Jeremy Buendia and Edith Waggoner have been named the NPC Athletes of the Month in Men’s and Women’s Physique for the month of November.
MEN’S PHYSIQUE: JEREMY BUENDIA
Recent Accomplishment Grand Prix 1st Class B and Overall
Age 22
Height 5’7 ½
Contest Weight 165
Residence Roseville, California
Contest History/Highlights 2012: Sacramento Championships 1st Class B and Overall; Excalibur 1st Class B and Overall
FATHER FITNESS “I began training consistently after my senior varsity football season. I dropped my football weight class (which was primarily sports specific/plyometric training) and took the extra period off to hit the weight room at the local gym. I had always grown up in a weight room as a child as my father was a non-competitive bodybuilder thru the 70’s and 80’s. His discipline and love for the weights became apart of my life at a very young age. My father was always my idol and I knew that I wanted “muscles” like his one day, little did I know that it would turn into something that I could end up doing professionally.”
HITTING THE STAGE “My interest in competition began when I was 17yrs old when I began training with IFBB pro Valerie Gangi and her ex-husband Jimmy Lee. They both motivated and encouraged me to get on stage for the first time. Once I hit the stage, I was hooked. I knew I had found my calling, my passion, and my love.”
THE RIGHT BALANCE “I feel men’s physique is the perfect division for me. I feel I bring a solid package of what the industry is looking for when it comes to the prototype of men’s physique. Small waist, tight abs and obliques, full chest, and most of all a well-balanced and aesthetic physique.”
YOU VS YOU “I love testing myself against the best and seeing where I stand, and also learning about what I need to improve. I tell everyone that comes to me for advice about competing, “it’s not about you against the person next to you, it’s about you against yourself.” This sport is not a sprint, it is a marathon. It is about constant self improvement not about the trophy in your hand.”
SUPPORT SYSTEM “I have made more genuine friends in this sport than I could have ever imagined. Unlike other sports where the goal is to “defeat” the other person, I have learned that everyone is out for each others best interest and that we are all here to support each other.”
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