Approximately 200 amateur bodybuilders competed in the novice championships of the Manitoba Amateur Body Building Association on March 19th, 2011, Saturday night at Pantages Playhouse Theatre.
The event was a sellout, with 1,750 people. ? Dave Clow, of Muscles by Meyers, an event organizer? said: “It’s the highest turnout in years,” said .
Many new bodybuilders entered the competition and many had to accelerate their training to fight through to build up their physiques, said Clow.
One example is Coco Kissack. She has only been bodybuilding for a year and beat out five women in the open class women’s lightweight category. She also won “best women’s poser.”
Kissack, a city bus driver for 11 years, is losing her vision from a medical condition and hasn’t been able to work lately.
Meantime, her 18-year-old daughter was in a vehicle crash in Florida recently and spent five days in intensive care. She is recovering now.
Working out has helped Kissack get through the crises, she said. “I first did it as a hobby but it’s turned into a lifestyle for me,” she said.
Bodybuilding is not just working out but involves very hard work, carefully watching one’s diet and perseverance.
