{"id":179893,"date":"2014-09-23T04:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=179893"},"modified":"2014-09-23T04:00:03","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T18:00:03","slug":"tomokane-rules-4th-clayton-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tomokane-rules-4th-clayton-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomokane rules 4th Clayton Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aaron Tomokane shows off his winning form during the 2014 Dee Clayton Classic Bodybuilding Tournament held last Saturday at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center. (Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAaron Tomokane earned the nod of the judges to win the 2014 Mariana Islands Bodybuilding Dee Clayton Classic held last Saturday at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe.<\/p>\n

The Gold\u2019s Gym personal trainer bested four others to rule the Figure and Bodybuilding categories of the annual competition that\u2019s now on its fourth year.<\/p>\n

Tomokane topped the welterweight division then beat lightweight and bantamweight division winners Tristan Ecalnea and Jun Ming, respectively, in the final pose down.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all worked hard before this competition. What we\u2019ve done, it is not easy. We put an extreme effort in training and dieting that\u2019s why I think that all of us are winners here. Thank you to all the support and I hope this would get bodybuilding back on the island,\u201d said Tomokane.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old, who was last year\u2019s overall winner of the Physique category, said he hopes to be an inspiration to others to get fit and try the sport of bodybuilding.<\/p>\n

\u201cBodybuilding is pretty much pushing your body to its full potential. It you\u2019re up for the challenge, it will be one of the greatest things that you can accomplish. Why not give it a shot?\u201d said the Gold\u2019s Gym desk representative and bike instructor.<\/p>\n

\u201cBodybuilding kind of died out back then and I want to help bring it back. Make it big again especially to the younger generation of bodybuilders,\u201d added Tomokane, who wished the three youngsters who joined the competition the best of luck in their chosen sport.<\/p>\n

Gino Celis, George Pangelinan, and Nate Cruz went 1-2-3 in the 15 to 17 Junior Physique division. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey are going to be the future and I hope they get serious with their training. They will be great and reach their full potential once they reach my age,\u201d said Tomokane. \u201cThey started out young and how I wish I could have also started when I was at their age.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that he never stopped training right after last year\u2019s tournament. \u201c[But] for this competition, I took my training to the next level and worked hard for the last three months. I also went on a strict diet before the competition that\u2019s why I\u2019m going to celebrate after this.\u201d <\/p>\n

Tomokane said that he will next prepare to compete in Guam next month. \u201cAfter that, I\u2019m going to come back again to defend my title next year bigger and stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jun Riodique and Neil Ayson placed second in the welterweight and light middleweight divisions, respectively, while Vince Aldan topped the Open and overall Physique categories.<\/p>\n

Gerald Galang, Donovan Mendiola, Alberto Roberto, and John Nekaifes finished second, third, fourth, and fifth to Aldan in the Open Physique, while Ray Rueda, Nomar Arcangel, Ben Tobin and 49-year-old Roland Vicencio were the top four in the Masters division.<\/p>\n

Chm Star Gordon topped the women\u2019s Bikini and Physique class against Stephanie Yagi and last year\u2019s Gold\u2019s Gym Biggest Loser winner Mona Indalencio Corpuz.<\/p>\n

Organizer Dee Clayton said, with the tournament just concluding its fourth edition, she expects that more will join next year. \u201cLast year only nine joined but this year 21 competed in various categories. It is growing every year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019m planning next is to invite those on Tinian, Rota, Guam, and Hawaii to have a bigger tournament in the coming years,\u201d added the 12-year veteran bodybuilding competitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough my experience and passion of promoting the sport, I want to encourage and give others the chance to have a healthy lifestyle,\u201d Clayton ended. (Jon Perez)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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