This was a great moment in time!! I had the opportunity judge in #puertovallarta some of my favorite people in the industry. @stevedevore77 @mrmazali @robinchang_ifbbpro

Bodybuilding had afforded me the opportunity to go #allovertheworld Can’t wait to see what’s in store next year!! #ifbbjudge #ifbbheadjudge #npcheadjudge #texasvicechairman #promoter #travel #worldwide #muscleismybusiness #fitnessfanatic #championsonly #respect #integrity #TEXASPROUD ...

THIS IS WELLNESS!!Posted @withregram • @fitprobecky Our first ever Wellness Olympia Champ @franciellemattos_ 🏆
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Notice a few key criteria on display by the winner:
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✔️ Proportion: upper body a bit more developed than bikini, but lower body is definitely dominant. This division is not about balance!
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✔️ She’s NOT just some soft bikini girl!! She is well conditioned - again similar to bikini - but no deep separation (and certainly no striation or hardness) like Figure or WP.
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✔️ These legs aren’t just thick - they are well developed. Quads, glutes, and hamstrings are all much more developed than we’d see in bikini. She has depth to her legs - you can see in her quarter turns that her hams and quads are as prominent as her glutes!
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✔️ Her suit and overall look. She’s wearing a bikini with connectors but they are placed high on the hips which really flatters the Wellness physique. Hair, makeup, and tan are what we’d see in bikini: very feminine.
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She is the standard and the new queen of wellness! Congratulations Francielle!! 🤗
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Posted @withregram • @npcusatexas @npc_musclebeachclassic stage shots are coming out Monday morning!! DM @jamesallenmedia to purchase yours!!

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THANK YOU to each and everyone that came out to the @npc_musclebeachclassic. The saying, that everything happens for a reason, is very fitting in this occasion. Like I said at the show, IT’S GOOD TO BE HOME!!

Thank you to ALL of our vendors and sponsors! Without your participation, all NPC shows would be #nullandvoid.
Thank you ANDRE MILLER and @frontlinealternative for stepping up to the plate being our TITLE SPONSOR! You’re truly a man of your word and I look forward to many other events with you!

Thank you to all
of the competitors, friends, and your families. You guys brought down the house! I hope to celebrate many more special occasions with all of you!

Special thanks to @theharveyfranks and his security team. You guys were instrumental in keeping the flow and order of the show!

Thanks you the NPC judges and expediting team! You guys are amazing, as well as irreplaceable! You guys were truly #ONPOINT

A special thank you to @jimvp4 for all of the great video that we will be dropping on everyone really soon and throughout the year!!

Thank you @flexxybrown for just being you blessing us with your presence! 😂😂😂

And last but not least, special thanks to @jamesallenmedia for capturing great photos of all of the athletes in action!!

Next stop, @houston_tournamentofchampions April16, 2022 at the @woodlandsmarriott ...

Mark your calendars! APRIL 16, 2022. @houston_tournamentofchampions!!!!! Woodlands Waterway Marriott and Convention Center!!! THIS IS AN NPC/IFBB EVENT!!! Let’s make this another #BLOWOUT event!!! #texas #texaspride #texasmade #bodybuilding #fitness #mensphysique #womensphysique #figure #wellness #bikini #centerstage #quarterturns #sponsors #vendors #venue #competitors #sexybodies #muscle #biceps #pecs #glutes ...

Look at your Boy!! For those that don’t know, I WON THE WHOLE DAMN THING!! I was a bad man!!! 😀😀😀

Whose next? #npcnationaloverallchampion #winner #neversettle #neverquit #discipline #determination #perserverance #ALLIN #headjudge #promoter #vicechairman #relentless #history #npc #ifbb ...

And just to add a little #fueltothefire🔥 We have already begun planning the 2022 @houston_tournamentofchampions. @woodlandsmarriott #classicphysique Pros!!! You asked for it, SO BRING IT!!! #npc #ifbb #greatphysiques #discipline #warriorsonly #winnersonly #letsgo #quality #focus #firstcallouts #centerstage #winners ...

It was an honor being interviewed by these guys. Still being asked for interviews after all of this time. WOW!!

Posted @withregram • @talkin_fitness John J. Sherman grew up as a sports fanatic with the dream of being great at whatever sport he participated. After college, John took on a career in Law Enforcement with the Harris County Sheriff’s Department as a Deputy Sheriff/ Boot Camp Drill Instructor. In 1992, while working a full time job, John won the light heavy weight, Most symmetrical and overall title at the Men’s National Bodybuilding Championships in Atlanta, Georgia, becoming one of the youngest competitors to earn a pro card at the prestigious event.
During the course of his professional career, John also took on the promotional aspect of the sport by promoting The John Sherman Classic. At the same time he began judging NPC Texas shows, and running his own personal training business. With his almost 30 years of experience and vast knowledge in the fitness industry, his clients range from professional athletes, senior citizens, fitness enthusiast, as well as kids of all ages

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If you’re a true #bodybuilding fan, like I am, you know who they are. Even though I competed against them, I admired, and respected them. @vincetaylor50 and @nasserelsonbaty (RIP) were 2 of the coolest and most down to earth people I had met in the sport while growing up. It was an honor to go into battle against them on the professional bodybuilding stage. #memories #goodtimes #goodguys #bodybuilding #posing #winners #ifbb #npc @npc_musclebeachclassic ...

This is a photo from the 1993 Mr. Olympia. I didn’t place well at this particular event. It wasn’t because I wasn’t conditioned, I was! Or that anything was wrong. I didn’t place well for few reasons

1. I competed in 5 events before this show, so I may not have been as sharp as everyone else
2. The guys that placed ahead of me were BETTER THAN ME ON THAT DAY.

After that show, we did the #europeantour, which consisted of 8 more shows in 1 month.

Did I ask the judges for feedback? NO! I KNEW when pics and video came out, I could compare myself to those that placed ahead of me. At that point, I could go back to the lab and make the necessary adjustments to place better!!

Did I think I wasn’t judged correctly, NO! We all look like winners when we stand alone, looking at ourselves in the mirror. The judges actually see all of the competitors at once, allowing them to choose the best competitor on that day. The judges have a better eye view than you do.

Did family and friends tell me I should have done better? Of course. Were they correct? HELL NO! Never listen to family and friends after a show. They don’t have the heart to tell you that you were off or not ready. THAT’S WHAT JUDGES ARE FOR!! Like it or not, there no politics or favorites on the judging panels. Moral to the story, BRING YOUR BEST and leave it that. If you do that, #lethtechipsfallwheretheymay. Lesson for the day #carryon ...

My last time stepping on stage. I gave it all I had @ 50 years of age. 34 years of bodybuilding competitions. 28 of those years as a pro! My passion for this sport had zero to do with motivation, and everything to do with discipline and repetition!!! Did I win every show, #HELLNO! Guess what? I didn’t care. I was a bodybuilder mainly because I loved pushing myself! I particularly enjoyed proving those that said I couldn’t, WRONG!!! I had a wonderful support system ( @keithklein8, @virginia_sherman, @fitnessbytober to name a few). They say bodybuilding is an individual sport, #INCORRECT. Bodybuilding #takesavillage #npc #ifbb #bodybuilding #fitness #winner #champion #muscle #followyourpassion #championmindset #winnermentality #quitonyourterms ...

We are 16 weeks out from the @npc_musclebeachclassic in #galvestontx. We’ve made a few upgrades to our shows logistics and layout!! As usual, we expect a great event, featuring great competitors. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!! #seawall #beach #ocean #thestrand #galvestonisland #galvestonislandconventioncenter #allcategories #npc #nationalqulaifier #roadtitheolympia #discipline #sacrifice ...

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This one right here!!! When I say nobody will out work this one, I mean it with all of my being!! I lay out the #blueprint, she follows it to the letter. No questions, no excuses. Nothing but..., Yes Papa, done.... WHAT’S NEXT???? We also share #WARRIOR mentalities!!! Damn the diagnosis, IT’S NOT GONNA STOP US FROM REACHING OUR GOALS!!! @bodyrocks_fitness makes me proud ALWAYS!!!!

Posted @withregram • @bodyrocks_fitness For those who don't know my story.. I'll share a little part of it...this is my testimony 🙌.
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Dic 2016 I was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare disorder that your immune system attack the nerves causing weakness and tingling in your extremities, ending paralyzing your whole body.
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This rare disorder only affects 1 out of 100,000 people. I WAS CHOSEN 🙌
11 days in ICU connected to a machine, for treatment, thinking that my life will never be the same 💔 Doctors said it will take minimum 3 years to full recover and walk normal.
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And here I am! 💃🙏
I told them I have 2 girls waiting for me at home..I'm going to fight 💪🙏 God brought me out of this, and that's when I born again!
2017 walk into bodybuilding and find my passion, I discovered what I want to do for the rest of my life ❤🏆
I'm so blessed to be here today celebrating success and surrounded by amazing and supportive people, who have show me love, care and great support! Thank you! this is just the beginning Best is yet to come! 💯💪 ...