Congratulations to IAN MUNRO, who can now be acknowledged as the true Heavyweight Champion of the 2009 NPA South-West Championships. On the day of the competition, Ian placed second to Steve Jenkin, who also won the Overall title. At the NPA British Finals 2009, Steve Jenkin failed the polygraph test, has since been stripped of his South-West titles, and is now banned for life from the NPA. Ian is an outstanding Champion, and a great example of what Natural Bodybuilding is all about - it is hoped he will be back competing this year, belated congrats to him!
Congratulations to GEORGE FEREOS who can finally be announced as the true NPA Yorkshire U-70kg Champion of 2009. On May 31st George competed in the Yorkshire Championships placing third on the day - however, the two competitors who placed above him, David Kershaw and Adam Jones, have now been disqualified from the competition, due to breaking the NPA's rules. See the Doping review by Lee Kemp for more details. George is a Lifetime Natural competitor who was robbed of his rightful place at the Yorkshire, so belated congrats to a true Champion!
The NPA season of 2009 saw a number of disqualifications - read the official statement from the man in charge of the Natural Physique Association's Doping Control Programme, Lee Kemp
VINCE MWAYI and CAROL STREETER won the Overall NPA BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 in amazing shape at The Royal Spa Centre in Leamington Spa. A record 81 competitors took the stage and they are all featured here. Photo article compiled by Michael Phillips featuring great photography by Eric Guy.
Here’s a superb article on the basics of bodybuilding nutrition by Neil Ashley, one of the top Natural Champions in the UK. Many thanks to Neil for his kind permission in using this very well written article, which also appeared in issue 49 of The Beef magazine (Dec 2009). If you want to become a better bodybuilder, then read and learn from one of the most respected and most formidable Champions in the sport. Photography by Eric Guy and Fivos Averkiou.
Four outstanding NPA British Champions in Michael Hannam, Steve Davies, Wayne Braddock, and Carol Streeter go to compete in New York at the 2009 INBF World Championships, and come back home with 2 World titles! An incredible Michael Hannam takes the Middleweight and Overall, with Wayne now British and World Heavyweight Champion! Read the report by team manager Lee Kemp, as the NPA ventures into new waters of competition! Well done to all our competitors who were all in fantastic shape!
Hard training, rest, good nutrition - they all go together, but can you improve if you don't look after all of them? Read what top Masters competitor Dr. Jeff Pursglove has to say in this excellent article!
New for the 'Classic articles' section, a great article from the spring/summer of 2006, the year Neil Ashley took the NPA Yorkshire middleweight title, and brought the house down with a great physique and a fantastic posing display! Learn from Neil as he got into his best ever shape, and check the photos of his progress, which show him getting better and better up to the day of the contest! Many thanks to Neil for this outstanding article on his contest prep! Great photography courtesy Eric Guy and Neil Ashley.
A record 81 entries at the NPA British Finals VI! The best ever standard, and an incredible VINCE MWAYI wins the Overall beating Heavyweight Champion WAYNE BRADDOCK and Lightweight Champion STEVE DAVIES into second and third respectively! A best ever CAROL STREETER wins her fourth Lightweight Physique title and regains the Overall! Congratulations to all the class winners, and many thanks to our sponsors - CNP, EAS-UK, Maximuscle, and Udo's Choice. See the text / results by Michael Phillips, and view more than 200 fantastic photos by Eric Guy & Fivos Averkiou!
A sensational MICHAEL HANNAM and a best ever JOHN MADOURIE take The Mike Williams Pro-Am and Classic 2009 titles! A fantastic standard to the NPA's final qualifier of the season as sponsored by EAS UK PERFORMANCE NUTRITION and UDO'S CHOICE. Held at The Frontier in Batley, on Saturday October 10th, the Pro-Am class boasted the best line-up of top Natural bodybuilders ever seen on a British stage, with a Battle Royal in particular between HANNAM, HOLLINGSWORTH, and MWAYI! Click on the title heading for the report / photos by Michael Phillips & Eric Guy!
The legendary Mike Williams will never be forgotten. His name will live on in the NPA with The Mike Williams Classic, but Mike was more than just a bodybuilder, he had such a positive effect on all who knew him as a person, that it was a privilege to be his friend. Here is his auto-biography, it will always be unfinished, but I am sure what you will read will inspire you just like Mike the person did.
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