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Club tc By CHRIS MYERS Asst. Sports Editor The raw material is delicately handled by the artist, touched by the shaping knife only to knock off PvpPcc nr i rrn? vnvvuu ut uiinoiucu JlcU'ld. 1I1C shape begins to take form carefully honed by the experienced artisan. Suddenly the form reached perfection and needs no more work. For the bodybuilder this perfection must come every time he wishes to compete. His body must be in perfect proportion, his muscles must be toned just right, and his attitude must be thinking nothing but victory. After months and months of vigorous daily training and working out. the bodv huiiHpr finally reaches that stage where he is ready to compete and show off his muscular body to judges, other bodybuilders and often screaming fans. TO HIM it is an art; an art where only his actions and dedication towards one goal matter. He is the artist, yet he is also the art, and must guide every aspect of his life towards attaining a bodybuilding championship. The USC bodybuildingweightlifting club will provide the forum, April 2, with which the bodybuilder can attain this goal when they present Mr. USC bodybuilding tournament. Although'^the tournament will also include power weightlifting and arm wrestling in center stage will be the body men of USC. Seven men from Carolina will compete in the bodybuilding category, while 12 will participate in weightlifting. "THIS IS the first time anything iii-~ ii-!- i ? - * ime mis nas ever oeen tried,'' club president Eric Richardsonsaidl'I think that body building has grown enough in popularity where it should be successful.' Richar d son , who began the club officially in December with 20 members, feels that the popularity of the sport can be seen in the rapid growth of the club. "We began the club in December with 20 members," he said. Ant l]or iaura Serving lunch and dinner 11 :'.W a.m FRESH LOCAL SEAFOOD CHOICE WESTERN STEAK NEWIiURGS & SAUTES uzm / g>anbbar X > Houngc x x Live entertainment beneath the oaks, overlooking the Inlet I ^ HIGHWAY 17 BUSINESS, MUK.; ) sponsor M "But in only three months our membership has more than doubled." The featured USC bodybuilders are Terrell Harmon and Tony Lucas. Lucas, has to his credits a fifth place finish in the Mr. South farnlino J ? t " uui viuia quintal, (tiiu u iourxn in the teenage division. THE BODYBUILDER, in order to prepare for the event has to, according to Richardson, workout six days per week for more than two and a half hours per day. The routine includes weightlifting for chest, back and shoulders on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Tuesday, Thursday oonsJ it-- * aouu oaiuiuay, uie weignuiiter concentrates on his legs and arms. "The body builder must be careful when he lifts," Richardson said. "If he concentrates on one part of his body for too long, he won't be proportioned right and won't look good for the contest." By working on repetitions of bench press, pullovers, squats and arm curls, the body builder develops a condition known as a pump, the rapid flow of blood inside of the muscle inflating the arm or leg. THIS CONDITION is ideal for the body builder as it enlarges the size of his muscles greatly. The body builder works for this before the contest. A 1 ?UL A*- - rnuug wun me vigorous work out schedule, the body builder must diet so that he can lose excess weight. 4'The body builder must lose weight so that each muscle stands out without any fat," Richardson said. "It's a slow process which takes a long time for any results to show." In the body contest which will be held in the Russell House Ballroom the body builders must go through a specified routine. First the contestant must stand still so that the itlHcrPS mav nhcAMro Kio ? VMUVi TV IIU3 IAAIJT* Then he must go to a double-biceps pose, the most popular among musclemen. They must follow this by getting into their most muscular pose which shows their muscles at i. lo 10 00 p.111. / (f CJ / OLije o^itt ^>tjop / -car f Located behind the A Restaurant, featuring r ] Antiques and Low \ .^Country Gifts -S7 i^lic&ncOoijffiaima Deep Sea Fishing Daily Telephone 651-5700 r*7> Yi Ki?LLS INLET 651-2295 rUSC their best. THE JUDGES of the contest judge the body by its muscle tone or amount of definition, on its proportionality, and on his total muscularity. The winner of the contest will be awarded the first Mr. USC. The power lifting portion of the show will feature Jerome Provence, South Carolina and AAU teenage champion. PROVENCE, who is also a member of the Carolina football team, is the club's vice-president. After the opening competition in weightlifting, the action will move on to the arm wrestling tournament, then to the body builders. "This tournament is just the k/v^: : * ??- * . - uc^iiiiiiiig ui wnai we nope to do," Richardson said. "We will try to get some of the other South Carolina schools to-compete with us. Clemson already has a club so it won't be that hard. "It's just a beginning for us," he said. "Sometime in the future I can possibly see us becoming a varsity sport." I O.J1 IHLjR yAM,LY 1 FACTORY ' m ^ ? ? 1 \ I AdidasTee i Jftlk Jl ? I ^ PI Compare at i 1 SS"? tgl ' jSgjjjjyyj i STOtI HOURS H *30440 MON.-SAT. I 1 ' ' %k"(i flnu^HP^^^fflaHK' ' . - ' /:^1 t& 1 The USC bodybuilding weightlil room six days a week getting re will be held April 2 at the Russell 1 aimuMMMWwuuimuimiiit >rt VttAREL OUTLET K A ' ~ /VlfcJM i> A/arm-U| Suit $1 I 9 m m slightly irregi ) Shirts Me ?T c A 56" Compa * 3 10CATK* iff 4107 NUT fAKL HPLTUMI WTUT COlWfaiA 1509 tO WIST -x;vx. * 2s? ^^K:< *v. v >XHK: -//-v : : >.: ^^^^Kivi-Xv' Paul Mitchell -THE GAMECOCK Fting club works in the weight ady for Mr. USC. 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