Captivat Motivation Research Paper

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Captivate’s owner, Leslie, has been involved in the fitness industry for over ten years. She has been a sponsored athlete with Beast Sports Nutrition since 2008, and has represented them at the top two most prestigious bodybuilding events in the country. The first being the Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the second being the Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio. She has competed in six national-qualifying NPC bikini competitions within the past three years, placing top five at each competition. Leslie has been praised by NPC’s top national judges on her graceful and controlled posing and presentation talents. For her first year of competing, she was coached by one of the finest bikini posing coaches, and NPC judge, Tomara Watkins. Since then, she has also participated in three of NPC/IFBB head judge Gary Udit’s posing and presentation clinics, as well as two posing and presentation seminars here in Indianapolis, led by IFBB Pro Karina Rhode and IFBB Pro/NPC judge, Jermichael Pratt. …show more content…
Captivate has made a commitment to continuous research and development, by participate in a minimum of three posing and presentation workshops/seminars each year. Captivate is currently scheduled to attend the “Cuties Conquering the Stage – The Weekend for Winners” stage presence coaching workshop in McLean, Virginia on January 27-29, 2016. In addition, Captivate is also scheduled to attend two of NPC/IFBB head judge Gary Udit’s posing and presentation seminars in 2017. With just the nine competitors that Leslie coached in the fourth quarter of the 2016 National Physique Committee contest season, she has already established an admirable reputation as being a professional in coaching and inspiring bikini

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