Bodybuilding | WNBF Australia - Natural Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding Category

Men and women in the Bodybuilding category will be judged through a series of poses that will allow the judges to evaluate not only individual body parts, but also the "whole package."

Men wear a bodybuilding posing suit; women wear a two-piece bodybuilding suit with or without embellishments.

Athletes are judged in two rounds. Please see segments below for details.

Criteria +

Scoring System +

Mandatory Poses & Stage Walk +

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Round 1 - Symmetry

Athletes will execute the 4 quarter turns.

Front Relaxed (Entry)

Athletes enter stage and face the judges in front relaxed position

Quarter Turns

Quarter turn to the right showing the left side of the body

Quarter turn to the right showing the rear

Quarter turn to the right showing the right side of the body

Quarter turn to face the front

Final Position

Front Relaxed

Round 2 - Muscularity & Conditioning

Athletes will execute a series of 9 mandatory poses at the discretion of the Head Judge.

Mandatory Poses Sequence:

Front Double Biceps Pose

Front Lat Spread Pose

Side Chest Pose

Side Triceps Pose

Rear Double Biceps Pose

Rear Lat Spread Pose

Abs and Thigh Pose

Hands on Hips Most Muscular (optional for women)

Crab Most Muscular (optional for women)

Important Note:

Other poses may be required. An email will be sent out with these specific requirements.

After this round is completed, competitors will exit the stage (stage right) and return one by one to perform a 45-second (or shorter) posing routine.

Requirements:

The routine starts at the center of the stage, but athletes are welcome to utilise the entire stage during their performance.

Props and costumes are permitted but not required.

Music choice is up to the competitor. This needs to be in MP3 format.

The first 45 seconds will be played, but we advise you leave your file 10 seconds or so longer than this so that we can fade it out for you.

Any athlete who has not submitted music by the deadline will pose to music selected by the WNBF AUSTRALIA. (Deadline to be announced)

Posing music MUST NOT contain any profanity, sexually explicit, or violent lyrics or racially offensive terminology. Such tracks will not be played.

OVERALL

Please note that as it is typical in the Bodybuilding category, competitors battling for the Overall title may be asked by the Head judge to 'Pose Down'.

Classes +

Teen

A teen athlete will be no younger than 16 and no older than 19 years old on the day of the competition they have registered for.

Junior

A Junior athlete will be under 23 and older than 18 on the day of the show (Australia only).

Athletes who are 23 years and 1 day old on the day of the show are not eligible to compete in the Junior class*

*If the show is postponed and you have already signed up while meeting the age requirement you may be eligible to still compete as a Junior. Contact us and we will be happy to look into your case.

First Timer

Is this your first season competing, or are you transitioning to a more muscular category for the first time? If so, you qualify as a First-Timer!

First-Timers are either newcomers to competitive bodybuilding or athletes with some experience entering a new category for the first time. First-Timers can also join the Novice class OR Open class of the same category and/or crossover to other classes (including Open) in a different category (e.g., First-Timer Bodybuilding /- Open Men's Physique ).

Novice

Novice competitors are athletes who may or may not have competed before but have not placed top three in an Open class (in the WNBF or in any other natural organisation)

If you win a Novice class, you are no longer eligible to compete as a Novice in that class in future competitions.

The overall Novice winner will be invited into the Open class of the same category in the same event. It is up to the athlete whether they accept this invitation. No further costs are incurred if the invitation is accepted, rather, it is a prize that can be redeemed for that event only.

Open Pro Card

The Open class is available to all athletes who are not registered for the Novice class. This becomes a Pro Qualifying class with 8 or more athletes registered. Depending on the number of athletes, the class may be split This is designed for athletes is class is split into 2, A and B, based on athletes’ weight.

Masters Pro Card

Athletes 40 years and over are eligible to compete as a Masters athlete. This becomes a Pro Qualifying class with 5 or more athletes registered. Depending on the number of athletes, the class may be split This is designed for athletes is class is split into 2, A and B, based on athletes’ height.

Bodybuilding Category

Criteria +

Round 1 - Symmetry

Round 2 - Muscularity & Conditioning

Scoring System +

Mandatory Poses & Stage Walk +

Round 1 - Symmetry

Front Relaxed (Entry)

Quarter Turns

Final Position

Round 2 - Muscularity & Conditioning

Mandatory Poses Sequence:

Requirements:

OVERALL

Classes +

Teen

Junior

First Timer

Novice

Open Pro Card

Masters Pro Card

Awards & Pro Cards +