2008 NPC Zena Collins Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Wow! What a show! I had a blast! Promoter, Frank Dalto, puts on a nice show! I attended the 2008 NPC Zena Collins Classic and Florida Gold Cup with some of my Bombshell Teammates and our trainer, IFBB Pro Shannon Dey! I just love Shannon! She really knows what she is doing and she is so wonderful in the way she helps everyone out backstage. Shannon Dey is also the Chairperson for Figure and Fitness for the state of FL, so being under her guidance is exceptionally important to me.
The pre-judging was long and I was really nervous the first time out on stage. I had butterflies in my stomach so bad that I almost slipped when walking off stage after doing my model turns. Getting back out on stage with the other competitors all being evaluated at the same time is actually a lot easier for me. I was moved to the 2nd place spot in the 2 piece round. Then comes the 1 piece round. I was placed in the middle, meaning that I won the 1 piece after that round was over. At the end of the show the judges told me that no-one touched me in the 1 piece round (must be my strong point…to bad they are doing away with it next year). Then we had a break and got to rest for a few hours after pre-judging. I took about a 45 minute nap and woke up to the Florida Gators KICKING South Carolina’s BUTT! It was like 21-0 in the first 8 minutes of the game! The Gators ROCK this year baby! Knowing that my team was putting a whoop ass on the Gamecocks, I went to the evening show with a renewed vigor! My team won, and then I was able to birng SEXY to the stage along with an even tighter physique. To bad I did not work it in the AM like I did in the PM! I would have won the Class! LOL I gotta admit, the girl that one the overall show was incredible! Her legs were so awesome NOBODY could stop staring at them!
So the evening show went smoothly. Team Bombshell cleaned up in the trophy department. We got the TEAM award for earning the most trophies. I qualified for Nationals by placing 2nd in a National Qualifier, and I was HAPPY! The first 2 shows that I did did not count in my opinion. The Southern States last year I had no idea what I was doing. I was not with Shannon and Rob back then. When I did the Coastal USA’s in GA back in August, I had only been contest dieting for about 2 weeks when I got onstage. That was just for practice and to meet Reg Bradford, Ropeman, and other people. 
It was fun. NOW that I know that I can actually do well, I am looking forward to getting on that stage again. I NEED to stay on a strict regimented diet so that I do not lose the shape and leanness that I have achieved.
Stay posted….this is not the last you will see of me! I love competing, I love the NPC, and I love training, dieting, and working hard to achieve a goal! THanks to all that support me, love me for who I am, and accept me for who I am! You all rock! xoxo Tamar
