weekend just passed...part 2
ah shit, its the alarm, Bri puts the kettle on for a cuppa and i slowly come to,Bri helps me dye my hair, then we hold each others shower buttons in ( i know, how romantic!)we get dressed, pack the bag(i forget to put the gaviscon in my bag-gonna have alot of sore bellies tomorrow) slip the nights clothes and coller into my bag, slip into my jeans and glass 6"heels and call a taxi, we're running late and just hope that none of our lot are up first!
We arrive at the venue and as we enter we see one of our girls, looking stressed and nervous, she tells us its the masters classes that are on stage at the moment, then its the 2 womens figure classes and then hers and our other lass's class:womens physique, the lads won't be on till later, phew! we're not letting anyone down!We have a wee blether, then go for a look around the shows sponsors stalls, i spy a lovely plum and lilac training vest and have to buy it, anyway, on with the show......we sit down and get the camera out, it wont focus and starts to play up, aarrrggggg, eventually we give up as we know lots of folk who are taking pics too
The Masters classes were amazing, they consist of over 40's and over 50's(years of age)One guy was 62 and all i can say is HOLY SHIT!!!!
Then the womens figure classes come onto the stage, oh my goodness, this is usually my favourite part of the show, they all look so graceful, i sit transfixed, i have never seen a womens line up this large, both classes have aroung 20+ women!Awesome, just awesome.
Next up is womens physique, thats the class our girlies are in, we have helped with as much as we could, its time for them to do their bit!We watch as the girls file on stage, they all have such different physiques, but our two were better conditioned from everyone, now, on the day, it all depends on what the judges are looking for, some prefer the shredded look(i do) and some prefer a little layer of water so that the results are not quite as 'ripped' looking. I'm a stickler for condition, i want the winner to have a wonderful shape, nice round muscle bellies, be symmetrical, and most definately ripped, ripped beyond beleif, until the skin layer is so thin that you can see the sinewy muscle fibres that come from muscle maturity but the call outs for comparisons seemed very strange, it was looking like the judges were favouring the not so ripped look, all but 1 of our guys and gals were ripped beyond belief, we'll have to wait till the night show to find out the results and placings of everyone.
this was the womens physique, wow!
i didn't know anyone in mens class four(under 5'6", i think, please do correct me if i'm wrong) but had a great time screaming for the guy i thought was best.
Class 3 (5'6-5'8"
mens, well, we have a guy in this class, but i kinda don't see him as i see the others, he asks for everyones help, has everyone running around after him and then doesn't keep to his end of the bargain, he cheats on his diet, which is fine, but what gets mt goat is his lying about it, every year its the same and he comes in still a little watery and fat, again, thats fine, but don't lie and have evryone who IS dieting running after you!The other 2 guys bent over backwards as did Bri to help him with all that he needed, the other guys were on their last legs and he's moaning and asking for sympathy!We shout support for him anyway, he's still one of our own, i mean, if your kid isn't great at footie you still support him/her anyway.....
Class 2(5'8-5'10) mens, we have a guy in this class, he is looking fab, he is not the biggest guy for sure, but he definately is ripped, only one or 2 can match him condition wise, i'm screaming support and realise i had better slow down as i would have no voice left for the evening show. Got a couple of pics from class 2:
The show continues and it dawns on me that our guy who was to compete in the pro am class doesn't come on now, he will take stage at the very end of the night, after the 'dinner break'(normally known as an interval, but big guys need to eat regularly,so its a dinner break) after all the other classes winners have been announced, holy goosepimples, at least the others can go and eat something yummy after they have been judged in the afternoon, this poor guy had to sit all through everyone else around him stuffing their faces with chocolate and cake, poor wee soul just looked miserable. I, however, was having a GREAT time, i had never seen so many semi naked people running around, everyone in bikini or trunks and everyone was so friendly, i was just chatting to anyone who was around me, well anyone who spoke english!We had just under 100 folks from around our area show up to support our team, the noise we made was shocking! Everyone was trying to use hand signals for those who didn't speak english, it was hilarious, all these orange tanned men and women waving their arms around trying to find a way to get their point across!
We're all off for something to eat before the evening show, where the winners are announced, we pass by the wee swingers pub we intend to go to (during the day its a normal seaside bar) there are groups of lads having a drink, lots of laughter, it all feels like its working out.
Now your gonna have to wait till tomorrow for the next part, sorry but it was a long weekend....
x
, the 6 week bleed afterwards and the never having a good nights sleep ever again.......)