Jarrod Gelling has been involved in competitive sports his entire life, excelling mostly in soccer and rugby.  In 2004, he began training for his first bodybuilding competition and won first place at the Lakeland Classic.  The following year he went on to win a first place in his very first national qualifier at the Southeastern USA’s.  In 2006, he suffered a torn tricep and his bodybuilding aspirations were put on hold.  After going through rehab and having to gain everything back, he stepped on stage better than ever and won his class at another national qualifier, the Sunshine Classic.  In 2007, his dream came true when he and Anneliese opened Southern Muscle Sports Nutrition.   He is currently in his offseason and is training for the 2011 season hoping to compete in his first National Competition.  He is sure to make heads turn as he plans to step on stage at 275 pounds.

Anneliese Perez is an artist from Venezuela that moved to the United States in 1999.  She has been successful in many sports, such as swimming, softball, horseback riding, and track.  She became involved in nutrition and fitness after coming to the United States.  In 2007, she opened Southern Muscle Sports Nutrition and continues to help many people every day with her knowledge about nutrition and supplements.  Two years ago she decided to do her first figure competition and won first place at the Central Florida Championships.  A week later she went on to win first place and the overall masters title at the prestigious Tampa Bay Classic, one of the largest bodybuilding and figure competitions in Florida.  Anneliese has become very focused and determined and she proved that this year by placing second (out of 24 women) at her very first national competition, which was the over 45 class at the Master’s National bodybuilding and figure contest in Pittsburg, PA.  She is currently training for the 2011 Master’s Nationals and is determined to win and conquer her dream of becoming an IFBB professional.

 Ana Karina Guerra is the daughter of Anneliese Perez and is an aspiring model.  In 2008, her exotic looks propelled her to 6^th place (out of 75 girls) at the highly competitive Model Universe, one of the biggest competitions of its kind in the world.  While working out with her mom and her step-dude Jarred, she became more toned and decided to compete in the NPC’s newest division, the Bikini class.  At the largest competition in the state, the Florida State Championships, she placed 4^th in a very deep class.  Not bad for a skinny model, huh?  Currently she is training for another competition and will very likely get the first place in 2011.