Kaitlyn Gone from WWE

She will always be known as "The Hybrid Diva"!

Former NPC figure competitor Celeste Bonin aka Kaitlyn is (as of today) no longer under contract to WWE. If you think about it, this shouldn't come as a surprise to a lot of people based off the news of her being engaged to PJ Braun. No, we are in no ways saying that her engagement has anything to do with her departure. But this isn't the first time a Diva has left the company shortly after getting engaged. Eve Torres did this one year ago around the same time, and in 2006, Trish Stratus left the company. Both ladies were able to leave on their own terms: Trish retired with the title and Eve put over Kaitlyn in her home state of Texas.

Kaitlyn's departure will be no different, as she will be taking on her best friend in real life, AJ Lee on ION Television tonight. Usually when one does right in the eyes of WWE, you are able to have your own moment as sort of a "thank you" gesture and not be embarrassed, and it looks like Kaitlyn will get that "thank you" gesture tonight.  Besides her engagement, apparently she is working on something big according to PJ. We can't wait to see what the former Divas Champion and NXT Season 3winner has in store for everyone now that she's not a part of WWE. We hope to have something posted about it once we get word on it.

On behalf of FitGems Nation, we would like to say "Thank You" for everything you did during NXT Season Three and during your time as a WWE Diva. We look forward to seeing what's next in your life!

FitGems FitMom 2011 Prize Package Increases (As Well as Deadline to Enter)

In addition to the winner winning $125 via PayPal and a item from the FitGems Online Store, the winner of this year's FitGems FitMom contest will also receive a full size bottle of ErgoBurn and several packets of AfterMath from ErgoGenix. For those that are unaware of what ErgoGenix is, they were named the 2010 New Brand of the Year on Bodybuilding.com. For more info, go to http://www.ergo-genix.com/.

So here's what the winner of this year's FitGems FitMom contest will get:

• $125 via Paypal
• One item from the FitGems Online Store
• Bottle of ErgoBurn Metabolic Amplifier
• Several AfterMath Post-Workout Recovery Complex packets

With this new development, a decision has been made to extend the contest a bit longer. We will take entries up until no later than THIS TUESDAY AT NOON EASTERN TIME, which means voting will begin Tuesday at 1PM Eastern Time. There are five entries thus far.

Good luck to everyone!!

BREAKING NEWS: IFBB New York Pro Figure has been moved from July to May

IFBB Pro Figure competitors, for those that are planning to compete in the 2011 New York Pro Figure, a MAJOR change of dates has been made. This news was just posted on FLEX Online:

The IFBB New York Pro Championships is arguably the most prestigious show of the year behind the Olympia and the Arnold. This year pro figure will join the action on May 28 at the Tribecca Performing Arts Center. The NY Pro Figure Championships was originally scheduled to be held in conjunction with the NPC Team Universe in July (as it had been in past years). 

NY Pro promoter and IFBB Official Steve Weinberger said decided it was time to add figure to the esteemed Pro Championships in May. Steve said, “Figure has become a premier women’s event and it belongs on stage at New York’s biggest night of bodybuilding.”

Each year the NY Pro brings out the top names in the sport to compete and anyone who’s anyone in the industry to watch. It only makes sense that pro figure competes on the same day as the open men, under-202 men, and bikini divisions of the IFBB Pro League. May 28 just became one of the most exciting days in the IFBB and its happening on the world’s biggest stage: New York City!

With the addition of the New York Pro Figure, the New York show this year is shaping up to be one HUGE event. For more info on the show, including tickets and entry forms, go to www.bevfrancis.com.

2nd Annual FitGems Awards Show Has Been MOVED

Dear FitGems Nation readers, followers, fans, and supporters:

Apparantly, I was told TODAY that the family might be going out of town on Monday, which was originally when the FitGems Awards were scheduled to take place. If that's the case, I won't be near a computer to do the awards. However, there's a chance we might not be going. But to keep down confusion, the award show will be rescheduled for January 21st at Noon Central time. I repeat, the show is moved from January 17 to January 21. The time will remain the same (Noon Central time).

I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused some of you.

C-Ray
FitGems Nation

Jason Adams Joins FitGems Nation

Over the weekend, a new member to Team FitGems was added. I've posted on him a few times before on here about his blog Promoting Real Women. I'm proud to announce that Jason Adams, founder of the Promoting Real Women blog, is now a part of the FitGems team!

Jason will be an administrator of the main FitGems Nation website, as well as an admin for the Facebook fan page as well. In addition to that, he will also be writing on the blog from time to time. Word of caution...he is VERY opinionated, much more than me. Like me, he wants to see the female athletes of this industry get better treatment and better, proper recognition.

You can view his interview I did with him earlier at http://fitgems.blogspot.com/2010/05/interview-with-jason-adams-founder-of.html, and don't forget to check out his blog at http://promotingwomen.blogspot.com. If you want to follow his personal journey to the bodybuilding stage, go to http://www.jasonsjourneytothestage.blogspot.com/.

On behalf of everyone at FitGems Nation, WELCOME ABOARD, JASON!!!!!!!!!!

BREAKING NEWS: Monica Brant...New WBFF FIGURE PRO!!

Monica Brant: Goodbye IFBB, Hello WBFF!!

Yes, your eyes are NOT deceiving you. Monica Brant, the most iconic female in IFBB history, is leaving the IFBB organization for the WBFF! Bodysport.com broke the HUGE news hours ago, and my jaw was literally on the floor. To say that this is a groundbreaking announcement is nothing short of an understatement.

I will be posting more on this later on in the week, but for now, what are your thoughts on this major news? How do you feel about Monica's jump from the IFBB to the WBFF? Smart move or career killer? Has the winds changes in this industry forever, and this time, NOT in IFBB's favor? Leave a comment below.