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Show HSftop November 24, 999 1 Natural Mr. Olympia n b h pi H 11 ni n m H II u by Steven R. Ford The U.S. Air Force isn't known for if s muscle, but when the finest natural bodybuilders from around the world gathered for the Natural Mr. Olympia Nov. 13-1-4 in Redondo Beach, Calif., Hill AFB had not one, but two representatives finish in the top five. "It was a big contest," said TSgt James Pur tell who took home a silver medal in the novice division. "There were about 145 competitors from all over the world. They had contestants from Australia, Mexico, Zaire, Iran and New Zealand, really good quality people." Purtell's training partner, SrA. Kevin Cobb, placed a remarkable fifth in the novice division in only his first year of competition. "It was a great opportunity," Cobb said. "We worked hard all year for it, and I'm just surprised I did as well as I did. It's been a great year." The Natural Mr. Olympia competition marks the culmination of a very successful season for the two enlisted men. Purtell and Cobb have been building steadily toward this level since meeting in December of 1998. Purtell's wife, Bianca, also a bodybuilder, was competbench press competition, and ing in a Cobb was a judge for the event After Bianca set the existing women's division record by hefting 190 pounds, they base-sponsor- ed " ..IIIJ.I1 .. ' nil Ml 1.1 coniesi llliiiillpift(ii were brought together by a mutual friend who knew of Cobb's desire to compete in bodybuilding. "I didn't know anything," Cobb said, "so talking to him and hearing his experience with lifting and competitions, I said, this is the guy I need to be training with." Because of military .obligations and planned vacations, the two men didn't get together in the gym for three months after they met. Over the next few weeks, both men began to see increases in strength and muscle mass they hadn't had with other training partners. They pushed eachother hard. "What I needed was to lift with a partner who could push me just a little bit more, and Kevin was the perfect lifting mate to do that," said Purtell, a Salt Lake City native. "We've got about the same strength. He has the same goals and motivations that I do, so if s worked out great for the both of us." "It's pretty incredible how much his body has changed in such a short time," said Cobb's wife, Julie. Just two months after they began training together, they were competing on the Natural bodybuilding circuit. In order to qualify for the Mr. Olympia, a competitor is required to finish in the top three in three different competitions held during the same calendar year, July 3, at the American Bodybuilding Championships in Laugh-lin- , Nev., both men accomplished just that, with Purtell taking second in the open division and Cobb finishing staff Hilltop Times n n n in piace pbpv U Li Wf : ? ; - ''ky " 'N ' rz r ' " ' U j H y 1 CVS ,. V ,.4 Photo by Steven J R. Ford recent Natural Mr. Olympia competition, a silver medal. His training partner SrA. Kevin Cobb placed fifth at the same contest. third in the novice division. At the Natural Mr. Olympia, the two men competed against the best physiques in the world and against one another and represented the Air Force well, being the only military entrants to place in the top five of any division. "I think it shows, with everything they have to do diet-wis- e and how much they workout, a lot of discipline," Julie Cobb said. 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