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

New Musclemania World Champions Nathan Wallace, Open (L) and Kwame Jack-Duah, Junior (R) were a big surprise to the Las Vegas audience last weekend in Las Vegas. Nathan is an avid powerlifter in the off-season and added 10 lbs. of muscle since his last MM World in 2011. At 5'9", 196 lbs., Kwane is a 19 year old phenom who won MM Australia a few weeks before.