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134 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || SEPTEMBER 2015 better on stage and present better poses. Some athletes make the mistake of having a friend teach them stage presence and poses. He feels this is unfortunate and a major disservice to this athlete as their friend really doesn%u2019t know how they should look. As Gary points out, %u201cWe%u2019ve got Charles Dorsey, Teresa Anthony, Peter Gordon, Todd Howell, all accomplished people who were either terrific athletes at one time, judges or trainers. So they can give them every bit of details on how to present themselves better.%u201dI asked Gary his thoughts on the declining interest in women%u2019s bodybuilding and fitness divisions. He explained, %u201cGenetically it is difficult for a woman to build that kind of muscle that%u2019s necessary for bodybuilding. It%u2019s very hard to do. So because of that, they have gone into the figure division in most cases. I think we lost a lot of bodybuilding women to figure. The ones that simply could not put on that kind of muscle mass or chose not to. %u201cSimilarly, Gary attributes the decline in the fitness division to some of the same reasoning. When Gary has some spare time, he enjoys spending it with his Grandson and hot rod cars. He has a passion for old classic cars and owns a 1964 Coup DeVille and a 1960 Corvette. He assured me there would be more cars to come in the future. Gary does not see himself returning to the performance stage but often revels in those thoughts when judging contests. He misses the fun that comes with training for this type of event and performing on stage. He now substitutes these feelings with the excitement he receives from teaching others how to compete. Summed up with his closing statement, %u201cI really love my work. I love dreaming up new events.%u201c And he is. Charles Dorsey Jr, Biani Xavier (Editor in Chief:) & Gary Udit