Over the past few years I’ve seen an increasing number of FB posts from competitors that trouble me. Posts that are mean-spirited at best, and downright derogatory, spiteful, hateful, nasty, and well…just plain embarrassing to someone (me) who’s been in this industry for over 40 years. What am I talking about? The shaming and belittling …
Category Archive: Blogs
Oct 13
The One Thing That NEVER Should Be Done At A Drug-Free Competition
For the life of me, I don’t know why this is done. Oh, I know HOW it’s done…rather easily, I must add, but I need someone to help me understand WHY it’s done. Why is this one thing done over and over at drug-free shows? What the heck are you talking about, Davie? Simple. Drugged …
Sep 10
#MillionFatherMarch movement #AllKidsMatter
On Sept. 1st, I ran across a FB picture in my newsfeed from a page called Dads On Duty. The comment read, “AWESOMENESS: Nearly 100 of the school dads greeted children at an elementary school in Hartford, CT on their first day back to school Tuesday. They cheered on the kids, gave them high fives, …
Sep 09
Sometimes you just have to tap out
Most people entering their first local bodybuilding contest OR first National-level competition have absolutely NO idea what they’re getting into. I’m not talking about getting onstage where you THINK you belong. You know – everyone telling you how good you look, that you should go for it, and that you’re gonna crush it BeastMode style. …
Sep 08
5 Reasons You Are Not Ready For a National Competition
Here’s another great blog written by my good friend, website developer/designer, make-up artist and beauty consultant, and pretty much all-around entrepreneur, Amanda Eva Cumberbatch. I like this blog because she takes a no-holds barred look at why some competitors SHOULDN’T do national-level shows before they’re ready. Obviously these are not the ONLY 5 reasons, as …