One of the most influential figures in the world of hip-hop in the past decade, Kanye West is also known for his dynamic blog. With a predilection for high-tech gadgets that border on science fiction and futuristic, minimalist furniture, West has become an online arbiter of taste.

On the evening of July 17th 2010, the Straz Performing Arts Center in Tampa Florida was packed with muscular bodies, fit bodies, and beautiful bodies in bikinis, all there to compete in the IFBB Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships, www.ifbbtampapro.com. The "Tampa Pro" as it is called, is becoming one of the biggest and most popular contests among the athletes and fans. The contest is promoted by Tampa's own Tim Gardner, owner of Body Tech Fitness Emporium in Westchase, who once again put on a world class event.

The star of Pumping Iron (1977) is a muscle bound 28-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger who compares body building to a sculptor creating art. The interviewer asks, “Do you visualize yourself as a piece of sculpture?” “Yes, definitely”, answers Schwarzenegger. “The good body builders have the same mind when it comes to sculpting that a sculptor has.”

The second half of Alien Nation's first season continues to explore the relationship between humans and the alien Newcomers. Further differences in biology are revealed--the fact that Tenctonese males get pregnant--and the Purists, a violent, anti-Newcomer organization, grow even more dangerous.

Teens who wish to build muscle and lift weights are often met with many obstacles, from lifestyle to frowning elders and wild stories about growth stunting. As such, teenage muscle building can be a complex subject, with many sides to the debate. Remember that each body is different and that this article does not take the place of sound medical advice.