The
NPC New England Bodybuilding Championships
Boston Mass
- I attended this show as a judge and the competition in NE
was awesome on this day!!! The highlight of the day was my girl,
Susan Gnesda, wining her class (lightweight) and masters. I
have to say I judged her really hard as I didn't want anyone
saying I was favoring her but regardless, she came out on top.
She was a true warrior and awesome to work with. Her husband
was great and really supportive as well! Congrats Susan and
all those who won in Boston.
Jim Decotis
puts on an excellent show as far as guest posers go. He always
has top notch pros. This year he had Dave Palumbo and Colette
Nelson as well as Big Jay Cutler (who had just been posing in
Pittsburgh the night before). He also had last years overall
open winner, Brian Saltzman and NE's own, Maggie Blanchard.
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Dave
Palumbo
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Colette
Nelson
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Jay
Cutler
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2006
Colorado Pro Am
I was hired
to go to Denver to perform food prep services (Elite Contest
Prep!) for Big Bill Wilmore @ his pro debut.
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Bill
Wilmore and Carla
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This
was an exciting show as it was the first time that 3
rookie pros, Phil Heath, Marcus Haley and Bill Wilmore
were debuting at the same show and subsequently that
all 3 were in the top 5 (bringing home pay checks the
first time out!)
It also was the comeback show for 80;s superstar, Gary
Strydom. So there was excitement in the air for sure.
My hats off to Shawn Ray, he did it all and put on a
great show. Also the Kandis Brothers, owners of Vyotech
could be seen all weekend ensuring that things ran smoothly.
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I have to
say that it was a lot of work feeding a 250 lb. BB but it was
a great experience. I worked closely with Bill's trainer, Hany
Rambod, and that was what I wanted to help my little business
get credibility. As a matter of fact it all went so well that
I was hired to do the same thing at the NY Pro. So the outcome
in the mile high city, which, by the way is sooo clean, was;
Phil Heath - 1st,
Darrem Charles - 2nd,
David Henry - 3rd,
Marcus Haley - 4th,
and
Big Bill Wilmore 5th
It was a very exciting moment seeing all my friends in the posedown
together. I also need to mention that Marcus Haley's posing
routine brought me to tears.
He belongs on the BB stage performing for the people.
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New York
Pro
New York, NY - The following weekend found me
in NYC overlooking ground zero from my room and prepping food
for the 250 LB beast (good thing he is such a nice guy). It
was repeat performance as far as the prep but poor Bill was
pretty sick of
eating yams and steak! I also was working for Protan backstage
at this show so I had a couple hats on this weekend.
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Dave
Henry
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But...alas
it was all good as Big Bill not only took another 5th
but also qualified for the OLYMPIA! I am so proud of him
for achieving such great thing his first 2 times out on
the pro stage. Phil Heath took 1st again in a controversial
decision over veteran Darrem Charles. Big Dennis James
took 3rd and Dave Henry was in a controversial 4th with
Bill rounding off the posedown with 5th.
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May
Wrap Up
As you can
see, May was a whirlwind of activity and travel. It
took me the whole next long weekend to recover. Not
to mention that after the Colorado I ramped up my own
training with a diet change and double cardios. I got
to spend Tim Gardner's birthday with him in Colorado!
and that was his present to me. So I was pretty busy
but I am psyched - the season is definitely underway
and it looks like I will be at the O working for Mr.Wimore
again!!! Hopefully we will have a repeat performance
of the spring shows but no matter what...it's an awesome
journey!
You can get a more detailed account of the shows on
my blog
if you are interested!
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RECIPE
OF THE MONTH
TURKEY CUTLETS
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Package of turkey cutlets or turkey tenderloins sliced
thin
Progresso Bread Crumbs
salt/pepper/garlic powder
juice of one lemon
Olive oil - Pam
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Heat
up a nonstick fry pan.
Rinse off the turkey and dredge it in the bread crumbs
(you have sprinkled the bread crumbs in a shallow plate)
and shake off excess. Spray olive oil Pam into pan till
heated and add the cutlets. Brown on each side (couple
minutes each side) and sprinkle with spices.Cook in batches.
Once all turkey is browned return it all to pan and add
lemon juice. Lower heat and cover. Cook through for about
10 more minutes or to keep warm.
You can serve
these with carbs and veggies or they are good just plain
as
your snack! In the off season feel free to use them
in a whole wheat
sandwich!! You can also add grated cheese to the bread
crumb mixture in the
off season!
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CONTEST
PREP TIP
As show day
is here and you find yourself backstage and don't know what
to do with yourself!!
First take a deep breath, maybe plug in your ear phones and
listen to your routine music and pose in place, squeezing all
your poses. Just this alone is a great pump believe it or not.
Nibble on whatever your trainer has told you to eat back there
(a glass of wine can be very stress relieving!) Next you may
want to pump up, remember to keep breathing and don't lift anything
too heavy. You just want to get some blood into the muscle.
Using resistance bands is great or very light weights. You want
to think from head to toe. Visualize each muscle group and do
an exercise for each.
If you feeling like you are cramping up take a little salt in,
or sip a little Pedialite. Don't be afraid to tell an expediter.
They will help you out back there.
Keep Breathing....
Stay Calm....
Remember it is your day, have fun, make friends, SMILE!!!! It
will relieve stress if you just SMILE! Go get oiled and get
in line to go out onto stage. While you are waiting in line
keep
squeezing the muscle, keep breathing and remember...all the
work is done - time to relax and enjoy every minute..it will
fly by so fast you won't even remember being up there!!!!
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