We’re live at the Sacramento show. The NPC show is up now. The pros will be on around 12:15-11:30 pm PST. The Pro men are up first. Stay tuned for more updates.

12:30pm
The IFBB men are up now. Women’s figure will be up next. Probably 1:15 pm start for women.

1:50pm
IFBB Figure Pros are up now in their one-piece.

First Callout:
Huong Arcinas, Cheryl brown, Julie ann Kulla, akane nigro-ismeal & kristi Tauti

Second callout:
Karin Hawkins, Amy O’Neil, Meriza Deguzman, Kristin nunn & Raechelle chase

Third callout:
Natalie Waples, Teri turner, sheryln roy, Danielle kifer, Allison jones-williamson

1-piece round I have it:
1. Julie Ann Kulla
2. Huong Arcinas
3. Kristi Tauti
4. Cheryl Brown
5. Akane Nigro-Ismeal

3pm
Ifbb pro Two-piece Round

Wow! Julie Ann Kulla is rockin the two piece.

Top callout:
Huong arcinas, Cheryl brown, Julie Ann kills & Kristi tauti

I would have the two-piece round as…
1. Julie Ann Kulla
2. Huong Arcinas
3. Cheryl Brown
4. Kristi Tauti
5. Akane Nigro-Ismeal

That concludes the pro figure. VERY, VERY tough call on the top 5 could go a number of ways. Most competitive group I’ve seen in some time. This will be interesting to see how the judges score it.

IFBB Fitness Olympia Champion, Adela Garcia is always good for a laugh or three. In this edition of Friday Funnies with Adela she talks about her two “kids”. Take a minute to get a chuckle with the champ.

Here’s a few more photos from last night’s competitor check-in at the Sacramento Pro. Promoters John Tuman and Ted Williamson are doing a great job of taking care of the competitors, their staff and the press. A big THANK YOU to both of them for their hospitality and generosity. The show tonight will without question be sold out.

I had a chance to meet Raechelle Chase and she’s very beautiful, plus how do you NOT love an accent like that? She’ll turn some heads and make some noise in her first pro show. She was joined by fellow IFBB New Zealand Pro, Moe El Mousawwi here in Cali.

There are two Nunns in the IFBB Pro League and no, they are not related. Last night Kristin Nunn met pro bodybuilder, Ed Nunn for the first time. The two shared stories about people asking them if they were related or married. Ed is a cool guy who won last year’s NPC Nationals, look for him and Kristin to do well here.

Cheryl “Brownie” Brown is competing in her second IFBB pro show and to think one year ago, she was asking legendary IFBB Pro Bodybuilder, Rich Gaspari if he was on BODYSPACE. True story. Cheryl’s first NPC National show was at last year’s Nationals. Fast-forward one year later and she’s considered one of the top competitors in this show. Not too shabby for a mother of three, eh?

Promoter, Johnnie T introducing people at the meeting.

NPC NEWS’ J.M. Manion and IFBB Fitness Olympia Champ, Adela Garcia.

New Zealand IFBB Pros Raechelle Chase and Moe El Mousawwi.

The two IFBB Nunns. Ed and Kristin.

Downtown Cheryl “Brownie” Brown about give Kim Oddo a twister, while Sonia wonders why.

A quick look at a few check-in photos.

Huong Arcinas rock’n #1

Adela Garcia giving Kristi Tauti some love. 

 

Kim Oddo and Dianna Dahlgren spotted in the hall.

HARDBODY.com is in Sacramento! The weather was a little overcast and rained on and off today. Unfortunately, that put a damper on some outside shoots we had planned. Chatted with Ana Tigre and Teri Turner a bit in the hotel lobby. Teri is looking forward to finding the nearest Chipotle with her iPhone app (one which I have used and like). Kristin Nunn is hilarious. We rapped about a number of things and she is ready to get into the top three. This was her pro debut last year. Danielle Kifer tells me she feels great and is ready for her debut. The defending champ, Huong Arcinas…. Wow. Those counting her out might be wishing they hadn’t tomorrow. Huong is rocking a bit longer hair (no wig) and is in shape. She’s ready to defend her title.

IFBB Bikini Pro, Dianna Dahlgren is in the house and looking great. Hopefully the weather clears up so we can shoot before the weekend is over. IFBB Fitness Olympia Champ, Adela Garcia is in attendance and looks better than ever. The chica is in town (we’re in Sacramento not San Francisco Adela) working for her sponsor, GNC. Stop by the booth and see not only her but also her fellow IFBB Pro Sonia Adcock. Sonia is also looking great and the two were last spotted causing trouble at a nearby CHEVY’s restaurant.

The crew from FLEX magazine is here. Check out FLEXonline.com for the contest photos as it happens tomorrow.

The athlete’s check-in begins at 6pm PST. We’ll be down there covering the event and will report back after that.

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Update – Sat with Adela and Sonia at check-in. Those two are funny lil ladies. I’ll post a couple videos of Adela cracking jokes. Some of the women look great, others look like they got hit by a truck. You can never gauge what a woman will look like on stage by what they look like at check-in. Some women have no make up on and totally depleted. Others are upbeat and cheery.

It is going to be a fun show. Any number of women could be in the mix for the Olympia qualifying spots. We’ll be heading over to the prejudging in the morning and will pick up the reports there.

Go Behind-The-Scenes and look back at the 2008 Sacramento show. These are a few of my photos that give a look beyond what you typically see in the magazines and most web site’s contest coverage.

This weekend’s NPC / IFBB Sacramento show will be one of epic proportions. Co-promoter for this event John Tuman tells me we there will be around 200 NPC competitors after cross-overs. The Figure competitor numbers were  so large that there will now be six height classes instead of four. Competitors from ten different states will make the trip to compete this weekend. Add in the nearly 50 IFBB pro competitors and you’ve got yourself a big show. We’ll be there covering all the action starting on Friday.

Tickets are still available but if you’re planning on attending this one, it would be wise to get them now as it will certainly sell out. For more information visit npcsacshow.com.