So speaks the title of one of our favorite Flickr girls contributor, Amproshoot. Posted May 5, 2008
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Christopher M
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“It was while I was in college as a soccer player, that I first began lifting weights. All growing up I had a muscular build, although very skinny. In college I found I liked training and started the desire to be a bodybuilder. I wanted to look like Lenda Murray or Cory Everson. When I graduated and moved home, in 1997 I decided…time to do it kid! I started training and in 1999 I did my first NPC show, the WOMEN’s EXTRAVEGANZA as a middleweight of about 124 pounds. I took second. The next day was the NPC East Coast where I again took second to Mona Caravetta who went on to take 6th the following week at the Nationals. However, I met a wonderful man that day, STEVE STONE, who to this day remains a friend. He took me aside and said, the reason you took second was because of this, this and this. I said “OK, I now know what to do for next year!” He said “NO, do it all this week and do the Eastern USA next week in NYC.” So, I did it. I did what he said, and came in to win not only my class, but also the overall. I was thrilled.”
Answer is HERE
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by Christopher M
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So we found 2 homegrown female bodybuilders on the same day with the same last name!
Image via musclewage.blogspot.com and Nashua Telegraph.
Andrea, according to the Telegraph article, is a 37-year-old mother of two and mechanical engineer at a Massachusetts high-tech company, will recently competed in the Fitness Atlantic Competition in East Haven, Conn.
Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Christopher M
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Julie trains at Gold’s Gym in Merriam, Kansas. In 2005, at the age of 39, she was Overall Figure Champion 2005 Novice Michigan.
Her blog features a Rachel McLeish routine video and a Linda Hamilton scene from Terminator 2.
From her latest blog entry: “I’m back, training and dieting for the May 24th Muscle Mayhem. Chad Nicholls is the promoter, Ronnie’s trainer. He puts on a hell of a show. First place is a custom coat of arms. This will be the second annual.
I’m also doing my final test-judge for the NPC a couple of weeks later at the KC Natural. I’ll be judging at the Kansas State Show.”
Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Christopher M
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Thanks to London’s Daily Mail for its March 2008 article “Skin and veins: Celebrity gym-addicts whose love of exercise is spoiling their looks.”
Lori suggests to me that she is getting this strong from wrestling with Matthew Broderick.
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Christopher M
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Competing under the name of Lyen Wong, she placed second in the 2007 N.A.C. Universe Championship 2007 in Hamburg, Germany. Her diverse Wikipedia entry caught our attention here:
“Wong’s ancestors hail from the Basque Country in Spain, as well as China and Africa. She has graduated from the “Universidad de Matanzas Camilo Cienfuegos” where she studied English Literature, attaining the title “Licenciada” in 1997. Read more…
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Christopher M
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Who needs to scramble eggs or prepare a turkey meatloaf when one can serve up a double biceps pose. Posted yesterday on Youtube.
Posted on April 26th, 2008 by Christopher M
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Alissa Carpio is an NPC competitor and judge actively involved in Figure & Fitness workshops training nutrition and posing. We think this is called a double meditation pose.
Posted on April 26th, 2008 by Christopher M
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We thought it was time to start trolling through Facebook to identify new female competitors for you. (Some ideas for you older viewers who are still searching love@aol profiles.). We found Elizabeth’s Facebook profile and our further research tells us this Bronx, New York native placed Second last week in the New York Metropolitan Class A Figure Competition
Posted on April 24th, 2008 by Christopher M
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