Musclemania® World Pro Champion Ulisses is still looking insane even a month after the show! The 5’10″, 210 lbs. natural legend is 10 lbs. fuller than when he won in Las Vegas. Ulisses is currently visiting family in Africa for two weeks and found a local gym to train every day. “It’s so hot here compared to London, but I had to train,” Ulisses says. “So I am staying really lean and loosing lots of water.”

’12 Musclemania® Europe Junior & ’12 Model America Champion Tavi Castro has exploded in popularity worldwide. Now, the 5’7″, 196 lbs., 23 year old has transformed his physique over the past year. Laying low and away from the competition stage this season, Tavi says he’s preparing for a major score next year. He explains, “After finishing my degree this year and getting Body Engineers launched worldwide I have had even more time to train. I am currently lean bulking until prep starts for either a MM Universe or MM America debut.”

Musclemania® Pro Francisco Dominguez did not compete this season, but the popular Spanish sports model and fitness center owner says his head been 100% into training. “I took off the year and just worked on my weaknesses,” he promised. “If I’m going to make it on the MM Pro stage, I got to be complete and I think I’ll be ready next year.” At 6′, 210 lbs., Francisco is thick and lean. He appears in advertising campaigns, television commercials and magazine spreads in Spain regularly.

Musclemania® Universe Champion Julian Navarro is redefining the mean of off-season training with his version of “Lean Bulk.” The 5’7″, 185 lbs., 22 year old explains, “Overall my chest is not where I want it to be but I can see the added thickness in my entire pec. For this reason I am content with my gains for now. We all need to realize that these changes don’t just happen overnight. It takes time and dedication, be happy that each day your able to do a little more, it’ll all add up in the end.” Julian is training for MM Universe next June when he’ll make his MM Pro debut!

Belgium teenager bodybuilder Nathan Mozango has never competed but says he’s training for Musclemania® Paris in October as his first show. “I am around 78 kgs. (172 lbs.) and want to compete at 85 kgs. in the next 10 months,” Nathan explains. The University of Brussels student is dedicated to his training daily both before and after classees. Nathan speaks French, Dutch, English, German and Latin.

As one of Las Vegas’ top personal trainers, Musclemania® Pro Markus Reinhardt has earned quite a reputation. The 42 year old natural bodybuilder has been competing for over 20 years and still has the passion. “I have always loved getting to the gym,” Markus explains. “I started when I was teenager in Germany and it just continued here in America. And, getting on stage just makes it all the sweeter. It’s my life!” Markus was a Top 5 Finalist at MM World Pro last month which he says has rejuvenated his urge to compete.

Moroccan brothers Radwan, Kamal & Soufiane Ambroche (L-R) are all into bodybuilding training. Kamal won Model Europe in Rome last June and was a Top 5 Finalist at Model America last month in Las Vegas. Radwan and Soufiane are working to start compete next season. Radwan has developed the most muscle and fastest yet at 6’1″ yet still weighs just 180 lbs. Soufiane will appear at Model Europe in Spain in September.