BODY BUILDING

QUARTER TURNS
Front double bicep, Back double bicep,
Side chest, Front lat spread, Rear lat spread
side tricep, abs/thighs , Favorite most muscular

CRITERIA

-Full & developed muscle

-Proportion/Balance/ Symmetry 

-Conditioning with striations

-Posing routine will be judged

-Lightweight

over 143 ¼ lbs up to 154 ¼ lbs

-Middleweight

over 154 ¼ lbs up to 176 ¼ lbs

-Light-Heavyweight  

over 176 ¼ lbs up to 198 ¼ lbs

-Heavyweight    

over 198 ¼ lbs up to 225 ¼ lbs

-Super Heavyweight       

over 225 ¼ lbs

QUATER TURNS
Front double bicep,
Back double bicep,
side chest
side tricep
abs/thighs
favorite classic pose 

CRITERIA

Balanced muscle

 -V Taper 

 -Symmetry 

-Conditioning

 -Posing Routine will be judged 

-Black posing  trunks required ( NOT BODY BUILDING STYLE WITH SMALLER SIDES)

Class A>

Up to and including 5’ 4” ,Up to and including 160 lbs

Over 5’ 4”, up to and including 5’ 5” ,Up to and including 165 lbs

Over 5’ 5”, up to and including 5’ 6” , Up to and including 170 lbs

Over 5’ 6”, up to and including 5’ 7”, Up to and including 175 lbs.

Class B>

Over 5’ 7”, up to and including 5’ 8” Up to and including 182 lbs

Over 5’ 8”, up to and including 5’ 9”  Up to and including 190 lbs

Over 5’ 9”, up to and including 5’ 10” Up to and including 197 lbs

Class C>

Over 5’ 10”, up to and including 5” 11” Up to and including 205 lbs

Over 5’ 11”, up to and including 6’ 0”  Up to and including 212 lbs

Class D >

Over 6’ 0”, up to and including 6’ 1” Up to and including 220 lbs

Over 6’ 1”, up to and including 6’ 2”  Up to and including 230 lbs

Over 6’ 2”, up to and including 6’ 3”  Up to and including 237 lbs

Over 6’3”, up to and including 6’ 4” Up to and including 245 lbs

Over 6’4”, up to and including 6’5”  Up to and including 252 lbs

Over 6’5”, up to and including 6’6”  Up to and including 260 lbs

Over 6’6”, up to and including 6’7”  Up to and including 267 lbs

Over 6’7”  Up to and including 275 lbs

QUATER TURNS

Quarter turn to the right /

Left Intercostal

Quarter turn to the back 

Quarter turn right/ 

Right Intercostal  

Quarter turn to the front

CRITERIA

-Conditioned core 

-Symmetry/Muscle development

-Conditioned serratus and obliques

-Upper body “V” taper 

-Defined fullness though chest, lats and delts

A (2 classes)>

Up to & including 5’8”

Over 5’8”

B(3 classes )>

Up to & including 5’7”

Over 5’7” up to including 5’10”

Over 5’10”         

C (4 CLASSES)>

Up to & including 5’6”

Over 5’6” up to including 5’8”

Over 5’8” up to including 5’10”

Over 5’10”

TRANSFORMATION 14 week challenge 

Transformation division will showcase athletes who have made a physical transformation resulting in fat loss and/or muscle gain. It will be  a two part process of  – before and after photos with stage comparison.

Athletes will take “before” photos at the start of the transformation challenge and submit photos during the registration window .These photos must include a newspaper  with a readable headline and date which validates the date of the photo taken. 

attire- Gym shorts ( above knee ) and muscle tank / stringer with athletic shoe

Posing:

FRONT POSE-

Face front, standing upright, legs should be shoulder width apart and slightly flexed.  Head looking forward, one arm is at your side, one hand (fist) on hip. Both arms should be slightly relaxed yet flexed. 

BACK POSE. 

Face rear of stage, body is still in upright position, legs remaining shoulder width apart, head looking forward, both arms (fist) are now resting on hips, and back is firm/ slightly flexed.

Each competitor will follow the Box Walk. Competitors will walk on stage and do the 2 mandatory poses. 

Judging:

Judging will be based on Athletes before and after photos, comparisons, and presentation of posing.

TRANSFORMATION: 

how much visible weight loss was achieved compared to starting point. Including, how much muscle was gained /developed as well. 

SYMMETRY: 

How balanced the transformation is from upper /lower front /back is. 

MUSCULARITY:

Judges WILL BE looking for muscular development, not just weight loss.