Backstage of the Day

Earlier in the week, we heard about all the things a woman needs with her backstage, courtesy of Rebecca Slatt on Bodybuilding.com. Well, Rebecca also has a list of things not to bring, and, alas, one of those is us, 'Men'.

I know it is nice and comforting to have your boyfriend, husband, or trainer backstage; however, most women do not want to be changing suits and gluing them on in front of male strangers! Have some respect for your fellow competitors!

And there we were thinking it didn't get any better than boyfriend/husband/trainer of a competitive bodybuilder. How wrong we were. Damn!

So I guess if you are not the boyfriend, husband or trainer of a competitor, but you are a photographer, a 'helper' or an official, you get to see all the action...


You might get to take her home after the show, but you'll have to kiss her goodbye before all the action starts. So, who's this foxy fitness babe blowing little kiss for?


Oiling and adjusting. Can you believe some people actually volunteer for this?


Eva Lagerhorn Blom seems to be really really enjoying the pump, while Yaxeni's mind seems to be elsewhere. She seems preoccupied. Maybe she's watching Iris. Maybe she's thinking 'Damn you, Iris Kyle'...

Cheer up Yaxeni. You looked great at the Miss International this year. You looked great on stage and you looked great in the pump room. As did Debi, Angela, Olga, Jeannie, Kim, Brigita, Cathy, Elena and Tazzie. And, yes, so did Iris.



That's all from the backstage area for now.