Wow what a day I had at the CNE this past Saturday. I didn’t step foot on any rides but it was a roller coaster of a day! On a side note Team Emerge trainer Brandon did step on a ride after our lunch of curried goat and almost lost his lunch, anyway back to the real reason we were there, the CBBF National Figure, Fitness and Bikini Championships!
This year we had three girls competing at Nationals, Emily in Figure Tall, Adrianna in Bikini Short and Justine in Bikini Tall. As usual the Team Emerge competitors were more than ready to compete, they all looked incredible! I had high hopes going into the competition this year as we have been on a roll and there was a lot of talk about Emily and Justine from industry insiders leading up to the show.
First I would like to talk about Adrianna. Its funny when I think about how she wanted to compete in Figure at the beginning of the season and I said I wanted her to do Bikini instead. I love when clients listen to me because I USUALLY know what I am talking about. Thankfully she did listen because she is a natural in that class, if you read previous posts you will find she placed first at her first show qualifying for Provincials and then placed first at Provincials qualifying for Nationals. At prejudging Adrianna stepped on stage and looked stunning in her gold bikini. She came out looking very confident and had great stage presence. Like all classes at Nationals there were a lot of great looking competitors in her class. They ranged from quit thin to more muscular, Adrianna being one of the more muscular girls.
Typically the first call out for competitors contains the top 5 competitors; unfortunately Adrianna was in the second call out. The first call out was made up of the thinner competitors not the more athletic ones. Despite the call out you never know where someone is going to place until the evening show. After prejudging Adrianna was in good spirits and said she enjoyed herself regardless of the outcome. I told her she looked great and did a great job on stage (except for looking a bit too relaxed at the back of the stage where I feel you should still be “on”) and we will see what the judges think later. Unfortunately the call outs for the morning dictated the evening results. Adrianna didn’t make the top five but definitely placed in the top 10 first time at Nationals which is awesome.
Emily had quite the ordeal getting to the show to begin with, we were texting back and forth and I was informing her of the Figure Short Class being on stage and she was still trying to get into the CNE. This was one issue that I had with the show, it was a pain in the ass trying to get to the event. The roads were jammed going to the CNE and it was a maze once you got there to find the venue. Anyway luckily Emily did get to the venue on time, BARELY. When she arrived her class was already lined up to go on stage, so no pump up or touch ups for her she had to take off her track suit and line up immediately.
When Emily walked on stage I was pumped, everything we had been working on fell into place. Her walk was amazing, I know that sounds strange for those that aren’t that deep into the competition world but stage presence is HUGE and she walked with a swagger and confidence. Those hips were moving like they never did before, she wasn’t the tom boy I usually see walk into the studio she was a sexy beast;) The first round of prejudging for Figure is in a black bikini so everyone is judged equally. She looked great from her hair and make up to her over all balance. Every pose was perfect as were her transitions. I recall Brandon mentioning that she really stands out over everyone else on presentation, she looked so much more polished than everyone else on stage.
She was called out in the first call out and stood in the middle the whole time as they moved others around her (typically a good sign that she is the one to be compared too). I couldn’t see anyone with a better overall package on stage and I knew this was her competition. Brad (Emily’s husband) came over to ask me what I thought. I basically told him for me it wasn’t a case of hoping she wins the class it was a case of hoping she takes the overall and gets her pro card. Needless to say he agreed;) The second round in the one piece suit was no different than the first round, in the center of the first call out.
When she came off stage she came over with Brad and she was all smiles. After a big hug we all talked about the new walk and how others had commented to her about it as she came off stage. She brought sexy back;) I told her she has the class beat and I hadn’t seen any other competitor in Figure that day that could beat her for the overall. We all went our separate ways to eat and minutes later I received a pic text from Emily with a glass of wine, well earned!
At the evening show Emily came out with her class and looked great (the wine didn’t hurt at all) after the whole class did their turns they left the stage and the three top competitors were called back, Emily being one. As the trophies were given out my heart was in my mouth, as were the hearts of the other Emerge peeps, Brandon, Paul and Liz. When Emily got first place everyone cheered for her and I waited for the overall. At this point my heart rate was probably 150+. Looking at the other class winners I said to my crew “she has this”. Unfortunately she didn’t have it.
For those of you that don’t understand the politics at Nationals let me fill you in. Its not always the best competitor on stage that day that gets a pro card its often the one that paid her dues the most. The winner of the pro card this year was in line for some time and has competed and won at Nationals many times. I HONESTLY feel that Emily had the best package on stage that day (as do the judges I spoke to) but she hasn’t paid enough dues yet I guess…. Oh well, either way I am super proud of how she did and from the comments I got from insiders she made me look like the man;) She will be off to the North American Championships next week to see if she can get that pro card down south. She is definitely in the hunt!!
Finally we come to Justine (why do I always end my blogs with Justine??), I guess I like to save the best news until last… SPOILER! I saw Justine as she was getting her make up done when I first arrived at the venue. As usual she was the consummate pro, calm as could be and ready to claim what we have been talking about since day one. Mentally this was her show to lose, the IFBB pro card is what we have been working for and Justine wasn’t going to let anyone take it from her.
When she came out on stage for the prejudging there was disproportionately more screams and cheers from the audience for her than any other person in her class. She came out in typical Justine fashion with her confident and deliberate stride. Needless to say this was the toughest competition she had faced to date and a lot of the girls looked great. Saying that, Justine still stood out with that blonde mane of hair and an amazing white Swarovski crystal bikini made by KHP designs (again, great job Karen). As the girls went through their turns you could see the ones that were pulling out all the stops to show the judges everything they had. In Justine fashion once again she got into a pose and held it, no need to show 20 different poses, she dosent need too.
The first call out came and Justine was dead center, they moved everyone around her to compare and it was clear she was the one to beat. Once again the girls were fidgeting all over the place but Justine stood there in her pose looking at the judges and smiling. After a few turns, spins of the crystal tassel and a few cutesy shoulder shrugs she left the stage to wait until the evening show. When she came off stage I told her that she has this class and she will be in the overall and it’s a no brainer, she is bringing home another IFBB pro card for Team Emerge!
During the intermission between both shows Justine was approached by a few people that had little negative comments about her presentation. These comments didn’t bother her but they bother me! I tell my competitors to listen to one person, ME. I am known for giving the bad not the good more often than not. If I think there is a problem I will say there is and here is how we will fix it. Justine is perfect on stage and anyone that says otherwise is doing so to mess with her head and nothing more. Being the “pro” that she is she doesn’t let these comments effect her on stage but that is clearly the goal when people say these things. Everyone but Team Emerge has an agenda and it isn’t getting Team Emerge competitors ahead it’s the opposite. I guess these other “trainers” and insiders are lucky that I don’t play dirty and try to get into other peoples heads, I focus on my team and making them as good as I can so they can beat others on stage not mentally. Anyway, enough ranting.
So, off we all went to eat lunch at the CNE food building. Justine being focused on the prize had her cooler packed with enough chicken, yams, tuna, pasta, etc. to last a week! She was set for food but the rest of us slackers had to mow down some dirty fair;) After a long, slow, sweaty break between shows filled with burns aimed at grossly overweight people eating garbage and Justine and Liz shaking their heads at Brandon and I for saying the stuff we did (all very funny if you ask me) we headed back for the Evening show.
When the Justine’s class came on stage once again Justine got the biggest roar, at that point Brandon pretty well lost his voice. The girls all went through their turns and left the stage for the top to be called back. Justine’s mom came over to me and asked what I think, I said she won for sure. Justine was of course in the top three, hearts in our mouths again they started handing out the trophies and Justine came first! I new there was no way the winner of the short class could touch Justine for the overall.
As I predicted the overall came and went leaving Justine the overall winner and the new Canadian IFBB pro card winner! I was so happy for her, she has worked so hard and done everything right to get to this stage. I instantly thought back to the day we met and I told her I wanted her in the OPA and she would get her pro card in bikini this year. When she came off stage she was ecstatic as we all were, as she jumped up and down her parents convinced me to jump at least once, which I did;) I explained how big of a win this was to her family as they didn’t grasp the magnitude of winning an IFBB Pro status. For us its like being at the Oscars and coming home with best picture.
We had to end the night right there as we all had commitments for later that evening. For me it was a great drive home, beautiful night for the top dropped down. I thought of how successful of a show it was, all three girls represented for Team Emerge and regardless of placing I was very happy. The wins and the pro card were the icing on a very dense, rich and tasty cake. Two IFBB pro cards in less than a year for Team Emerge and another shot at one next week, crazy. Congrats to all three girls job well done. Cant wait to see Justine on her first pro stage, its gonna be a trip!
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Monday, August 30, 2010
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