CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE CPA NOVEMBER ISSUE | Page 16

CONGRATS TO THE NEW PROS
Congratulations to the following athletes who were
awarded IFBB Pro Cards.
Master’s Bodybuilding – Mark Gillis
Open Bodybuilding – Prince Boabang
Master’s Classic Physique – Doug Heron
Open Classic Physique – Joe Alves
Master’s Physique – Alfred Volt
Open Physique – Xezekiel Afanou
Women’s Bodybuilding – Yolanda Molina and Heather King
Master’s Women’s Physique – Serena Tarbett
Open Women’s Physique – Dana Williams
Master’s Figure – Jennifer Reece
Open Figure – Alicia Bell
Master’s Bikini – Marga Nerghis
Open Bikini – Julia Schroeder 
and will be your overall
winner. At the Canadian
Nationals, open bikini
division the top three
athletes were all within
three points of each
other which shows how
competitive this overall
was. Once the scores
were tabulated, Julia
Schroeder received the
lowest score and as a
result, was awarded the
IFBB Pro Card. I have a
received a number of 
questions if the look that
Julia brought to the
stage was the look the
CPA is looking for in a
bikini champion. I will
reiterate that the look
the CPA is looking for is
that of the current
Olympia Champion
Angelica Teixeira.
Another question I
received quite often
from bikini athletes is
“What do I have to do to
beat the champion?” It’s 
not a matter of beating
the champion in your
show, it’s a matter of
bringing your look in to
match that of the
Olympia champion. It’s
not how you can beat
the winner in your show,
it’s how close can you
come to the best in the
world. So don’t use the
competitors in your
show as your benchmark
for change, use the
Olympia Champion.