Musclemania® Central America Alex Rendon (R) at his biggest ever! The 5'10", 205 lbs., 23 year old lifetime natural says he's growing at a slow but quality pace. "I have steadily gaining about 1 lbs. of muscle a month and keeping my physique lean," Alex says. "I am eating clean for 13 days and allowing myself a cheat meal once every two weeks. It seems to be working for me. I am maintain some cardio, too." Alex has about 6 months to keep growing until he competes at MM Latino in Mexico City and MM America in Las Vegas.

Musclemania® Central America Champion Alex Rendon says he’s reached 92 kgs. (202 lbs.). At 5’10″, says, “My ultimate, my goal is 100 kgs. (220 lbs.). I am training twice a day, eating 8-10 times, doing cardio. I am on it. Bodybuilding is my passion, my goal. I am driven.” Alex will make a special guest appearance at MM Colombia at Expo Fitness in February. Come visit him at the MM booth.

Guatemalan natural bodybuilder Juancho has been training hard and heavy since last year’s Musclemania® Central America. “I didn’t win because my symmetry was off,” Juancho says. “So, I’ve been training like an animal and won’t get back on stage until I am ready.” The 5’6″, 175 lbs., 28 year old corporate translator has been training since he was 15 years old.

Jose Enriquez has won a bunch of local shows and the ’13 Mr. Ecuador Novice Championships, but the 23 year old university engineering student says its time for change. “I am tired of competing in the drug shows and want to be among the Musclemania™ natural guys,” Jose says. At 5’6″, 175 lbs., he’s already dieting and wants to hit MM Colombia, Central America and, hopefully, America. “I am working on my symmetry, too, and want to have a total physique for my first MM show. It will be really refreshing to compete in a clean show.”

Guatemalan Roni Estuardo Zamora just won the MM Central America MW Class. The 5'6", 150 lbs., 39 year old event coordinator and bodybuilding coach has been competing for over 10 years winning the '03 Guatemalan National Championships. "I really enjoyed the Musclemania show," Roni says. "It was so different than all of the other shows I've been in. My students and I will be back, again."

Sort of a celebratory sweet following last weekend's Musclemania Central America, a local Guatemala City gym owner was kind enough to make a special cake for the After Show Party. Coincidentally  it was overall champion's Christyan Gomez's 30th birthday, so he got to blow out the candles and shared the cake with everyone.