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MEN'S CLASSIC BODYBUILDING
Article 81 - General
Men's Classic Bodybuilding was officially recognized as a new sport discipline by the IFBB Executive Council and IFBB Congress on November 27, 2005 (Shanghai, China). Classic Bodybuilding responds to the increasing worldwide demand for competitions for men who prefer, unlike today's current bodybuilders, to develop a less muscular, yet athletic and aesthetically pleasing physique.
Article 82 - Categories
In Classic Bodybuilding, there are three categories as follows:
1. Up to and including 170 cm
Maximum weight (in kg) = height (in cm) Ð 100 (maximum +2 kg allowance)
e.g. a competitor who is 170 cm in height may weight a maximum of 72 kg
2. Up to and including 178 cm
Maximum weight (in kg) = height (in cm) Ð 100 (maximum +4 kg allowance)
e.g. a competitor who is 178 cm in height may weight a maximum of 82 kg
3. Over 178 cm
Maximum weight (in kg) = height (in cm) Ð 100 (maximum +6 kg allowance)
e.g. a competitor who is 184 cm in height may weight a maximum of 90 kg
*Note: If a competitor does not meet the height/weight requirement, he is disqualified.
Article 83 - Rounds
Men's Classic Bodybuilding consists of the following three rounds:
1. Prejudging: Round 1 - Quarter Turns and Mandatory Poses.
2. Finals: Round 2 - Posing Routine
3. Finals: Round 3 - Mandatory Poses and Posedown.
Article 86 - Attire for Round 1 (Quarter Turns and Mandatory Poses):
The attire for Round 1 is posing trunks, which must conform to the following criteria:
1. Plain opaque in style.
2. Solid black in colour.
3. Cloth fabric in material (no plastic, rubberized, or similar material).
4. Matt in texture (no shiny material).
5. No ornamentation, frills, lacework edges and/or borders.
6. At least 2 cm high on the sides and covering a minimum of
one-half of the gluteus maximus and all of the frontal area.
7. No footwear.
8. No jewelry or other accessories, except for a wedding ring.
Article 87 - Presentation of Round 1 (Quarter Turns and Mandatory Poses):
Round 1 is carried out as follows, under the direction of the Chief Judge/Expediter:
1. The entire line-up is called onstage, in a single line and in numerical order.
3. In numerical order, and in groups of no more than five competitors at a time, each group is directed to the centrestage area to perform the following four Quarter Turns and four Mandatory Poses:
a. Quarter Turn Right
b. Quarter Turn Back
c. Quarter Turn Right
d. Quarter Turn Front
e. Front Double Biceps
f. Side Chest
g. Back Double Biceps
h. Abdominals & Thighs
9. On completion of the last comparison, the entire line-up is reformed into a single line, in numerical order, before exiting the stage.
10. The seven Mandatory Poses are as follows:
a. Front Double Biceps
b. Front Lat Spread
c. Side Chest
d. Back Double Biceps
e. Back Lat Spread
f. Side Triceps
g. Abdominals and Thighs
Article 90 - Attire for Round 2 (Posing Routines):
The attire for Round 2 is posing trunks, which must conform to the following criteria:
1. Colour, material, texture at the discretion of the competitor.
2. No ornamentation, frills, lacework edges and/or borders.
3. At least 2 cm high on the sides and covering a minimum of
one-half of the gluteus maximus and all of the frontal area.
4. No footwear.
5. No jewellery or other accessories, except for a wedding ring.
6. No props.
Article 94 - Attire for the Round 3 (Mandatory Poses and Posedown):
The attire for Round 3 is the same as Round 2.
Article 96 - Scoring of Round 3 (Mandatory Poses and Posedown):
The scoring of Round 3 is carried out as follows:
1. Only the Mandatory Poses are scored; the Posedown is not scored.
Quarter turn poses
Seven Mandatory Poses
