Back in the July 2008 Muscular Development magazine there was an article and photoshoot of Branch following his 4th place finish at the 2008 Arnold. Writer Ron Harris thought the package the big Texan had brought to the show was his best ever. Though this of course was before his 2009 Olympia performance, when he came in second, looking back at these pictures by Per Bernal, I think Harris still has a very valid point!
The 6' 27 year old Venezuelan practicing his posing after the first round at the New York Pro earlier this month (above) and (below) some two week out shots of the big man:
Big Lithuanian Arvydas, runner up to Essa Hassan-Obaid, the super heavy and overall champ at the 2010 Arnold Amatuer earlier this year. In the clip above, Arvydas is guest posing above at the 2010 BodyPower Expo at the NEC in Birmingham, England. Below shots from the Arnold Amateur:
Winnipeg, Manitoba's Ryan Robert Malo, the 6' 30 year old super heavy "Gorilla," won the championship title at the 2010 Muscle Mayhem Championships on the 15th at the Folly Theater in Kansas City, MO: