2011 OPA Ontario Natural Championships Results

Date: September 24, 2011
Location: Hamilton, Ontario
*results pending drug testing*

Overall Men Bodybuilding - Adolphus Kwaidan
Overall Women Bodybuilding - Betty Carroll
Overall Figure - Beata Antoninas
Overall Bikini - Simone Sinclaire

Junior Men
1 - Jean-Francois Couvrette

Masters Men
1 - Jeffrey Borris
2 - Jeff Turner
3 - Dwight Nelson

Grandmasters Men
1 - Robert Pritchard

Classic Men Medium
1 - Wayne Sutherland
2- Dwayne Harju
3 - Charles Duffy

Classic Men Tall
1 - Dan Grefford

Bantamweight Men
1 - Ramon Aristeo Flores

Lightweight Men
1 - Ishmeal Barbour
2 - Chris Goodeve
3 - Mark Decruise

Welterweight Men
1 - Dwayne Harju
2 - Jeff Turner
3 - Ninos Sarkis

Light-Middleweight Men
1 - Adolphus Kwaidan
2 - Nick Froese
3 - Charles Duffy

Middleweight Men
1 - Wayne Sutherland
2 - Jeffery Borris
3 - Dan Grefford

Light-Heavyweight Men
1 - Matthew Merz

Lightweight Women
1 - Maria Melo

Heavyweight Women
1 - Betty Carroll

Masters Women
1 - Betty Carroll

Fitness Tall
1 - Fiona Harris

Masters Figure Short
1 - Lori Lynn Micheff
2 - Yolanda Rosato
3 - Laurie Hales
4 - Pamela Gorrie

Masters Figure Medium
1 - Melanie Gardner

Grandmasters Figure
1 - Lynda Jager
2 - Sue Champagne

Figure 1
1 - Pamela Gorrie
2 - Stephanie Meunier
3 - Sue Champagne

Figure 2
1 - Lori Lynn Micheff
2 - Chelsea Mooney
3 - Tanya Watkins
4 - Yolanda Rosato
5 - Laurie Hales

Figure 3
1 - Meaghan Prince
2 - Mary Tran

Figure 4
1 - Melanie Gardner
2 - Julie Condotta

Figure 5
1 - Beata Antoninas

Figure 6
1 - Erica Marten

Masters Bikini
1 - Tressia Murphy
2 - Mercedes Gold
3 - Lara Williams

Bikini Short
1 - Jenna McNamara
2 - Monika Dalmady
3 - Jennifer Trudel
4 - Quxnh (Quinn)Vu
5 - Jennifer Trotman
6 - Anne Loay

Bikini Medium
1 - Jennifer Roberts
2 - Jessica Defrancesca
3 - Lara Williams

Bikini Medium-Tall
1 - Simone Sinclaire
2 - Melinda Connor
3 - Nicole Doumont
4 - Laura Smith
5 - Trish Janik
6 - Julie Condotta
7 - Stacy Richmond

Bikini Tall
1 - Sally Leung
2 - Anna-Lisa Robinson
3 - Beata Toth
4 - Brandi Fraser
5 - Tressia Murphy

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Just how close to natural are these comps?

Well I was working for the IOC last night at the Ontario Naturals and we pulled in 3 guys for urine tests. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if anyone comes back positive. Plus the OPA + IOC is doing out-of-competition testing so they can come to your house anytime.

Full results posted.

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Originally Posted by Sean Summers

Well I was working for the IOC last night at the Ontario Naturals and we pulled in 3 guys for urine tests. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if anyone comes back positive. Plus the OPA + IOC is doing out-of-competition testing so they can come to your house anytime.

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what about the girls? Have they ever been tested? The whole thing with having pro cards now at the WQ for bikini and figure is what is drawing the girls back to these natural shows. To be honest, I think it would be more fair to put the focus on testing the girls rather than the guys. In the past the stigma is that guys tend to be the ones to be caught, but I would bet that of all the girls and guys at WQ who are not being honest, more of them are the girls.

Actually I think the last time I worked with the drug testing team it was only the females who tested positive - all the guys passed (if my memory serves me correctly). As far as I know it was done randomly. And the 3 tested were just the luck of the draw. I'm certain that the OPA president could go into more details with you if you like...you should email him directly.

Wow.That is what i consider a very poor turnout for the men's divisions.

there is no reason why any bikini competitor in canada should sit out a natty show.. or fail a test... just sayin

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Originally Posted by Sean Summers

Actually I think the last time I worked with the drug testing team it was only the females who tested positive - all the guys passed (if my memory serves me correctly). As far as I know it was done randomly. And the 3 tested were just the luck of the draw. I'm certain that the OPA president could go into more details with you if you like...you should email him directly.

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good to know! And yeah, It wouldn't surprise me if the females failed more often then the guys. More 'rewards' for natural girls now with pro cards at stake at the next level. For those of you pointing out that the guys weren't that great, this is because they are natural. yes, there are probbably better natural guys out there, but the best of them don't stay natural long enough to prove it.

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Originally Posted by Dryvrgrl

there is no reason why any bikini competitor in canada should sit out a natty show.. or fail a test... just sayin

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bikini competitors need to diet too. There are many drugs that are banned that a bikini girl would take. Don't be naive to think that 'drugs' are just for putting on muscle. Besides, there are many girls at the pro level that have more muscle than the average girl at the gym. I've said this a million times before, but yes, some girls will look great the way they do based on pure genetics, others need to work harder at it, diet, train hard, real hard - just to get to that level, and then there are others who need to not only work hard, but the added assistance benefits them.

Do they NEED it? no, but does it help them, yes...So can't classify bikini as a drug free sport. same with figure. Both of them have a large spectrum of 'looks' that are rewarded, and some of those looks are made with drugs. Every body type is different, and what suits them might require different supplements than others.

With that said - there is no reason ANY competitor should fail a drug test period. If you're not clean, sit out the natty show.

Don't forget that it's an IOC drug test so they test for everything. Coke, weed..etc not just PED's.

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Originally Posted by XCompetitor

Wow.That is what i consider a very poor turnout for the men's divisions.

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I agree with you as well but it is a tested show so you have to take that into consideration as well. Some competitors don't want to test postitive whether it is for "helpers" builing or cutting agents not to mention recreational drugs.

The downfall to this is it is going to discourage others to compete in these shows. You pay more money to compete at a chance that you might be tested and then only compete against 1 other guy or a few if you are lucky.

I think that instead of doing these shows I personally am going to go in a show that I am not guarenteed a trophy for 1st or second place. I would rather come in my best against 5 or 6 other guys and place lower but knowing that I have improved from the contest before and actually had some competition.

It may be beneficial to look into the type of testing they use. I don't use recreational drugs due to work however, this could be a factor in the number of competitors.

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Originally Posted by A.C.P.

I agree with you as well but it is a tested show so you have to take that into consideration as well. Some competitors don't want to test postitive whether it is for "helpers" builing or cutting agents not to mention recreational drugs.

The downfall to this is it is going to discourage others to compete in these shows. You pay more money to compete at a chance that you might be tested and then only compete against 1 other guy or a few if you are lucky.

I think that instead of doing these shows I personally am going to go in a show that I am not guarenteed a trophy for 1st or second place. I would rather come in my best against 5 or 6 other guys and place lower but knowing that I have improved from the contest before and actually had some competition.

It may be beneficial to look into the type of testing they use. I don't use recreational drugs due to work however, this could be a factor in the number of competitors.

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My thoughts exactly on everything you have stated here. Another thing i was thinking about also is the fact that people go to all the trouble to qualify and then don't show up at the Provincials. Only one guy in 5 different mens divisions and no more than 3 in the other mens divisions!!? In my mind if you qualify then you almost have a responsibility to show up and support the promoters and the OPA ect.

perhaps the qualification runs for more than the same season. Bodybuilding is a sport that the less you compete, the more you can actually improve. Especially so for natural athletes. How are these guys going to get any bigger if they spend each year competing and dieiting. Once they do provincials, then the next step is the WQ...but that show is in april...so again, not much time for an offseason.

the true fix to all this is have regional, provincial, and WQ all within a month...WQ being the last show. I bet you tuns more people would have showed up if the provincial show was back in june, near the qualifying shows.

I see your point.But on the other side of the coin it's not easy holding your conditioning for a month either! When i competed in the OABBA(predecessor to the OPA) we sometimes ran into this,and even 2 weeks would be tough...for me anyways!

a month might be tough, two weeks is not - you just have to have some patience and NOT pig out after the show. That plus a bunch of cardio to get rid of a little sodium rebound, and you're good to go.

I'd rather hold it for a month then have no offseason! Which is my guess as to why there would be less competitors. People can't commit to dieting twice in a year. It's hard on family, jobs, relationships...making the sacrifice again without a break becomes selfish unless you have no other commitments in life that would hold you back. Kids being the number 1 thing that would hold someone back. Otherwise, I would probably have competed more than i have the last couple years. Coincidentally, I've made the most improvements of my life in large part due to the fact that I am no longer always dieting (like I used to).

steve_d you hit the nail on the head with the words commit and commitments. I would also add mental toughness and DETERMINATION.Having 2 businesses to run,kids,Grandchildren,properties to take care of ect ect has never stopped me from training or dieting....i guess i'm getting off topic now so i'll shutup:D

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Originally Posted by XCompetitor

steve_d you hit the nail on the head with the words commit and commitments. I would also add mental toughness and DETERMINATION.Having 2 businesses to run,kids,Grandchildren,properties to take care of ect ect has never stopped me from training or dieting....i guess i'm getting off topic now so i'll shutup:D

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one more word...balance. Seems you did a good job balancing all these and still being able to compete. Not many people have this ability. Guess I am off topic too!