genextras - news from the world of female muscle

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Hi
Everyone this is Chastity Slone I
wanted to let you know about a lifestyle makeover seminar called Champ
Camp that Valerie Waugaman and I are hosting in Boulder, Colorado. As
these camps tend to fill up fast we wanted to get the word out to our
competition friends first. This one day and three day Camp will be a
perfect get away for anyone wishing to enjoy an action-packed weekend
of health, fitness, wellness and new friendships in a beautiful
city.

Please help
us out by sending this to 10 of your friends or peers you
think might really enjoy a weekend like this. Please then ask them to
do the same. We do offer a buddy discount for you and a friend. Have a
wonderful summer and thank you greatly for your help!

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Tamee Marie gave birth today to Rylee Aspen at 5:45 am. She weighed in at 6lbs 15 oz and measured 19.5 inches. Mom and baby are doing great. Congrats Tamee!

The current (July 2007) issue of Ironman magazine on the stands now has a great feature on our site. Go get a copy today and see what they have to say about the site!

Check out the article in the Delaware News Journal's website which is about Charmaine Davis who placed third in her class at the Arnold Amateur Figure Championships. It's always good to see physique athletes getting publicity in mainstream media!

Heather Policky makes the front cover image for our upcoming publication. We'll be posting more about the book but Heather is shown here with a pre-publication proof copy of the book, which we'll also have on hand at the Arnold Classic this coming weekend.

Congratulations to Heather for that and making her pro debut and pro win!

Look out for 23 year-old national-level female bodybuilder Amy Schmid in the May 2007 issue of Jane magazine. The magazine, which is aimed at twentysomething women, will feature Amy in a full-page portrait along with an article as part of its annual "30 Under 30" photo portfolio of "inspiring, relevant, thought-provoking young women". Last year's feature featured everyone from a librarian to a cowgirl, activists to famous actresses. Kudos to the magazine for including a female bodybuilder this year too!

Amy is competing at the first ever amateur show at the Arnold Classic in her hometown - Columbus, Ohio - next weekend.

We heard from Shannon Rabon recently who's been busy with her daughter and whom we last saw at the 2006 NPC Jr USAs when she was still pregnant. She's told us she's back in the gym and getting back on track. Rabon was always one of the top National level lightweights and a great bodybuilder so we're excited to hear that she's coming back to the competitive stage!

If you are interested in seeing buff gymnasts then go check out Stick It, it's a film that's not the greatest cinematic accomplishment but has some nice scenes with buff girls training, and competing. If you get the DVD, there's some cool extras with flex offs of the actual gymnasts in the movie and their counterparts on screen.

Ouch, check out the crazy before and now photos on the LA Times article about Arnold.

Muscle and Body magazine has showcased some photography from our site in the

current issue – There’s a feature on Jennifer Abrams in there in an article

called "Muscle Mom"

Happy Holidays everyone from the FTV/genex magazine staff. Hope you are staying warm and dry!

National-level heavyweight bodybuilder Candy Canary sent us some pics from her recent missionary trip to China and Thailand, where she helped distribute bibles (which they had to smuggle into China) and visited churches, children’s homes and AIDS hospitals. She had been to Thailand before, but this was her first time in China. “I really stick out!” she says.

Candy says she lost 24 pounds while she was there because she wasn't able to train or eat a bodybuilder's diet. Now safely back home in Oklahoma, she says she is putting the size back on and focusing on competing again at the 2007 USA.

You can read more about Candy’s trip and her ministry in her blog.

The Arnold lineups are set - check them out at:

http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/newsletter.asp