- Sergi Massanet, Inés Cerezo and Teodora Coman are making waves in competitive fitness, a demanding sport requiring intense physical preparation, consistency and significant financial investment. All three have achieved outstanding results at national and international competitions.*
Three athletes with links to Ibiza and Formentera have enjoyed notable success in the world of bodybuilding and competitive fitness in recent weeks. Sergi Massanet, Inés Cerezo and Teodora Coman have delivered impressive performances at national and international championships, although each has followed a different path to the competition stage.
A gold and silver medal at the Spanish Championships, a world championship runner-up title and two top-ten finishes at world level sum up the latest achievements of three athletes for whom competition represents just a small part of the work they put in throughout the year.
Behind the defined muscles, carefully rehearsed poses and medals lie years of training, physical preparation and considerable financial investment. Ibiza-born Sergi Massanet knows this first-hand. He returned from Alicante with two medals and a bill of between €1,300 and €1,400 after just two days of competition.
“It’s a sport where nobody gives you anything for free. Nobody pays you, nobody gives you anything. You spend your own money, but the results make it worthwhile,” Massanet told Diario de Ibiza following his appearance at the NPC Worldwide Spanish Championship 2026.
Making his competitive debut in the Classic Physique category, the athlete claimed first and second place in the different divisions he entered. The results exceeded his expectations and came after seven or eight years dedicated to training.
The cost of stepping onto the bodybuilding stage
For Massanet, the expenses began long before he travelled to Alicante. Preparing for a bodybuilding competition requires carefully planned nutrition and training programmes, which change depending on the athlete’s stage of preparation.
During muscle-building phases, the Ibiza-born competitor consumed as much as 900 grams of uncooked rice a day, alongside large quantities of protein-rich foods. Sports supplements also add to the cost. “A tub of protein powder lasts me 18 days,” he explained.
The spending does not stop when competition day arrives. Entry fees, flights, accommodation, meals, photographs, videos and the competition tanning products used by athletes all contributed to the final cost of his participation in Alicante, which reached approximately €1,400.
Thirteen people from his family and circle of friends also travelled to support him at his debut, covering their own transport, accommodation and admission costs.
“They’ve spent a fortune just to watch you on stage for 15 minutes,” Massanet admitted.
Despite the financial commitment, his results have strengthened his ambition to make the leap into professional bodybuilding, a goal he hopes to achieve within the next two to three years.
From Ibiza to a world championship runner-up title
While Massanet was celebrating his first national medals, another athlete born in Ibiza was making her mark among the world’s best. Inés Cerezo, who now lives in Mallorca, was crowned Bikini Fitness Semi-Pro world runner-up at the 2026 IFBB World Championships, held in Santa Susanna, Barcelona, from 29 October to 2 November.
Cerezo also secured fifth place in the Amateur category and sixth place in the Semi-Pro Open division, an overall category featuring 36 athletes competing without the usual height-based divisions.
The championship brought together representatives from 98 countries, with more than 2,300 participants, including athletes, supporters and members of national delegations.
Her world silver medal capped an exceptionally successful season. Cerezo collected five gold medals, four silver medals and one bronze, in addition to her achievements at the World Championships.
Among her most notable victories was the Diamond Cup in Luxembourg, where she won both her category and the overall title, earning her an IFBB Pro Card.
She also secured victories in Malta and at the MR Universe Canarias, where she once again topped the overall standings in her category.
However, Cerezo’s competitive journey began long before this season. She has spent eight years competing in Bikini Fitness and had already achieved runner-up finishes at the 2024 World Cup and European Championships. That same year, she was crowned Spanish Fit Model champion and finished among the top three at the Arnold Classic Europe.
Alongside her sporting career, Cerezo works as a nutritionist and personal trainer specialising in women’s fitness. She offers in-person coaching in Mallorca as well as remote training through her own brand, Inés Cherry.
Formentera also makes its mark among the world’s best
The same World Championships in Santa Susanna produced two further notable results for the Pityusic Islands. Teodora Coman, who lives in Formentera, achieved two ninth-place finishes in Bikini Fitness, following a season in which she had also been crowned Spanish overall Bikini Fitness champion.
Coman competed in two different divisions. She finished ninth out of 16 competitors in Bikini Fitness Semi-Pro Masters, aged 40 to 44, and repeated the same placing in Bikini Fitness Amateur, in the height category up to 164 centimetres, where she competed against 27 athletes.
For the Formentera-based athlete, the results meant more than simply her final positions. Her greatest satisfaction came from competing with a physique she considers sustainable, rather than pursuing the extreme physical transformations that, she explained, can take place before athletes step onto the stage.
“What moves me most is that the physique I presented on stage is essentially the same one I maintain in my everyday life,” she said after the championship.
Coman explained that, while some of her rivals displayed exceptionally high levels of muscle definition, she chose to present an athletic and balanced physique that reflected her own approach to training and nutrition.
The athlete, who also works as a personal trainer specialising in women’s fitness, believes her performance at the World Championships reflects years of consistency and discipline, without the need to undergo extreme physical changes to compete.
Her two ninth-place finishes followed her victory as Spanish overall Bikini Fitness champion and her achievement of a professional card, which will allow her to continue competing at a higher level.
Three athletes, three different journeys and ambitions
Although all three athletes share a commitment to training and sporting achievement, they are at different stages in their competitive careers.
Massanet has only just begun his journey in bodybuilding competitions and is aiming to turn professional following his double podium finish in Alicante. Cerezo has secured the qualification card that will allow her to move into the professional circuit after an outstanding season of international success. Coman, meanwhile, has established herself among the leading competitors in her categories, while remaining committed to a preparation approach she considers compatible with a healthy lifestyle.
What they have in common is the demanding nature of a sport in which results are decided in just a few minutes on stage, following months of preparation. Nutrition, physical conditioning, travel and competition expenses are all part of a journey that requires year-round commitment.
Their next steps are already taking shape. Massanet has given himself two to three years to pursue professional status, while Inés Cerezo is preparing to make her debut on the IFBB professional circuit in the second half of 2027, after ending 2026 with the Semi-Pro world runner-up title and her Elite Pro card.
