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 By: Brian Bullman
After missing out on a top six finish at this year's Mr. Olympia this past September, the 'X Man' Toney Freeman got right back on the horse and earned his 5th IFBB Professional title, along with $10,000 in prize money. He is also the first name to be added to the list for the 2010 Olympia.
  Click To Enlarge. Toney Freeman At The 2009 IFBB Sacramento Pro. View More Pics Of Toney Freeman At The 2009 IFBB Sacramento Pro. Bodybuilding fans turned out in their hundreds and thousands (ok maybe not thousands, but give me a break I'm Irish, we always exaggerate plus I was watching Braveheart this weekend, and it made me kind of home sick) in California's state capitol, for the Sacramento Pro Bodybuilding Championships. What a weekend of bodybuilding it was, local hero, Kris Dim finished in fourth place, narrowly missing out on a invite to the Mr. Olympia, and to think this time last year people were writing him off, saying he was finished in this sport, I guess not! Master poser, Darrem Charles who was dubbed king of the $10k shows only a couple of years ago, failed to make the posedown. He has been struggling as of late to peak for competition, and with his lighter bodyweight he is suffering in the placings. A.D Cherry, who was set to be the next big thing when he made his pro debut at the Arnold in 2008, yet again failed to impress. Poland's Robert Piotrkowicz, not only made the posedown, but he finished in third place, earning himself a golden ticket for the 2010 Mr. Olympia.
Mark Dugdale, who showed up at the Olympia 202 showdown with the best physique he has ever displayed, but he came into this contest about 10lbs off the mark, no pun intended, and consequently suffered. The ageless Pavol Jablonicky of the Czech Republic finished in 15th place, showing that he still has some gas left in the tank after more than two decades competing as an IFBB Pro.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Toney Freeman At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Toney Freeman At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Craig Richardson At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Craig Richardson At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Robert Piotrkowicz At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Robert Piotrkowicz At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Kris Dim At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Kris Dim At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Edward Nunn At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Edward Nunn At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Mark Dugdale At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Mark Dugdale At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Grigori Atoyan At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Grigori Atoyan At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Darrem Charles At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Darrem Charles At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Martin Kjellstrom At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Martin Kjellstrom At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Khalid Almohsinawi At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Khalid Almohsinawi At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Adorthus Cherry At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Adorthus Cherry At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Frederic Sauvage At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Frederic Sauvage At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Markus Becht At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Markus Becht At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Emmanouil Karamanlakis At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Emmanouil Karamanlakis At The 2009 Sacramento.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Pavol Jablonicky At The 2009 Sacramento. View More Pics Of Pavol Jablonicky At The 2009 Sacramento.
Well that's about the size of it, the X - Man did it again, just when we thought he was down and out, he comes in and sweeps the stage clean. Poland's Robert Piotrkowicz, landed his first ever Olympia qualification and Darrem Charles had probably his worst showing yet. It is safe to say that this weekend's Sacramento Pro will have the bodybuilding community talking for weeks, for all the right reasons. Some athletes redeemed themselves with great performances; others will have to be redeemed if not retire. But one thing is for sure, we have gotten the 2010 race to the Olympia off to a great start. Recommend this article to a friend by e-mail here!
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