Media Release July 21, 2007

Ancient City Classic First in Bodybuilding’s Return to North Florida!

North Florida’s bodybuilding season kicks off with this year with the 10th Anniversary of the Ancient City Classic Bodybuilding & Figure Championships to be held on July 28 at the Pedro Menendez High School Auditorium, in St. Augustine, Florida. The location is easily accessible from I95 and US1. The wildly popular nature of this regional event, which always sells out, makes it an easy decision to continue promoting the event for Gene Schlossberg and Mike Lynch. Schlossberg and Lynch own and operate the two St. Augustine World Gyms. A bodybuilding icon and inspiration is certainly an appropriate description of Schlossberg as he continues to work out and compete on-stage in his late seventies. “It gets back to that if you want to talk the talk you need to do a little bit of walking the walk also,” Schlossberg says. “It helps with promotions as you get to meet a lot of these competitors around the state and that definitely helps attract some interest in the Ancient City and also the All South (November show).”

This years’ guest posers include Lee Banks and Kris Murrell two high ranking NPC national competitors living in North Florida. Banks, of Jacksonville placed highly at NPC Nationals the last two years and other national level competitions such as the NPC USA Championships. Kris Murrell, from Amelia Island who lives in Jacksonville was the winner of the heavyweight division of the Jr. Nationals in 2006.

The Ancient City Classic is a regional bodybuilding competition for athletic competitors that reside in Alachua, Clay, Putnam, St. Johns, Flagler, Duval, Nassau, Volusia & Orange Counties. Divisions include: Men, Women, Masters Men (50,40,35), Masters Women (40,30), and Teen Men. For Figure competitors the Ancient City Classic is open to residents throughout Florida.

There won’t be a dull moment at this show as Fitness Comedian Tim Wilkins emcees again this year. Wilkins is a bodybuilder and standup comedian that also opens for internationally renowned singer Julio Iglesias. He has many years’ of experience emceeing bodybuilding’s unique contest conditions and keeping the audience entertained between routines. He has also emceed the Olympia and Jan Tana Classic.

Following this first show of the North Florida contest season each consecutive week thereafter will be another show including the August 4, Dexter Jackson Classic in Jacksonville and the August 11 Byrd Memorial powerlifting and bench press competition in Lake City.

Pre-judging for the Ancient City Classic will begin at 10 am July 28 followed by a break and then the evening show at 7pm. The location is the Pedro Menendez High School Auditorium, 600 St. Rd. 206 West.
Tickets are available at St. Augustine World Gym by phone (904-829-3443).

Host hotel is the Ocean Front Beachers’ Lodge 6869 A1A South. For reservations call (904)471-8849.

DVD Video coverage of the event will be made available for purchase by www.BodybuildingFitnessFigure.com.

For more info on the Ancient City Classic contact:
Gene Schlossberg,
WORLD GYM, 1650 U.S. 1
South, St. Augustine, FL 32086
(tel. 904-829-3443).
www.staugworldgym.net