Volcom Stone VQS Champs Muscle Beach

VQS
54th Street Newport Beach
9 - 11 May 2008

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Volcom Stone's 2008 VQS Champs results from Muscle Beach

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 14 May, 2008 : - - After 76 events in 16 countries around the world, the vast field of competitors was narrowed down to 256 for the 2008 VQS World Championships Muscle Beach Party. Each of them qualified in their respective regions and made their way to Newport Beach for this muscular event of steroidal proportions.

Once all of the gym membership forms were filled out, the fitness center was opened and the intense iron pumping sessions began. Right from the start the competition was strenuous and you could really feel the burn!

As the Muscle Beach Party progressed further, the competition intensified, biceps were strained, veins bulged, eyes popped and even the swell size kept bulking up like it too had been in the gym with its personal trainer. By Sunday there were some brawny sets and a few curling tubes.

The Iron Curlers final was first to get all greased up and hit the stage. These ladies were getting physical and it was a remarkable display of feminine force. Sage Erickson, Kyla Langen and Kelia Moniz were all pumping up the level of, but it was Erica Hosseini who put up the most weight and took home the $7,000 and totally buff prize pack.

Dustin Barca : photo Tom Carey

We knew we were in for a striking display of power plus performance when the Squat Thrusters final headed to the gym for their final session. I have seen a lot of squat thrusting in my life, but never in the same league as this.

The all star show featured Dustin Barca, Aaron Cormican, Josh Hoyer, Rat-Boy, Marcelo Trekinho and Kilian Garland. The final was chock-full of muscle tearing action from all of the Squat Thrusters, but it was Kilian Garland who rallied the win with a 512-lb. air reverse.

If you thought it was time for the girly man division, you are wrong! The Jock Strap final was one of the most pumped up of the day. The burly Brazilians Sydney Guimmaraes and Caio Ibelli, Hawaiian hulk Keanu Asing and Huntington Beach brute Shayne Nelson gave it their all in the protein packed final. When the final bell rang it was Shayne Nelson who narrowly edged out Keanu Asing for the Win and the $8,000 prize.

New to the VQS Champs this year was the Electric Muscular Move award. Basically whoever did the most radical maneuver during their heat throughout the event would be awarded a $1,000 prize. The winner was the strapping young sensation Lahiki Minamishin. Lahiki busted an outrageous air reverse in the early rounds of the Jock Strap division, setting the bar early and taking the win at the end of the event.

You can't stop the explosion! You cant stop the power! You cant stop the bulge! Of the Roid Ragers muscle tower! With $15,000 and a Monster Kawasaki Jet Ski up for grabs, this fatiguing final was non-stop anabolic action. Bobby Morris, Alex Gray, Dustin Barca and Dustin Cuizon battled it out in a roid raging, bar bending grand finale.

The last heat of the day turned into a battle of the dead-lifting Dustins. Barca displayed some powerful shredding, but was surpassed in the end by Cuizon's quick strikes and precise combinations. When the buzzer sounded, there was little debate about who had taken the Roid Ragers title, the $15,000 and the Monster Energy Kawasaki Jet Ski.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PRODUCT SPONSORS WHO DONATED ALL THE HUGE AMOUNTS OF PRIZES AND HELPED MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS. WE APPRECIATE IT GREATLY, THANK YOU! ELECTRIC VISUAL, MONSTER ENERGY DRINK, VESTAL, SAMBAZON, CREATURES OF LEISURE, SKULL CANDY, CYTOMAX, CHANNEL ISLAND SURBOARDS, SPECK PRODUCTS, H20 AUDIO, SANTA CRUZ-NHS, DVS SHOES, DA-KINE TRACTION AND ACCESSORIES, GLOBE SHOES, BOYSEN SURFBOARDS, VANS, M10 SURFBOARDS, PROCTOR SURFBOARDS, FIREWIRE SURFBOARDS, BECKER SURFBOARDS, KECHELE SURFBOARDS, HOTLINE WETSUITS,OCEAN MINDED, FUTURE FINS, CHIPOTLE.

Also thanks to SUN CURE & DING ALL, GO PRO CAMERA, INDO BOARD, 5 BORO SKATEBOARDS, HEADHUNTERS, SECTOR 9, BEACH BIKES.NET, BIKE MAG, FREAK TRACTION, FAMOUS WAX, OGIO, LATLINE SKATEBOARDS, CONSOLIDATED SKATEBOARDS, WRV SURFBOARDS, DAN TAYLOR SURFBOARDS, FENDER GUITARS, CHEMISTRY SURFBOARDS
SURFING, SURFER, TRANSWORLD SURF, WATER, MUNDO RAD MAG, ESM, BLISSS MAGAZINE, REELCOMP.COM.

Andrew Doheny : photo Tom Carey

RESULTS

ROID RAGERS (PRO-AM)
1st - Dustin Cuizon (Oahu, HI) - $15,000 & Monster Kawasaki Jet Ski
2nd - Dustin Barca (Kauai, HI) - $7,000
3rd - Alex Gray (Palos Verdes, CA) - $4,000
4th - Bobby Morris (Goleta, CA)- $3,000

KEG TOSSERS (JUNIORS)
1st - Albee Layer (Maui, HI) - $10,000
2nd - Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA) - $5,000
3rd - James Woods (Australia) - $4,000
4th - Andrew Doheny (Newport Beach, CA) - $3,000

JOCK STRAPS (GROM)
1st - Shayne Nelson (Huntington Beach, CA) - $8,000
2nd - Keanu Asing (Oahu, HI) - $5,000
3rd - Caio Ibelli (Brazil) - $4,000
4th - Sidinho Guimmaraes (Brazil) - $3,000

IRON CURLERS (GIRLS)
1st - Erica Hosseini (Newport Beach, CA) - $7,000
2nd - Sage Erickson (Ventura, CA) - $4,000
3rd - Kyla Langen (Carlsbad, CA) - $3,000
4th - Kelia Moniz (Oahu, HI) - $2,000

SQUAT THRUSTERS (AIR)
1st - Kilian Garland (Orcutt, CA) - $7,000
2nd - Marcelo Trekinho (Brazil) - $3,000
3rd - Ratboy Collins (Santa Cruz, CA) - $2,000
4th - Josh Hoyer (Newport Beach, CA) - $1,000
5th - Aaron Cormican (New Smyrna Beach, FL)
6th - Dustin Barca (Kauai, HI)

ELECTRIC MUSCLE MOVE OF THE EVENT
Lahiki Minamishin (Kailua, Hi) - $1,000

Volcom's Muscle Beach : photo Morris

Big thanks to Tom Carey and Kenny Morris for the photos and Matt Shuster for the movies! New tour starts July 2008! Stay tuned by visiting us at volcom.com/vqs.

Previous reports:
# 1 : Volcom's Muscle Beach Party VQS Champs pumping up
# 2 : Volcom's Muscle Beach Party VQS in the water at Newport   

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