NPAA CANADA CLASSIC 2012 - CONTEST RESULTS

NPAA CANADA CLASSIC - MAY 20, 2012

Athletes are ordered from first place (1) to eleventh place (11).  

All athletes who are not ranked in top ten receive an eleventh place (11) ranking and are listed in no particular order.

Women's Novice Bikini Model

SHORT CLASS	Rank
Germain, Wendy	1 * New Magnum Sponsored Athlete
Chin, Krystal	2
Warner, Brittany	3
Mangone Kish, Trish	4
Myers, Lisa	5
Friesen, Christine	6
Wooldridge, Lexi	7
Turner, Megan	8
Reid, Shandie	9
Carson, Catt	10
Robertson, Stephanie	11
Laminski, Grace	11
Affleck, Cathy	11
Worby, Tabitha	11
Scheifele, Ashley	11
Westra, Tatiana	11
TALL CLASS
Smith, Kelsie	1
Frandsen, Leahan	2
Cohen, Rachel	3
Bauer, Jessica	4
Lofvendahl, Kelly	5
Brademan, Courtney	6
Fournier, Sarah	7
Nelson, Kim	8
Buffel, Suzanne	9
Fitzpatrick, Bre	10
Muir, Andrea	11
Richards,Genevieve	11
Roberts, Vicki	11
Evans, Sarah	11

Women's Novice Fitness Model

SHORT CLASS	Rank
Rodriguez, Marissa	1
Prudhomme, Sarah	2
Mack, Natalie	3
Germaine, Wendy	4
Forgeron, Michelle	5
Sogge, Andrea	6
Bodrovics, Maya	7
Brasnett, Sariah	8
Wooldridge, Lexi	9
Charpenter, Jennifer	10
Laminski, Grace	11
Madge, Corrine	11
Scheifele, Ashley	11
Westra, Tatiana	11
TALL CLASS
Brademan, Courtney	1
Smith, Kelsie	2
Winger, Tracy	3
Sreenivasam, Patricia	4
Fournier, Sarah	5
Dunlop, Maggie	6
Allen, Krystyne	7
Mulner, Alex Anne	8
Tooke, Sarah	9
Dicks, Laurie	10
Blasco, Robin	11
Roberts, Vicki	11
Wolchyn, Tracy	11
Howe, Tanya	11
Herbers, Lyndsay	11
Fitzpatrick, Bre	11
Hennig, Anita	11
Reid, Shandie	11

Women's Novice Figure

SHORT CLASS	Rank
Forgeron, Michelle	1
Klatt, Janice	2
Gamaglia, Melissa	3
Prudhomme, Sarah	4
Styner, Yvette	5
Ellacott, Wendy	6
Jaques, Kim	7
Sogge, Andrea	8
Germain, Michelle	9
Erickson, Stacie	10
Charpentier, Jennifer	11
Knapp, Dawn	11
Gonzalez, Lidia	11
Bennett, Jodie-Lee	11
TALL CLASS
Byam, Ceejay	1
Tooke, Sarah	2
Dunlop, Maggie	3
Kruk, Michelle	4
Winger, Tracy	5
Sangster, Kira	6
Eddy Taggart, Jennifer	7
Blasco, Robin	8
Coleman, Raven	9
Arnett, Linda	10
Steinkey, Aileen	11

Women's Masters Figure

SHORT CLASS	Rank
Milo, Linda	1
Styner, Yvette	2
Klatt, Janice	3
Ellacott, Wendy	4
Brandon, Jennifer	5
Iggluden, Cheryl	6
McGrath, Karen	7
TALL CLASS
Kirkwood, Tracey	1
VanDam, Coleen	2
Nelson, Cary	3
Coleman, Raven	4
Germain, Michelle	5
Buhr, Lorraine	6
Arnett, Linda	7
Supple, Julie	8
Steinkey, Aileen	9

Women's Masters Fitness Model

SHORT CLASS	Rank
Friesen, Christine	1
Mulner, Alex Ann	2
Buffel, Suzanne	3
Brandon, Jennifer	4
Bennett, Jodie-Lee	5
Iggulden, Cheryl	6
Fakas, Melanie	7
Carolan, Connie	8
Affleck, Cathy	9
Knapp, Dawn	10
TALL CLASS
Wallace, Angie	1
Allen, Krystyne	2
Dicks, Laurie	3
Lofvendahl, Kelly	4
Ulmer, Sonia	5
Wolchyn, Tracy	6
Muir, Andrea	7
Hennig, Anita	8

Men's Novice Bodybuilding

LIGHTWEIGHT CLASS	Rank
Pham, Jon	1
Archer, Jim	2 * New Dynamis Sponsored Athlete
Ertman, Kent	3
Rogers, Christopher	4
Carlson, Daniel	5
Mccallum, Tyler	6
Zanini, David	7
Kancsal, Justin	8
HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS
Socchia, Matthew	1 * Overall Winner
McMillan, Scott	2
Cave, Mike	3
Murphy, Erick	4
Koochin, Chris	5

Men's Masters Bodybuilding

	Rank
Thomson, Chuck	1
Cave, Mike	2
Buhat, Patrick	DSQ

Women's Open Fitness Model

SHORT CLASS	Rank
Todd, Dianna	1 * NPAA Elite-Pro
Frew, Tanya	2 * NPAA Elite-Pro
Bomak, Shannon	3 * NPAA Elite-Pro
Myers, Lisa	4
Enerson, Kendra	5
Mangone Kish, Trish	6
TALL CLASS
Lane, Jennifer	1 * NPAA Elite-Pro
Devries, Melissa	2 * NPAA Elite-Pro
Wallace, Angie	3
Kruk, Michelle	4
Wilkins, Julie	5
Bickell, Courtney	6
Fakas, Melanie	7

Women's Open Figure

	Rank
Schott, Helen	1 * NPAA Elite-Pro
Milo, Linda	2 * NPAA Elite-Pro
Kirkwood, Tracey	3 * NPAA Elite-Pro
Devries, Melissa	4
VanDam, Coleen	5
Bomak, Shannon	6
Brassnett, Sariah	7
Wilken, Julie	8
Nelson, Cary	9
Buhr, Lorraine	10
Supple, Julie	11
Enerson, Kendra	11

Women's Open Bikini

	Rank
Lane, Jennifer	1 *NPAA Elite-Pro
Todd, Dianna	2 *NPAA Elite-Pro
Frew, Tanya	3
Rodriguz, Marissa	4
Cuk, Tea	5
Schmidt, Tobi	6

Men's Open Bodybuilding

	Rank
Robinson, Mitch	1 * NPAA Elite-Pro
Kish, Cary	2 * NPAA Elite-Pro
Kelly, Guy	3
Carmen, Paul	4
Thomson, Chuck	5
Collin Korethoski	6
Buhat, Patrick	DSQ

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Featured Article: Moms In Action

AUTHOR: NPAA ATHLETE PEGGY CAVE

Being a mom is a very tough job, we are faced with so many challenges, lack of: sleep, time, support, resources and most of all we have the “mommy guilt”.  Trying to get in shape and compete when you are a mom is even a greater challenge.  

When I embarked on my mission to compete in October 2010, I faced all of these challenges.  I have 2 children, and at the time my son was 4 years old and my daughter was 8 months old.  I was 200lbs and felt lost, fat and thought that my fit days were over.  Sleeping through the night was not reality, but in the midst of all the day to day stuff, I realized that I could use these challenges and obstacles as excuses or overcome them. The first key for me was setting out a goal, having my mind on something that I wanted to achieve was HUGE. I had to have a motivating goal that forced me to make it to the gym no matter what! Something out of my comfort zone, something fun…but something a bit scary…. a fitness competition!!!!!!!!!!!

So amidst of all being a MOM a, caregiver, laundress extraordinaire, transportation specialist, "snot catcher", kisser of boo boos, teacher, maid, PB&J specialist, and much more, How was I going to do this?

This is what I found worked for me to overcome the challenges I faced:

• Prepared all my meals the night before… let’s face it as mom’s we have the best intention of getting things ready in the morning but things just come up and that leads to Drive Thru’s and there are no healthy drive thru’s!
• Hitting the gym after the kids were in bed to avoid the “mommy guilt”
• NOT eating my kids leftovers….even though the grill cheese looked soooo good even on the floor!
• Bought a HUGE ugly water bottle from Walmart so I would be reminded to drink my water       

So what does this mean for you?? I want to say to all the moms out there your health, happiness and fitness are important! Everything you do to improve yourself in life trickles down into every aspect of your life. As a Mom, it is our duty to set a good example for our kids, to be around to love on our children’s children. And…as a Mom, it is our right to feel incredible, along the way! “Life is a journey, not a destination.” So, do you best to enjoy the ride! You can do anything…you’re a Mom! No matter what your goal, you can make it happen; it just takes unwavering determination and commitment to get there. So stay committed, stay determined, and you will succeed - I promise you!!!

Happy Mothers Day!!!

Featured Article: April 2012

FINDING THE RIGHT PERSONAL TRAINER

GET IN THE KNOW WITH THESE IMPORTANT IDEAS

AUTHOR:  LAURIE DICKSON (NPAA ALL-CANADIAN/IFPA PRO ATHLETE)

Perhaps you have had the opportunity or are entertaining the thought of hiring a personal trainer as one of your implementation tools on the road to your fitness objectives.  There are many variables to consider before attempting to integrate a trainer into your personal aspirations and goals.
Based on a study conducted at my local gym, I found that the most important common denominator between client and trainer was the coaching capabilities the trainer exhibits.  A vested interest in his\her clients' personal progression is paramount. This attained passion implicated from the trainer creates the perfect equation for a clients fitness success.  Along with a vast knowledge base of dietary requirements, your trainer should have a substantial sport specific and diverse understanding of the requirements involved in a sought after sport.
For example: if your desire is to lose weight and tone, does your trainer put you on a competitive bodybuilding program?  When executing a particular exercise, do you find yourself extracting information with an informative response? Parting with anatomical education is just a part of the role that a trainer should emit. He\she should be able to explain the essential aspect of integration during proper form and detail the definition of 'tempo' and 'muscle loading' phases of your workout.
Applied education is vital to any level of success, but it takes a genuine interest in a client's set goals to put the 'personal' in 'Personal Trainer'.

Laurie Dickson is a full time personal trainer with an impressive career as a championship level fitness competitor, coach, and mentor with a long list of accolades.  Please click here to visit her official website. 

Interview with Eldridge Abat of Elevate Fitness

We had the pleasure of being interviewed by Eldridge Abat of Elevate Fitness about NPAA and our upcoming events (below).

Please click here to visit the Elevate Fitness website and to learn more about the training and informative services they provide!

Introduction to High Performance Relationships

Authors: Bob Tomes and Jane Warren

It’s Friday night and while your friends are out at the wine bar socializing you’re at the gym doing one more leg set before heading home to that prescribed post-workout meal.  Your significant other is also quieting going quieter as he wonders what happened to him in your priority list.  So it can be in the life of an elite fitness athlete.

Being in a successful, vibrant, loving relationship is the eighth wonder of the world.  And now you’ve found a passion and it’s taking you away from home and focusing your attention on reps, nutrition, style and more reps.  

So how can you be in a vibrant relationship all the while preparing for that upcoming competition?

We will be providing our answers to this question in our upcoming “High Performance Relationship Workshop” on Saturday, April 28^th where we’ll be joining Steph Marques as part of her ‘Life In The Off Season Seminar Series’.  Steph is a NPAA All Canadian Pro fitness model and runs programs for elite fitness competitors.

High performing relationships are much more than the conventional communication and sharing your feelings models that are commonly talked about today.  With all the potential stressors we have in our day to day life we need to discover playful ways to be with each other so we can get back to that special feeling we had when we first met.

The biggest step in creating high performance relationship is coming to the realization that we are the ones who choose how we feel and act and what we say or don’t say.  The days of “You make me feel …” no longer hold true.  With this knowledge, understanding and acceptance we then become open to play in new ways that will shift us out of being the victim, villain or hero and assist us in realigning with who we truly are and the life we really want to live.

What we’re finding is that men are typically the ones that are afraid to explore and expand their existing relationships.  These are also the men who are truly surprised when their relationship runs into difficult times and ends in divorce.  This doesn’t have to be the path.  Discovering fun, playful ways to be in a long-term relationship can change the “ho-hum” into the “holy cow!!”  Learning the tools we’ll be offering is a great way to divorce proof your marriage.

So if you’re an elite fitness athlete or the partner of one of these athletes then we highly encourage you to come play with us.  This could be the investment that recharges your relationship and your life and then you can become that model relationship that others aspire to.

Be sure to register for NPAA All-Canadian/IFPA Pro Steph Marques' - Life in the OFF Season Speaker Series "High Performance Relationships" at Bay Club World Health. Limited spots are available due to the interactive nature of the workshop. Email info@stephmarques.com to register