Competitors from across North American converged on Cleveland, Ohio this weekend. I arrived in Cleveland last night and met up with super star trainer Kim Oddo and one of his clients, Elissa Schlichter. The two made the trip from California, while I ventured in from Denver. We hit traffic a few miles out from the hotel and it turns out it was because of the NFL game taking place. GO BEARS!
Living in Denver, I get spoiled with no humidity and it is definitely a change in the weather for this cat. It’s a bit overcast but the sun is scheduled to appear this weekend. The hotel is old but nice. Everyone checking in received a handout explaining the rules, where to order photos, a schedule and info on a local gym. One thing of note was the direct mention of no shooting in the hotel lobby or on the grounds. The various physique photographers will have to get creative with where they shoot and you may end up seeing a number of hotel room photos from this weekend.
Two of the top figure pros are on their way in to work a booth for IRON SIRENS, JM’s comic book. Jen Gates and Jenny Lynn with both be in attendance. My Canadian figure pro, Debbie Leung is in town to check out the show after she trained with Mike Davies for a few days.
Stay tuned for more info throughout the show. The women don’t go on stage until tomorrow.
