2008 Woodie Awards
Tech students compete in body building competition
Cassandra Gersh
Issue date: 3/31/08 Section: News
Two Texas Tech students competed for the first time in the National Physique Committee's West Texas Classic bodybuilding show Saturday at the City Bank Auditorium.
Michael Joseph Carter, a senior electrical and computer engineering major from Austin, and Preston Brashear, a sophomore engineering major from Mesquite, were contestants in the novice division of the competition, in their respective weight classes.
The show was hosted by Andrew Zamora of Lubbock, as well as other local and national sponsors. Zamora said as a first-time sponsor, he hopes to get more people involved and knowledgeable about bodybuilding, as well as help fight the stereotype he believes people have about the sport.
"This is not just about bodybuilding, this sport is about nutrition and fitness," Zamora said. "The contestants train and diet for 16 straight weeks, sometimes more, to get prepared for these competitions."
Lee Thompson, president and chairman of the NPC in Texas, said people should realize bodybuilding is like any other sport, there are just different rules and qualifications to compete. Thompson said winning this competition leads to qualification for the national competition and is the kick off for the 14 Texas competitions of the season.
"Everyone should know that bodybuilding is about taking your body beyond where you thought it could go," Thompson said. "The disciplines and principles you learn in this sport, such as dedication, are used in everyday life to accomplish things you never thought you could."
Carter said even though this is his first competition, he has been training for years, and getting to the competitive level of bodybuilding is unlike anything he has done before.
"Bodybuilding is a very taxing sport - competition time is very stressful as well, and I am even having trouble thinking of what I am saying," Carter said. "Making sure you are going to make your weight class, trying to come in vascular, hard, full and ready the day of the show is something that we all strive for."
Michael Joseph Carter, a senior electrical and computer engineering major from Austin, and Preston Brashear, a sophomore engineering major from Mesquite, were contestants in the novice division of the competition, in their respective weight classes.
The show was hosted by Andrew Zamora of Lubbock, as well as other local and national sponsors. Zamora said as a first-time sponsor, he hopes to get more people involved and knowledgeable about bodybuilding, as well as help fight the stereotype he believes people have about the sport.
"This is not just about bodybuilding, this sport is about nutrition and fitness," Zamora said. "The contestants train and diet for 16 straight weeks, sometimes more, to get prepared for these competitions."
Lee Thompson, president and chairman of the NPC in Texas, said people should realize bodybuilding is like any other sport, there are just different rules and qualifications to compete. Thompson said winning this competition leads to qualification for the national competition and is the kick off for the 14 Texas competitions of the season.
"Everyone should know that bodybuilding is about taking your body beyond where you thought it could go," Thompson said. "The disciplines and principles you learn in this sport, such as dedication, are used in everyday life to accomplish things you never thought you could."
Carter said even though this is his first competition, he has been training for years, and getting to the competitive level of bodybuilding is unlike anything he has done before.
"Bodybuilding is a very taxing sport - competition time is very stressful as well, and I am even having trouble thinking of what I am saying," Carter said. "Making sure you are going to make your weight class, trying to come in vascular, hard, full and ready the day of the show is something that we all strive for."
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CTC
posted 3/30/08 @ 10:07 PM CST
"The biggest reward you can receive from these competitions is the gratification of knowing that you can hold your own among some of the best athletes in Texas," Carter said. (Continued…)
CasGrl
CG
posted 3/31/08 @ 10:19 AM CST
These competitors are athletes. I used to think they were just meat heads too. But the training and exercise that these people go through is intense to say the least, and it requires a ridiculous amount of time and dedication to get to that level of athleticism. (Continued…)
Amazon Herbs
posted 4/01/08 @ 8:28 PM CST
Bodybuilding involves different strategies. It has now become a big part of many sports like wrestling and boxing. It is good for anti-aging since people lose muscle as they age. (Continued…)
George Gant
posted 4/02/08 @ 9:32 AM CST
Before I got to this article I checked the A-J section...."you've been spotted."
There's a lot of Body Building going on at Texas Tech, most of the tools and techniques seem to consist of lots and lots of Pizza and Beer. (Continued…)
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