The 19th annual IFBB Iron Man Pro Bodybuilding Championships are set for Saturday, February 16, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The bodybuilding contest is promoted by Iron Man Magazine Publisher John Balik and National Fitness Productions and gives out $30,000 in prize money, with $15,000 going to the winner. The top five finishers will qualify for the 2008 IFBB Mr. Olympia, set for the last weekend in September in Las Vegas.

The annual "Meet the Pros" segment will take place on Friday, February 15, 2008 at the FitExpo hall. There will be a weigh-in, and both members of the media and the audience will be able to query the athletes before meeting them on an individual basis upon its conclusion.The Men's Judging will take place on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 10 am; Finals are set for 6:30 pm.

2008 Iron Man Pro and Figure Competitor Lists

MEN

• Toney Freeman
• Gustavo Badell
• Phil Heath
• Silvio Samuel
• Desmond Miller
• Troy Alves
• Johnnie Jackson
• Eddie Abbew
• Khalid Almohsinawi
• Ray Arde
• Paco Bautista
• Troy Brown
• Rodney Davis
• Omar Deckard
• Alfonso del Rio
• Moe Elmoussawi
• Deshaun Grimez
• David Henry
• Rusty Jeffers
• King Kamali
• Vincent Liu
• JoJo Ntiforo
• Sergey Ogorodnikov
• Gian Enrico Pica
• Armin Scholz
• John Sherman
• Jimmy Canyon
• Ken Jones
• Will Harris
• Mehmet Yildirim
• Dragan Paunovic

FIGURE

• Kristina Perez
• Laurie Eldredge
• Lucinda Witte
• Brianne Shaw
• Soumaya Wilmore
• Holly Humphreys
• Kathryn Payton
• Debbie Bell
• Hannah Fox
• Alma Ramirez
• Ana Tigre
• Dore Madere
• Delinia Lewis
• Lisa Lynn-Calhoun
• Lynette Brooks
• Danitza Freigher
• Jennifer Kline
• MaryAnn Pangelinan
• Venus Ramo