More congratulations are in order; this time to Canadian Figure competitor
Chantal Milot who nailed a 5th place spot in this past weeksnd's CBBF
National Fitness, Figure, Bikini & Masters Bodybuilding
Championships
Incidentally, there were only THREE points separating places 3 through 5,
so it was super, super close.
As well, it was Chantal's first time doing the CBBF Nationals as well. Not
bad for your first shot. Congratulaions Chantal!
I have yet to find any pictures of this weekend's show but here are some
pictures from Chantal's last show in July, where she's sporting some
serious conditioning ...
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Last week I post the pictorial results of an 8-week back and shoulders
specialization that Alex went through. If you missed that post, and the
awesome progress made in that time frame, you can take a look here
.
Today's pictures are shots taken yesterday morning, 6 days out from the
2010 IFBB North Americans. An E Class contender? Regardless, we all feel
this is easily the best Alex has been to date from a 'whole package'
standpoint. Great conditioning, balanced development, etc. Now it's just
time for her to strut her stuff.
I might add that this is with minimal SS cardio ... meaning the most we
did was ONE 30 minute steady state...
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Regular readers will probably be a little familiar with Kendra Warren after
a few previous blog posts regarding her new forray into the competitive
world of the NPC's Bikini division. As a reminder, Kendra just happened to
try her hand at competing this year after dropping nearly 40
lbs with some hardcore dieting and training. That first show hooked her
(2nd place) as she went on to win the Overall in another show a week later.
Then it was off to the Team Universe where she nailed a solid 3rd place in
her first National show.
This past weekend was the 2010 NPC Junior USAs and once again, Kendra came
home with another solid 3rd place finish in...
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In the world of figure competition, not only do you have to in great shape come show day, you also have to have the right amount of muscular development in the right areas; in essence to create a certain 'illusion' or silhouette. Contrary to the thoughts of a lot of new competitors, competing isn't just a fat-loss contest. Some muscles are more important developmentally in figure as well. For example, the key upper body parts for a figure girl tend to be back (both lat width as well as some depth and thickness) and shoulders – without question. Of course, everything needs to be developed so as to look balanced, but these are really stand-out muscle groups. If you've got... read more 10 comments
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