CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE May/June Issue | Page 16

MEET OUR NEWEST
IFBB PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
JUDGES TAMI BECKERS & PAUL LAUZON
by
JUAN ROJAS
Judges, like competitors advance to different
levels through testing. Tami and Paul tested at the
Niagara Pro/Am this past fall. Under the guidance
of Steve Weinberger, Head Judge for the event they
earned the right to judge IFBB Profesiional League
events.
Most people feel that Judges are able to judge any
event, not true. Judges chosen to test for this level
have a great deal of experience at Regional and
National level events, have earned the respect of
their peers and have expressed a desire to excel in an
important part of competitive bodybuilding contests.
CONGRATULATIONS TAMI AND PAUL, WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE PRO PANELS!
Physique association as a
competitor and volunteer for
many years. I knew at the time
I wanted to be more involved
with the organization, so I
reached out to Ron Hache
and expressed my interest
in judging and earned the
opportunity to test judge at the
Festival City Championships
(known as the Stratford
Championships) which used
to promoted 2 of our most
passionate promoters. These
were Jim Morris and Norm
Jacobs. The rest is history.
from watching our athletes
achieve their goals.
Juan: Wow that sounds like a
fantastic journey. What would
you recommend a woman factor
in when she is too big for figure
but too small for physique?
Tami: Bottom line is; train
according to whatever category
you are doing. The criteria are
the criteria for each specific
category and you have to be able
to cast your physique as closely
as possible to what the judges
are looking for.
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Juan: Hello Tami! You are
always somebody so kind and
it is always a pleasure seeing
you at CPA shows! Thank you
so much for taking the time to
speak with me today. How did
you get started in judging and
what is your favorite part about
it?
Tami: I started judging in 2009
after being a part of the Ontario
My favorite part about judging?
I don’t think I have one favorite
part. I enjoy watching our
athletes evolve as competitors
and individuals through each
show they do. I enjoy being
a small part of that journey,
offering support, advice, and my
personal experience as a former
competitor. I get so much joy
Juan: With the Corona Virus
outbreak, what advice would
you give to competitors who
have been preparing for weeks
or months and are starting to
lose motivation as their show
has been cancelled or may be
postponed?
Tami: My advice would be this.