INSPIRATION, MOTIVATION, PERSPIRATION, & TEAMWORK We are so thrilled to publish the latest issue of NPAA Magazine. It has been a labour of love for the 2015 and 2016 seasons to summarize and capture all of the memorable moments that we were privileged to experience as a federation. We are so proud of our last two issues, and sat and had to think hard about the theme of this issue? How do you summarize such an incredible movement into a theme. Then it came to us at our most recent athletes meeting in Calgary. What is our sport? What is competing? Some think it is a sport of vanity, and that the only reason someone steps on stage is for attention or perceived fame. We know differently, and this magazine is evidence of the powerful movement and community that competing is truly based on. THIS IS A SPORT OF INSPIRATION, MOTIVATION AND PERSPIRATION. Hence these are the themes of this issue. Need more evidence or proof? β¦Then kindly flip to the article written about Chuck Thompson, our bodybuilding iron man. Yes an iron man who has competed in over 100 competitions. Can you imagine the amount of motivation, and commitment it has taken to achieve such a feat? Chuck also summarized his best 100 tips that he can recommend to anyone entering this physique sport. NPAA Community Still not convinced? Please read the inspiring stories provided by our transformation award winners. Each individual set a goal to compete as a means to help them conquer some of the largest obstacles a human could endure, inflammatory joint disease, heart disease and stroke, obesity, cancer and body image disorder to name a few. Many of these inspiring athletes learned to balance life as spouses, parents, caregivers, professionals and competitors with the difficult circumstances they endured prior to and during their contest prep. Our greatest motivation should come from βwithinβ, but these exceptional athletes make ΥΜ±½½¬½ΥΡΝ₯½½ΥΘ½έΈ)αΑΙ₯ΉΜΡΌΙ ά₯ΉΝΑ₯Ι Ρ₯½Έ Ή΅½Ρ₯Ω Ρ₯½ΈΡΌ½ΥΘ½έΈ±₯ΩΜΈ)=ΥΘ9A Ρ‘±ΡΜΝΠα±±ΉΠα ΅Α±Μ½ΑΥΡΡ₯Ή₯ΈΡ‘ ₯±δΙ₯Ή°Ρ‘₯ΙΡδέ½Ι¬°)Ρ‘Νέ Ρδ°ΑΙΝΑ₯Ι Ρ₯½ΈΝ½ ε΄ΝΝΝ₯½ΉΜΡΌ ‘₯ΩΉ ΡΥΙ °½εΥ₯±₯Ή)Α‘εΝ₯ΕΥΈ%Π »eΠΉ₯Ρ‘ ΠΡ‘ ±₯Ι½Ή ΡΥΙ °½΅ΑΡ₯Ή½ΈΡ‘9AΝΡ )₯ΜΡ‘½±ΝΡ Ή Ι₯Έ½ΥΘΉ Ρ₯½ΈΈ] ΉΠΡΌΉ½ά‘½άΝ½΅½½ΥΘ Ρ‘±ΡΜΥ₯±)ΝΥ Υ±½ΥΜΉ ΡΥΙ °Α‘εΝ₯ΕΥΜ°Ρ‘Έ‘¬½ΥΠ½ΥΘ₯ΡΉΝΜ ΙΡ₯±Μμ Υ₯±₯ΉΡ‘)Α‘εΝ₯ΕΥ½₯₯Ή€΅½°‘ ΅Α₯½Έ ΉAΙ½ΑΘΝΕΥ ΠΡ‘Ή₯ΕΥ½Θ Ρ‘±ΡΜΈ ½Ρ ½)Ρ‘Ν₯ΡΉΝΜ ΙΡ₯±Μέ₯±°‘ Ωε½Τ΅½Ρ₯Ω Ρ½Θε½ΥΘΉαΠε΄ΝΝΝ₯½ΈΈ)ΜΑ± Ρ½Ι΄½Θ‘ ±Ρ Υ Ρ₯½Έ°έέΙ½ΙΡΥΉ ΡΡΌ‘ ΩΘΈΙ₯MΥ₯δ)έΙ₯Ρ ½ΥΠΡ‘Ή½ΘΉ ΡΥΙ °ΡΙ ₯Ή₯Ή Ή½΅ΑΡ₯ΉΈΜ½Ι΅Θ½΅ΑΡ₯Ρ½Θ) Ή₯ΡΉΝΜ΅½°°ΘΈMΥ₯δ±½ΕΥΉΡ±δΉΡ₯Ρ±‘₯Μ ΙΡ₯±±₯Ρ₯΅ΙΥΙ Ή)½ΥΡ±₯ΉΜΡ‘ΝΙ₯½ΥΜ‘ ±Ρ Ι₯ΝΜ½ΑΙ½Ι΅ ΉΉ‘ Ή₯ΉΙΥΜΈΜΙ Ρ₯½Έ)έ ΙΑΙ½ΥΡΌΥ Ρ ΉΝΥΑΑ½ΙΠΉ ΡΥΙ °½΅ΑΡ₯Ή Ή±½ΩΡ‘½ΉΡΉΠ½½ΥΘ)‘ ±Ρ ₯Ρ½Ι₯ °Έ)]±₯ΩΡ‘ ΠΡ‘₯Μ± ΡΝΠ₯ΝΝΥ½9A΅ ι₯Ήέ₯±°‘ Ω½ΥΘΙ ΙΜ₯ΉΝΑ₯Ι°)΅½Ρ₯Ω Ρ ΉΙ δΡΌ½ΉΕΥΘ Ήδ½ ±ΜΡ‘δ‘ ΩΝΠ°έ‘Ρ‘Θ₯ΠΝ΅ ±°½Θ± ΙΈ)]±½½¬½Ιέ ΙΡΌ ±°ΥΡΥΙΝ Ν½ΉΜ½Ή ΡΥΙ °½΅ΑΡ₯Ή Ήέ₯Ν ½ΥΘ9A)₯ΡΉΝΜ ΅₯±δΡ‘ΝΠ₯Έ! ±Ρ Ή]±±ΉΝΜΈ)M₯ΉΙ±δ°)ΘΈ]Ήδ ΙΩ ±‘Ό΅Ν‘δΘΈ-Ω₯ΈΝ‘δ)9AAΙΝ₯ΉΡΜ((ΔΈ((0