2012 ABA Natural Illinois Championships
Contest Information
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Check-in:
ALL COMPETITORS must check in and register for the contest on Friday, April 6, 2012. Check-in will take place at Spring Hill Marriott.
Check-in will take place from 4:00 pm to 10:00pm.
If you cannot check-in on Friday, please contact John Hansen at 630-915-9029.
Spring Hill Marriott
125 Remington Boulevard
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440
Day of Contest:
9:00am - Competitors Arrive
10:00am - Competitor Meeting in pump-up room
11:00am - Prejudging
6:00pm - Evening Show
Bolingbrook High School
365 Raider Way
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440
From the North, take I-55 South toward Joliet. Exit on IL-53/Bolingbrook, Exit 267. Turn right on S. Bolingbrook Dr./ IL-53 N. Drive to Lily Cache Lane and turn left. Take Lily Cache Lane to Raider Way. Turn left at Raider Way. The school auditorium is in the back of the high school.
From the South, take I-55 North toward Chicago. Exit on IL-53/Bolingbrook, Exit 267. Turn left on S. Bolingbrook Dr./ IL-53 N. Drive to Lily Cache Lane and turn left. Take Lily Cache Lane to Raider Way. Turn left at Raider Way. The school auditorium is in the back of the high school.
Spring Hill Suites Marriott in Bolingbrook, 125 Remington Blvd, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440. Call 630-759-0529 to reserve a room for the special discount rate of $89.00 a night. Be sure to mention group code BBNBBNA or BBNBBNB when making the reservation. If you have any problems booking a room for the competition, ask for Julie Sampson, Director of Sales. The Spring Hill Suites Marriott is only minutes away from the contest site.
The 2012 Natural Illinois will be adding Masters FIgure and Masters Bikini this year. These classes will be open to any competitor over the age of 35.
Also, a Team Trophy will be awarded to the Club or Group that accumulates the highest point score total. Points will be allocated as follows:
5 Points - Overall Winner (only eligible for divisions with separate classes)
4 Points - 1st place in Class or Division with just one class
3 Points - 2nd place in Class or Division with just one class
2 Points - 3rd place in Class or Division with just one class
1 Point - 4th place in Class or Division with just one class
The Club or Team with the Highest Point Total will receive the Team Trophy at the Evening Show. Please state what Club or Group you are representing when you check-in on Friday, April 6th at the Springhill Suites Marriott Hotel.
All male and female bodybuilders and all figure competitors will have to take a polygraph test to compete in the competition. The cost of the test is $40 (cash). The polygraph test will take place at the Spring Hill Suites Marriott Hotel, 125 Remington Blvd, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440.
The testing will take place on Thursday, August 11th and Friday, August 12th. If you are arriving from out of town late on Friday, you can arrange to take the test on the morning of the contest. The promoter will contact all competitors by email or phone to schedule the polygraph test.
In addition to the polygraph test, several competitors will be chosen to take a urinalysis test after the prejudging on Saturday afternoon. The promoter will incur the cost of these tests and there will be no cost to the competitors.
The polygraph test will focus on anabolic steroids, growth hormone, diuretics and any other performance-enhancing drugs. For a list of the banned substances not allowed in the ABA/INBA, go to www.naturalbodybuilding.com and click on the Banned Substances link on the left hand side of the page.
Published photographer Don Bersano brings over 30 years of combined experience in the field of photography. His ability to blend fitness and glamour along with his creative use of lighting, color and warmth in his images has made Don’s work instantly recognizable throughout the industry. His work has been published in numerous fitness and sports magazines such as Maxim, Planet Muscle, Health and Fitness (Europe), MMA Sports and the Chicago Sun-Times along with ads for numerous fitness apparel and swimwear companies. Don has worked with some of the top names in the fitness industry and will be at the The 2011 ABA Natural North America Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships Saturday, August 13, 2011 in Bolingbrook, IL at the Bolingbrook High School shooting stage photos of prejudging and the evening show along with backstage photos. Feel free to contact Don directly with any questions or to book your shoots. You can also find him on Facebook!
Photo Packages
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$50 Includes a full CD of all of the athletes stage images, prejudging and night show. |
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$125 Includes a full CD of all of the athletes stage images, prejudging and night show. This package includes backstage photos taken against a backdrop. Athletes will received all backstage photos along with 3 edited photos of their choice from the backstage images.
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$350 for 4 "looks" or clothing changes. Portfolio shoot to be scheduled for another date. Images can be shot in studio or on location. Athletes will receive a CD of all images taken that day. Choose 2 images to be edited of their choice from each of the 4 looks that were photographed. Athletes will receive High res (for printing) and Low res (for web use) edits of said images for a total of 8 edited images in both High res and Low res.
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Contact Don Bersano at bersanophotography@comcast.net or 815-351-4339.
Each competitor will be allowed one person backstage to help him or her pump up and prepare for the contest. This person must wear a wristband that will be handed out to all competitors at the check-in.
Please bring your music on a CD if you are required to used music. The only competitors who will need to bring music with them to the contest are the Fitness competitors and all male and female bodybuilders. Fitness competitors will be required to do their routines at both the prejudging and evening shows. Bodybuilders will perform a 60 second routine without music during the prejudging and a 90 second routine with their own music at the evening show. Figure, Sports Model and Bikini competitors will walk on to house music. All music must be cued to start on a CD. If your CD doesn’t work, you will have to pose to house music so please check your CD before you hand it in.
Bikini Diva
Competitors will need two bikinis for the competition. They will need a solid print and a floral print. They will be judged in two rounds wearing these bikini’s at both the prejudging and the evening show.
Fitness
Competitors will be judged in three separate rounds. A fitness routine round, an evening gown round and a swimsuit round. They will be judged in all three rounds at both the prejudging and the evening show.
Sports Model
Competitors will be judged in two rounds. They will have a sports wear round and a swimsuit round. They will be judged in both rounds at the prejudging and evening show.
Figure
Competitors will only be judged in a two-piece suit.
For any other questions on the judging procedures, check out the www.naturalbodybuilding.com website and click on the category you plan on competing in.
If you need to purchase an ABA card, they will be available for purchase at registration. If you would like to purchase an ABA card before the contest, you can purchase them at www.naturalbodybuilding.com.
If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact John Hansen at naturalolympia@gmail.com or call him on his cell phone at 630-915-9029.
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