(front, from left): Mark Melancon, Mike Stemcosky and Will Dalfonso.

Back (from left): Sophia Holston, Chip Holston, Blake Edwards, Ross Amspacher, Jennifer Boulton, Kim Morris and Chris Ormerod.

Chip’s 24 hour Health & Racquet Club hosted the third annual King of the Beach contest at Bamboo Willies on Pensacola Beach.  We had 25 lifters from all over the area Pace, Milton, Mobile and of course Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. It was a rainy day but it didn’t stop people from coming out to watch the lifters. There were about three hundred spectators on the Boardwalk watching. All different kinds of lifters women, men teenagers and Masters and they varied in weight from 120 lbs. to 300 lbs. The food was supplied by Papa’s Pizza. Special Thanks goes out to all the Sponsor Bamboo Willies, Papa’s Pizza, Seville Quarter, Redbull, Patterson Plastics Surgery, Robins Builders, Hall Chiropractic, Hemingway’s, Fitness Master, Melanconperformance, Sidelines Sports Grill, 

Lifter Results:

Women: 1^st Place Master Marsha Long from Mobile, AL Lifted in both Bench and Dead lift Benched 175 lbs. & Dead lifted 275 lbs.

                   1^st Place Open Kim Morris of Pensacola Lifted 90 lbs. Bench and 200 lbs. Dead lift

                   1^st Place Bench Only Jennifer Boulton of Gulf Breeze Benched 105 lbs.

Teenage:     1^st Place Under 200 lbs. Body weight Blake Edwards 16 years old and weighted 192 lbs. of Gulf Breeze Benched 225   and Dead lifted 425.

                   1^st Place Over 200 lbs. Thomas Pocta 14 years old 223 lbs. weight Benched 195 and Dead lifted 315

                   1^st Place Bench Only Christian Henson 17 years old weighted 198 Benched 300.

Masters:      1^st Place Bench Only J.P. Whibbs of Pensacola weighted 186 and Benched 300

                    1^st Place Both Dan Belanger of Milton 47 years old weighted 192 Benched 325 and Dead Lifted 500

                    2^nd Place Both Tom Pocta of Pensacola 43 years old weighted 189 benched 320 and Dead Lifted 470

Open Bench    1^st Place Michael Rogal of Pensacola weighted 198 and Benched 430

                   2^nd Place Nichlos Underwood weighted 199 benched 360

                   3^rd Place Joe Burgess of Gulf Breeze weighted 198 benched 355

                   4^th Place Chris Ormmerod of Gulf Breeze weighted 172 Benched 315

                    1^st Place Over 250 Joe Williams weighted 251 Benched 340

 Open Both  1^st Place Under 200 Ryan Lunsford of Milton weighted 199 Benched 380 and dead Lifted 585

                   2^nd Place Mike Stemcosky of Gulf Breeze weighted 170 Benched 310 and Dead Lifted 450

                   3^rd Place Ross Amspacher of Gulf Breeze weighted 162 benched 165 and Dead Lifted 200

                   1^st Place Over 200 Mark Melacon of Gulf Breeze weighted 201 Benched 350 and Dead Lifted 545

                   2^nd Place Will Dalfonso of Gulf Breeze weighted 216 Benched 265 and Dead Lifted 425

                   1^st Place Under 300 Howard Strickland of Pensacola Weighted 298 Benched 425 and Dead Lifted 530

Best Lifter Overall   Best Bench Michael Rogal 430 @ 198 body weight

                                Best Dead Lift Ryan Lunsford 585 @ 199 body weight

                                Best Total Ryan Lunsford Bench 380 and Dead Lifted 585 @ 198