It was quite the painful dilema on March 17th to publically announce that I would have to cancel the IFBB female bodybuilding division from the 2009 IFBB Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships' schedule. After the announcement reached the bodybuilding community, a few individuals reached out to me and asked what could be done to bring female bodybuilding back to Tampa in 2010. I simply replied that just that particular division alone budgets out to $12,000 which does not include any costs of the venue, judges, stage set, hotel, advertising, transportation, trophies, etc. and that I would require it by December of 2009 to inform the IFBB office of my 2010 intentions.
Two weeks later, we fast forward to what has miraculously transpired to only a short ten days of effort to raise, collect and dedicate not $12,000 but $17,000 to the IFBB female bodybuilding sponsorship of our Tampa production.
I know what you are thinking, April's Fools, right? As surreal as this seems, this is 100% fact. With IFBB Pro Debbie Bramwell at the helm, siouxcountry.com, photographer John Hawley and approximately twelve individuals plus Ed and Betty Pariso as its supporting cast shot out of the gates by way of paypal to pledge $3,400. Great pace for a December '09 target date! Lo and behold, I wake up on Saturday the 28th to an anonymous email stating that his website community, unrealmuscle.com would contribute the balance of $8,600 and asked would that solidify a 2010 Tampa event? I replied that I would inform Mr. Manion of our intentions and start planning for 2010. Later in the day a second email appears asking if the 2009 female portion could be reinstated since the sponsorship budget was covered so early and also if additional funds were raised if it were possible to be added to the female bodybuilders' prize money? Again, another reply of I will inform Mr. Manion and we will also have to confirm the sponsorship deposits before making a public announcement of that magnitude.
Ladies and gentlemen of our vast and prestigious IFBB and NPC family, I am so honored to report today that the 2009 IFBB Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships will be intact just as its inaugural season with IFBB open men, IFBB 202 lb. men and IFBB open women bodybuilding in conjunction with the NPC Tim Gardner Extravaganza Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure & Bikini Championships.
After careful discussion with Mr. Manion, his vote of confidence and the strong support from siouxcountry.com and unrealmuscle.com, I decided to reinstate the female portion and bring it back stronger for the athletes and fans alike. We have increased the prize money and added two more places to our contest as such:
This is a true testament to our bodybuilding community supporting its sport of passion without segregation of its forms of disciplines. This is short of being unbelievable, especially in spite of our current economic environment. I cannot speak highly enough of the positive impact that siouxcountry.com & unrealmuscle.com have placed on our entire sport and not just for the love of female bodybuilding but the love of our organization(s). This will set a new precedence of enthusiasm and pride that will hopefully be contagious for all of our IFBB shows, the platform for our champion athletes.
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Devis-packing alot of muscle, could be sharper...great sweep...good glut/ham tie in...holding some water...overall good package...thick!!!
Tarek- packing alot of muscle.....he is on!! good hardness from the front, looks like his back has come up since last time I saw him...
Grimez- nice symmetry, carry alot of muscle, holding a film of water, can be harder...good most muscular...
Haley- he is in shape, condition looks good, stridation in glutes and side chest..looks really good...
Devis - trägt viele muskeln, könnte besser sein, gute beine, trägt wasser, gutes gesamt paket... sher dichte muskeln
Tarek - trägt sher viele muskelmasse ... punktlandung!! gute härte von forne, sieht so aus als hätte er sien Rücken verbesser im verlgeich zum letzten mal
Grimez , gute Symmterie, vile muskeln, trägt ein bsichen wasser, könnte härter sein, gute most muscular
Haley , er sit in Form, Form sieht klasse aus, Beine sind gesteeift sieht sher gut aus
Horn- needs size because of his height..dry but needs more mass...
Ingram- HUGE!! Muscle on top of muscle...dense muscle...midsection is not as defined as last year...glutes and hams looks really good..
Jackson- looks tight, good combination of fullness and conditioning, great side chest, better hamstrings, holding a little water...especially in hams and glutes..
Horn -- braucht mehr masse wegen sein größe ... trocken braucht aber mehr masse
Ingram -- gigantisch! Muskel auf Muskel ,, sher dichte Muskeln... mittelpartie sit nciht so defeniert wie im letzten jahr... beine shen sher gut aus
Jackson - sieht gut aus, gute balance ziwschen fülle und Form, gute seitliche Brustpsoe, besser hams, trägt ein bsichen wasser besonders im beinstrecken und glut
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