WEBVTT

00:00.468 --> 00:03.718
- [Announcer] Welcome to the first real

00:03.733 --> 00:06.483
RAF Lakenheath bodybuilding show.

00:06.816 --> 00:09.066
(applause)

00:09.705 --> 00:11.885
- [Narrator] Are you fit? Because these service members

00:11.885 --> 00:15.838
and civilians from across the United Kingdom certainly are.

00:15.838 --> 00:17.807
They're taking part in the inaugural bodybuilding

00:17.807 --> 00:21.452
and fitness show at RAF Lakenheath's high school auditorium.

00:21.452 --> 00:24.064
- [Mark] I was contacted by several people

00:24.064 --> 00:26.471
^and asked what the possibility would be

00:26.471 --> 00:29.216
^if we could do something at a local level,

00:29.216 --> 00:32.960
^and it hadn't been done in about 6 or 7 years in this area,

00:32.960 --> 00:35.481
and never at Lakenheath, so I thought

00:35.481 --> 00:37.343
it's a great opportunity.

00:37.343 --> 00:40.843
(upbeat electronic music)

00:46.332 --> 00:47.822
- [Narrator] Twenty eight men and women

00:47.822 --> 00:50.287
of all experience levels have taken that opportunity

00:50.287 --> 00:52.415
and are competing in various divisions,

00:52.415 --> 00:55.017
ranging from bodybuilding to bikini.

00:55.017 --> 00:57.741
But it takes more than just toned physique to step on stage.

00:57.741 --> 00:59.723
You need nerves of steel.

00:59.723 --> 01:01.080
^- [Sarah] I was shaking like a leaf.

01:01.080 --> 01:03.634
^I couldn't even put my earrings on at the last second,

01:03.634 --> 01:05.245
^because I was shaking so much.

01:05.245 --> 01:07.267
I mean, it was just so awesome being on the stage,

01:07.267 --> 01:10.934
seeing all my friends, coworkers, my family,

01:10.983 --> 01:13.166
my husband, specifically, in the crowd.

01:13.166 --> 01:14.766
It's just incredible.

01:14.766 --> 01:18.266
(upbeat electronic music)

01:22.876 --> 01:24.726
- [Sarah] I got third, and that's okay.

01:24.726 --> 01:26.773
My goal was to get on that competition,

01:26.773 --> 01:29.982
to try an intense diet for the first time in my life,

01:29.982 --> 01:32.649
and just get up there and smile.

01:36.211 --> 01:37.116
- We give them trophies and you give them

01:37.116 --> 01:40.114
the stuff to put on the walls and stuff like that,

01:40.114 --> 01:42.129
but that's not why they do this.

01:42.129 --> 01:46.296
It's the satisfaction to know that they could do it.

01:46.322 --> 01:48.584
- [Narrator] Thinking about giving it a try?

01:48.584 --> 01:50.848
With such a successful turnout this year,

01:50.848 --> 01:52.420
you'll have the chance.

01:52.420 --> 01:56.337
Event organizers are already planning the 2016 competition.

01:56.337 --> 01:58.023
- [Sarah] At the end of the day, just sign up,

01:58.023 --> 02:00.201
get in the gym, get your diet figured out,

02:00.201 --> 02:02.730
do what works for you, and get out here and smile.

02:02.730 --> 02:04.313
Have fun, you know?

02:04.490 --> 02:07.321
- [Narrator] Air Force Staff Sergeant Joseph Carpenter,

02:07.321 --> 02:09.904
RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom.