Events

When people were touting this event as the ‘greatest show on earth’, it wasn’t just bluster. Where bodybuilding and fitness events are concerned, Tony Doherty events are hard to beat. I’ve often described the style of his events to that of a rock festival.

With over 200 competitors and over two days I can only gloss over the standouts from this years IFBB Nationals — of which there were many.

The end of the Australian bodybuilding season was marked with a clash of the titans at the South Sydney Junior Leagues Club, NSW. This was where best of the best of NABBA/WFF competitors from across the country came to be judged. It was an amazing display of amazing bodies, where Aussie champions were crowned.

It was a beautiful day for a bodybuilding show, with over 100 competitors and a packed La Trobe Union Hall. The show opened with Carl Orff's O Fortuna, a standard at bodybuilding shows, and our hosts for the day, Nadine Amesz and Tony Haranas, took the stage and welcomed the audience. Tony noted that "everyone that takes the stage today is a winner."

The gathered throng at the Glen Eira Town Hall was massive. Sponsor’s stalls were set up at the back and to the sides of the auditorium but all eyes were on the stage and the natural muscle that was on display.

Arnold and Kai to the sky!