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3 Great Features!

Welcome back to FigureBikini.com - a page that celebrates the Women's Divisions "from Bikini to Bodybuilding." We have three great features you really don't want to miss. Look below for details!!

NPC Competitor Sarah McDonough - Click Here to Read the Feature!!

NPC Competitor Feather Hadden - Click Here to Read the Feature!!

NPC Competitor Sonya Urff - Click Here to Read the Feature!!

Heather Blystone - Ron Love Classic 2013

 

Heather Blystone is a Michigan based NPC Figure Competitor and Fitness Model. She works very hard in the gym and spends a great deal of time perfecting her diet and posing. She recently participated in the 3rd StrengthAddicts.com Fitness Seminar held at Infinity Fitness - Lansing, MI.

Tomorrow, she'll be competing in her second contest - the 2013 NPC Ron Love Classic; she took Runner-Up at her first show, the 2013 NPC Flint Mid-Michigan Championships. Keep an eye out for Heather!!

Heather Blystone - StrengthAddicts.com - Interview

3rd StrengthAddicts.com Fitness Seminar

This event was a huge success for StrengthAddicts/FigureBikini, as well as our co-presenter Blind Squirrel Photography. For the third time, our venue was Infinity Fitness - Lansing and this time we were sponsored by a Michigan company that's shown a great deal of support for the Fitness industry!! As I've said from Day 1, exposure is key to all your goals in the Fitness Industry - whether you just want to place better, get signed, or transition into modeling and/or acting. If people don't know your name - you could have the best physique on stage - and the best you'll get for all that hard work is a plastic trophy to collect dust on your mantle. Some call me a wannabe, but I'm making things happen. Are you? Get out there! Get noticed! I'm not running a team. I don't want your money. Just show me you want the success, and I'll lend you a hand. Nuff said!

Melissa Hughes dominated the Bikini Division at the
2013 NPC Flint Mid Michigan.

At only 20yrs of age, Heather Blystone took Runner-Up
at the 2013 NPC Flint Mid-Michigan. She's also joined Overcome Fitness.

IFPA Natural Pro Bodybuilder Susan Parker alongside
2012 NPC GrandMasters Mr. Lansing John Nolan Sr.

Thanks to Heather & Melissa - the panel rocked! But we also had some great talent in the audience!! In attendance was IFPA Natural Pro Susan Parker! This native of Grand Ledge, MI has an impressive physique, with plenty of muscle and symmetry. We posted interview and training clips available at StrengthAddicts Tv.

Paula Danielle looking to make her mark. Look for future videos!!

Also in attendance was Paula Danielle, who we plan to work with in the future. This beautiful lady is actually one of the strongest girls to ever attend our Fitness Seminars! She's planning on making her mark in the Powerlifting/Strongman community, and we'd love nothing more than to help her make it happen!!

As always - Stay Tuned to FigureBikini.com for more!!

Make Every Second Count!

I always tell the competitors I speak with to take advantage of every second they're on stage - but especially for the ladies of Bikini. Lacking mandatory poses, and coupled with the huge numbers of competitors that get on stage, these ladies must really make every second count.

1. Shift your hair on back shots to show your detail
2. Smile. SMILE. SMILE!
3. Show off your Glutes, never relax them
4. Never relax your midsection
5. Move gracefully (practice transitioning)
6. SASHAY - ON - & - OFF stage. Walk with rhythm, style!

I personally believe that for Bikini, a large amount of your placing deals with the interaction and reaction you get from the audience (similarly with Men's Physique). The judges realize that that Bikini is a cash cow & I think they want the fans to leave happy. I don't have proof of this, except for the fact that I've never seen a crowd-pleaser finish last or down in the second half.

Make every second count. Just because you're not up, doesn't mean you're not being watched. There's a sea of beautiful women - STAND OUT!

Flint Mid Michigan Bikini Battle - 1 Point Difference

The 2013 NPC Flint Mid Michigan, held yesterday at the Flushing High School Auditorium, was a huge success! The competitors loved the production, the fans were extremely pleased, and everything went off without a hitch. The contest was on perfect schedule and the venue couldn't have been more comfortable - there wasn't a single bad seat in the house.

I had a great time, interviewing many talented athletes (which I'll showcase here in the coming days) like Heather Blystone, Christina Bellinger, and Victoria Bial. However, the battle of the day was in the Bikini Open/Short, where Holt, MI's Jamie Lenon battled it out with Melissa H.

I had Melissa for the win. When she won the Masters, I didn't see anyone that could stop her; however, in the Open/Short, my eyes almost immediately darted at Jamie Lenon.

When I taped the Division Overall, my camera was alread moving towards Melissa, even before they announced the winner. I want to stress that the Tall/Overall Winner looked absolutely amazing; however, both Melissa or Jamie would have defeated her in my book. These two were quite simply the best. And the judges knew it too.

On a sidenote, I'd hope the Judges wouldn't suggest a competitor this near perfection to drop size or gain size, that's really a body transforming tip - you don't say that to someone that's 1 point away from winning a contest - if she was even behind to begin with.

In fact, to many insiders a "1 point" difference is basically a nice way of breaking a very real tie. Much love to the judges, but if you're 1 point away from victory, there's really nothing the athlete can do from a training, posing, or nutrition standpoint. And it's pretty messed up to suggest otherwise. If you disagree, tell me this, "how does one improve their physique by 1pt?" If she's gets too big you say she's Figure; if she gets too small, you say she's too soft. You can't improve a physique by 1 point, or even 1%.

I'm just going to bite my tongue. I'm biting it right now. I will stop typing. Great job ladies!!

Samantha Hastins Wins - Again!!

"So happy to have placed 1st in open class C & bikini northwest florida in NPC Panhandle Showdown in Pensacola, Fl. Thank you to all my supporters, my sweet supportive fiancee, Team Relentless, & my girls Brenda Valdez & Brenda Shropshire.

Samantha Hastings
NPC Bikini Star

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Samantha continues to rise up the ranks of NPC Bikini, fighting hard for every title, at every contest. She's one of those lovely ladies that you know will turn Pro and continue to work hard once achieving that milestone. These are the kinds of women the IFBB should be looking for.

I wish her continued success.