THE OCTOBER 4th, 2014 Nutrition Pit NPC NATURAL NORTHERN USA CHAMPIONSHIPS & EXPO was a TREMENDOUS success ! The competition generated 255 COMPETITORS (NOT counting crossover!) that hit the stage along with capacity crowds of 1,800+ for BOTH Prejudging AND Finals. The EXPO area was busy throughout the entire day with fans sampling and purchasing the finest supplements, products, fitness clothing apparel, and services from our generous sponsors! Our sponsors are the fuel for our engine and I simple cannot THANK YOU ALL enough for your valuable support! We additionally want to sincerely THANK the athletes and fans for supporting these fine businesses that support you through our NPC events! YOU ARE ALL THE BEST! THANK YOU to ALL 255 competitors who believed in our event enough to take the years of intense training along with sacrificing countless months of hard dieting, to showcase your hard work at our event! THANK YOU to GUEST POSERS, MIKE OHEARN & IFBB PRO, JUSTIN COMPTON! Mike is an INCREDIBLE bodybuilder and athlete! Matching his near flawless physique is his engaging personality, which showed through in great lengths as he greeted ALL his fans with enthusiasm and humility. Bringing his wonderful dog, Stryker was a HUGE hit as the fans cheered loudly when this Hospice service dog took the stage with Mike as he posed. Mike OHearn and Stryker were such a delight to have at this event, we already secured their return for next years Fall event! BIG Justin Compton has a history with our events as he was our 2008 NPC Natural Ohio Teenage Bodybuilding Champion! Justin who is now an IFBB Pro already earned his first victory at the 2014 Orlando Europa Pro Championships. Look for BIG things from this BIG guy in the very near future! SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY TWO RECORD BREAKING 2014 CHAMPIONS! 2014 & record holding 4 X FIGURE OLYMPIA CHAMPION, NICOLE WILKINS hosted an INCREDIBLE SEMINAR with MIKE OHEARN following Prejudging! Anyone who didnt attend, really missed something special as the Seminar lasted for 2 and a half hours! 2014 & record holding 2 X BIKINI OLYMPIA CHAMPION, ASHLEY KALTWASSER, who also has a history with our events as she was the 2011 NPC Natural Northern USA Overall Bikini Champion, was in the Expo meeting and greeting her fans at the Gaspari Nutrition booth as well as the Liquid Sun Rayz booth! Its not every day you get to meet and take a photo with the BEST bikini competitor in the world! THANK YOU to the tremendous staff of the Lakewood Civic Auditorium who worked exceedingly hard to make the venue as comfortable as possible for our athletes. And a VERY special THANK YOU to the NPC officials including NPC / IFBB head judge, GARY UDIT and especially NPC Ohio & West Virginia State Chairman, RICK BAYARDI and his INCREDIBLE A-TEAM & TEAM OHIO crew which proved once again why these group of top judges, expeditors, and officials are the very BEST in the industry! THANK YOU to our INCREDIBLE scorer Teresa Lake (former NPC Natural Ohio Masters Overall Figure Champion) who has results posted at getmyshowscores, and our Master of Ceremonies, Mike Lackner who got through 255 competitors (ALL of which posed and were introduced!), two guest posers and a 20 minute intermission by 9:30 PM! THANK YOU to the wonderful publicity provided by the BEST websites in the industry, musculardevelopment, bodybuilding, rxmuscle, npcnewsonline and magazine giants such as FLEX, NPC News, and IRON MAN Magazines! A few notable industry folks that made this incredible exposure for our hard working athletes and our events possible include, J.M. Manion, Amir Marandi, Jeff Binns, Adina Zanolli, Jim Schwarz, Kirk Calzacorta, Heather Rininger, and Lonnie Teper (my apologies if I missed anyone). THANK YOU to our wonderful crew of friends, family and dedicated fitness enthusiasts who all worked tirelessly throughout the busy weekend ensuring a comfortable and entertaining experience for all involved. Unfortunately this list is far to long to name everyone personally. THANK YOU to our HOST HOTEL, the Courtyard Marriott & Towne Place Suites in Westlake as David Bragan, Ivy Arndt along with their WONDERFUL staff, were accommodating in every way possible! I strongly suggest you make your hotel reservations for our Spring, 2015 event NOW by calling 440-871-3756 and asking for the Special NPC Rates of $92.00 per night! The hotel WILL sell out and it is not to early to secure your room NOW! THANK YOU to our after official contest celebration restaurant, CARRABBAS ITALIAN GRILL in Westlake who kept their doors open well past midnight making sure every hungry competitor ended their restricted diets with the finest Italian cuisine in the city! My apologies if anyone was overlooked as this list is extensive to say the least. We look forward to seeing everyone back again in this Spring at our MARCH 28th, 2015 Nutrition Pit NPC NATURAL OHIO (open) CHAMPIONSHIPS & EXPO at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium, 14100 Franklin Blvd., Lakewood, Ohio 44107! SPECIAL GUEST POSERS INCLUDE TWO OLYMPIA CHAMPIONS, FLEX LEWIS & DANA LINN BAILEY! BOTH will host a SUPER-SEMINAR following Prejudging! ENTRY & TICKETS for this Falls event will be available on November 1st, 2014 at: daveliberman! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND SEE YOU ALL BACK THIS SPRING!!
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 02:45:05 +0000
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