{"id":310205,"date":"2019-10-17T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=310205"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:00:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T20:00:47","slug":"dc-classic-winner-try-bodybuilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/dc-classic-winner-try-bodybuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Classic winner: Try bodybuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"
Marianas High School\u2019s Jaivan Dela Pena poses for the judges during last Saturday\u2019s 9th Dee Clayton Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marianas High School student Jaivan Dela Pena hopes to inspire his fellow youth to get into bodybuilding after winning in the 9th Dee Clayton Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship last Saturday at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan.<\/p>\n

Dela Pena\u2014the overall winner in the Physique Division\u2014encouraged those who who want to try bodybuilding to take the plunge and just go for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are opportunities for you guys, so go for it and better yourself, do it and just go for it. I did this to inspire all teens,\u201d the MHS senior said.<\/p>\n

Last Saturday\u2019s event was Dela Pena\u2019s first time to compete in the DC Classic and he vows it won\u2019t be his last. <\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know I was going to win overall because after I got third place for Classic Physique, I thought it was over and I felt like I wouldn\u2019t win anything at all. But hard work pays off and I got the overall physique and I\u2019m happy for that. I will do it again,\u201d Dela Pena said.<\/p>\n

While Dela Pena is a newcomer, Natalia Larina competed in the DC Classic for the second straight year and defended her title in the Bikini Division. She returned to the competition because she grew to love the sport and it has motivated her to work on herself. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s better to just make a goal, and then do whatever you can to achieve this goal. It\u2019s not impossible. I will think about joining again next year,\u201d Larina said.<\/p>\n

Jerome Diyco is another repeat participant and was named overall winner in the Classic Physique. He also won in his DC Classic debut last year, but not overall, so the results from his second tournament surprised him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting to win overall for Classic Physique. It was an amazing journey to be coached by Aaron Tomokane and Gerald Galang. They\u2019ve been with me through it all. Without their guidance, I wouldn\u2019t have been able to achieve what I did last Saturday,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I did different this year was we adjusted mycarb cycle, we just kept everything in check, I just kept going back to my coaches and making sure I am on the right track every single week,\u201d Diyco added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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