On the Florida NPC Competition Road Again

By Pete Fancher pfanc79582@aol.com

The 2009 NPC schedule is about to begin kicking off in Palm Beach Gardens with the Sunshine Classic.  This will be the first show that the new bikini division will be making its debut and I think that everyone is anxiously awaiting to see what will be presented and how it will be judged (continued).

Skin Preparation

by Alisa Hostettler

www.HotSpotTanningSarasota.com

Hi everyone. This is the time of the year that everyone is starting up again. Looking at the schedule, figuring out what show they want (or should) do. Now the women have to decide whether or not to move to bikini or stay in figure. All these decisions to make. Well I am here to make the Tanning part of it easy. That is why I want to talk about skin preparation. I cannot stress too much the importance of it (continued).

"Diggin' Deep"

by Karla Podewils

www.KarlaPodewils.com

 
The spring season is approaching and my contest prep is in full swing. The past few months I did a whole lot of nothing. Between the holiday get-togethers, the snuggly sweatpants, and my recent addiction to Fable 2 for Xbox 360, I found myself less in the gym and more in my bed snoozing! Then, one day it hit me when I tried to squeeze into my jeans. It's official; I had taken the off season to a whole new level. Instead of getting down on myself though, I decided to change things up a bit. I have some big plans this year in my figure career (continued).

MATSYASANA - The Fish

by Lisa T. Daniel www.LisaTDaniel.com

Fish Pose focuses on the area located at the throat. The Fish is good for opening that area of the body and calling attention to it.
The glands that it affects are the thyroid and parathyroid. The verb associated with this area of the body is” I speak. When this area malfunctions, physical problems include sore throat, stiff neck, colds, thyroid problems, and hearing problems can occur. The functions of this area of the body as related to this pose are communication and creativity. Emotionally speaking, the energy of this pose will allow for a deeper opening of expression and creativity in many forms which in turn helps to bring you into for completeness with self (continued).

By Kevin Richardson, Founder Naturally Intense System of Diet & Exercise™

On a hot tropical day in February, 1989 a young teenager walked into a gym in Trinidad, West Indies, eager to begin a quest to a higher degree of physical perfection. At the age of 14, he had already dedicated five years of his young life to the study of martial arts, but now he wanted something more, he wanted to be a bodybuilder. With the enthusiasm that only one so small in years could muster, he went up to the counter of the gym and introduced himself to the instructor on duty, who at the time seemed larger than life itself and with arms bursting out of his several-sizes-too-small-shirt. Back in those days, training in a gym was almost always under strict supervision for your first several months,
and so he was asked to fill out a form stating among other things what his goals were (continued).