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.