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MEN'S FITNESS
Article 62 - General
Men's Fitness was officially recognized as a new sport discipline by the IFBB Executive Council and IFBB Congress on November 27, 2005 (Shanghai, China), after World Cup Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Article 63 - Categories:
In Men's Fitness, at the current time, there is one open category subject to the following criteria:
1. Up to & including 170 cm
Height (in cm) 100 (+1 kg) = max weight (in kg)
2. Up to & including 175 cm
Height (in cm) 100 (+2 kg) = max weight (in kg)
3. Up to & including 180 cm
Height (in cm) 100 (+3 kg) = max weight (in kg)
4. Over 180 cm
Height (in cm) 100 (+4 kg) = max weight (in kg)
Article 64 - Rounds:
Men's Fitness consists of the following rounds:
1. Prejudging: Round 1 (Quarter Turns).
2. Prejudging: Round 2 (Fitness Routine).
3. Finals: Round 3 (Fitness Routines and Quarter Turns).
Article 67 - Attire for Round 1 (Quarter Turns):
The attire for Round 1 (Quarter Turns) must conform to the following criteria:
1. Plain opaque in style.
2. Solid black in color.
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. The trunks must be at least 15 cm high on the sides and must cover 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 71 - Attire for Round 2 (Fitness Routine):
The attire for Round 2 (Fitness Routine) must conform to the following criteria:
1. Swim trunks or shorts, with at least 15 cm-high sides, covering at least one-half of the gluteus maximus and all of the frontal area, are the minimum wear.
2. Color, material, texture shall be at the discretion of the competitor.
3. Sport footwear may be worn, at the discretion of the competitor.
4. Except for a wedding ring, jewelry and other accessories may not be worn.
5. Sponsorship logos may be affixed to the routine attire.
6. The use of props is prohibited.
7. At no time during the routine is competitor allowed to remove any part of his clothing. The minimum upper-body wear is a tank top.
Article 72 - Presentation of Round 2 (Fitness Routine):
Round 2 (Fitness Routines) is presented as follows:
1. Each competitor is called onstage in numerical order to perform a fitness routine to his own choice of music; the length of which may be up to a maximum of 90 seconds.
2. Each competitor is to be introduced by number, name and country.
Article 75 - Round 3 (General):
Only the top 6 finalists from the Prejudging advance to the Finals, which consists of one round as follows:
1. Round 3, Heat 1: (Fitness Routine).
2. Round 3, Heat 2: (Quarter Turns).
Article 76 - Attire for Round 3:
The attire for Round 3 must conform to the following criteria:
1. Round 3, Heat 1 (Fitness Routine) same attire as described in Article 71.
2. Round 3, Heat 2 (Quarter Turns) same attire as described in Article 67.
Article 77 - Presentation of Round 3, Heat 1 (Fitness Routine):
The procedures for conducting Round 3, Heat 1 (Fitness Routine) are as follows:
1. Each competitor is called onstage in numerical order to perform a fitness routine to his own choice of music; the length of which shall be up to a maximum of 90 seconds.
2. Each competitor is to be introduced by number, name and country.
Article 78 - Presentation of Round 3, Heat 2 (Quarter Turns):
The procedures for conducting Round 3, Heat 2 (Quarter Turns) are as follows:
1. The top 6 finalists are called onstage, in numerical order and in a single line.
2. As a group, the lineup is directed to perform the four quarter turns.
Quarter turn poses
