August 30, 2010
Results from the CBBF 2010 Nationals in Toronto & Saskatoon

Men's Junior
1st Patrick Gregoire

Men's Grandmasters
1st Henry Van Dijk

Women's Junior
1st Kayla Prysiazniuk

July 5, 2010
Manitoba Muscle Photos Update

MABBA 2010 Provincials Stage photography dvd’s are ready for pickup any time today, after 6pm Monday July 5th at the Assiniboine Athletic Club, 401-83 Garry Street (Ft. Garry Place downtown). Please bring a piece of ID to the front desk, and if you send somebody in advance, please call ahead and let them know (942-3488). Pictures will be available at this location for one month after which other arrangements will have to be made for pick up. Questions can be directed to manitobamuscle@mts.net

June 10, 2010
2010 Mercedes-Benz Winnipeg Provincial Championships Results & Photos

Men's and Women's Bodybuilding Results
Fitness and Figure Results
Bikini Results

Photos

April 14, 2010
Congratulations

MABBA would like to congratulate our 14 athletes who represented Manitoba at the NPC.

April 6 , 2010
2010 Mercedes-Benz Winnipeg Novice Championship Results!

2010 Novice Results

2010 Novice Photos
Photos are courtesy from Manitoba Muscle
To any competitor who forgot to sign up for the onstage picture package during the weigh-in on Friday but still wants to buy one, you can drop an email with your full name and competitor number to manitobamuscle@mts.net and we'll see what we have available.
Front Stage photos will be ready approximately 3-4 weeks after the show, as mentioned at the weigh-in

February 5, 2010
Congratulations

January 22, 2010
Christina Mehling in Las Vegas

IFBB Figure Pro Christina Mehling left the icy confines of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Las Vegas for a couple days of fun and shooting at our Las Vegas Studio this week. Read more...

November 23, 2009
Congratulations

October 23, 2009
NEW Bikini class for 2010 Mercedes-Benz Winnipeg Novice & Provincial Championships

2009 CBBF Bikini Rules

Height Classes

For all contests with two (2) classes:

• Up to and including 5’4”
• Over 5’4”

• National level contests do not permit competitors to crossover into Bodybuilding, Fitness or Figure at the same event.
• Competitors will compete in a two-piece suit. The bottom of the suit must be v-shaped. No thongs are permitted. Competitors can compete in an off the rack suit. All swimsuits must be in good taste.
• Competitors must wear high heels.
• Competitors may wear jewelry.

Competition Judging

• Competitors will walk onstage alone and perform their Model Walk (personal preference)
• The Model Walk consists of the following: Walk to the center of the stage, stop and do a front stance then a full turn and do a rear stance then turn to the front again in front of the judges and then proceed to the side of the stage.

• Competitors will be judged wearing a two-piece swimsuit and heels.
• The competitors will be brought out in a group and directed to do a full front and rear stance.
• Judges will have the opportunity to compare competitors against each other in half turns. (No side judging permitted, front and back only.)
• Judges will be scoring competitors on the following items:
• Balance and Shape
• Overall physical appearance including complexion, skin tone, poise and overall presentation.

2009 National Bikini winners Leigh Lingham

October 20, 2009
2009 World Police & Fire Games

MABBA's Eric Dunton placed 3rd in the Senior (B) 80 kg Class

August 24, 2009
2009 National Bodybuilding Championships

August 22nd, Vancouver, BC

Results
1st Mens Junior - Darnell Collins
3rd Mens Master Heavyweight – Todd Payette
6th Mens Lightweight – Arman Ayson
3rd Mens Light Heavyweight – Craig Bonnett
4th Womens Lightweight – Leigh Mollison
14th Womens Maters – Nicole Roy

See full results on CBBF site.

August 18, 2009
2009 CBBF National Figure/Fitness Championships

20 Fitness and Figure athletes represented Manitoba for the 2009 CBBF National Figure/Fitness Championships.

Check out the results

July 28, 2009
MABBA’s next IFBB PRO

Read Mike Zylstra's letter in FLEX Magazine (September 2009 edition).

July 20, 2009
Competitor eligibility

MABBA Competitors,

The CBBF is in the process of identifying Canadian competitors presently eligible to compete at the 2009 North American Championships as well as the 2010 Arnold Amateur Classic.

Although the CBBF has the luxury of time, they are requesting your assistance to expedite the formation of the Canadian Teams and trust that this may alleviate any last minute concerns that the athletes may have.

If you are interested and are qualified to compete at the above noted competitions (see CBBF home page www.cbbf.ca under International Competition Qualification Standards) let me know. Once the athletes have been identified, the CBBF will then provide each competitor with a letter encouraging their participation.

If you know of any athletes who may be getting ready to compete at the above events or whom you may believe would be interesting in receiving a letter, please provide me with names as well as your email address and mailing address.

Thank you,

Tom Heffner
MABBA President

June 29, 2009

ATTENTION MABBA Competitors

To all MABBA Competitors, starting January 1st, 2009 the following directive from the CBBF will be followed, this does not involve previous years.

The Manitoba Bodybuilding Association (MABBA) is under the direction of the Canadian Bodybuilding Federation (CBBF) and will for that reason be following the directive agreed upon by the Presidents’ of the IFBB at the 2008 World Congress held in November.

June 23, 2009
Inside Fitness Magazine

MABBA Athletes featured for the August/September 2009 issue. Go out and buy your own issue at local retailers!

March 25, 2009
2009 CBBF Canadian Natural Physique Championships in Montreal March 21st - Results

March 18, 2009
Arnold Amateur IFBB International Bodybuilding, Fitness, and Figure Championships

Congratulations to the 2009 winners!

Egberton Rulove Etienne Winklaar, NL - Overall Men's Bodybuilding Winner
Elena Shportun, Russia - Overall Women's Bodybuilding Winner
Sylvia Tremblay, Canada - Overall Fitness Winner
Jayme Galloway, Canada - Overall Figure Winner

March 6, 2009
Open letter from the president of the CBBF - Mark Smishek

Hello CBBF Fans:

It's been a while since my last installment. I have spent the past months communicating with the President of the IFBB, Dr. Rafael Santonja as well as the President of the NPC and the IFBB Pro League, Mr. Jim Manion, with many new decisions being discussed. A few of which you will see in the following text.

I have been working closely with both the Amateur and Professional sides of our governing body the IFBB and though we are still waiting for the minutes of the World Congress, held in Manama City, Bahrain from 2008 we will provide a few of the changes.

1) First and foremost the IFBB and the CBBF are AMATEUR organizations, which means our athletes should not be competing for or attaining cash or cash prizes, as some of the competitive organizations are providing.
Once an athlete is provided an IFBB Pro League Card they then can compete for financial prizes, endorsements, etc.

After discussion with many of your Provincial Presidents it became apparent that there were issues with the new policy to protect our athletes from competing for financial gain.

Following many conversations with the IFBB Amateur and Professional leaders the policy now in place provided athletes a one-time chance of gaining re-entry in the CBBF. I have heard that many trainers and their athletes may have issues with this decision, I will not defend the actions taken, other than to say that the CBBF is an AMATEUR FEDERATION under the banner of the IFBB.

If athletes wish to compete elsewhere we wish them well, however if they wish to compete on the International stage at far-off location against the best in the world, or compete against the top professional athletes, then the CBBF is where you may wish to compete.

2) For 2009 and the future our past World Qualifying event shall now be known as the Natural Physique Championships. We shall maintain the fine work provided by the CCES and IOC Laboratory, which are under the governance of WADA. In 2008 WADA formally accepted the IFBB as a recognized member organization. The CBBF has been recognized by the IFBB and many of the countries, under the IFBB banner as a leader in the sport against performance enhancing drugs.

3) Later in 2009 we shall announce changes which the IFBB, WADA and the CBBF shall Endeavour.

December 16, 2008
The Arnold Sports Festival Arnold Amateur IFBB International Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Championship Eligibility

Who is eligible to compete? The top-5 positions from the two-years previous to the North Americans qualify for competition in this event. This event is open to all CBBF Bodybuilders, Figure and Fitness athletes. You must contact the office of the President of the CBBF, for a letter of recommendation. This is to confirm that you have attained your qualifying placing.

September 18, 2008
Congratulations

Congratulations to our MABBA competitors who competed at the CBBF Canadian Nationals September 6th.

Men’s Welterweight - Don Mayer – 5th
Men’s Grandmaster - Don Mayer – 7th
Men’s Light Heavyweight - Craig Bonnett – 5th
Men’s Heavyweight - Ryan Malo – 7th
Men’s Lightweight - Mogan Coulthard – 8th & Brian Lai – 11th
Men’s Middleweight - Todd Payette – 11th
Women’s Lightweight - Leigh Mollison – 6th

To-Le-Do Foodservice is a Foodservice Distributor in Winnipeg that carries a wide range of food products. As a MABBA member you are entitled to purchase from them, food products that are low in fat and high in protein.

More information...

Saturday, August 09, 2008 - New Westminster, BC (105 Competitors)

• Overall Figure Winner is Manitoba’s own Deanne Brown!
• Deanne won her IFBB Pro Card with her Overall title, congratulations Deanne!
• Deanne place 1st in Figure Medium & 1st in Figure Masters
• Lauren Arnold respectively placed 2nd in both Figure Masters & Figure Medium.
• Katy Unrah placed 13th in both the Master category & Medium Tall.
• Tanya Nawolski placed 6th in Figure Medium in her first National event.

See the results!

Rifles running back enjoying bodybuilding WINNIPEG Rifles running back Darnell Collins, 19, has a new athletic career as the second-year University of Winnipeg student recently won his age category at the 2008 Manitoba Amateur Bodybuilding Novice Championship at Pantages Playhouse Theatre.

Collins also placed second in the men's welterweight division (157-165 pounds) and has qualified for MABBA's 2008 Kaizen Provincial Championships on May 31 also at Pantages.

"This was just an amazing experience, the great people, fun environment," said Collins, who worked with local trainers Craig Bonnett and Julie Coram. "I've always loved football but I started working with my trainers in December and thought I'd give bodybuilding a try. I'm definitely going to stick with it and I've started training for the provincials."

The novice event's Best Male Poser was Michael Ansah, Best Female Poser was Corinne Paulisyn and the Best Fitness Routine was Deborah Einarson-Woods.

Selkirk’s Neil Marks may be a newcomer to the provincial bodybuilding scene but he is quickly making a name for himself.

Taking part in his first ever bodybuilding competition, the 34- year-old Mandak welder was biceps and shoulders above the competition at the Manitoba Amateur Body Building Association novice championships March 29 at Pantages Playhouse in Winnipeg finishing first in the bantam category (136-145 pounds).

Not only did he take spot, Marks – to his surprise – was a unanimous victor scoring first place ballots from all five judges.

Congratulations to our Canadian team, who went over to Budapest to compete at the IFBB World Junior and Master Bodybuilding Championships.

Congratulations to all the MABBA competitors who represented MABBA at the various CBBF National Championships in 2007.
CBBF National Results

Congratulations to our two MABBA women that went over to Spain to compete at the IFBB World Women Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships, Dominique Pujo and Lauren Arnold. MABBA and all your friends are proud of you.

June 14, 2007
Photos wanted!

All MABBA competitors (past & present) are encourage to send us competition photos! The MABBA booth at both the Novice and Provincials showcases Bodybuilders, Fitness and Figure competitors pictures and we want yours!