Congrats to Jaquelyn Kay on winning the 2010 Bodyspace Spokesmodel contest! Erin Stern was the runner-up.

Judging by pics shown from this weekend, Erin looks right on track for the Figure International in a few weeks.

Nice to see you making a return to the fitness stage, Alti! 

I personally think Kim will go down in history as one of the best to never win the Fitness Olympia title.

They all looked amazing. Congrats to each and everyone of them!

Yep...that's Krystal Marshall. She used to do quite a bit in the entertainment industry, most noticably being a WWE Diva and is the main squees of former wrestler-not MMA fighter Bobby Lashley.

I predict she will get a bikini pro card this year. 

Congrats to all the fitness winners! Nice to see Shannon and Tina in the top six. 

She looks on track to make an impact in a matter of weeks (Dang, a matter of weeks...time is moving very fast) Sheesh! 

Consuelo Rojas looks INCREDIBLE! Wonder what she plans to compete in this year? I'd thought she had a pretty good showing at the Tournament of Champions last year, with the likes of Gina, Sonia, and Macey competing.

I've been away from this board for way too long (long story), so I'd thought I'd return with something I've been working on since my unplanned sebatical.

I've created The FitGems Nation site, which is a community site for competitors, fans and everyone in the industry to support the female physique (women's bodybuilding, fitness, figure, and bikini).

On the site, you can create your own free profile, post your own blogs, photos, and videos, join groups as well as create your own, and get to know fellow competitors and fans better, as well as learning about the latest sponsorships involving the female muscle industry, and more! In addition to that, I have a blog that I run that coincides with the site.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or would like to exchange links or banners, fell free to contact me at admin@fitgemsnation.net

The official site: http://www.fitgemsnation.net
The blog: http://fitgems.blogspot.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/fitgems

Didn't see that coming at all. Dominic's cute! Must have gotten that from his mommy. 

Personally, I like the lineup. We have a mixture of champions, breakout stars, and up-and-comers for the first season. I hope this last a while and more fitness/figure stars get an opportunity like this.

That's pretty cool!  Hope this turns out great for you both!

It took me forever, but here are my Olympia predictions:

Fitness Olympia
http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2008/08/2008-fitness-olympia-predictions.html

Figure Olympia
http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2008/08/figure-olympia-2008-predictions.html

Miss Olympia
http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2008/09/2008-miss-olympia-predictions.html

In addition to that, I've posted a press release on Custom-Muscle, a new nutrition store run by former female wrestler Jackie Gayda-Haas, her husband Charlie Haas, and friend and WWE wrestler Umaga.

http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2008/08/custom-muscle-press-release.html

Also a new poll is up: Should there be more female muscle coverage on TV?

Figure: either Gina Aliotti or Jenn Gates (can't decide on which one yet, but I'm a tad more bias toward the Jennster)
Fitness: Kim Scheideler (for those that STILL don't know, she was Kim Klein) or Jenny Hendershott
FBB: Hmm...gonna have to think about this one. After what happened to Iris at the Arnold, I don't know what to think.

I can say this, though...The Arnold was then; the Olympia is NOW. Upsets can and WILL happen.

Joe and Doug have amazing work. You guys are just born lucky to photograph and get video of major top stars, aren't ya? 

 


Incredible story. Thanks for sharing this, Jenny! 

Well...some of you might have noticed a change on my signature. Well, there's a reason to that. I've started a social network site on Wetpaint, to go along with my blog.   I've been working on this for the past few days, and I think this could be the beginning of something cool. I'm inviting everyone to this site: fellow competitors, models, photographers, fans, supporters, etc. Here's the site:

http://fitgemssite.wetpaint.com

Enjoy the site and contribute whatever you can. Thanks!

If I was to choose 25 pro competitors to participate in a hypothetical Arnold Classic Physique contest, here's who I would choose. You might be surprised at who I chose. All you have to do is look at them and you could possible guess why I chose them over others. This also marks my first photo blog. WHEW!

http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-ideal-arnold-classic-physique.html

BTW, FitGems is about to become more than just a blog. I'll fill you all in on this personal milestone soon.

My latest blog is on my thoughts on my verison of a physique division in the IFBB and NPC. This is my deepest blog post yet.



http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2008/08/ifbbnpc-physique-division-my-thoughts.html



A new poll is also up regarding the current Olympia champions. My next two blogs will feature pics of 25 pros and 25 amateurs that I would choose to compete in the Arnold Classic Physique, where I would hold the first physique shows at.

For this Sharing a TenSpot, I interviewed IFBB Figure Pro Rosa-Marie Romero.

http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2008/07/sharing-tenspot-withrosa-marie-romero.html



Reminder, if you would like to be interviewed for Sharing a TenSpot or would like to contribute to the blog, hit me up by e-mail at fitgems@hotmail.com or fitgems@yahoo.com.



Thanks for the support!

Awesome first post there, staystrong!

Beth is a pretty awesome woman, and Bruce is one lucky man. 

I've done my state on fitness and figure earlier in the blog. At long last, here is my state on the female bodybuilding division.



http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-thoughts-on-state-of-womens.html

You pretty much nailed it right on the head there! 

A new "Sharing a TenSpot" is now up, as I interviewed 2008 Figure International Runner-Up and one of the frontrunners of this year's Figure Olympia, Jennifer Gates!

http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2008/07/sharing-tenspot-withjennifer-gates.html

I've started a new segment on the blog called "A Fitting Review". It is my take on message boards, competitor/models sites, DVDs, etc. that I might like...or dislike. Here's my first review:

http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2008/07/fitting-review-siouxcountrycom.html

Also a new poll is up: Should there be a physique/classic female bodybuilding division in the IFBB and NPC?

I'll give my take on it very soon.