The Overdue Update...lots of trophies!

This update on the Kentucky Muscle Bodybuilding and Figure show is long overdue. In my last post I explained that the the only thing I may not fit in is sleep, and that couldn't have been more accurate. I took the entire week after the show to catch up on sleep, and have still been recovering for the last 4 weeks.

The Team Metamorphosis Results:
Figure class B
Autumn Cleveland Fifth Place

Figure Class C
Beth King Ninth Place

Figure Class D
Sarah Maki Ninth Place

Women's lightweight Bodybuilding
Donna Williams First Place
Karen Lawyer Second Place

Men's Teenage Middleweight Bodybuilding
John Miller Seventh Place

Men's Novice lightweight Bodybuilding
Chauncey Wilson Second Place

Men's Novice middleweight bodybuilding
John Miller Eighth Place

Men's Open lightweight Bodybuilding
Chauncey Wilson Second Place
Bobby Walden Fourth Place
Lewis Oliveros Sixth Place

Everybody looked their absolute best on stage. That is what I always strive for with my competitors.

By the callouts in figure, I might have thought that my figure competitors would have placed higher than they did, but you never can tell. It seems that they all had the same issue for the judges which is "not enough muscle". Autumn came in with great shape and conditioning as usual, and just needs more muscle overall for the higher placings. Beth came in too small and hard, a look that I personally like, but the judges want to see more softness. She'll be adding more muscle before her next show, and we'll take a differnt approach for last week prep. Sarah's conditioning was just about right. Last year she came in too small, but she built her legs and back up considerably for this show. Now she just needs to bring up her chest, shoulders, and arms for the next time around. Instead of being disappointed in their placings, I was happy to hear that they are all motivated to build and work toward their next show. I love to see that kind of positive attitude. After all, in figure, where you can be too small or too big, and too lean or too hard at the same time, it's a hard target to hit just right. A figure competitor has to have patience and persistence. They will all improve in time.

The Female bodybuilders' first and second place looked close to me, but were an easy call for the judges, with a unanimous score for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. having competed in figure previously, Donna came in the leanest she has ever been with striated shoulders and round muscle bellies. Karen, who had also competed in figure before, had great muscle maturity and hardness. It was a battle between size and hardness, and since the girls' conditioning was close, size won out. I had a blast watching them in their routines, but didn't have as much fun as they did doing them. As figure deflectors, I think they both found a new love.

In Men's Bodybuilding, we swept up the open lightweight division. Chauncey's great structure won 2nd place, but he was a hair less tight than the 1st place guy. In future, I expect that he'll be able to win any show that he comes to in his top condition. The funniest story of the night was Bobby's assumption that he did not place. His number was called to go on stage for his award, but he had already changed out of his trunks, put on his warm-ups, and had his bag on his shoulder when they told him backstage that they were waiting for him. Bobby went from the least likely to get in shape, to the biggest transformation and one of the best conditioned of the group in 12 weeks. Lewis came in tight by the day of the show. With some hard leg workouts over his off-season, he'll place higher in future shows. Last but not least, was John who came in big and full, but not hard enough to get a top 5 placing. I was quite pleased with my guys. This was the biggest crop of men I have ever trained for one show.

Considering the results, I have no reservations about saying that I can train anyone to compete and be their best in figure and bodybuilding, women and men alike. Here's to years to come of growing teams of competitors.