Well, the 2009 NPC Junior USAs has now come and gone, and what a great trip it was. This year LBC had two clients competing in this contest. First, Will Hamilton (Jennie's husband) doing his first national show; the goal here was to 'arrive' and get noticed. Second was fitness competitor Sandi Stuart.

I arrived early Thursday morning and was staying at the Perez' house. Thursday was a pretty chill day and towards the evening we headed over to take a look at how Will was coming along and then later how Sandi was looking. I had depleted Will all week and he hit a low of 206 and was getting a bit worried he'd not have time to fill back out. I of course, wasn't worried since it was all a part of the plan. As of Thursday night, both Will and Sandi were looking right where they should be.

Friday night we all hit the Outback for dinner and I was reaquainted with my beloved cheese fries. If you don't know, the Outback pulled out of Canada a few months ago, much to my disappointment. We had a great group there Friday night.

Saturday morning, it was up and to the venue nice and early. I was very happy with how both Will and Sandi looked. Will said that he ended up stepping on stage at 212-215 if I remember correctly.

Here's a few shots of him after prejudging:





Will actually made the first call out in the Heavyweight class. He ended up placing 4th in a good class, although I would have placed him no lower than 3rd. Given it was his first time at Nationals, it's definitely a placing to be proud of.

Here's a few shots of Sandi on stage ...



Sandi was on in all aspects of the word - posing, physique and especially routine which was awesome. In the end, she ended up taking both the Tall class and the Overall, becoming the IFBB's newest Fitness Pro - Sandi Stuart, IFBB Pro.

Here's a few pictures to finish off.







All in all a very successful weekend at the Junior USAs.

Posted May 27, 2009 by Erik Ledin.
This entry is filed under Contest Prep, and Testimonials.