Elena might be calling it quits....WTF

[sphinx]

http://www.elenaseiple.com/journal.html

Elena has the most beautiful personality out there, even in this blog she sounds as gracious as possible when you can tell there is clearly some frustration there. Elena should have been pro a long time ago, to hell with the idiot judges. Hopefully she continues to be out there in the fbb community even if she is not competing. Hey Elena, your sphinx's Ms Olympia and that is worth more than any award or grand prize money. LOL

[Ze_Artist]

Whatever she chooses to do, let us support her and be happy for her.

Jon

[Harry The Hat]

I think many people spotted Elena some time ago as someone who could do very, very well as a pro. I think her physique still merits that enthusiasm. It seems to me that she's been in the wrong place at the wrong time in terms of judging decisions. She's been hard when they wanted softer and vice versa.

It would a great shame not to see Elena fulfil her undoubted potential. Perhaps in the new year, when the disappointment is not so great, she might think again.

If she has done with competing, then I respect that decision and wish her the very best. She has determination and intelligence that would be assets in any endeavour.

[JodieB]

Her future could be anything. Doesn't mean she is not going to compete anymore. Starting a thread that says she is like starting a bad rumor.

Not good.

[Liftingchic]

It just sounds like she is saying this journey as in the Nats is over.. and that she is looking forward to the next show.. i could be wrong..

[Tre]

I plan to nominate Elena for elevation to pro status (within the IFBB) this off-season.

[Michelle Brent]

Bless her heart I know definitetly how she feels!! She won't stop too much HEART!!!!

[BuffDiva]

She won't stop too much HEART!!!!I don't know her but this sure seems true! I have seen some of her posts on another board and read her journal today. She LOVES this so she's not giving up. She has never placed out of the Top 3 in her National appearances. She was her best @ the USAs. I just hope that she will continue to bring a physique to the stage that makes her happy.

[Sappho]

I truly hope she's just taking a mental and physical break. I'm a huge fan. In the end, I just hope she chooses whatever will make her happy :)

[jason256]

Elena is a total class act and has consistently brought one of the top amateur physiques on stage over a 5 year period. The physique she brought on stage at the USA this year was one of the all time best in amateur FBB history bar none. I hope the IFBB recognizes her accomplishments and the positive image she presents for the sport and gives her pro status.

Jason256

[d-pump]

-The fact that shes been dieting for 1000 months strait is a testament to haw much heart she has. Just like someone said- she was at the USA's big and hard, and they wanted smaller and more streamlined, and when she came in more streamlined, they wanted someone harder

-check this out-

Elena looking like she did at the USA would have won the Nationals

Elena looking like she did at the Nationals would have won the USA

We should all give her all our support and Ive got a sneaky feeling well see her real soon as a pro- That is to much talent and heart to quit

[CalJoe]

I hope Elena keeps competing. She'll get her pro card sooner or later, and she'll make a very fine pro. This year must have been rather frustrating, but I get the feeling she will be back next year; I hope so anyway.

[Scott]

Elena didnt back down as a collegiate soccer player, she won her conference's defensive player of the year her senior season, and she want back down as a competing fbb :)

[Andrea Trent]

I hope she really doesnt mean that!!!

[genex]

Whatever she decides I will be happy for her, but my selfish wish is that she competes still since she is a great bodybuilder and inspires many others as well as representing fBBs with class!

[airnel]

Kung saan ka masaya suportahan ta'ka. What ever makes you happy we will support you.

[Tre]

-The fact that shes been dieting for 1000 months strait is a testament to haw much heart she has.
Absolutely.

-check this out-

Elena looking like she did at the USA would have won the Nationals
Elena came up just short at the USAs. I thought she looked perfect, but 'they' saw someone else as being just slightly better in Vegas. Fair enough.

But I was surprised that there was any change to the program whatsoever. You were perfect in July - why deviate from that? It wasn't my call, of course, but it did catch me off-guard.

That being said, I hope she does indeed turn pro this off-season, but takes some real time off in 2006 to give her body a much needed and well-deserved rest.

[sphinx]

Her future could be anything. Doesn't mean she is not going to compete anymore. Starting a thread that says she is like starting a bad rumor.

Not good.

so she is going to quit bodybuilding to start a future in bodybuilding? I mean, the words are from her.

[SarahDunlap]

I think Elena could pull it out in the next year.. she should have her pro card by now... I have to ask though, what's the big deal? She can remain a pillar in the sport even in the amateur ranks. She is more well known than many pro's. I have to say that being a pro isn't all its cracked up to be and I think Elena is looking better than ever and should reconsider why she competes... I never competed "for the pro card"... I competed to win and won quick... the pro ranks aren't much fun to tell you the truth. Elena has stellar proportion and symmytry... I hope she doesn't quit.

Sarah

[bigenginebb]

pretty honest and insightful statement Sarah. I agree that the difference between pro and amateur is not that much for the women other than a trophy v. the possibility of a couple thousand dollars. I would agree that we all must evaluate at some point what drove us to bodybuilding. For Tang and I it was just to look like those great physiques on stage. We started for us and to have fun. I do not know Elena personally but I agree that she is a very popular girl and sometimes being respected and liked is more valuable and desired than the procard. I hope she stays in the game, because she is an inspiration to many competitors.
Just my two pennies.

Don

www.tangelamorgan.com

[BigD]

It just sounds like she is saying this journey as in the Nats is over.. and that she is looking forward to the next show.. i could be wrong..

I got the same impression, her never saying exactly that she is quitting anything. Simplest thing is for someone to email her and just ask instead of speculating.

[sphinx]

I got the same impression, her never saying exactly that she is quitting anything. Simplest thing is for someone to email her and just ask instead of speculating.

why don't you ask her then BigD?

[sphinx]

I think Elena could pull it out in the next year.. she should have her pro card by now... I have to ask though, what's the big deal? She can remain a pillar in the sport even in the amateur ranks. She is more well known than many pro's. I have to say that being a pro isn't all its cracked up to be and I think Elena is looking better than ever and should reconsider why she competes... I never competed "for the pro card"... I competed to win and won quick... the pro ranks aren't much fun to tell you the truth. Elena has stellar proportion and symmytry... I hope she doesn't quit.

Sarah

She can remain a pillar in the sport which is beneficial to us fans but what about her achieving her dream which is to someday become Mrs Olympia? After all the years she put in the sport, conforming to what the judges want then changing to what us fans want (the super thick muscles), it is only right that she should be rewarded. You look lovely by the way Sarah, didn't you and Amanda D have a war of words at one point?

[SarahDunlap]

war of words? I am tired of the sell-out scene... and talking out of my ass is not my style, so I will leave that subject alone.. I tried to be civil, and even cool... congratualted her on her win, and all she can do is criticize... because she is too weak to admit anyone elses strengths.

Sarah

[BuffD]

I don't know if Elena is completely done for good but I seriously doubt you'll see her on stage at all next year. She just wants to do something different like powerlifting or strongwoman. I don't know if Elena has ever said she wanted to be Ms O but I know being a Pro is something that she wanted. She is tired and after a year or so off she may come back to the stage. In the mean time I'm sure she'll continue training and judging like she's always done and remain a big part of bodybuilding (just in a different way).

[CalJoe]

I don't know if Elena is completely done for good but I seriously doubt you'll see her on stage at all next year. She just wants to do something different like powerlifting or strongwoman. I don't know if Elena has ever said she wanted to be Ms O but I know being a Pro is something that she wanted. She is tired and after a year or so off she may come back to the stage. In the mean time I'm sure she'll continue training and judging like she's always done and remain a big part of bodybuilding (just in a different way).
Well, I certainly hope she comes back. She has proven to be a consistent and formidable competitor that very easily could have been a pro already. I think she brings a physique to the stage that is pro caliber right now, and I hope she keeps bringing it. :sprite10:

[Harry The Hat]

From what I understood Gene was saying on another thread, any nationally competing amateur can petition the IFBB for pro status. Usually you have to win a national weight category, but it's not unheard of for a runner-up to be brought up to pro level.

Didn't Christine Roth get such a pass card to pro status a couple of years ago after coming 2nd at the Canadian Nationals? And if Elena were to petition the IFBB for pro status, would you bet against her getting it? The justification for the Roth situation as I remember it was that she possessed a physique of pro quality. That criteria certainly describes Elena.

[BodybuilderBeth]

Interesting news Harry on Christine Roth....I did not know that was how she got her pro card. Makes me wonder why more people haven't pursued this way of getting an IFBB pro card.

[genex]

Actually in Christine's case she did place second but the Canadian federation themselves gave her the opportunity to petition (and thus, an endorsement) for her pro status, which was the same case as this year for Colette Guimond.

[BuffD]

Canada does things differently. I know for the men they give the Overall winner a Pro card then they give another one to the 2nd best physique of the day which the judges pick. So you don't even have to win your class to get a card. I personally don't agree with this. I also don't think Elena would accept a card that was given to her. She would want to earn it by winning it. That's the only way you should be able to get one.

[Petunia]

As someone very close to the situation, let me clarify this for the readers. Elena has officially retired from competitive bodybuilding. At some point one has to take into consideration the future and their health, and truly decide whether or not the wear and tear and sometimes irreversible damage done to the body is all worth a trophy and a pro card. There is more to life than bodybuilding, and chasing something that won't get you any further along in life than when you began. Let's face it, five and ten years from now, how many people are going to remember the top 3 finishers in all classes at last year's Nationals? Probably not one...with the exception of the super schmoes. The point it this: She had an amazing run in this sport, but it's time to move on and think about her future. Elena bowed out gracefully, and showed once again why she is so respected in this sport. Class, integrity, and leaving this sport with your dignity in tact says a hell of a lot more about a person than a piece of paper that says you're a pro bb ever will.

I'm not saying that she will NEVER compete again, but if and when it happens, it will be more than a couple years from now.

[Mike]

Good for her. She's a great lady and I think she had the best run of her career in 2005 - I've never seen her look better.

[SHADOWMAN]

Elena Has Always Exibited Such An Exceeding Genetic Gifting For The Crafting Of One The Absolute Finest Aesthetic Expressions Of Feminined Muscular Artistry There Has Ever Been!!!! If She Indeed Must Retire,,Then She Does So Having "Without Question",Created One Of The Most Powerfully Distinctive Incredible Beautied Physiques Ever To Blosom Gloriously Within The Vibrant Arena Of Women's Bodybuilding!!!!!!!! Though I Myself Believe That The Astounding Feminine Musculature That She's Thus Far Created Be But A Mere Drop From The Very Rich Well Of Her Omni-Potent Genetics compared To What She Can Still Achieve,,and That She Has Indeed Far Much Much More To Offer The Sport Upon Such An Array Important Levels if she Desires to,,,for Her Encompassing Muscular Beauty's Affect Upon All Who See Her Be Sheer Captivation In An Ultimate Representation Of That Which She'd Been A Part Of,"WOMEN'S BODYBUILDING"And Indeed Ultimately Thru That Glorious Presentation Of Her Achieved Physicaled Excellence And Competitivness", Upheld Brilliantly The Feminined Stature Of Unchallengable Muscular Beauty!!!! Indeed She Has Always Possessed Such Magnificent Subjugating Boundless Beauty,,Stunningly Sensualed Sexipeal,,Seizing Exotic Allure,and Unyielding Elegance & Grace Within The Bodybuilding World,, Especially Upon The Competition Stage,expressing Well The Very Majesty Of Her Magnificent Feminined Artistry!!!! Thus Truly Can It Be Stated With Unwavering Affirmation That,Elena,Was,and Is To Date,,an Enormously Powerful Mind Opener of Physical Beauty To Look Upon,,an Elite Of The Absolute Very Best Within The Sport!!!!! Indeed Such Is The Testimonial Mark Of A True Shapper Of Worlds,,in This Case The World Of Women's Bodyvuilding,,and What A Glorious Heavenly World It Is Indeed,,Benevolently Blessed By Living Goddesses Of Earthly Paradise Unto Our Eyes & Minds That Shall Ever Be Constant In Its Beauty's Unfolding Evelution,,, Thanks To Certain Of Those Wondrous Mighty Women Of "Fire & Steel" Like,Elena!!!!!!!!! (Peace,,,,,,,,Greg,Shadowman)

[edoardo]

Elena Fbb career may not be over yet. :sprite10:

[Maxt]

She is doing strength training. That is pretty cool.

[d-pump]

I go to her site all the time and check out her journal entries. I think she had a hard time with the USA placing and got really burnt out after the Nats. She is so freekin cool and I really wish she would've gotten her card. Why didn't she go the route of the North Americans to get her Pro Card? This **** is in her blood- She just needs a break and she needs to know that she has a ****load of fans that will support her any way she chooses. I wanna see her win

[Harry The Hat]

I'm sure she'll be successful in whatever she puts her mind to. I hope she decides to return in the future. It would great to see her great physique rewarded and then compete on a pro stage. A class act, pure and simple.

[SHADOWMAN]

It's Real Weird That She'd Not Been Bestowed A Pro-card,,,it's Not As If She Did'nt Possess All The Attributes Of A Pro!!!!!! Her Physique Is Exceptional In A Great Many Flawless Beautied Aspects And Is Unlike Any Other,thus She Is Distinct In Her Excellently Developed Muscular Beauty!!! Technically She's Far Above That Which Qualifys Her Deserving Becoming A Pro,,but Look What They Have To Indeed Deal With In Judges!!!! In Regards To Many Of The Judges,,their Very Existance As Such Is Greatly Offensive To The Entire Sport Of Women's Bodybuilding In That They Are Not Perpetuating What The Sport Is Really About By Their Brand Of Judging,,but Hindering The Very Nature Of The Sport!!!!! At The Level Of Elena's Physique After Practically Just Getting To Yet Another Aethetic Point Of Muscular Perfection In Her Career,,she Has Much To Render To The Sport!!!!! She Has Some Of The Most Shaply Smoothed Muscular Curvly Lines I've Ever Seen On Anyone,,in Particular Some Of The Roundest Sexy Biceps Existing In The History Of The Women's Sport!!! I Mean Jesus F__king Christ The Woman Is A physically Glamoured Living Billboard Of Genetically Gifted Boundless Beauty,,,,all Over Her Foxy Form!!!!!! I Myself Hope That She Is Just In Need Of Some Down Time From Everything Concerning Competing,,And That She Will Indeed Decide To Come Back!!! If She Does,i Predict The GLORIOUS Gains Achieved Within Her Magnificent Physique During The Much Needed Time Away Shall Indeed Be Absolutely Breath Taking In Its MAGNIFICENT Perfection,,,,Without Question!!!!!!!!

[pict]

Definitely a classy lady. I would love to see her in competitive bb shape again, but wish her the best in whatever direction her life takes.

jeff