David Hoffman
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Silvio Samuel: 2007 Workhorse
Brazilian born Silvio Samuel Saviour moved to Nigeria when he was young boy and by 14 he was part of the Nigerian national weightlifting team, setting powerlifting records for Nigeria and Africa that have yet to be broken.
The 5'7" 34 year old was hospitalized in 2010 for a “upper respiratory infection” and has yet to announce further competitive plans. Silvio was known for undertaking a heavy competitive schedule. In 2007 he competed 8 times, winning the Europa Super Show, placing 2nd in Sacramento and 7th at the Olympia. He cut the number of shows down to 5 in 2008 and 2009, and was then scheduled to compete at the Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Tampa Pro this year before his illness.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Branden Ray: 2007 Conditioning
As I've mentioned previously, back before going pro young Branden Ray was a shining light in the sport at the 2007 Junior Nationals. Only thing was he couldn't quite max out his potential in 2008 (with two runner up placings) and then fell to 4th in 2009. This all would have been perfectly fine for another athlete just not someone with Ray's obvious genetic potential!
There's a full 25 pages (!) of Branden from his 2007 win over at MD.
