My 2011 National experiance

[nuknuk]

I was at the Nationals in South Beach and this is my feedback from it.

First off I want to say is I fell sorry for the bikini, figure, and WP ladies. They bust their ass for months and only got 8 seconds on stage at pre judge and then call outs were made. The worst judging I have ever seen. So many girls got overlooked.

There needs to be a cap for the number of contestants in each class. The show was way to big! The judges are human and after a while, they are tired and rushing things just to get it over with. If the NPC cannot fairly handle a show this big, then dont have them so big.

Mens bodybuilding. Most were in great shape and it was nice to see that. No one though had the "WOW" factor going on though. The guys who won their class all should have.

People at the show, fans: Please do not wear a tank top to a bodybuilding show. If you want to show off your muscles, get on stage!
I did see one guy with some synthol arms, and boy did he look like a jackass!

womens bodybuilding: worst part of the show. most were old, and rough looking. Bad skin and not conditioned at all. No legs. And some look like men. Very few belonged there.

Andy Haman: IFBB Pro. One cool dude!

Lee Banks: was most impressed with him, he was looking jacked!

Phil and Jay: swarmed by fans. Could tell they was taking some "off" time though.

Juan Morel and PJ braun: Not impressed. Sorry but these guys just looked liked normal gym rats.

Food at the show: Junk and overpriced! hot dog was $5!

vendors and booths: best part of the show, all was very nice and gave away alot of stuff. And try on shirts before you buy them. I bought a 3X shirts and it was too small. WTF.

 

[Lightsout]

Andy is a cool dude for sure.. I meet him a couple weeks ago at the Iowa show..

 

[nuknuk]

oh and there was no parking, you had to valet. $15-$20. I spent about $100 just on parking!

 

[big in vegas]

That's fucking nuts, I'd never imagine that it'd cost that much for parking. It's not even like that at the Arnold and it's a lot bigger, but I guess it's a lot more people so there's plenty of money to be made elsewhere

 

[nuknuk]

That's fucking nuts, I'd never imagine that it'd cost that much for parking. It's not even like that at the Arnold and it's a lot bigger, but I guess it's a lot more people so there's plenty of money to be made elsewhere

yeah, for weigh-ins at the host hotel it was $30!!! to valet.

 

[big in vegas]

That's just ridiculous, didn't the NPC also up their dues this year?

 

[nuknuk]

That's just ridiculous, didn't the NPC also up their dues this year?

yep and the NPC card.

 

[big in vegas]

It's amazing to me the amount of money the NPC has to make each year. And then they do shit like that with the parking or at least allow the hotels to do this kind of stuff to their competitors. The competitors at least should be taken care of, they have enough going on