WBFF Pro Fitness Model Wash Candido PREP FOR 2010 WBFF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – SEPT 18TH 2010 TORONTO, CANADA!

In November of 2009, at the end of the competitive season, Figure Pro Heather Green quietly stepped away from her IFBB pro status and announced she would be competing in the WBFF.

At the time she was the first IFBB pro to make that move from competing in the biggest physique federation in the world, to the WBFF, a fledgling organization barely 3 years old and based in Canada. It was a move that was generally viewed by her peers, the press, and organization officials as a fatal mistake. Heather Green was simply dismissed and the door was closed on the matter.

Fast forward to July 3rd of this year when Monica Brant announced that she was following the same path as Green and the WBFF instantly became the biggest point of clandestine curiosity in the fitness industry. Everyone wanted to know why. What was the WBFF like? How good were their athletes? Was it legitimate or just some flash-in-the-pan third-rate production? Was Monica nuts or was she paid a ridiculous amount of money to sell out? Why is the WBFF attracting athletes that have made it to the top in the biggest physique organization in the world?

The WBFF, it’s CEO Paul Dillett, and all of their athletes fell under scrutiny by an entire industry of cynical eyes and many of them came up with exactly what Heather Green had when she did her due diligence before making her move last November.

The WBFF is for real. Budweiser, MTV Canada, MusclePharm, and a host of other reputable sponsors have invested heavily in the WBFF’s success. Oxygen magazine regularly publishes their athletes and models. Their top ranked competitors can give any physique athlete in any federation a run for their money and then some. Perhaps even, dare we say, that some are arguably the best on the planet.

When Heather Green made her move it was a quiet one, yet it made people take a look at the WBFF. It was that proverbial first crack in the dam. Since then there has been a steady trickle of athletes that have announced their intentions to compete in the WBFF World Championships next month in Toronto as more and more competitors give the WBFF a hard look and reach the same conclusions that Green and Brant have. They represent the tip of the iceberg as more and more discreet enquiries roll in daily to the WBFF as amateur and pro athletes weigh out their options.

We invited Green to share the story behind her decision.

“Article, images, interview courtesy www.Bodysport.com”

I can’t wait to see my big bad WBFF family in only a matter of DAYS!! 10 Days out!! WOOOO! See ya at the athlete’s meeting;) GO WBFF!!!!!!!!!

*Tannis Miller
WBFF Pro Bikini Model
www.tannismiller.com

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Watch 2009 WBFF Pro Fitness Diva World Champion Miryah Jade Scott defend her crown at THE 2010 WBFF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – SEPT 18TH 2010 TORONTO, CANADA!

WBFF FIGURE PRO CLARE TAUBMAN WILL BE MAKING HER PRO DEBUT AT THE 2010 WBFF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – SEPT 18TH 2010 TORONTO, CANADA!

COULD SHE BE ONE OF THE DARK HORSES??? YOU MAKE THE CALL!

MMA is now legal in Ontario! So u don’t want to miss when the gloves come off during the Pro Diva Bikini rounds at 2010 WBFF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – SEPT 18TH 2010 TORONTO, CANADA! – it could be a ‘Bubble Bath’ on stage.

Model: Simone Sinclaire
MUA/Stylist: Janine Holmes
Photo by: Glen “THE DESTROYER OF STAGE” Grant

Be sure to get your tickets today to watch the 2010 WBFF World Championships!!

Thanks for your support throughout my 2010 season!
xox
~Jewels

I could easily write a blog about each and every competitor in the WBFF. We all have our own stories, backgrounds and lives that I’m sure people would find interesting. That being said, there IS one competitor that I would like to bring just a little attention to. He name is Katie Noval. What really makes this competitor stand out to me is all that she has accomplished in such a short period of time. We have SO MANY beautiful and interesting competitors in the WBFF, so for someone to really stand out is a difficult task. Where I first noticed Katie was online. No, she wasn’t promoting herself. S he doesn’t have a webpage. Her “fans” are probably just family and friends. Where I saw her was on just about every WBFF competitors facebook page commenting. Telling someone to have a good day, pushing someone to have a great workout, coaxing someone to get to the gym even though they wrote that they didn’t feel like it. Making the women feel beautiful and the men feel important. Yet doing so with an innocence that is true and real.

I guess it would be easy for those who “WIN” to say how great an organization is. However, when someone diets and trains 7 days a week, 365 days a year for a show and in the midst of SO many competitors, doesn’t quite place where they may have liked, sometimes that person makes the decison to stop. Sometimes they jump to other organizations. Sometimes they make excuses, or nitpick the people who placed above them. Not Katie. She goes on and on about every competitor in the WBFF. She truely LOVES the sport, and first or last, is one of the most amazing representatives I have ever seen in an organization. She has a maturity and an outlook that EVERYONE that competes should be lucky enough to have. Did I mention that she is only 22 years old? Take a look at the quality of her physique and read that again! She is 22 years old! In SUCH a short period of time, she has obtained a physique that rivals even the most seasoned in the sport!

Katie credits her physique to her trainer Nathan Harewood who trains at The Athlete Factory in Calgary. He trains a group of competitors there who have formed almost a family. Pushing, encouraging and driving eachother to be the absolute BEST that they can be. Helping one another to achieve their individual potential. Nathan is also currently working with new WBFF Pro and Legend, Monica Brant, who Katie claims is her “Idol” and she says she cannot wait to train with her in the few weeks leading up to the World Championships.

Competing a few times in the WBFF, Katie has improved her placing each time. Last year she placed in the top ten in Alberta, and placed fifth in bikini and sixth in fitness model this year, where she caught the attention of photographer David Ford who displayed her in STATUS Magazine. Now she is hoping to continue improving on her placing and hopefully achieving professional status as she trains harder than ever for the World Championships in Missassauga on September 18th. Training at The Athlete Factory and also at Pro Bodies in Calgary. A no frills, no ammenity hardcore gym. How hardcore? They have the FIRST calf machine that was designed. However does the equipment work? Look at Katies physique. That should answer your question. How hard does she train? Very few females of Katies stature are going to get the respect of the powerlifting crew, who have proudly taken her under their wings to support and push her.

On the Deans list for years at the University of Calgary, and finishing her last semester, she is planning to apply to Law School soon, and what does this dedicated competitor do for fun at 22 years old? Well, while most others her age are going to parties, dating, drinking, doing drugs, etc etc. Katie, when not training, is a certified snowboard coach, practices Muy Thai, and… the part that just may capture the hearts of guys everywhere? She is into comic books, watches UFC, and LOVES her playstation. Games of choice? Call of Duty, God of War, UFC, etc. She calls herself a “closet nerd”.

Katies love for the sport and infectious personality has reinspired me as I am prearing myself for the Worlds. And I would like her to know that as much as she supports and drives all of us, that everyone who has been lucky enough to have come in contact with her, also wishes her the very best of luck.

IST Prize Pro Figure Winner $5,000! Along with a 4 pg Spread in Inside Fitness Magazine at 2010 WBFF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – SEPT 18TH 2010 TORONTO, CANADA! Courtesy of THE WBFF!

Bodylogix will be awarding 1 WBFF Pro a $10,000 paid contract along with a 4 pg spread in Oxygen Magazine at The 2010 WBFF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – SEPT 18TH 2010 TORONTO, CANADA!

Registration is now available online http://register.wbffshows.com/

Less than 4 weeks until the best physique athletes in the world hit the stage at Paul Dillett’s 2010 WBFF World Championships!! Manitoba is incredibly proud to support Kristen Sesak in making her professional debut in the WBFF Pro Figure category! This beautiful, all-round athlete took WBFF Pro Bodybuilder Craig Bonnett‘s advice to showcase her hard-earned muscle on stage as a figure competitor only last year and already has enjoyed great success! Kristen won her Pro card at the 2010 WBFF BC Championships (April) and is honoured to compete with idols such as Emily Stirling and Monica Brant.

“Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.”

We are proud of your dedication and welcome you to the Pro ranks, Kristen! Make the last 4 weeks count!

xox
~Jewels & Craig

Julie Bonnett
WBFF Pro Fitness Model
Ms Fitness Manitoba 2008
ContestPrep.ca Partner

Craig Bonnett
WBFF Pro Bodybuilder
Mr Manitoba 2006
ContestPrep.ca Partner

Special thanks to photographers: GW Burns, Larry Niven (beach) and Trevor Howell