European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Contestants relax so judges can compare their in pumped limbs. Cut up curb up continued Horn Pago 13 Ihrcke Days then i ate Oatmeal and Rice he said admitting that to planned on having a big hero Sandwich alter the Competition Rivera said body building has made him a Belle person it s not just a sport where you ilex Muscles it s a discipline a Way of Lite " it requires time and patience most body builders work Oul at the gym a couple of hours each Day live or us Days a week with thai regime Rivera built himself into 150 pounds of solid muscle " Galasso. The Cul up and win middleweight said that i s hard to have the patience and will Power i m dying or ice Cream he said but snacks like thai were Oul because to placed 6th in a Competition the week before too much body  he said when Guys who pump Iron get together to compete they Are in a lean and mean Mode and a lot of frustrations come Oul Galasso like Many others that Day. Expressed Liu Sliahton at the Lack of support from his command he said he loll Trust rated because he could t get As much Lime Oil to train As he would have liked. They Don t notice an individual Sporl like body building ii it were basketball or baseball they would give you support " to feels thai commanders Don t Lake the sport seriously he is disappointed because he thinks of himself As a Good Soldier who stays out of  with a near ported score on his physical training tests he said he s a Little weak on Silus but that s because he has to lilt a Chesl that weighs As much As the chests of iwo or three men across the Way in the women s warm up room. Joan Williamson spent some time in front of the Mirror. Her almost Violet eyes strained As she worked through some poses it was her second Competition. The sergeant from Hanau said she viewed the sport As one thai established a physical and spiritual Harmony " she realizes thai most people Are horrified by the sight of a muscle covered woman. But i still feel  she said when someone who has seen me on stage moots to in person they Are surprised and say you look a lot smaller in person " Sho said she started working out when she saw that a lot of older women in their 30s or 40s who were into body building looked surprisingly younger Jeanne to Moore from ludwigs Burg West Germany said she started body building Lor the same reason. She became convinced of its advantages seven years ago when she watched the woman who owned the gym where she worked out. She was 40 and she had a pair of legs better than an 18-Yoar-Oid," Moore said. Unlike Patasso. She did not have a problem with unit support and was allowed to train twice a Day or a couple of months before the Competition she said that she sees body building As one of the fastest ways to get into shape whether someone is interested in competing or not she also thinks that her Sporl has contributed to her femininity. When you re in shape you feel you look belter. You have curves and without exorcise when you get older you tend to Sag a  having that hard body looks Good and wins competitions. Ask Long the sergeant who put his legs up he won first place in the middleweight category his body was also voted Best Overall. It had the Best  winners in the men s divisions were lightweight up to 1s4.5 pounds1st place. Eric Holmes. Kaisers Mautern 2nd. Joe rivet Al Augsburg 3rd. John Frazier Eschborn. Middleweight 154.6-176 pounds. 1st place. Joll Long. Trafon Adhn 2nd. Alexander Jackman. Stuttgart 3rd. Greg Spencer Canadian forces in Baden. Lrghlheavywelghtl176.1-198pounds1st place. Buster  2nd. Thaddeaus Hughley. Augsburg 3rd. Allen Ajaye. Tilburg. Heavyweight 1081 pounds and above. 1st Placo. Terrence Farmer Hanau 2nd. Jimmy Walkons. Karlsruhe 3rd, Michael Allord. Turn org. Winners in the women s division were heavyweight. 1st place. Debra Mountcastle Cameron Aragon Wihr 2nd, Jeantette Moore. Ludwigs Burg 3rd. Joan m. Williamson. Hanau. Best Overall male. Jell Long. Besl Overall female. Debra Mountcastle Cameron Nurnberg s Michael Allord lifts weights before the e third Placo win in the men s heavyweight division. Grafen Wuhr s Debra Mountcastle Cameron Best of going on stage while Hanau s Joan Williamson look Rodney Mountcastle of Petersburg va., cheers is i improving the image by Effie Bathen and Vince Crawley Nurnberg Bureau body builders Are trying to shake their roller Derby television wrestling image Notan easy task considering the off color cheer Sand cat Calls from the standing room Only crowds they re attracting in Europe As Well As in the Stales the problem says Mark Schroeder is credibility " Schroeder is a promoter for military body builders stationed in Europe and the director of the european forces body building federation . The usual criticism is that body builders Are a Bunch of Meathead in love with their own reflections in the Mirror yes. Schroeder said competitors must be confident enough of their bodies to show them off almost naked to an audience and judges. Bui he said understand the following narcissism is a crucial part of any sport. We re All up there to some extent to get that feedback to display  builders Don t just pump Iron using diet discipline determination and sweat. They shape and Fine tune themselves trying to make a More perfect physique than the Competition. Schroeder Calls it  he discussed some of the problems facing this controversial sport at the recent All european All services body building Competition at the Post theater in Amberg West Germany in body building Schroeder said spectators see a Well trained and Well versed Renaissance Man and woman ,. Combining exercise diet and the movements of a Well choreographed muscular  making a Point of calling the competitors athletes a said their quest is the perfect sculptured  aside from endless work of the gym the Sporl requires mastering psychology physiology kinesiology the science of muscle motion and dance dance big Muscles would seem to indicate awkwardness. To win however athletes must go on stage and display their bodies in an elegant manner to music. How far will an athlete go to perfect that winning body performance enhancing drugs Are available to athletes in almost All sports. In body building where patience is one of the most bitter pills one of the hardest questions is 1 Page 14 the stars and stripes saturday sept