NPC Ron Love Bodybuilding, Physique, Fitness, Figure and Bikini Classic

Saturday, April 2, 2011:

 The Ron Love Bodybuilding, Physique, Fitness, Figure and Bikini Classic Pre-judging at 12 Noon and the evening Finals at 7:00 P.M. at the Paul Robeson Theater located inside the Northwest Activity Center, 18100 Meyers Road at Curtis in Detroit.

• Open Men and Women Bodybuilding Divisions
• Masters Men and Women over 40 Divisions
• Teen and Grand Masters Men over 50
• Fitness, Open Figure and Masters Figure Divisions
• Bikini Division

Novice Michigan Opens the 2011 Competition Season

Editor Update: The writer inadvertently worked from the wrong scorecard when entering the names of the competitors. An apology is extended to the competitors as well as the readers for the unfortunate mistake.

Bikini Champion: Alma Villanueva

• Short Class: Alma Villanueva
• Tall Class: Nurah Debbubneh

Figure Champion: Holly Schultz

• Short Class: Marlene Welch
• Tall Class: Holly Shultz

• Figure 40 and over: Marlene Welch
• Figure 35-39: Dena Vallente

Teen Bodybuilding: Dominic Danno

Open Men Bodybuilding: Kevin Frasard

• Bantamweight Class:  Steven Dutcher
• Lightweight Class:  Del Campbell
• Middleweight Class:  Oussama Rahal
• Light-heavyweight:  Kevin Frasard
• Heavyweight  Anthony Minicuci

The 2011 Michigan Novice opened the competition season after a long winter of training, dieting, developing presentation and simply appearing before a large audience to be critiqued and compared to other competitors. It was not as great of a turnout, perhaps, as past years, but the enthusiasm and motivation to do this thing, was certainly as great.

If you were not a part of this event, then you should know some things. Natalie Abrheim satisfied the audience and judges to become the 2011 Novice Bikini Champion. Natalie was the short class winner and competed with the tall class winner, Amber Anderson, for her title. Three contestants, Nicole Zajac short class, Rauchelle Shultz medium class, and Amber Mahaffy tall class competed to be this year's Figure Champion. Nicole Zajac stepped out ahead to be the champion of the Figure Division. Elizabeth Fuhrwerk, 40 and over, and Jana Wunderlich, 35 to 39, presented themselves to become the champions of their Figure Divisions.

Jason Douglas was the Teenage Champion, while Brent Lane was the champion for the Master's ( 40 - 49 ) Bodybuilding Division. Ana Magee was the 35 and over Women Bodybuilding and Amber Clemons the Open Women Bodybuilding Champions. The overall 2011 Novice Michigan Open Bodybuilding Champion was Light-heavyweight Class Kevin Frasard.

2011 Novice Michigan Open Men Bodybuilding Class Winners

• Bantamweight Class:  Steven Dutcher
• Lightweight Class:  Del Campbell
• Middleweight Class:  Oussama Rahal
• Light-heavyweight:  Kevin Frasard
• Heavyweight  Anthony Minicuci

John Simmons Powerhouse Classic and Jennifer D. Peckham, Fitness, Figure and Bikini Championships

The NPC John Simmons Powerhouse Classic and Jennifer D. Peckham, Fitness, Figure and Bikini Championships on Saturday, March 26, 2011 will be the first national qualifier of the Michigan season. The bodybuilding, physique, fitness, figure and bikini championships will happen at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave, in Dearborn, Michigan.

The competitors for Men's Physique can qualify to be among the first to appear on a national stage! The physique division is devided into two height classes. This is a new NPC division beginning this year.

The event is scheduled to begin at 12 noon with pre-judging of the competitors within their divisions and classes. The final placement of the competitor's rank will begin an hour earlier than usual at 6 P.M. A large enthusiastic audience is expected to respond to the individual presentations of the competitors and their trophy awards. The competitors will receive trophies through the first five places in each class of competition. Overall fitness, figure and bikini division winners will also receive tiaras and spa treatments. The overall Physique winner will receive a gift card from Footlocker, while all overall winners will receive gift cards for dinner and complimentary chiropractic consultation and adjustments.

In 2010, this same contest saw light-heavyweight class, Earskin Presley, emerge as the Bodybuilding Division champion. Jamie Taylor became the Figure Division champion, while Bianca Binno was the champion of the Bikini Division. This contest coming at the beginning of the season provides a convenient venue to move quickly into national competition. Complete results and pictures from this event can be found at Bodybuilding Weekly.

General admission will be 15 dollars for the pre-judging and 25 dollars for the evening final presentations.  Reserved VIP seating is available in the evening for 30 dollars.