jaycee77’s BodyBlog

I was at the Southern States NPC show in Ft Lauderdale,FL Friday night for the fitness and figure show. I had a few friends that were competing so I was there to see them and support them. This was the first competition show that I had ever been to…what an experience! The setting was awesome and seeing all the people and competitors there was an awesome feeling. There was a Saturday show for the bodybuilding portion of the competition but, unfortunately, my schedule didn’t allow for me to stay for that show, so I only saw the fitness show.

I could not get over how many competitors there were, it was unreal…there literally had to be close to a hundred people competing between all the classes. The only thing which I didn’t like was the fact that, for whatever reason, the judges did not do the pre-judging before the show. This meant that the show was VERY LONG…. it started at 7 PM and I was retarded tired by 1 AM as the show wasn’t over yet. I ended up leaving early because physically I couldn’t keep awake, I am usually in bed by like 10PM…I am such a loser, haha. I heard that the show didn’t end until like 2:15AM…that is crazy. Anyway, that one item aside it was an awesome show there. A good number of tables/booths were set up with samples, people to talk to, etc. Of course I stopped by the BB.com table and saw Ava Cowan there…she looks AMAZING in person…wow, I couldn’t get over seeing her there. I could have died a very, very happy man that night having talked to her and seen her . I also saw BB.com’s very own Tamar from http://www.planettamar.com competing. She also looked unbelievable, her  long hours of training and dieting definitely paid off, she looked absolutely incredible as well.  All of the ladies there looked phenomenal…. I have never been in 1 room  before in my life with that many beautiful women at once. Every competitor there exemplified what long hours of training, dedication and discipline can do, it was amazing.
The women’s fitness routines (dance numbers) were incredible. There were some amazingly athletic women there that were throwing there bodies in the air and twisting in ways that would make me cringe, lol. The energy level they brought was awesome, you could really feel the crowd amp up and get behind them. Awesome work ladies!

Overall it was a really fun and interesting show, I loved the experience of seeing a show first hand and it really showed me what I need to strive for if I ever want to seriously make an attempt to compete myself. I have been doing alot of thinking about my training since the show and what I need to change in order to realistically compete one day. Like I said it was an awesome experience and I can’t wait for the Southern States show next year, I will definitley be there! Hopefully it is a little shorter .

Congrats to everyone who competed, I have the utmost respect for the sacrifices you had to make in order to train to get on that stage and compete.

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