New Musclemania® Pro Kwame Duah is already lean and ready for MM World in Las Vegas. At 5’9″ and weighing an enormous 220 lbs., the 21 year old university student is the youngest MM Pro! “I’ve been eating real clean, but lots of calories and its keeping me full but still getting leaner by the day,” Kwame explains. He lead Team Australia into Las Vegas next month.

He did not win, but lifetime natural bodybuilder Luke Belcher made a big impact at last week’s Musclemania® Australia. The 5’10″, 215 lbs., 27 year old nutrition store manager has been competing for nearly 10 years and always in natural shows. “I train because I’m passionate about it,” Luke says. “There isn’t a day go by that I miss, I just love it!” Luke could have been a contender for the overall title if he’d been leaner. Surely he won’t make that mistake again.

Adika Njemanze won the Musclemania® Australia last week in Gold Coast. The 5’10″, 189 lbs., 18 year old high school student had already won all of the other major natural shows last year and decided he was ready to move up to MM. “I did not want to take on the best guys until I knew I could win,” Adika says. “Now I am back in the gym and going to hit the weights and eat like a pig so I can compete with the Open guys next year.” Adika will still be just 19 years old, but could still take on the the big boys.

Sports model sensation Ben Handsaker is heading to Model Australia next week in the Gold Coast. The 6′, 200 lbs., executive and motivational speaker recently traveling to the US for a media tour including shooting for 4 magazines. Ben says he’s added nearly 15 lbs. of lean muscle since winning the same competition two years ago.

Teenager Adika Njemanze is preparing for Musclemania® Australia next week. The 5’10″, 190 lbs., 18 year old college student started lifting under the guise he was at the studying at the library. “I started training a couple of years ago against my mother’s wishes,” Adika explains. “Then, one day I guess I couldn’t hide my size any more and she asked me if I was going to the gym. Well, as long as I keep my grades up, she now “allows” me to train every day.” In just one season, Adika has already won all of the natural shows in Oz and says he’s ready for MM.

Last month, Musclemania® Pros (L-R) Simeon Panda, Sasho Ognenovski and Ulisses were together at the Muscle Camp Australia held at Sasho’s gym in Sydney. Simeon is training for MM World in Las Vegas in November while Sasho and Ulisses will flex off at MM Universe in Miami / Ft. Lauderdale in June.

Musclemania Pros Simeon Panda (L) and Ulisses (R) shot with Natural Natural Bodz Magazine publisher Steve Jones on Monday just before the Muscle Camp Tour in Gold Coast, Australia. After the shoot, Steve said, “Gee, these guys are in shape. Wow! I was impressed with their conditioning considering its not comp season yet.” Simeon and Ulisses are on their way back to London where they will host their Muscle Camp on May 11. Registration details will be announced on Friday.

Musclemania® Pro Sasho Ognenovski may be pasty white for the moment, but the 5’9″, 195 lbs. Aussie is living the lean bulk to the hilt! Sasho took a leave from competition last season but says he’s planning to arrive in Las Vegas in November ready to take over the show.

’13 Musclemania® Junior Champion Kwame Jack-Duah was a surprise entry who traveled from Australia to compete in Las Vegas. The 5’9″, 185 lbs., 20 year old university student has only been training a couple of years and got into lifting for sports. In that time, Kwane has developed one of the most amazing natural junior physiques seen on stage.

After a two year absence from competition, Musclemania® World Champion Nathan Wallace returned to Las Vegas to claim the gold! The 5'10", 195 lbs., nutrition manager brought to the stage classic mix of symmetry, size and condition. Nathan trains on the Gold Coast of Australia and does natural powerlifting competitions in the off-season which is what he credits his thick, muscle density and size.

The Fitness America Weekend™ Team Champs was just awarded to Team Australia, a hotly competitive group of 6 competitors who accumulated 95 points by winning multiple classes or divisions. Top Aussie point winners included  new Musclemania® World Champion Nathan Wallace (20 points), Ms. Bikini America™ Hattie Boydle (27 points) and Kristen Lonie (20 points). Other Top 5 Teams including:

Team Savage Warrriors (2nd Place, 82 points), Team Korea #1(3rd Place, 71 points), Team Australian Natural Bodz (4th Place, 65 points) and Team New Mexico Iron (5th Place, 60 points). Complete placings and scores are available here .

Competitors can represent a trainer or coach, local, regional or national fitness centers, sports clubs or other companies and national teams. Teams can be composed of 3 to 10 people and each with a team leader. Each team may have competitors that are competing in different classes and divisions. And, if a team gets too large, then they can split and form two or more separate teams.

In the 2014 season, the following shows will feature the Team Championships:

• Fitness Universe Weekend
• Fitness America Weekend
• Fitness Asia
• Fitness India
• Fitness Latino
• Fitness Mexico
• Fitness New York
• Fitness Paris
• Fitness Texas