Muscle Building Blog

It took years of preparation for what amounted to a few minutes on stage but local body builder and personal trainer Jeremy DiPietrantonio wouldn’t have it any other way.

Eric Keen Jr., of Plymouth, has a very unusual hobby. “I body build, that means I pose and look pretty on stage,” Keen said. Being a body builder may not seem quite so unusual to most people.

Eleven years ago, Cindy Currie won the first body building competition she ever entered -- the International Natural Bodybuilding Association's Miss Figure Canada title. A lot has changed in 11 years, but Currie's commitment to fitness -- and her desire to win have not.[...]

Mindy Honey | Branson Tri-Lakes News Maia Gage works out Wednesday morning at Ozark Mountain Family YMCA. Last weekend, Gage won first place in the junior masters division and then took overall in the figure competition at the International Natural Bodybuilding Associations Muscle Madness USA figure competition in Springfield.

Pumping iron has really paid off for a Ladysmith body builder.