Bosia Annett put on a world-class performance.
The 26-year-old Sarnia bodybuilder won the fit body category and also earned her pro card at the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation’s world championships in Atlantic City, N.J. Nov. 13-14.
“This one stole the show,” her mother, Bridgett, pointed out.
Bosia was notified prior to the presentation that she had placed – although she didn’t know which spot – but figured something special had happened when the rest of her family was also invited to come on stage for the celebration.
Which now means the Annetts – parents Dean and Bridgett and son Tyler were already professionals – are a top-flight bodybuilding family.
“We’re the first entire family to all be pros in the WNBF,” Bosia said.
“In any federation,” Dean added.
It takes dedication for one or two family members to achieve this status, but to have all four accomplish this feat is pretty rare.
“I don’t think anybody’s got a family to be crazy enough,” Tyler said.
While the parents picked up the sport over 10 years ago, the children are relatively new to the scene. Tyler, 22, only earned his pro card earlier this year by finishing first at a super natural event at Buffalo in September.
He also went through the rigours of competing in back-to-back shows as he won first place in men’s pro physique at the Monster Mash in Boston, held just one week ahead of the world championships.
“It was definitely an experience,” Tyler said of the lack of time between events. “Dehydrated for like two weeks, just miserable.
“After two shows your body is kind of beat up.”
At worlds, Tyler took second place in his category.
Bridgett, meanwhile, finished third in women’s pro heavyweight.
“Which I was ecstatic with,” she noted. “To be top three in the world, I’m good with that.”
As for Dean, the family’s trainer, Pauline Nelson, felt his muscles were too flat prior to the show. To fight this, she instructed him to eat five meals in a row of Five Guys double bacon cheeseburgers and fries – a far cry from the chicken- and fish-based diets the Sarnia family usually trains with. The carb crash caused his muscles to puff out through gaining five or six pounds and led to a sixth-place finish in men’s pro lightweight.
“He had the toughest class at the whole show,” Bridgett, 45, said. “It’s the best in the world. WNBF is the toughest naturals in the world to do. You do well there, it’s the highest calibre. And for these kids to go in and do what they did, it’s unheard of.”
Opponents came from countries such as Australia, Switzerland, Poland and Argentina, but the United Kingdom was one of the top squads.
“They do something special over there,” Tyler said.
“You know how we take hockey in this area real serious? Over there, their bodybuilding is real serious,” Dean, 47, pointed out.
Being dual citizens, the Annetts chose to represent Canada at the worlds, joining a small team that featured about 10 members.
Nelson stayed with the family and helped with everything from supplement and food shopping to lead-up workouts.
“She basically kept us sane,” Bridgett said. “She knows what she’s doing.”
“She takes us to that next level,” Dean said.
Looking ahead, the kids don’t have a show planned just yet but the parents will likely attend an event at Buffalo in September. But they’ll definitely enter one pro show as a family next year, perhaps the 2016 worlds.
Courtesy of: The Observer