Category Archives: Physique
S2 E14 Suzanna Tjarks Living Healty: for the Love of Life
I was born in Ft Hood Tx and raised all over the world. I currently live in Peachtree City, Ga with my husband, Chris Tjarks, 3 time Ga Strongman, Master, and my beautiful daughter who is attending acting school.
Off season weight 138 comp weight is 124-126
I have been competing in Figure Masters and Open classes since 2011.
I started at the age of 44 when an old friend suggested I do something with all the muscle I have!
2011 Vulcan Classic Novice short class 2nd, Masters short 1st , Open Short class 1st
2011 Steel World Masters Short 2nd, Open Short class 2nd
2011 Southeastern Classic Masters short class 1st, Masters Overall, Open Short class 2nd
2012 Battle at the River Chattanooga Short Class 4th
2013 WBFF Worlds Pro/Am Las Vegas Open Short 2nd, Masters 3rd
2014 WBFF ORLANDO Open class 2nd and received PRO CARD
2014 WBFF WORLDS Las Vegas PRO SHOW no place
Somewhere in there I almost died from severe-acute pancreatitis but I was not about to let that take me out. I’ll explain more in the interview.
I thought I was ready to retire after Worlds last August but I woke up one day not too long ago and the urge was burning deep to push myself harder because someone told me I didn’t have it anymore. Never tell me I can’t do something, that fuels me to fight harder than ever. So I am currently in contest prep.
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S2 E13 Donnette’ Husley A Special Report
In 2010 doctors found a mass on my thyroid. since then i have underwent radiation 3 times in 4 years. At the end of last radiation in 2014 I ran a full marathon. I also joined Elite Figure and Fitness to train for a figure competition.
I placed 2nd in the Novice Category in Clash of the Capstone. My biggest challenge is learning to eat healthy. I grew up in Eight Mile, Alabama. A small country town where everyone would gather to eat. Plus we fried everything! With the help of my Coach, Greg Hassberry, I’ve learned to make the right choices without sacrificing taste.
I also work in TV which means traveling and long hours. But I’ve learned to be prepared with my meals and schedule workouts around those events. My latest NPC show was the Vulcan Classic where I placed 3rd in Ms. Birmingham, 3rd in Masters over 35 and 5th in Open Figure.
Instagram, donwon003
S2 E3 Balamane Bigger Faster Carb Loaded
I am passionate about modelling and arts. I want to use art of athletic posing to express my feelings. I feel at my best being on stage.
I prepared very hard to compete in that first show and all the others thereafter. Therefore, I keep in mind on thing: Now if you want to win, there is no way around hard work. If you want something big, you got to give a lot to get it!
Since the first time I touched a weight, I fell in love with the gym even though I didn’t know where everything was going to bring me. I should also specify how and where I started.


I’m currently planning on competing at the North American Championship 2015!
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Balamine Facebook Coaching Page
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E:28 Charina Fargesen (Clean and Kosher)
Episode 13: Mermaid Abs
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Special Credit:
Episode 13 intro Edit – Jarred Foresman www.jarredforesman.com
Episode 12: Gary Bye (Fitness is The Way)
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In the Beginning
I originally started bodybuilding when I was fifteen (1983), inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger and his book, “The Education of a Bodybuilder”. I was passionate about bodybuilding all through high school…hoping to be a great bodybuilder someday. But things changed quickly after high school. College, work and friends became my new commitments. I started smoking when I was eighteen and started drinking on the weekends. My healthy lifestyle slowly faded away, although I continued to train hard into my mid twenties.
Lost The Way
By the time I was thirty, I had completely stopped exercising. I was self-employed as a stock trader in the late 90’s. I chained smoked, drank tons of coffee and was very stressed out. In 2003, I filed bankruptcy and struggled financially for several years afterwards. By the time I was in my late thirties, my overall health was very poor. My lungs burned when I smoked and I was constantly coughing, spitting and out of breath. After twenty two years of smoking, I successfully quit on my son’s 12th birthday.


Inspired
Leading The Way
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Episode 10: CrossFit Cult Curious
Dawn is a certified personal trainer group exercise instructor. She is a bodybuilder, former gymnast and an Air Force Academy graduate. Dawn competed in the SWVA crossfit games 2013 and is a Level 1 CF trainer. She enjoys helping others become fit and healthier and works with a wide range of clients.
Email: dawnkubik@yahoo.com
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CrossFit Injury Study
The Zone Diet
Insulin Level Research
Effects of Simple Sugars/Carbohydrates
Prostate Cancer Contributions
Protein Diet Problems
Episode 7: Rubber Arm Muscle Rub (The Story)
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Rubber Arm Muscle Rub was developed by a former professional baseball player who has been working in the Biopharmaceutical Industry for the past 15 years. enny Wentz played high school football and baseball at Halifax County Senior High School where he was the starting quarterback and infielder/pitcher for the Blue Comets. After high school, Lenny was offered a baseball scholarship to Virginia Tech where he played from 1986 to 1990. In 1990, Lenny signed with the Cincinnati Reds and played in their organization until he was traded to the San Diego Padres in 1993. Shortly after that trade, Lenny suffered a career ending shoulder injury. He then became a high school teacher and head baseball coach at Amherst County High School. After teaching and coaching for 4 years, Lenny was offered a biopharmaceutical sales position. Lenny suffered a snow skiing accident in 1998 which tore the labrum muscle in his right hip. For years, Lenny
dealt with severe pain which limited his physical activity. Before the injury he was an avid runner, weight
lifter, and golfer. He could no longer enjoy these activities because of the pain they caused. In 2010, Lenny remembered an old family remedy his grandmother (who was a registered nurse) had introduced to him. In high school, he would rub the home remedy on after football and baseball games to help relieve his sore muscles. He thought that it might help with the current pain he was experiencing so he made a batch. The old home remedy worked! Because of his background in molecular and biochemistry, Lenny started looking at the ingredients and realized that with a few adjustments this muscle rub could be approved by the FDA and it could eventually help millions of people like him who suffer from muscle soreness and pain. That is how Rubber Arm Muscle Rub and Rubber Arm, Inc. began.
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Rubber Arm Muscle Rub Ingredients:
Methyl Salicylate:
A topical analgesic that is similar to aspirin. Considered a pain killer and mild muscle relaxer, it increases blood circulation which brings in oxygen and nutrients. It causes a deep heating or warming sensation to the area where it is applied.
Menthol:
A topical analgesic which opens the pores and enhances the effectiveness of methyl salicylate. Also blocks neuropathic pain signals and gives a cooling effect to the skin.
Sodium Hyaluronate:
A skin moisturizer that creates a protective surface layer while helping to improve elasticity and tone.
Glycerin:
A skin moisturizer that prevents dryness and shores up the skin’s own natural protection.
Isopropyl Alcohol:
A rubbing compound that helps cool and sooth the skin while removing impurities.
Carbomer:
Thickening agent.
Sodium Hydroxide:
pH buffer.
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Episode 3: Physique Competitor David Andrew Lees Jr. Beyond the "Beach Body."
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Born in Hartford, CT but basically grew up in Attleboro, MA and graduated from Attleboro High School in 1997.
I attended Stonehill College in Easton,
MA and graduated with my degree in Marketing and a
Computer Information Systems Minor in 2001.
During college I worked several jobs simultaneously which included
driving limousines for wedding events, GNC Sales Associate and ran my own landscaping business. In addition, I began doing some TFP modeling work which led to being “discovered” by a talent scout while out on the town in Boston one night. Soon after I began doing contract work for Candy Ford in Boston/NYC and included print, runway, fitness and spokesperson work. My love for bodybuilding and getting “big” put an end to my runway days but by that point I
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