Portsmouth UKBFF Show 2008

Text and photos by Alex McKenna

Men’s 90 kg
1st: Daniel Hann (Pro-Lab, Bristol) – A definite contender for the British, Dan’s got the complete package I think. No real problem areas, as far as body parts are concerned, and hard condition. Narrow waist, wide shoulders, and a rather good sweep to his quads.
2nd: Gary Scales (Cheetahs gym, Hove) – One massive guy, with plenty of muscle size in all sectors. Maybe a bit lacking in condition and tan though.
3rd: Michael Lawler (Bodylimits, St. Albans) – Quite a bit of size and potential, but rather smooth in comparison to the other guys.

Men’s Over 90kg
1st: Dotun Diya (Muscleworks, Bethnal Green) – A perfect, classy physique, whose time has come. Very tidy and healthy looking, and perfect proportions. Nothing out of scale.
2nd: Roy McLean (Fitness First, Eastbourne) – One of the most impressive men in the whole show. Wide back, massive quads and calves. One hell of a monster but still everything looks right, which is more than you can say for some monsters these days. No names or I will be road-kill.
3rd: Zana Ibrahim (Empire gym, Bristol) – A great new physique on the block. He’s not quite there yet, but he has the size and potential to be a heavyweight champ.
Also competing: Dan Parker (Cloud 9, Shanklin) – the biggest man on stage, apart from the guest stars, but he seems to have lost a bit of his hardness though. Definitely needs to revamp his training and pre contest stuff. What’s the worst that can happen? Also Florian Olteanu (Portsmouth) – another big guy with plenty of mass, but lacking in density and detail.

Overall Mr. South Coast
Lee Williams – although the UKBFF doesn’t really do the “Overall Winner” thing these days the South Coast always has, and this year my fellow photographer Lee fought off quite a line-up. Not bad for a middleweight, eh Lee!