Here’s a quick summary of September’s contest, for those who might have missed it. Readers submitted their Olympic weightlifting photos for a chance to win a book by Olympic weightlifting coach Greg Everett. The top two winners receive the following prizes:

• 1st PLACE: Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide For Athletes and Coaches
• 2nd PLACE: Olympic Weightlifting For Sports

Here are this month’s winning photos, taken by Audrey Poindexter, Arron Steiner, and Matthew Palfrey:

1st PLACE: “Michael Tancini at MidAtlantic Regionals 2012” by Audrey Poindexter

2nd PLACE: “At PDX” by Arron Steiner

3rd PLACE: “Sandbag Clean and Jerks” by Matthew Palfrey

Next month’s contest is for athletes of all levels and disciplines – we want to see your craziest workout face! Pin your best photos of you or someone else making a crazy workout face. Whether it’s playing a sport, finishing a marathon, lifting heavy stuff, or snatching a kettlebell, we want to see it.

We’re also giving away prizes that all athletes could use. This month’s top 3 winners receive a free product from Barlean’s! In addition to their awesome fish oil supplements, Barlean’s has a whole line of other products to boost your training and your health.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Head over to the “October Photo Contest: Crazy Workout Face” board on our Pinterest page and follow us. (If you already have, you can skip this step.) Give us about 24 hours to follow you back and add you as a contributor on the photo contest board.
2. Start pinning! Submit your photos before October 23rd at 11:59 PST to enter. You can pin as many photos as you like on the photo contest board, as long as they are your own photos of you or someone and fit the theme of the contest.
3. Check the Breaking Muscle main page on November 1st to find out if you’ve won. The top 3 winners will be featured on the main page and win one of the following prizes from Barlean’s:

• 1st PLACE – Barlean’s Omega Swirl 16 ounce & Swirl Recipe Booklet (your choice of either Total Omega Orange Cream or the New Key Lime Fish Oil Swirl)
• 2nd PLACE – Barlean’s Flax Oil 16 ounce & Flax Oil Recipe Booklet
• 3rd PLACE – Barlean’s 45ct Olive Leaf Complex capsules & Booklet by Dr. Jonny Bowden

These aren’t samples, either – you get the full serving of some amazing products! Happy pinning, and we look forward to seeing your photos.

IMPORTANT NOTE: By submitting your photos, you grant breakingmuscle.com the right to publish, distribute, archive, and otherwise use the photograph, in whole or in part, in print, electronic, or any other media and for promotional purposes related to the breakingmuscle.com’s products and services. In addition, you represent that you have the right to authorize breakingmuscle.com to use the photograph you are submitting.

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If you’re just tuning in, here’s a quick recap of the contest details. Our readers pinned their kettlebell photos on our Pinterest page for a chance to win one of three great prizes from Lauren Brooks of On the Edge Fitness:

• 1st Place: Kettlebell Lightning DVD
• 2nd Place: Kettlebells For Women book
• 3rd Place: The Ultimate Body Sculpt and Conditioning With Kettlebells DVD, Vol 1

This month’s winners were Ann Shaw, Tania Poletti, and Niclas Gonzalez. Without further ado, here are the winning photos:

1st PLACE: “Kettlebells and Yoga,” by Ann Shaw

2nd Place: “Tania Poletti – Director of PT me Personalized Training and Brand Ambassador For Mizuno Performing a Goblet Squat,” by Tania Poletti

3rd Place: “Last rep! Ukrainian Open Championships,” by Niclas Gonzalez

For the month of September, we want to see your best Olympic weightlifting photos! The top three winners will be featured on the main page in October, and also receive prizes from Olympic weightlifting coach and author Greg Everett. Greg is a respected coach and owner of Catalyst Athletics, and he was also one of our Featured Coaches. Be sure to check out his interviews and workouts to learn more about him.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Head over to the “September Photo Contest: Olympic Weightlifting” board on our Pinterest page and follow us. (If you already have, you can skip this step.) Give us about 24 hours to follow you back and add you as a contributor on the photo contest board.
2. Start pinning! The deadline for submissions is September 23. You can pin as many photos as you like on the photo contest board, as long as they are your own photos of you or someone else training in Olympic weightlifting.
3. Check the Breaking Muscle main page on October 1st to find out if you’ve won. We’ll select three winners to feature on the main page, and the top two will also receive a book by Greg Everett:

• 1st PLACE: Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide For Athletes and Coaches

• 2nd PLACE: Olympic Weightlifting For Sports

IMPORTANT NOTE: By submitting your photos, you grant breakingmuscle.com the right to publish, distribute, archive, and otherwise use the photograph, in whole or in part, in print, electronic, or any other media and for promotional purposes related to the breakingmuscle.com’s products and services. In addition, you represent that you have the right to authorize breakingmuscle.com to use the photograph you are submitting.

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For our first contest, readers submitted photos of the CrossFit Regionals at the Breaking Muscle Pinterest page. We selected three winning photos, and the photographers will receive a free tub of Perfect Blocks meal replacement powder!

This month’s winning photos were taken by Brian Sullivan and Carlos Tapia. Here are the three winning photos, in order from first place to third:

1st PLACE: “Azadeh Sealing the Deal” by Brian Sullivan

2nd PLACE: “Noah Ohlsen – Southest Regionals,” by Carlos Tapia

3rd PLACE: “Krissi Brown” by Carlos Tapia

The theme for this month’s contest is “Kettlebell Fever.” Who better to sponsor this contest than the kettlebell queen herself, Lauren Brooks of On the Edge Fitness! Lauren is an RKC Team Leader and has years of experience training clients with kettlebells. If you love kettlebells and aren’t familiar with her website and products, be sure to check it out.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Head over to the “August Photo Contest: Kettlebell Fever” board on our Pinterest page and follow us. (If you already have, you can skip this step.) Give us about 24 hours to follow you back and add you as a contributor on the photo contest board.
2. Start pinning! The deadline for submissions is August 23. You can pin as many photos as you like on the photo contest board, as long as they are your own photos of you or someone else training with kettlebells.
3. Check the Breaking Muscle main page on September 1st to find out if you’ve won. We’ll select three winners, and each one will receive a prize from Lauren Brooks:

1st PLACE: Kettlebell Lightning DVD.

• 2nd PLACE:  Kettlebells For Women book

• 3rd PLACE: The Ultimate Body Sculpt and Conditioning With Kettlebells DVD, Volume 1.

IMPORTANT NOTE: By submitting your photos, you grant breakingmuscle.com the right to publish, distribute, archive, and otherwise use the photograph, in whole or in part, in print, electronic, or any other media and for promotional purposes related to the breakingmuscle.com’s products and services. In addition, you represent that you have the right to authorize breakingmuscle.com to use the photograph you are submitting.

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For the first contest, gather all your photos of the CrossFit Regionals! Whether the pictures are of yourself or of other athletes, we want to see them. As long as they fit the theme and you have the rights to the photos, you can pin as many shots as you want.

Announcing our newest adventure on Breaking Muscle – monthly photo contests! Each month we announce a new theme and you submit photos. We will then pick three winners and feature them on the breakingmuscle.com main page!

For the first contest, gather all your photos of the CrossFit Regionals! Whether the pictures are of yourself or of other athletes, we want to see them. As long as they fit the theme and you have the rights to the photos, you can pin as many shots as you want.

Enter the contest by following these steps:

1. Head over to the “June Photo Contest: CrossFit Regionals” board on our Pinterest page and follow us. (If you already have, you can skip this step.) Give us about 24 hours to follow you back and add you as a contributor on the photo contest board.
2. Start pinning! The deadline for submissions is June 23, 2012. You can pin as many photos as you like on the photo contest board, as long as they are your own photos of the CrossFit Regionals.
3. Check the Breaking Muscle main page on July 1st to find out if you’ve won. We’ll select three winners, and each one will receive a jug of Perfect Blocks, a high-quality meal replacement powder designed for people on the Zone diet.

IMPORTANT NOTE: By submitting your photos, you grant breakingmuscle.com the right to publish, distribute, archive, and otherwise use the photograph, in whole or in part, in print, electronic, or any other media and for promotional purposes related to the breakingmuscle.com’s products and services. In addition, you represent that you have the right to authorize breakingmuscle.com to use the photograph you are submitting.

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