\n\t\t\t\tRiodique\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n
\nFive CNMI bets will try to see if their months of hard work will pay off when they compete in the 2014 Michelob Bodybuilding & Body Fitness Championship and International Invitational this Saturday at the Leo Palace Resort in Yona, Guam.<\/p>\nTristan Ecalnea, Gerald Galang, Jun Riodique, Aaron Tomokane, and lone female participant Chom Star Gordon will leave Saipan tomorrow in time for the 2pm weigh-in and check-in also at the Leo Palace.<\/p>\n
Ecalnea and Riodique will be joining the bodybuilding event, while Galang and Tomokane will be competing in the physique event. Gordon is entered in the women\u2019s bikini contest.<\/p>\n
Ecalnea, Galang and Riodique said in unison that they\u2019ve been training hard almost every day for the competition. They added that following a strict diet is the hardest part of their preparation since they could just not eat anything.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur diet is composed mostly of more protein and carbohydrates and less fats. I try to stick with the caveman diet where everything is freshly prepared,\u201d said Ecalnea. \u201cI also lift heavier weights and push myself hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Galang, who added more sets and volume with his training, said that even if they train individually they are always there for each other, motivating and helping in whatever way they can.<\/p>\n
\u201cI usually train with Aaron at the gym. But most of the time we train individually and there are times we see each other at the gym. We help each other out through motivation. Just seeing everyone at the gym working out really hard will inspire you to do the same,\u201d added Galang. \u201cWhat works for me, also works for them. We compete in different weight categories but we all want to achieve the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Galang, who got into lifting weights as a way to relieve stress when he was in the Army and deployed in Iraq in 2010, added he wanted to influence people to have a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n
\u201cLifting weights became a daily routine then a part of my life. With all the health problems that we have, we want to influence people. \u2018If this guy can do it, I can do it also,\u2019\u201d said Galang, who also served in Afghanistan last year.<\/p>\n
Riodique, who is aiming to get bigger because he plans to join the heavyweight division, said he now follows a different program.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to gain at least 10 pounds since I want to enter as a heavyweight. That\u2019s why I\u2019m lifting heavier weights every day. If you want definition you need to do more repetitions with less weights,\u201d said Riodique.<\/p>\n
Though sometimes his work schedule gets in the way of his training, Riodique makes it a point to go to the gym religiously.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel sick if I don\u2019t go to the gym. It is sometimes hard to work out if you\u2019re tired the whole day. Well if I have a lot of money, I won\u2019t work anymore. I just spend most of my time inside the gym working out,\u201d he said laughing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t achieve our goal of getting bigger like the other guys who compete. They work out morning and night at the gym. While us, we only spend one or two hours every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Guam is also using the tournament for its national championship and the host\u2019s bets have the option to join the international division. Those competing in the international category, however, are barred from joining the nationals.<\/p>\n
Bantamweight (143.30 lbs. or 65k), lightweight (154.32 lbs. or 70k), welterweight (165.34 lbs. or 75k), middleweight (176.36 lbs. or 80k), and heavyweight (Over 176.36 lbs. or 80k) are the tentative list of men\u2019s bodybuilding weight classes. (Jon Perez)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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