Iron Man Pro 2008 (2 Disc Set)

The 19th year of the Iron Man Pro event was held at the L.A. Convention Centre. The 2008 Iron Man Pro saw a record entry in both numbers and quality.

From the Iron Man Pro Prejudging on Disc#1 through to the Finals on Disc#2, this 2 DVD Set captures the excitement and all the posing action from all competitors.

It was a superb result for Phil 'The Gift' Heath in defeating Gustavo Badell and Moe Elmoussawi while achieving his first ever Iron Man Pro victory.

The 2008 Iron Man Pro Finals DVD includes all posing routines, a tribute to Reg Park, various awards and posedown through to the final presentation to Phil Heath.

Review:

Held in the spacious Los Angeles Convention Center for the first time, the Iron Man Pro is always the first pro show of the new season. 2008 proved to be not only the biggest Iron Man event in years regarding competitor numbers, it was also the best year ever for the Iron Man Pro and FitExpo. The new venue of the LA Convention Centre was huge, the crowds were huge and the competitors on stage were mostly huge and ripped!

Phil “The Gift” Heath brought his “A” Game to the Iron Man Pro by presenting his wonderful shape and new improved size and symmetry, while still displaying his famous conditioning. This was Phil’s first Iron Man victory at his first attempt at this title. His overall package proved to be a little too much for Gustavo and the rest of the high quality field. I feel that Phil Heath will do some major damage at the Olympia this year.

An outstanding Gustavo Badell pushed Phil all the way to achieve his second placing while Moe Elmoussawi achieved his highest ever placing in a Pro show with his brilliant 3rd place and an a first ever Olympia appointment for September in Las Vegas. This was the best condition that Moe has ever achieved in his career and it was well rewarded.

Rounding out the top 5 who all qualify for the 2008 Olympia were Silvio Samuel in 4th place and Johnnie Jackson in 5th spot. The man with the amazing legs, Desmond Miller just missed out on Olympia qualification with his 6th placing in this incredibly tough field. The contest saw an amazing line up of 32 athletes. You will also see the presentation to Danielle Edmonds as the overall winner of the 2008 Iron Man NPC Figure Contest.

In the Finals DVD you will see 31 of the 32 competitor's from Prejudging perform their complete posing routines. Jimmy Canyon is the missing competitor and is only seen in the prejudging but did not compete in the Finals. You also see the Peary & Mabel Rader Lifetime Achievement award posthumously presented to Reg Park by John Balik, accepted by son Jon Jon Park. Not to be missed, the fun guest posing by Melvin Anthony at the time he presents the best Presentation Award to his rival, King Kamali. Plus Phil Heath's victory speech where Phil is not short for a word!

Highlights & Extra Scenes:

 The Peary & Mabel Rader Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously presented to Reg Park, accepted by Jon Jon Park

 Vince Gironda Award For Outstanding Presentation to King Kamali

 Overall winner NPC Figure Class presentation to Danielle Edmonds

 2008 Iron Man Pro Photo Gallery on each disc

 Interviews: Rich Gaspari of Gaspari Nutrition & Jerome Ferguson of bodybuilding.com

 Close-up camera on top 10 at the Prejudging

 Posing by Melvin Anthony

Contest Results:

Did Not Place:

Peary & Mabel Rader Lifetime Achievement Award
Posthumously awarded to Reg Park

Vince Gironda Best Posing Award
King Kamali

Guest Poser
Melvin Anthony

Bodybuilding.com Online Champion
Phil Heath