Author Topic: FIGURE TO BB CROSSOVERS (Read 21143 times)

ripitupbaby · « **on:** February 05, 2008, 07:48:51 AM »

There is an increasing trend of figure competitors crossing over to BB, and I couldn't be happier about it!

2007 in particular was the Year of the Crossover.

I hope this trend continues. A lot of these crossovers have a tremendous amount of potential to be successful and to shape the future direction of women's BB.

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2008, 07:50:07 AM »

First mention has to go to Beni Lopez. Beni competed at the 2007 North Americans in figure. She then crossed over to BB for the 2007 Nationals, won the class, and earned her Pro Card in her first national competition as a bodybuilder.

Here's Beni as a figure competitor at the North Americans in August 2007.

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2008, 07:51:14 AM »

And here's Beni a few pounds leaner at the 2007 Nationals in November where she won the Lightweights and earned her Pro Card.

benz · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2008, 08:07:25 AM »

What do you think about lobarede's wife?
here are some pics

http://samynahuelhual.com/sitio/images/rsgallery/original/102-1.jpg
http://samynahuelhual.com/sitio/images/rsgallery/original/101.jpg
(images not embedded to avoid her server to overload or have some innecessary traffic)

Possible to get a pro card or she wont recover.

Also, i would like to know why figure/bb girls dont use any GOOD techno/trance tunes instead they use shitty songs. I think (as example) that a good exhibition with pvd - for an angel would be the perfect mix for a great exhibition, maybe the girl should pose a bit faster but yeah, it would be awesome!

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2008, 08:22:55 AM »

Quote from: benz on February 05, 2008, 08:07:25 AM

What do you think about lobarede's wife?
here are some pics

http://samynahuelhual.com/sitio/images/rsgallery/original/102-1.jpg
http://samynahuelhual.com/sitio/images/rsgallery/original/101.jpg
(images not embedded to avoid her server to overload or have some innecessary traffic)

Possible to get a pro card or she wont recover.

Also, i would like to know why figure/bb girls dont use any GOOD techno/trance tunes instead they use shitty songs. I think (as example) that a good exhibition with pvd - for an angel would be the perfect mix for a great exhibition, maybe the girl should pose a bit faster but yeah, it would be awesome!

Who is she? She looks good...US competitor? She used to be figure? Other countries like their figure girls A LOT more muscular than in the US.

I actually thought about using some house music for my BB routine, but it's hard to find something suitable for BB posing. Trance wouldn't work very well, I don't think. There's a lot more techno/house music in fitness routines than in BB routines. You need some nice slow beats and pauses for posing.

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2008, 08:26:26 AM »

Jodi Miller is another successful crossover. She competed in figure for several years and made the permanent switch to BB in 2007.

Here she is in Figure.

benz · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2008, 08:27:31 AM »

Quote from: ripitupbaby on February 05, 2008, 08:22:55 AM

Who is she? She looks good...US competitor? She used to be figure? Other countries like their figure girls A LOT more muscular than in the US.

I actually thought about using some house music for my BB routine, but it's hard to find something suitable for BB posing. Trance wouldn't work very well, I don't think. There's a lot more techno/house music in fitness routines than in BB routines. You need some nice slow beats and pauses for posing.

Lobarede's wife, chilean girl. Yeah she used to be figure and switched later to bb. Women bb in chile is not really liked but its coming, its just a time matter i guess.
As for the slow beats+pauses , you are right. Minimal tech would work fine

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2008, 08:28:07 AM »

She switched to BB and won the LW class at the 2007 Team Universe.

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2008, 08:29:34 AM »

Quote from: benz on February 05, 2008, 08:27:31 AM

Lobarede's wife, chilean girl. Yeah she used to be figure and switched later to bb. Women bb in chile is not really liked but its coming, its just a time matter i guess.
As for the slow beats+pauses , you are right. Minimal tech would work fine

Good to know...I'll look into that.

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2008, 09:15:56 AM »

The BEAST crossed over...yay!!

Here she is in Figure.

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2008, 09:17:31 AM »

Lookin hot as a BB at Team U in 2007.

It's always nice to be able to recycle that figure two piece suit!!

benz · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2008, 09:19:15 AM »

jodi looks better than all of them

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2008, 09:35:44 AM »

I did the crossover too. I hate most of my figure pics, but here they are. At least I made use of the two piece again when I switched to BB!

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2008, 09:37:12 AM »

2007 Junior Nationals LW

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2008, 09:39:28 AM »

There have been so many crossovers in the last year or so. I have more in the hopper...Lisa Bickels, Diana Tinelle, Suzanne Germano, Karen Zaremba, Britt Miller...I'll post them later.

Let me know who else should be on this list, and I'll collect up the pics.

powerpack · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2008, 09:42:01 AM »

You do look better in BB RIP

I see the Beast has a tat on her bum

benz · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2008, 09:46:17 AM »

2007 pics are way better. Your hair @ pics from 2006 is horrible same for your bikini.

You recovered in 2007, but you should have used a colaless. You dont seem to train your arms a lot do you?

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2008, 10:01:34 AM »

Quote from: powerpack on February 05, 2008, 09:42:01 AM

You do look better in BB RIP

I see the Beast has a tat on her bum

I've got one in the exact same spot!

Quote from: benz on February 05, 2008, 09:46:17 AM

2007 pics are way better. Your hair @ pics from 2006 is horrible same for your bikini.

You recovered in 2007, but you should have used a colaless. You dont seem to train your arms a lot do you?

Hahahaaa you're an ass.

Wtf is a colaless?

benz · « **Reply #18 on:** February 05, 2008, 10:09:34 AM »

Quote from: ripitupbaby on February 05, 2008, 10:01:34 AM

Hahahaaa you're an ass.

Wtf is a colaless?

Seriously, that hair is...like you woke up and went on stage wtf = [

colaless is the most wonderfull invention ever. You might know it under a different name.

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #19 on:** February 05, 2008, 10:21:25 AM »

Quote from: benz on February 05, 2008, 10:09:34 AM

Seriously, that hair is...like you woke up and went on stage wtf = [

colaless is the most wonderfull invention ever. You might know it under a different name.

It wasn't THAT bad! My biggest problem that day is that I got attacked by one of the girls backstage who did the color and oil-ups, etc, and she completely COVERED ME with Pam. I was a greasy mess by the time I got on stage, including my hair!

The hair looked OK till it was sprayed with cooking oil.

So a colaless is a thong? They are not allowed in US competitions, but they are in a lot of other countries.

benz · « **Reply #20 on:** February 05, 2008, 10:27:40 AM »

Quote from: ripitupbaby on February 05, 2008, 10:21:25 AM

It wasn't THAT bad! My biggest problem that day is that I got attacked by one of the girls backstage who did the color and oil-ups, etc, and she completely COVERED ME with Pam. I was a greasy mess by the time I got on stage, including my hair!
The hair looked OK till it was sprayed with cooking oil.

So a colaless is a thong? They are not allowed in US competitions, but they are in a lot of other countries.

Yes it was and i think you will never recover from that day

Do you use PAM for your body before getting on stage?

And yeah, its a thong, southamerican girls love to wear them.

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #21 on:** February 05, 2008, 10:37:25 AM »

Quote from: benz on February 05, 2008, 10:27:40 AM

Yes it was and i think you will never recover from that day
Do you use PAM for your body before getting on stage?

And yeah, its a thong, southamerican girls love to wear them.

I used PAM that day, but I had no choice. I wasn't gonna use anything at all (notice how I have no oil on in the first figure pic), but the girl just came over and started spraying it all over me right as we were lining up for prejudging. I was like WTF! She was like "you can't go out there without any oil on." It was literally dripping down my legs.

Pam is WAY too greasy. I used the Pro Tan top coat this year for BB and it was plenty shiny.

Lesson learned...I fully recovered, thank you very much.

benz · « **Reply #22 on:** February 05, 2008, 10:43:00 AM »

Quote from: ripitupbaby on February 05, 2008, 10:37:25 AM

I used PAM that day, but I had no choice. I wasn't gonna use anything at all (notice how I have no oil on in the first figure pic), but the girl just came over and started spraying it all over me right as we were lining up for prejudging. I was like WTF! She was like "you can't go out there without any oil on." It was literally dripping down my legs.

Pam is WAY too greasy. I used the Pro Tan top coat this year for BB and it was plenty shiny.

Lesson learned...I fully recovered, thank you very much.

i just cant stop laughing at the pam incident! i wonder if you smashed that idiot for that

Where you able to fry a steak over your abs with so much pam

w8m8 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 05, 2008, 10:45:04 AM »

I laughed too , some pam pimp running around on the loose

Your eyes are beautiful , I'm not hitting on you just appreciating

ripitupbaby · « **Reply #24 on:** February 05, 2008, 10:57:11 AM »

LOL I SHOULD have smashed her. I was pissed. But it's one of those things...backstage at my first National show getting ready for pre-judging, I was all nervous and wound up, and there was all kinds of stuff going on and a million people running around.
So when someone who is working at the show comes over to me to supposedly HELP me, I was kind of like a deer in headlights...even though I knew I didn't want that shit on me, she was like "you have to"...I was in the line to go on stage and wasn't in front of a mirror, so I didn't know how bad it was until I was standing on stage and could feel it dripping down the back of my legs.

Thanks w8m8, you can hit on me if you want to.