Fitness Prejudging
Crowd favorite, Jen Hendershott came in hard with a visual
craving for another Ms. International title. Her sometimes
questionable condition was tight, dry and stood out in a
very good line-up. Not wanting to be left on the perimeters
of the stage were the equally competitive fitness
competitors - Tracey Greenwood, Julie Palmer, Nicole Wilkins
Lee.
The most detailed of the bunch was Greenwood and
Hendershott but sometimes it can be a time where the judges
want someone a little softer, but we will have to watch the
finals to await their preference.
Julie Palmer was in condition but her short clavicles take
away what is otherwise a symmetrical physique, and her tan
was distracting in the sense it looked like it was painted
to make her look sharper than what she actually was.
Branch Warrens wife Trish Warren was called out in the
second round of both one and two piece comparisons which
must've been a boost of confidence as this was her first
appearance upon the big Arnold stage. She was deserving-so
due to her improved symmetry and fullness. If she could
tighten the belt on her lower body conditioning, she may
well find herself in the first comparison in the very near
future.
It certainly seems that the judges favor the physiques of
Greenwood, Palmer, Tina Durkin and Hendershott. This should
prove motivational for Jen because she normally gains ground
during the routine rounds what she misses out in the
physique categories. It appears that she hasn't got much
ground to gain at all to take home the honors.
Figure Prejudging
As usual, the figure class filled the entire stage with
very different but equally pleasing physiques. Those that
gave positive first impressions were Gina Aliotti, Kristal
Richardson, Amy Fry and Zivile Raudoniene
Gina and Zivile were the most impressive of the first
call-out.
Although Gina may seem a little too muscular, she
carries it surprisingly well and has focused her efforts on
making this muscle flow in a pleasing way. Kristal
Richardson's balance was near perfect and her presentation
was second to none, and when a class is this tight,
sometimes all it takes is an aura of confidence to gain the
attention of the judges.
Amy Fry was quite sharp throughout the legs and overall
looked very good but she needs more caps to her delts and
her lats to complete her physique. This is especially so
when stood next to the likes of Gina who seems to have a
talent of pointing out other competitors faults when
compared to them.
Zivile carried a good balance through her physique but she
lacked the muscularity of the girls standing next to her.
This is something that she can manifest quite easily with
more time spent in the gym instead of the kitchen. Although
that may seem the case pointed out by me personally, we may
see a different perspective from the judges when the finals
roll around.
Female Bodybuilding Prejudging
Debie Laszewski carried much more size in her upper body
with equally improved condition. This was her hardest
condition she has ever graced on a pro stage. Her thigh
sweep could do with being a little larger to take away the
appearance of her slightly wide waist.
Iris Kyle seemed slightly bigger and fuller than her past
showings but a little softer which didn't seem to hurt her
appearance to be threatened. The unsightly bump on her butt
had gone and the only thing that was distracting was the
huge amount of muscle that was sat upon her small frame. Not
being as dry as we become to expect, this looked like a much
better look for Iris.
Heather Armbrust's waist was smaller and her overall
physique looked much better than her Olympia showing. She
has been receiving a little help from Hany Rhambod as of
late and it definitely showed. Her width was astounding and
held her own when standing with Yaxeni. She needs more
thickness and detail through her back to make a more
convincing threat against the top three who I would see as
Yaxeni, Debbie and Iris.
The waist of Dayana Cadeau was also deflated than past
appearances but unfortunately so was her muscles. For a
woman of her size she needs to be full to give her the three
dimensional look to impress, and today that wasn't so.
Another woman who seemed to suffer the fate of flat muscles
was Cathy Le-Francois. The condition that she displayed in
recent pics was a shadow of the former self. Her trademark
striations and fullness that was clinging onto her in recent
weeks had gone AWOL and thus was her chance of an expected
decent placing.
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