Monday, September 22, 2014

FitVoice: Our Official Podcast

This has been in the makings for about a year now, but never got around to actually getting it together...until now. I'm proud to announce that we now have a podcast! It's called FitVoice.

Our banner for our podcast! Features Brittany Beede (left) and Christine Pompiono-Pate (right) 


FitVoice is where you will get a weekly podcast of me talking about the female muscle world through the eyes of a fan/supporter. It's not affiliated with any federation, so don't worry, no bias will be shown.  From the competitors to the promoters to the fans to the federations themselves, no topic is off-limits on our podcast. We already have two episodes up. The first one was Olympia predictions, and the one for this week is the Olympia fallout. There's a lot of positive on there, but it's not all positive. In fact, I address something that bugged me during one of the prejudging events. If you followed the Siouxcountry Olympia thread (I'm there under cray17), you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Next week's show will be a tribute to the careers of Adela Garcia and Iris Kyle. Both ladies announced their retirements from the competition stage this year at the Olympia. If you would like to contribute to our podcast in anyway (via suggestions, questions, and maybe even being a guest), please email us at admin@fitgemsnation.com and put FitVoice in the subject line. You can also use the hashtag #FitVoice on Twitter as well. I tend to record on Mondays and have it by the end of the night on Mondays.

Here's the link to our podcast page: http://fitgemsnation.podomatic.com/. You can listen to the podcast  right on the site or download it to listen to it on your own time.



Sunday, September 14, 2014

Marc Thyssen's 2014 Olympia Photoshoots

Our good friend Marc Thyseen (FitGems Award nominee for Best Photographer) has returned to the United States to do several Olympia photo shoots. He will be shooting at Red Rock, Vegas Desert, Ghost town and exclusively at Venetian Resort Pool.

Packages available are Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum. He has done some amazing work and has worked with several of our favorites, including Christine Pomponio-Pate, Monica Brant, Larissa Reis, Felicia Romero, the 1st-ever Bikini Olympia champion Sonia Gonzales, 3-Time Figure Olympia champion Nicole Wilkins, 7-time Fitness Olympia champion Adela Garcia, and many other top competitors.

For more on the bookings and pricing, email Marc at marc@marcthyssen.com or check out his website at www.marcthyssen.com for more info on his photo packages. You can also RSVP on Facebook at this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1471420889807250/. Tell them that FitGems Nation sent you!

From left to right, top to bottom: Larissa Reis, Felicia Romero, Heather Dees, Sonia Gonzales, Adela Garcia, Christine Pompoino-Pate

Monica Brant

Christine Pomponio-Pate