In preparing for the USAs I noticed all the major sites had all these articles, videos, ones to watch, etc for every category but ours. Also, the college and NFL football seasons are about to begin and we all know the emphasis and excitement the BCS rankings as well as the fantasy football player rankings bring to the sport. So I figured why not do it for our sport.
This is a subjective sport to begin with so I wanted to take opinion out of the rankings and have it completely based on a mathematical equation based on our performance on the national level. Here is the equation I came up with
(show score + top 5 bonus) + [show score + (top 5 bonus x # of top 5 finishes)] / # of shows = avg score/show
Avg score/show + # of shows squared = Total score
To start I wanted how we placed as well as the size of our classes to be taken into account. If you have 20 competitors in your class and finish 1st then your score will be 20, 2nd place is 19, 3rd place 18, and so on. Since they do not place competitors who finish 16 and lower those competitors will receive 1 point. Since it is more difficult to win against a large class than a small one this will reward competing against a larger field.
Then I wanted to reward a top 5 finish. Finishing in the top 5 will receive an additional 5 points for the first time you finish in 5th place or better. If you place in the top 5 in a 2nd show then you will receive 10 points. This will be your 5 point bonus multiplied by the number of times you finished top 5.
You total the scores for all the shows you competed in and divide that number by the number of shows you competed in to come up with your average show score. I finally wanted to reward guys who competed in multiple shows because it is very hard on our bodies to do more shows. This final part grows exponentially the more shows you compete in. So if you competed in 2 shows then you multiply 2 x 2 to equal 4 points added to your average score per show which will equal you total score. The higher your total score the better your ranking will be.
Hopefully that makes sense and if it didn’t then too bad. Just kidding. I will post a ranking the next 3 weeks as well so we have the most recent ranking a week prior to the North Americans. Here is the first Top 20 ranking following the Jr USAs.
1.Michael Bevins 21
2.Alex Carneiro 20
3.Eddie Baird 19
4.Bobby Ashhurst 18
5.Mikey McFall 17
6.Douglas Peaney 17
7.Michael Walding 16
8.Steve Cook 16
9.Brent Baumgarner 15
10.Tony Robinson 15
11.Tim Staggs 14
12.Aaron O’Connell 14
13.Paul Harcher 13
14.Steve Mousharbash 13
15.Adam Lamb 12
16.Keith Baker 12
17.Blake Barnett 11
18.Antonio Mitchell 11
19.Patrick Pinckey 10
20.Joe Pearson 10
Pro Card Winners: Matt Christianer (Overall Winner) & Ryan Hughes (Class B winner)
hat’s right Frankly Shredded. Congrats on a great showing! What made you decide to compete in the Men’s Physique Division? Thanks Ian, means a lot, I worked extremely hard for the showing I displayed. My decision to compete in the Men’s Physique Division actually started with one of my best friends and training buddy, Steven Aros, bringing this new division and the NPC Fresno Classic to my attention back in March. After giving it some thought I initially started by adjusting my training and it wasn’t until about 3 weeks out from the Classic did I fully commit to this show. About 2 weeks out I was introduced to my current trainer/coach Aron Fisher. Steven and I met up with him and the three of us weren’t really sure what the judges would exactly be looking for in this all new division. Aron is very experienced in competition prep, training, diet,..
and secrets of what I eat and what I think is VERY important, as well as how to prepare it. I’m a very busy person and finding time to prepare each meal just isn’t in the cards. I’m sure most of you feel the same way. Over the years of eating right and helping others do the same I think a key component is sharing the easiest way to do so without sacrificing taste. Telling someone what to eat is pretty easy. Taking the time to share the best ways to prepare your food is an even bigger help...
I recently had the Honor and Opportunity to Compete at the 2011 NPC USA’s in Men’s Physique! This truly was a special time for many reasons; it was the LARGEST National NPC Competition to date with nearly 700 Competitors (roughly 100 of them Men’s Physique), it was the First NPC USA to include Men’s and Women’s Physique, and lastly it was my very first National Level NPC Competition! All of these things combined with the AMAZING Competitors, Fans, Family, and Friends made for one amazing experience!
There are so many times when we have a 
great model shoot planned but maybe not a great location.Short notice, no notice, but make them look great. Well, there are a few things we can do as models and photographers that can give us great results even when the location is less than perfect.
When my old trainer needed some promotional photos for his website, I was happy to get things moving, however, we had no time and a very small space to give a “hardcore gym”, look. We actually found a piece of corrugated plastic roofing lying behind the house and just propped it up for a makeshift studio. Now the dimensions of my background material were 8 feet by only 4 feet, so I had very little area to shoot at so we had to get creative...
muscle tissue is the lack of a full eccentric and concentric contractions of the muscle. The Concentric contraction or phase is noted as the range of motion that shortens the muscle fibers of a muscle. In other words it is the final squeeze of the muscle. The eccentric contraction or phase is the range of motion that lengthens the muscle fibers of a muscle. For example, the upward squeezing phase of a bicep curl would be termed as a concentric contraction and the decent of a bicep curl is known as the eccentric contraction...
and fitness goals is proper eating. Whether your goal is to lose weight, gain muscle, or just feel better you must have your proper nutrition in place. Having proper nutrition in place is takes planning and preparation. If we tried to eat healthy without having meals planned out and food prepared in advance we would fail. Cooking in bulk is the secret. Cooking in bulk is the best way to prepare food. Again if you tried to cook a chicken breast every time you needed to eat you would spend a lot of time cooking. So here are some great ways to prepare food to succeed...
We are here with NPC MP Competitor to be Tony Giles.
Thanks for joining us today!
What are your thoughts on Men's Physique?
I think it's a great addition to the sport..it will bring a whole new dimension and audience and hopefully be just as popular as the bodybuilding aspect .. I'm looking forward to being a part of that and growing with this division..
that you build a house from the ground up. To many times I've seen top heavy guys in the gym wearing tank tops and long pants. Guess what, they are not making a fashion statement they are covering up those chicken legs. Their work out routine usually consists of chest, arms, back, shoulders and repeat. What happened to the legs guys? Is NPC Men's Physique promoting this type of behavior? Well, the way it was explained to me was that it was a way to separate us from the Body Builders. I say this to you upper body only work out warriors, I wouldn't be surprised if we start to see shorter shorts in next years competitors in an attempt to add additional judging criteria. So I'm going to give you a basic routine to add some size to those sticks you call legs...
It seems ridiculous that these little lumps can cause so much anguish in people, yet they do. Men have the additional curse of generally having higher oil production as a result of higher testosterone levels. The best thing to do is to have a skincare regimen in place so that the bacteria that cause acne and excess oil are controlled.
The essential anti-acne skincare components are:...
I’ll be the first to admit it, photographers are a 
strange breed. It is completely understandable why fitness models might find it frustrating to communicate with us. Many photographers only use the right side (the artistic and creative side) of their brain and often keep the left side (the well structured and organized side) turned off. The result is you may not get the photos you need, which is problematic particularly when you are paying for something you cannot use.
So, how do you (as a fitness talent and model) get what you need from us quirky photographers?
I think there are a few very simple steps which you can do upfront to ensure that you get the most out of each photo shoot.
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EZ Whey ZERO CARB Cupcakes! 
By: Emily Zaler Author of The EZ Whey Cookbook
As Seen in Oxygen Magazine August 2011
EmilyZaler.com
EZ Whey Zero Carb Cupcakes
When you feel your sweet tooth kicking in, there is no better recipe to turn to than this. A zero carbohydrate cupcake seems almost too good to be true. However, by using this recipe, you can have your cupcake and eat it too!
Not to mention, this recipe is filled with benefits from the ingredients. High in fiber, antioxidants, and protein, and low in carbs and sugar, what more could you ask for in a cupcake?
3 Scoops Whey Protein
9 Egg Whites
3/4-Cup Pumpkin
6 Tablespoons Flaxseed
8 Packets Stevia
3 Tablespoon Unsweetened Dark Chocolate Cocoa Powder
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
Pre-heat Oven to 350 degrees
Mix all ingredients together with an electric or hand mixer and then pour in to lined muffin tins.
Bake at 350 about 15 minutes or until cooked fully through. They will start to rise and firm at the top of the cupcake as they get done.
Top with All Natural Peanut Butter or Almond Butter (Optional, not included in macros below)
For the entire Recipe
(Makes 12 Cupcakes)
Calories: 703
Fat: 15 grams
Carbs:14 grams
Protein: 110 grams
Fiber 15 grams
Cholesterol: 3mg
Iron: 5.6 mg
Sodium 493 mg
Per Cupcake:
Cals: 58
Fat: 1.25 g
Carbs: 1 g
Protein: 9 g
Fiber 1.25 g
Cholesterol: 0.25 g
Iron: .46 g sodium: 41 g
To see the full EZ Whey Recipe feature, make sure to pick up the August issue of Oxygen Magazine, on stands NOW! Also check out EmilyZaler.com and TheEZWhey.com
s younger we always had milk or some sort of dairy in the house. “Milk is good for bones and teeth etc etc” mom used to say. Well, as I’ve gotten older and wiser, milk, at least in my opinion has been WORSE for my body than good for it. Milk and dairy from my experience has caused me bloating and sometimes an upset stomach, along with an unnecessary amount of sugar or “lactose.” I still am amazed when talking to someone when they tell me what they are eating during the day and they are drinking tons of milk, wondering why they aren’t dropping a significant amount more weight than they have been. People are often so misconstrued about milk and how we need it to fight osteoporosis and have strong healthy bones. HERE’S SOME NEWS. Asian countries, who drink little to NO milk at all, have less osteoporosis rates than Americans who drink a TON of milk. Amazed? Don’t be. Asian countries load up on their green veggies like Kale, packing a ton of calcium and other nutrients that are much better than the ol’ milk and dairy. So to keep it simple, try making small changes in regards to dairy products. Your body and gut will thank you in the long run.
pump at the gym. Training those delts and tris. Nailing those legs. Hitting all those big body parts that look so good in the mirrors. Now, we all know the importance of abs, their structural relevance to our bodies, and the way they make us look. We also know that, oftentimes, by the end of our lift, we don't want to spend that 10 minutes doing crunches and twists. This may not be true for everyone, but it is for me. One can achieve stellar abs by just doing cardio and losing the pounds. However, to properly tighten the core and strengthen that midsection, you need to make sure to incorporate those many ab exercises we read about on a daily basis. My suggestion, is to super set abs between your exercises. It gives the athlete an opportunity to nail out his/her abdominals without saving it for the bitter end when it gets boring and tedious. So, try a leg press set and go right to hanging straight leg raises on a chin up bar. Or any exercise for that matter. By the end of your workout, you'll have completed everything and won't even remember that you did 10 sets of abs. You'll be ready to shower up and go pound that protein. Try it! You'll like it.
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With the recession still upon us, I find that many
companies and magazines are leaning towards stock photography rather than commission a photoshoot (which is much more expensive). If you are a fitness model, this means that you can take advantage of this situation by commissioning your own photoshoot and then use those images to market yourself to various companies and magazines. If the magazines like the images, direct them to the photographer so that they can finalize the usage rights.
Create the kind of images that are being published today such as studio shots, exercise and lifestyle routines and have them ready for the next big opportunity and keep your portfolio fresh.
pleasure to shoot for Muscle & Performance Magazine and as if that wasn’t enough… The photographer that I worked with was none other than www.Men’sPhysique.com Contributor Robert Reiff! To say I was excited to fly out to Cali and shoot for a magazine that distributes 100’s of thousands of copies would be an UNDERSTATMENT and then to find out that I would be working with one of the Top Photographers ever in the industry, well that just blew the lid off of my excitement level! Let me tell you about my experience On Set With One Of The Best!
can be sold at for a price at which similar items are selling.
I’m going to try to keep this brief because I personally have a short attention span and get bored with reading quickly so I don’t want to subject you all to the same experience. A question I’ve been asked many times this season is how do you get published/land sponsors. Everyone wants some exposure and recognition for all the hard work they put into working on their physique. But the question you should be asking yourselves is “Am I marketable?” What do you have to offer to these companies to make it worth it to them to invest financially in you? Can their customers relate to you?..
I always tell people that everything starts with genetics. If you don’t have the best genetics for calves then you may have to get creative or just work a little harder. I don’t have the best genetics, but I don’t have the worst either. There is no right or wrong way to work calves. I have clients that work them once a week and they grow and then I have clients that need to work them twice a week. The key to giant calves is hard work and finding the right combination to spur them to grow. Here is one workout I have had great success with in building my calves...
I receive, relate to how I have developed my abs. What diet do I follow? What fat burning supplements do I use, and what exercises do I perform? Well, the general answer is that you develop great abs through hard work, commitment and dedication!
I’m going to give you a plan which can work for everyone to help you get great abs! Please keep in mind when you have a destination in mind, it’s always important to remember where you started and stay focused on the journey. For example, if your goal is to travel to Florida from Alaska, your journey will be longer and more challenging than someone who only needs to travel to Florida from Georgia. The point being, it will take some folks longer than others to reach their destination, so “commitment and dedication” are very important!!
The forgotten style…fitness portraits! Hey, not
everyone needs an ad for the latest protein powder or fat burner. In the definition of a portrait I found this interesting sentence: “The intent (of a portrait) is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person”. Sometimes your client just wants to capture his or her intensity or passion for their sport. These shoot can often times be the most rewarding.
In this shoot, we have an athlete who just loves his MMA workouts and has changed his life, health and physique by working out at one the local area MMA training facilities. He’s not training to go pro, he doesn’t care about promotion, he just loves the exercise and results...
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