Jenny Hendershott overcame a deep and talented field to win her height class at the National Physique Committee’s USA Fitness Championships held in

Santa Monica on July 30th. She was understandably elated by this major victory; “It was the thrill of a lifetime to win this show. There were eighteen other contestants in my class (the medium height class) and the first order of business was to make sure I wouldn’t be overlooked in the mob. I went in determined to be noticed and when I was called out for the second round of comparisons, I knew that I would get a fair viewing.” With the sheer number and high quality of physiques it would be easy to get swallowed up and lost in the mind-boggling array of bodies. Yet Jennifer, with her tight physique and 1000-watt smile was not to be ignored.

Jenny placed second in the first portion of the contest, the two-piece swimsuit round, held on Friday. On Saturday morning she blasted through her patented floor routine and amazed the judges and other competitors with her complex, difficult, acrobatic performance. She has never been outscored in the performance round though ironically, she was less than enthused by her performance; “I was actually quite disappointed and upset. My routine felt flat and I felt tired and fatigued. I would call it average by my standards.” Regardless of her reservations, the judges ranked it first and Hendershott shot into the driver’s seat. Jennifer took 5th in the final component of the competition, the one-piece swimsuit round. No matter, Jennifer Hendershott had accumulated enough points to win her height class.

To make victory even sweeter, Jenny “nailed” her explosive routine at the night show in front of a packed house. This time her execution was superb, even by her own lofty standards, “I was definitely on. I felt so good that at the conclusion, rather than perform two consecutive back-flips (no hands) as I normally do, I went ahead and did three. The crowd cheered like crazy and it was fantastic to hear the tremendous response.” Jennifer Hendershott had dazzled the packed house with pyrotechnic-style acrobatics and unique strength moves that caused the judges and audience to respond like Arnold S had just walked onstage. JENNIFER HENDERSHOTT CAPTURES HER HEIGHT CLASS AT NPC USA FITNESS NATIONALS! Jennifer made some substantive changes in her diet and training in preparation for this show. “I typically use a six to eight week cycle and this time I took a full twelve weeks to prepare. My trainer, Mike Davies, devised a different approach to my diet and I achieved the best condition of my life.

I felt healthier and my hair, skin and nails reacted far better to this new diet than some I’ve used in the past.” Basically, Mike conceptualized a rotating

fourday diet plan that manipulated the ingredients each day in order keep her metabolism burning fat and retaining muscle. Jennifer is hoping to receive an invite to participate in the 2000 Arnold Classic which will be held this coming February. “As I mentioned in my article in the August, 1999 issue of the Parrillo Performance Press, one of my major competitive goals is to compete in front of my hometown crowd at the Arnold in Columbus, Ohio.” We are positive that the sight of seeing Jenny Hendershott flying through the air like a gazelle in full flight will bring even the sometimes blasé’, seen-it-all Arnold audience clean out of their seats. And with as much improvement in her physique between now and February as she made between her last two shows there is no telling who’s apple cart she might upset! Keep a tight eye on this woman; her career is on a rocketlike trajectory path and who can say how quick she’ll get there.

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