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Raechelle Chase
placed 10th in her Pro debut at the Sacramento Pro on Sat
7 November. The top 3 placegetters were Kristi Tauti, Cheryl Brown
and Huong Arcinas. Click read more for pics |
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Raechelle @ Sacramento Pro 7 Nov 09 |
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| Raechelle Talks about getting her Figure Pro Card | |
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Raechelle Chase's
record in figure competitions reads like a fairy tale but a
supercharged version. Raechelle first competed (but did not place)
in Nov 07 at the NABBA North Harbour, then won her
Novice Figure Tall class at NZFBB Akl Champs 08. Placed 2nd
in Novice Tall class at NZFBB Nationals and 2nd Open Tall
class at Thames 08. Placed 2nd at NZFBB Bodyfitness
Nationals 09 and now she's off to compete in the Pro
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announcement of being awarded an IFBB Figure Pro card has
certainly sparked plenty of chat and opinions amongst the
bodybuilding fraternity so we thought we'd talk to Raechelle
herself and find out how she actually got one. So in this exclusive interview with Raechelle we ask her the tough questions and the answers you want to know! |
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| There's a perception that there's been favoritism
towards you because of the Body fitness rule change, which only
affected you, what are your views on
that? I was contacted a few months ago by Paul Dillet, President of the WBFF in Canada and asked to compete in the Pro Figure Class at The World Champs in September. So I had planned to do this show, but after giving it some thought I decided that I wanted to stick with IFBB and pursue my dream of competiting as an IFBB Pro Figure competitor. |
 Raechelle, Monty, Kristy @ NZFBB Nats Oct 09 |
I wanted to compete in the Body fitness class at Nationals since it's judged by Pro figure rules (with the exception of the routine) and I have never liked all the posing which is required in figure. I had intended to qualify at CNI's to do this, and then I heard about the rule change, (of which I had nothing to do with), so obviously I didn't need to compete. So why would I? It doesn't bother me that people think I had anything to do with this. I'm not on the committee, I have no idea what goes on in the committee, so it's irrelevant. |
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What was the background to you getting your Pro
card? Did you apply to the NZFBB, was it your idea or did someone
suggested it to you? Some people
say that you haven't paid your dues, as you've only competed
in 5 shows in NZ and now you're going off to compete in the
Pro ranks, how do you feel about that? Seems in
recent times, the buzzword in NZ bodybuilding is to turn Pro,
what's the big deal about being Pro and why do you want to be
one? And why the rush? Pretty clear
from other NZ IFBB Male and Female Pros who have ventured overseas
that its very competitive at that level and a top 15 placing could
be tough (with exception of Moe), what do you think you have that
will make you a successful Pro.?
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