Maria Rito Bello - 2010 Arnold Amateur Female Bodybuilding Overall Champ!

[Ibarramedia]

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Maria Rita Bello looked incredible. She deserved the win. Her quads were not as ripped as last year but she still looked fantastic. :beerbang:

[Youngguns]

DEAR LORD!

What's on her shin!?!?!


*shivers in the corner*


Dang nice for an amateur!

[GetLean]

Yes, what is on her knee/shin? Wow

[Ibarramedia]

I think she injured her knee in an accident years ago. If you notice her left calf is slightly smaller.

[sassy69]

Peeled!

[axioma]

she has insane varicose veins. I have the same thing, on the back of the knees and one that runs up my abs. Paul dillet has the same thing. she could have them taken care of surgically at some point if she wanted. I actually wear support hose during the winter and that seemed to help some.

[Oxy]

she has insane varicose veins. I have the same thing, on the back of the knees and one that runs up my abs. Paul dillet has the same thing. she could have them taken care of surgically at some point if she wanted. I actually wear support hose during the winter and that seemed to help some.

Nowdays you can fix it with endovenous laser treatment.


Endovenous laser treatment is a treatment for varicose veins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varicose_veins) in which an optical fiber (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber) is inserted into the vein to be treated, and laser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser) light, normally in the infrared (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared) portion of the spectrum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum)[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endovenous_laser_treatment#cite_note-0), is shone into the interior of the vein. This causes the vein to contract, and the optical fiber is slowly withdrawn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endovenous_laser_treatment

[Ibarramedia]

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Rita Posing....

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Interview and posing.

[Femphysiquefan]

DEAR LORD!

What's on her shin!?!?!


*shivers in the corner*


Dang nice for an amateur!

Isn't she, though?? One look at her with that INSANE conditioning and I KNEW she was the winner, no question. It was heartbreaking, though, to discover that at one time (for those who don't know) she was an IFBB pro, but for financial reasons had to give up her pro status and go back to amateur competition. And according to her, because she made this move and despite her building a pro-caliber physique she can never become an IFBB pro ever again. From her post last year over on SC.com:


To all the people who read this page:
I want to say a clarification. I could read some messages speaking about my past as a ''pro'' bodybuilder. And must say ¡YES! I had competed as a pro. Just once. When I won the Overall (for the 1st. time) of Iberoamerican Championship at Mexico in 1999, I asked for my IFBB's ProCard and, as I sayed, could be at the Jan Tana Pro in Virginia, USA, in 2001. But, as all you know or should, I live in Argentina. We have many good people here. But, as a country, I can say that is a kind of ''bananan republic'', politically and economically. I did my best. Not only into the sport but trying to pay the expenses too. I did everything to foot the bill up to tired myself out. At my country, on these times, you went to sleep with the exchange of U$S 1 = $ 1 peso argentinian, and when you were waking up, it was of U$S 1 = $ 3 pesos. There was that I had to decide between to not compete anymore or come back amateur again. Obviously, I chose the last. But it was not a decision for to take advantage against the other competitors amateurs. It was not an unfair game. I had not any choice. I never swimmed into a dollar's pool! I never had any sponsorship. I just work. Everydays. And my incomes are so lows. Yes, that economical situation was very worsering for me and many people in Argentina on 2001/2002. The fall was very deep and produced a lot of pain. Unfortunatly, I could not mainteined my pro's career. I suffered a lot. I felt devastated. It was my dream to be an IFBB's professional along many years. And I could not to stay there for many contest, as I wanted. Someone or a team of men who didn't understand how must a country and the life of 40 millions people be administrated had stolen my dreams. Yes, believe me. The had cheated us. I lived those facts catastrophically. And? What? Should to have to kill myself, then? I had only one way! I should fall down one step. I asked the IFBB and petitioned it to be an amateur again. My wishises were to leave to pass that finnantial situation and when the economical circumstances allow me to return to the pro's word, I would do it. But it was not possible. It has a rule into the IFBB's regulations that stops this kind of movement. If you are a pro and back to amateur, you can't be a pro anymore. Never! Now, seven years later, I'm still waiting for the economical resurgence of Argentina. And I'm sure I will have to wait to the eternity. Beyond all my needs and possibilities, I LOVE, I LOVE, I LOVE the Bodybuilding. And I live for my sport. What would you do in my situation? I decided to follow with my life. I took my decision. I don't think it was a mistake. I don't think it was a sin. Do I have to feel shame for this? Does anybody believe am I guilty? I'm sure you understand me.

[antonbrn]

She looks incredible, congrats to her!

[ms_moneypenny]

she looks fantastik!!!

I don't want to highjack this thread but does anyone know what the rules are for a pro competing as an amateur...even if it was a figure deciding to compete in bodybuilding? I'm surprised that you'd have to give up your status for good!