2012 NPC Nationals Physique Report: West Is Best In Women's National Physique

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Published on Monday, 19 November 2012 10:44

Written by Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historian

2012 NPC Nationals Physique Report: West Is Best In Women's National Physique

 

by Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historian

 

 

Atlanta, Georgia, November 10th:  Somehow, the 2011 competitive season in the new Physique division now seems like a distant memory when national-level events such as the NPC Junior USA, Junior Nationals, Team Universe, USA,  and IFBB North American all welcomed considerable numbers of entrants chasing the chance to reach the IFBB pro ranks in a division that fit somewhere between Figure and Bodybuilding.  

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2012 NPC Nationals Bodybuilding Report: Blaino Handcuffs National Field – Wins Overall!

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Published on Tuesday, 13 November 2012 21:24

Written by Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historian

2012 NPC Nationals Bodybuilding Report: Blaino  Handcuffs  National  Field – Wins Overall!
 
 By: Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historian

 
Atlanta, Georgia, November 10th:  What do Brenda Raganot, Beth Roberts, Mimi Jabalee, Sheila Bleck and Amber Defrancesco all have in common?  If you answered that they were all former NPC National overall champions, that's a good start.  But if you knew they all won their respective overall crowns in Atlanta, Georgia, you're a graduate level fan of women's bodybuilding.

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2012 Titan Grand Prix: Taylor Tops Titanic Titan Field In LA !

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Published on Thursday, 25 October 2012 18:48

Written by Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historian

                                                                                                                                                                                  
12 Titan Grand Prix: Taylor Tops Titanic Titan Field In LA!

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2012 IFBB Women's World Amateur Championships: England's Rene Campbell Wins IFBB World Amateur Overall

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Published on Thursday, 18 October 2012 18:29

Written by by Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historian

2012 IFBB Women's World Amateur Championships: England's  Rene  Campbell  Wins  IFBB  World  Amateur  Overall

 
 
Bialystok, Poland, October 6-7:  Now in  its 30th year, the IFBB Women's World Amateur Championships has now grown to become the largest international amateur event staged annually outside the United States.  And this year the contest included competition in bodybuilding, fitness, bodyfitness, bikini and men's fitness.

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Mary Ellen Jerumbo: In It For The Long Haul, Honey!

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Published on Monday, 15 October 2012 18:04

Written by by Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB Women's Historia

Mary Ellen Jerumbo: In It For The Long Haul, Honey!

 

 

 

 

 

How many adjectives are there to describe a female bodybuilder who has been so steadfastly passionate in her support and love of an sport that we all know isn't for the faint of heart?  When it comes to Mary Ellen Jerumbo, there simply aren't enough.  In fact, it's difficult to even know where to begin in charting the path of this bodybuilding phenomenon – let alone stockpiling the adjectives to cover her story.

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