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Road to the 2013 Ronnie Coleman/Gasp Classic!

I have always wanted to keep better track of my progress through the adventures of contest preparation, and this year I stuck to my word and kept tight records! I hope this provides someone some inspiration and something to learn from. Take a look at my journey through the last 18 months as I have prepared for the Ronnie Coleman/Gasp Classic of 2013 in the Men’s open light heavyweight division!

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Shared Via HardbodyNews.com!

IFBB Bikini Pro Tawna Eubanks gives us the skinny on a cool seminar taking place in Dallas, Texas. If you’re in the area or ever wanted to train and learn from some of the best in the bodybuilding and fitness industry, this is your chance. We’re stoked to see this new facility come to fruition and it’s sure to be a popular spot for fitness enthusiasts.

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Power.  If you look up this word in the dictionary, the definition that stands out and that we—in the bodybuilding and strength community—recognize clearly is, “physical might.”  But if you look closer, you will see that “power” also means “mental or moral efficacy.”  Put this together with the term, “lifting,” and you have an interesting phenomenon to examine:  Powerlifting.

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Metroflex Plano and Gasp/Better Bodies are working hard to create THE place for bodybuilding and hard training athletes to train, learn, and spend time together inside the walls of Destination! You love the gym, you love the people in the gym, you love the events we put on and the lifestyle we promote, let’s REPRESENT!

Gasp and Better Bodies wants to put clothes on your back! Not as a marketing scheme to make money off our members, but to create a sense of team, and a sense of identity! This is OUR home base and when people are traveling here from across the country, even around the world to attend our events and to train in our gym it should feel like the true HeadQuarters for Metroflex and Gasp and Better Bodies!

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The weekend of April 6th was the annual Lonestar classic put on by prince Harrison and optimum fitness. though the lonestar was smaller this year by comparison, metroflex Plano did what we do best, make Big waves!

Metroflex Plano athletes took home 3 first place trophies!

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Let’s set the stage for the first ever NPC Phil Heath Classic promoted by NPC Texas

Chairman Lee Thompson.. Coming off record numbers in 2012 for the Texas NPC there has been a lot of movement in this year’s schedule. One of the most interesting additions was that of the NPC Phil Heath Classic as the first show AND first National Qualifying event of our season here. It doesn’t get better than this! Reigning Mr. Olympia in the house, first show of the year, first chance for competitors to get qualified, incredible venue, live DJ, THIS is what Texas Bodybuilding is all about!  The numbers for this show’s first year proved that the athletes of the NPC Texas agree with me here. Nearly 400 competitors in it’s first year is incredible. Metroflex Plano was happy to have a great group both on stage and in attendance!

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