of Rotorua, the Mr New Zealand 2005 winner, is also confirmed.

[Mike]

K-fed Working out a week or two out from the Australian Pro

[Butch Peterson]

Here is a vid we posted of Michael Kefalianos that was filme only three days ago:

In this video, we check out Kefalianos three days out at 240 lbs depleted. His US manager Kostas Marangopoulos gives us the inside scoop on whats going on with Michael and what changes he has made in the off season to shoot for that so far elusive Mr. O qualification

IFBB Pro Michael Kefalianos trains 3 days out from the 2011 Australian Pro Grand Prix