Never Too Big

Canadian heavy Mark Richman as photographed by freelance photographer Jeremy Shortt from Hamilton, Ontario.

After strolling in to the "athlete meeting fashionably late with a "Buzz Corp Cut" a MACH III Blade away from looking like [Shawn Ray] and Flex Wheeler in the "Dome" department" Dugdale placed 6th at Sacramento last night.

Apparently Dugdale has moved back to the Open division since he feels he has no where to go in the 202 class.

From the MD Play-by-Play:
Shawn Ray: Shaved head. Good color. Ass is cut up, XMAS Tree peaking through. Abs could be more cut, needs to be Wider! He may just be a bit too small here, should stick with 202lbs Division to get Justice he deserves. Not sure why he woudl go back to open Class these guys are still just too big for him. Will struggle to make top 5 but possible.
George Farah: He is in shape! Just needs to be a bit bigger but in very good shape!

35 year old Chris Genkinger is hoping to turn round his competition fortunes at the Nationals later this month. The 5'10" heavyweight from Davenport, IA sadly didn't crack the top 15 at either of his last contests, the 2008 North American Championships and the 2007 NPC Junior National Championships, but at a very conditioned 231.5lbs three weeks out the big man is focusing on a top 10 result.



You can read more about Chris in an interview he did with The Hawk Eye in late 2007.

It's been a little while since the West Virginian "House" graced the stage (he placed 10th at the 2008 Europa Super Show), but Mike S. has some recent photos up over at the MD Forum (a few of which can be found below, though the first is actually a Facebook shot from early October). Talking of Facebook go click on over to Team Fankhouser to become a Fan.

Champagnie filmed by the MD boys at Bev Francis' Powerhouse Gym in Syosset, NY.



The 5'9" 29 year old was both the heavyweight and overall champion at the Eastern USA Championships in 2006 and 2008, placed 4th in his class at last year's Nationals and 6th in 2007 weighing 218lbs - a crazy low placing given his amazing conditioning (as seen here).

NPC Pittsburgh champ Seth Feroce looking simply huge in a Bill Comstock photoshoot for MD.