Well, That was Fun!

From my perspective, Bodybuilder Hubby’s contest this weekend was a huge success.

The competitors looked amazing. I didn’t get to see very many of the classes or routines, since my primary job during the contest is to sell tickets, but the ones I saw impressed me.

In particular there was a 15-year-old bodybuilder whose routine got a standing ovation – he was doing back flips and all sorts of things, and had done a fantastic job of choreographing to fit his music.  It was so much fun to watch.  (Though his dad told me later that the competitor had “thrown together” the routine in the days prior to the contest.)  I was so impressed.  I’ll be posting video on the contest website as soon as I get it.

The audience was a lot bigger than I expected.  I thought that having a two-day event would mean fewer people each night, but that wasn’t the case.  Friday night we sold about 2/3 of the seats.  Saturday we came close to selling out, with the closest seats left over being in row X.  It was amazing.  Having a big crowd is important because the audience provides energy and excitement, which makes a huge difference for those onstage and makes for a better show overall.

There was a lot of overlap – people there both days – so it’s hard to know for sure, but I’d guess that we had somewhere between 1,200 and 1,500 people there this weekend.

Amazing.

Generally, people seemed nicer this year, too.  There was a lot less complaining about ticket prices than I’ve heard in years past.  There were fewer rude people.  People were generally happy and smiling, even though for some of them it was a REALLY long day.  For most of us involved it was a really long day.

Bodybuilder Hubby is still asleep.  He got home some time after 2am.  One of the many things he’s responsible for is making sure the facilities are cleaned before he can leave, which includes making sure there are no stains or marks left anywhere from that tanning stuff.  And those of you who compete know how hard it is to clean up that tanning stuff!  I’m sure that most of you are waking up this morning with your skin some mottled shade of orange.

There are definitely things about the contest that I would change or do differently for next year, but for the most part, I’m really happy with how things went.

Congratulations, competitors!  I should have the rankings posted on the contest website later today and the judges score sheets posted by tomorrow.