North Carolina State show competitor Kristen Curlee

The State's beloved Tar Heels will be dancing in Mo Town (Detroit, MI) this weekend in the NCAA Final Four while Curlee will be two weeks out form shining on stage in High Point, NC. The Carolina native placed second heavyweight class in this show back in 2007 but will be presenting a whole new physique package to the judges this time around. The above pic of Kristen was taken by GeneX in Columbus, OH during the Arnold weekend and the photo below is a offseason shot by Jerroll Figgs taken in '08.

Flex in the Blog...Tori Truelove

Congrats to Indiana's Truelove for her Figure class win at the Southern Indiana BB show over the weekend. Contest pics of this mom of two school aged kids can be found here: http://www.photoabout.com/p717803748 .

Birthday of the Day 03/28/09

Julie Bourassa

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Montreal, Quebec, native Bourassa is an up and coming bodybuilding competitor who will be doing the CBBF Canadian Nationals later this Summer.

Cheryl Faust launches website...

Michigan native and 2008 IFBB North American middleweight class winner Faust would like for everyone to check out her new website at: http://www.cherylfaust.com/
Parts of the site are still under construction so bare with her.

Flex in the Blog...Stacy Reese

The Atlanta, GA area resident Reese celebrates a birthday tomorrow but the cake may have to wait a couple of days. That is because she will be competing in the NGA
Excelsior Classic Bodybuilding show in Duluth. For more information check out this link: http://www.wbfcatl.com/index2.html

2006 U. S. Brazilian Open Champion and FBB Kelly Dobbins

Flex in the Blog...Amanda Martz

Up and coming figure competitor from Orlando, FL, Martz is a rising star and the magazines have already took notice as she appeared in the January '09 edition of Muscle and Fitness Hers. The pic below was taken by Brent Allen.

Congrats to Canadian Maria Mikola!

Mikola won the 2009 CBBF Canadian National Physique Championships Women's Overall Bodybuilding division and was named best poser as well. She is now qualified for the IFBB Women's World Championships in Italy and the IFBB Master's World Championships in Poland.

Birthday of the Day 03/19/09

Gretchen Crass


Crass was the winner of the NPC Maryland State in 2008 coming out of the heavyweight class. She made her national debut at NPC Nationals last year. Check Gretchen's own personal training site at: http://www.gstfitness.com

Birthday of the Day 03/18/09

Wendy McCready

Winner of the 2004 British Bodybuilding Championships, McCready placed fifth at the '08 IFBB Tampa Pro show.

Birthday of the Day 03/15/09

Mary Hobbs

Hobbs, from Houston, TX, had a busy 2008 competition year. She won the heavyweight class at the NPC Junior USA's, won the overall at the NPC New York Metro show, and then placed sixth in the heavies at NPC Nationals. Mary is well known around the industry and a fixture backstage as she is one of the Pro Tan ladies.

Orlando Supershow...

It is sponsored by Europa in correlation with Vision Star Entertainment Inc. and it is coming up April 17th and 18th check out the schedule of events that will be happening that weekend: http://www.orlandosportsexpo.com/homepage.php?reloaded=true

This is the first of four upcoming events over the course of the next 12 months, one in Orlando, two in the Dallas area, and the fourth will be held in Atlanta in 2010. http://www.orlandosportsexpo.com/
Thanks to Ed and Betty Pariso for making this happen. Now if just your fellow blogger here could hit the Powerball jackpot I would make it a fifth and bring Women's Bodybuilding back to Roanoke, VA :)

Flex in the Blog...Elena Shportun

To learn more about the 2009 Arnold Amateur bodybuilding overall winner please check out her own website at: http://www.elenashportun.com

Flex in the Blog...Michelle Brent

Brent is preparing to do the Masters Nationals contest this July in Pittsburgh. Also she has a delicious line of cookies for all to try http://WWW.MICHELLESMAGICMORSELS.COM
To follow Michelle's '09 journey just click this link at the Feminine Bodybuilding site
http://www.femininebodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=7035

Birthday of the Day 03/5/09

Nicole Berg

Berg, a John Deere kind of girl from the State of Washington, placed fifth at the 2005 NPC USA's. After a three year hiatus she reemerged in '08 to take second in the heavyweight class at the NPC Northwest Championships. Watch out for Nicole this year she may be doing a national level show.

Birthday of the Day 03/4/09

Jenny Benda


Living in the Bay area of California, Benda has a demanding job working in Juvenile Corrections then she releases the stress in the weightroom. She last competed nationally in bodybuilding at the '07 NPC USA's but she may be on the big scene again soon.

2009 Arnold Amateur Competitor Intros... Barbara Stannard

From Alberta, Canada, Stannard placed fourth in the ligthweight class at last years Canadian Bodybuilding Nationals.

2009 Arnold Amateur Competitor Intros... Dee Lazard

Lazard who is a young 64 years old placed fifth in the lightweights here last year. She also finished seventh in the tough middleweight class at the '08 NPC USA's.

2009 Arnold Amateur Competitor Intros... Denise Dinger

Las Vegas's Dinger is a figure crossover making her second appearance on stage as a bodybuilder. To see her contest history visit this link. http://www.bodybuildingweekly.com/npc_ifbb_contest_history/npc_figure/denise_dinger_figure_history_photos.html

2009 Arnold Amateur Competitor Intros... Julie Sleight

Sleight ir a New Yorker that placed sixth in the middleweight class at the '08 NPC Team Universe and won the overall at the NPC Dutchess Classic.

2009 Arnold Amateur Competitor Intros... Lisa Janusz

Janusz is a local bodybuilder who placed fifth in the middleweight class at the '08 NPC Jr. Nationals.

New Website Alert: SmashFit

The first and only true trainer-client matching website devoted to trainers and those that would like to be matched with a trainer that best fits the clients needs. It is a brand spanking new site with much more to come in the future. The brain woman behind the site is Heather Frey a figure competitor that lives in South Florida. So just a moment to check it out and pass the word if you wish. http://www.SmashFit.com