2008 Emerald Cup Erin Nomura Overall Fitness Champion

Erin Nomura overall fitness champion, originally uploaded by genexmagazine.

GeneX captures the eventual winner of the fitness portion of the 2008 Emerald Cup bodybuilding championship, Erin Nomura.

Kelly Dobbins and Sarah Hayes At Emerald Cup

Kelly Dobbins and Sarah Hayes, originally uploaded by genexmagazine.

GeneX captures Kelly Dobbins and Sarah Hayes in Washington for the Emerald Cup bodybuilding championship.  Also, see Sarah Hayes armwrestling a man and in this video below.  

2008 Emerald Cup Women's Fitness and Bodybuilding Contestants List

FITNESS

Women’s Fitness Under 5-03

Kim Scoffins, Fitness Unlimited, Maple Ridge, CAN
Paula Williams-Gulman, Med Spa, Coeur D Alene, ID

Women’s Fitness Over 5-03

Erin Nomura, Gold’s Gym, Missoula, MT

FIGURE

Figure 5-02 and Under

Shannise Brown, Body by O, Montvale, NJ
Nikki Browner, Gold’s Gym, Las Vegas, NV
Jamie Costa, Body by O, Henderson, NV
SueEllen Dent, Gold’s Gym, Enfield, CT
Amanda Friedman, Construction Zone, Issaquah, WA
Kari Keenan, Gold’s Gym, Bozeman, MT
Shawna Kondo, Gold’s Gym, Mountain View, CA
Julie Lee, LifeQuest Fitness, Pasco, WA
Pauline Mitchell, Body Renew, Anchorage, AK
Jocelyn Mallard, Balance Fitness, Calgary, CAN
Adriana Medina, Urban Ginetics, Bellevue, WA
Nicki Pimm, Gold’s Gym, Calgary, CAN
Jennifer Thomas, Vision Quest, Auburn, WA
Jen Turnbull, 24 Hour Fitness, Bellevue, WA
Misi White, 24 Hour Fitness, Elk Grove, CA
Paula Williams-Gulman, Med S, Couer D Alene, ID
Tiffany Widdifield, Gold’s Gym, Bothell, WA
Patricia Wilson, Lifetime Fitness, Scottsdale, AZ

Figure Over 5-02 to 5-03

Susanna Backman, Masters Training, Sweden
Chrissy Burton, Infinite Fitness, Windham, NH
Carole Castillo, NASWI Gym, Oak Harbor, WA
Delores Fitzgibbons, 24 Hour Fitness, Broomfield, CO
Dawn Kirkham, Summit FC, Flagstaff, AZ
Katrinka Knox, Gold’s Gym, Eugene OR
Lisa Lattery, Body By O, Calgary, CAN
Cydney Little, Joe Pratt, Portland, OR
Carlee McKeever, A-List Physiquez, Scottsdale, AZ
Kerri Simpson, 24 Hour Fitness, Vancouver, WA
JaNae Stewart, Gold’s Gym, St. George, UT
LuAnn Van Akin, Gold’s Gym, American Fork, UT
Jennifer Willims, The Fit Stop, Olympia, WA
Martina Young, Oz Fitness, Eugene, OR

Figure Over 5-03 to 5-04

Leah Bacon, Fitness World, Vancouver, CAN
Heather Baird, Balance Fitness, Calgary, CAN
Brandy Carestia, PhyZique Fitness, Missoula, MT
Cinzia Clapp, CMC Personal TS, Eagle River, AK
Caroline Deeter, Gold’s Gym, Portland, OR
Kay Friend, NW Muscle, Medford, OR
Danyell Johnson, Bodysport FC, Las Vegas, NV
Casey Jovan, Mike Davies, Draper, UT
Bridgit Hake, Courthouse AC, Salem, OR
Allison Malone, 24 Hour Fitness, Clakamas, OR
Erin Nomura, Gold’s Gym, Missoula MT
Jessica Norlander, The Gym, Las Vegas, NV
Angela Pagett, 24 Hour Fitness, Kirkland, WA
Alexandra Porshnikoff, Yahoo!, Sunnyvale, CA
Kim Scoffins, Fitness Unlimited, Maple Ridge, CAN
Dana Wilson, Gold’s Gym, Scottsdale, AZ

Figure Over 5-04 to 5-05

Kirby Barry, Define Fitness, Calgary, CAN
Shelley Bush, Mt. Hood AC, Sandy, Oregon
Leslie Deucher, Leslie Deucher, Orem, UT
Ryan Everson, Northside Fitness, Spokane, WA
Theresa Fawcett, Bodylogic, Puyallup, WA
Paula Franklin, Innovation Fitzone, Calgary, CAN
Karin Kimura, Body by O, Boise ID
ShaNay Norvell, HEAT Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Michelle Scott, Evolution, Bellevue, WA
Glenna Viland-Weltzin, Lifetime, Goodyear, AZ

Figure Over 5-5 to 5-06

Suzanne Barlas, Body Central, Crownsville, MD
Nichole Christy, Construction Zone, Issaquah, WA
Connie Gallo, Steve Nash, Granville, CAN
Katie Heath, Katie Heath, Salt Lake City, UT
Dorian Holmes, Kiva Conditioning, Bothell, WA
Fiona Krug, Fis Body Shop, Spokane, WA
Jennifer LaBrie, Evolution, Bellevue, WA
Robyne Roveccio-Palmer, Body by S, Tempe, AZ
Austine Powell, Gold’s Gym, Kirkland, WA
Tracy Royer, Body by O, Calgary, CAN
Jennifer Sandberg, 24 Hour Fitness, Portland, OR
Robin Sinclear, KOR, Chico CA

Figure Over 5-06 to 5-08

Roz Alexander, Planet Fitness, Singapore, China
Maura Berger, Body by O, Manhattan Beach, CA
Amanda Bollinger, Gold’s Gym, West Jordan, UT
Anna Brown, 24 Hour Fitness, Sherman Oaks, CA
Brandie Brugh, PhyZique Fitness, Missoula, MT
Isabel Estolano-Franklin, Gold’s, Santa Cruz, CA
Ginny Gardea, Club Fit, Canby, OR
Catherine Holland, Downings Gym, Corvallis, OR
Lauren Huber, Pro Sports Club, Kirkland, WA
Melissa Johnsen, Home Gym, Meridian, ID
Brenda Jones, Gold’s Gym, St. George, UT
Adrena Mason, Gold’s Gym, N. Providence, RI
Janice Maurer, PhyZique Fitness, Missoula, MT
Jan Meredith, Elite Body, Fircrest, WA
Christine Moore, Prime Fitness, Bonney Lake, WA
Linda Nelson, Bodylogic, Puyallup, WA
Hannah Ringholm, Hawthorn AC, Hillsboro, OR
Chaana Rosenthal, Energy Fitness, Portland, OR
Mendi Sakamoto, Club Sport, Tigard, OR
Heather Skaar, 24 Hour Fitness, Beaverton, OR
Casey Tuttle, PhyZique Fitness, Missoula, MT
Joanna Wilson, Thorbecke’s FLC, Centralia, WA
Michaela Xavier, XBodyFitness, San Jose, CA

Figure Over 5-08

Alisyn Barrial, USA Sportsplex, Eugene, OR
Mary Hallman, Elite Body, Fircrest, WA
Trisha Hess, Gold’s Gym, Woodinville, WA
Juliana Jade, LA Fitness, Federal Way, WA
Kristinam McEllrath, 24 Hour Fitness, Portland, OR
Jessica Shannon, LA Fitness, Peoria, AZ

Masters Figure Over 35

Julie Barnett, Freedom, Camano Island, WA
Wendy Bogard, Club NW, Grants Pass, OR
Melanie Burger, Body By O, Pleasanton, CA
Ranee Elder, Liane Seiwald TS, Golden, CO
Lynn Fitzhum, Evolution, Bellevue, WA
Rosa Hurst, Gold’s Gym, Cumming, GA
Laurie Joslin, Marunde Muscle, Sequim, WA
Sandy Jung, Define Fitness, Calgary, CAN
Laura Kathryn, Gold’s Gym, Bothell, WA
Brittani Simpson, 24 Hour Fitness, Portland, OR
Tina Tachell, Gold’s Gym, Redmond, WA

Masters Figure Over 40

Linda Auman, Gold’s Gym, Salt Lake City, UT
Sheila Bratten, The Alaska Club, Fairbanks, AK
Lorna Cavin, Gold’s Gym, Venice, CA
Heidi Hansen-Carlin, Stay Fit Gym, Ketchikan, AK
Karla Coe-Specker, Next Level Fitness, Plano, TX
Michelle Cole, PhyZique Fitness, Missoula, MT
Denise Dinger, Las Vegas AC, Las Vegas, NV
Shanna Fisher, Andrea Duman, Scottsdale, AZ
Debbie Fowler, Powerhouse Gym, Anchorage, AK
Diane Green, Graham Fitness, Graham, WA
Lori Pliska, Bam Bam, Portland, OR
Connie Potter-Frame, PhyZique FS, Missoula, MT
Leticia Swanson, Marunde Muscle, Sequim, WA
Tommy Thompson, Bodylogic, Puyallup, WA
Janice Zander, Work It Out, Maple Valley, WA

Masters Figure Over 50

Sherry Bowman, Gold’s Gym, Eugene, OR
Lisa Carson, Tahoma AC, Maple Valley, WA
Kathy Cunningham, Avanti , Bellevue, WA
Robin Gizzi, Gold’s Gym, Campbell CA
Peggy Goldman, Evolution, Bellevue, WA
Deborah Harney, Get Fit/Stay Fit, Ketchikan, AK
Diane Schwandt, Anytime Fitness, Tumwater, WA
Elizabeth Stevenson, Define Fitness, Calgary, CAN

BODYBUILDING

Women – Light

Millie Cleveland, the AC, Hamilton, Bermuda
Lisa Curry, Jungle Gym, Fairbanks, AK
Ann Gannon, Oz Fitness, Spokane, WA
Cindy Goodrich, Construction Zone, Issaquah, WA
Connie Kubu, Gold’s/Regal, Spokane WA
Christen Kwan, Parkgate RC, N. Vancouver, CAN
Wendy Lindquist-Pronick, GWF, Abbotsford, CAN
Genevieve Moreno, Gold’s Gym, Eugene, OR
Julie Warren, Atlas Fit Foods, Washougal, WA

Women – Middle

Kay Friend, NW Muscle, Medford, OR

Women – Heavy

Shawn Tan, Change It Up, Bellingham, WA
Peggy Willis, Gold’s Gym, Spokane, WA

Masters Women Over 35

Julie Assa, Body by O, Valley Center, CA
Lilli Ewing, SGVictory/Dave Palumbo, Seattle, WA
Cindy Roedinger, Peak Fitness, Palmer, AK
Glenda Shepard, Elite Body, Fircrest, WA

Masters Women Over 50

Jan Guenther, Edmonds CC/PTS, Edmonds, WA
Deborah Harney, Get Fit/Stay Fit Gym, Ketchikan, AK
Teresa Maine, Moses Lake H&F, Moses Lake, WA
Denise Rathwick, Innovative Fitness, Seattle, WA

An Interview With Sarah Ann Hayes And Kelly and Rick Dobbins

Not to put too much pressure on her, but Sarah Ann Hayes is going to be the next big thing in female bodybuilding.

I met her at Gold's Gym where shes' being trained by my friends Rick and Kelly Dobbins in Oakland, CA, but she lives in Minnesota.

Sarah Ann Hayes: The Next Big FBB Star

Sarah Ann Hayes: The Next Big FBB Star

Not to put too much pressure on her, but Sarah Ann Hayes is going to be the next big thing in female bodybuilding.

I met her at Gold's Gym where shes' being trained by my friends Rick and Kelly Dobbins in Oakland, CA, but she lives in Minnesota. Stay tuned to this space for more on Sarah, from websites to videos.

Meanwhile, enjoy the view.

Dr. Michele Neil Does The Power Curl

power curl, originally uploaded by amproshoot.

If you think this is just another blonde, think again. Dr. Michele Neil is an accomplished female bodybuilder and practicing doctor of medicine in Oklahoma. She reports from her website that:

I am an Internal medicine physician, with a subspecialty in Sports Medicine. I am also a naturopathic physician-I treat soft tissue pain and dysfunction with multiple modalities including acupuncture. My goals and objectives: are to put health care back into the hands of the people---Educate---Eductate---Educate! As I teach and provide for my patients they obtain a toolbox for which to stay well. I Strive for a higher quality of being and an all encompassing lifestyle! Every day eminating a positive attitude for all to see and be ignited by

Shawna Walker Shows Abs For GeneX

Shawna Walker, originally uploaded by genexmagazine.

Here's another money photo of SF Bay Area female bodybuilder Shawna Walker as she shows her abs for GeneX ever active camera.
You can read more about Shawna here.

Shawna Walker Of San Mateo Shows Biceps

Shawna Walker, originally uploaded by genexmagazine.

The Bay Area actually has a population of active female bodybuilders. Shawna Walker is one example. She lives in San Mateo at last report and is a personal trainer. You can read more about Shawna here.