Pro/Am Contests Blog

Hey everybody, be sure to check out Bodybuilding.com on July 28th!

There is going to be a video of the 2008 NPC USA show to watch!  Be sure to check it out!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2008_npc_usa.htm

The other day I got a call from my good friend Dave Slagel of John Scott’s Nitro supplement company.  Dave told me our friend Mike Jackson will be doing the USA this year.  Mike e-mailed me later and told me that he does have his plans set for this show, however, what I didn’t know is that Mike’s wife Tammy Jackson won the 2007 California bodybuilding contest and will also compete this year at the USA.

If that wasn’t enough Mike’s sister Lisa Person will also be at the USA but not to watch but to compete in the fitness division, Talk about a family event!  Having met Mike and his wife at Golds Venice before this couple are not your typical bodybuilders as they both have careers and also work with the Nitro supplement line in Northern Cali.  Best of luck at the USA guys!

Between Lift Studios’ Isaac Hinds, Getbig’s Ron Avidan, and Iron Man Magazine’s Lonnie Teper and Ruth Silverman, we had a grand total of 34 video clips submitted from the recent 2007 NPC USA Championships!

If you haven’t seen the latest clips, click here to be entertained!

  

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2007npcusas_vids.htm

We just got back from Vegas a couple of days ago. Winning the LA’s was unbelievable. Winning the Light Wt. Class at the USA was even sweeter.

We’re back home now, I owe some QT to my family. When we got back, my wife and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary. Next week we celebrate our baby’s first birthday. What a way to celebrate victory. After a little bit of rest, I’ll be gearing up for the ‘08 season.

Talk to you all later,

Shavis Higa

Check out some more of the photos from my shoot with Desha at:

http://blog.bodybuilding.com/liftstudios

Desha won the figure A class which qualifies her for IFBB Pro status. Look for her to make her debut at the West Palm Beach show in October.

If you haven’t yet seen our growing collection of video clips from the NPC USAs, check them out at the following link.  Enjoy!

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2007npcusas_vids.htm

Oh, the adventures of Vegas are sometimes quite amusing.  Coming into Vegas on Friday afternoon for the NPC USAs, I met up with Lonnie Teper and Sherri Goggins, who happened to have been on the same plane as I was. The plan was to have Isaac Hinds pick us up, who was also bringing the lovely and spicy Dina Al-Sabah to join us, and get a bite to eat.

But Sherri asked us to give her a ride to her hotel, and since Sherri’s stunning physique dazzled us, we agreed. However, what we didn’t know is that the hotel she was staying at (Courtyard Marriot) was not the one close to the venue. The address said Industrial Road. So 30 minutes later, and three wrong turns later, we finally got to the street, only to find out that the hotel was not there, but on Dean Martin Road, the new name of the south part of Industrial Road.

Lonnie Teper, IFBB Figure Pro Dina Al-Sabah and Ron Avidan.

Of course, we went down The Strip, which was packed, and full of people and lots of new construction. In the front of the small tiny rental car was Isaac and Dina. In the back was LT on one side, myself on the other, and Sherri in the middle. Thus, another 30 minutes down the strip, we finally found Dean Martin road, but as soon as we crossed the freeway and got within 100 feet of the hotel, Isaac made a wrong left turn, right back onto the freeway, and another 5 miles out of the way.  20 minutes later, after lots of cursing, we got to the hotel, and dropped Sheri off.  What should have been a 10 minutes drive took way more than an hour.

Finally, we stopped and got a bite to eat. As for the Muscle Milk bars, we couldn’t leave this new Banana Yogurt flavor in the 100+ degrees! So in it came with us. Truth be told, some of the most interesting conversations took place in that car, but those stories were just between us 5!

5. Angela Watson
4. Amanda quinlan
3. Natalie calland
2. Danielle Edmonds
1. Catherine Anderson

Catherine Anderson!!!

5. Nancy Georges
4. Maria Rogers
3. Jamie reed
2. Stephanie McDonald
1. jessica wright

Congrats to all the ladies

5. Brooke brusch
4. Lillian granillo
3. Tracy guarino
2. Danielle lifer
1. April fortier

5. Jessica norlander
4. Holly semanoff
3. Emily Nicholson
2. Erin heath
1. Lynn widdowson

5. Janae Stewart
4. Stacy Garcia
3. Michelle Woodward
2. Chrissy Burton
1. Allison jones

As predicted Desha Rodriguez is your newest Ifbb pro.
5. jessica Madden-Lyons
4. Shelly Rego
3. Mary Cencich
2. Carin Hawkins
1. Desha Rodriguez

Jennifer Sedia. It was a shock to her and the audience all but she looked good.

Another tough class and some great conditioning on the top finishers.
Top five:
5. Dianne Solomons
4. Candy Canary
3. Julia Stamper
2. Sheila Bleck
1. Michele Neil

This was the right call again. A few boos but Michele had better conditioning here.