Fit body criteria
Fit body CLASSES
A Novice is an athlete who has never placed in the top 3 of a competition in any previous season.
Your status as a novice lasts the duration of a season. Athletes who have won a regional, national title, or competed internationally as a masters, bikini, fit body or bodybuilding competitor are not eligible to be considered a novice.
This is the open Fit Body class. The division may be split into short and tall classes depending on the number of competitors. The division will be split as follows:
- Short, under 165 cm tall
- Tall, over 165 cm tall
JUDGING
Fit Body is judged equally on muscularity, symmetry, and stage presence. Judges will be looking at balance and proportion (e.g., between upper and lower body).
Athletes should be symmetrically balanced; upper or lower body should not overpower the other; no one-body part should overpower the rest of the physique.
Competitors must also show good muscle development and conditioning. The key is to come in conditioned and not overly muscular, too striated or hard looking. Too much overall muscle mass or appearing to be at the same physical level of a bodybuilding competitor is not Fit Body. Some separation is required to display the different muscle groups.
In clear terms – Fit Body is a division that suits those with a more “trained” look, i.e. harder conditioned figure athletes/lighter muscled bodybuilders.
The three rounds judged are:
Encompasses the overall proportions, and symmetry from the top to bottom and front and side of the physique.
Overall muscle size, and conditioning is assessed in this round.
A 60 second stage routine performed with heels off. This is for athletes to display their strengths to the music of their choice.
Fit Body is judged equally on muscularity, symmetry, and stage presence . Judges will be looking at balance and proportion (e.g., between upper and lower body).
Athletes should be symmetrically balanced; upper or lower body should not overpower the other; no one-body part should overpower the rest of the physique.
Competitors must also show good muscle development and conditioning. The key is to come in conditioned and not overly muscular, too striated or hard looking. Too much overall muscle mass or appearing to be at the same physical level of a bodybuilding competitor is not Fit Body. Some separation is required to display the di erent muscle groups.
In clear terms – Fit Body is a division which suits those with a more “trained” look, i.e. harder conditioned figure athletes/lighter muscled bodybuilders.
COMPETITION FORMATS AND COMPETITION ATTIRE
Competitions may take place as either a “Run Through” (Athletes appear on stage once and all rounds are judged) or “Prejudge and Evening Round” (Athletes appear on stage twice and are judged on two separate occasions; morning and evening). Athletes should follow the competition attire rules dependent on the show format.
For prejudging competitors must wear a plain colour two-piece crossed back posing suit without decoration. Please follow the rules on heels and jewellery below for the prejudging.
AFTERNOON/ EVENING SHOW – IF YOUR SHOW IS A STRAIGHT RUN THROUGH FOLLOW COMPETITION ATTIRE BELOW
Two piece crossed back posing suit may be coloured and patterned as you wish and adorned with rhinestones, sparkles, sequins, etc. for added e ect.
High-heeled shoes are required. Height of the heel is at the discretion of the competitor however without an excessive platform (no more than 1cm inch), the WNBF Ukraine prefers a no platform classical heel. So the ball of the foot and toes are flush or close to flush with the floor. A good example of these can be found below.
Jewellery is permitted; body jewellery (piercing) is allowed, so long as it is not o ensive. Other jewellery (earrings, necklace, bracelets) may be worn, but should not obscure the physique or be in poor taste.
For both the Prejudge and the evening show OR runthrough shows – Two-piece crossed back posing suits must be in good taste; thongs are not allowed.
WHILE ON STAGE
Athletes should listen to the commands of the head judge. The head judge will ask for call outs and poses specified in the division criteria. Athletes should familiarise themselves with their number as this is how the judges will identify you.
Competitors will perform the mandatory quarter turns;
Face Front / Front Relaxed (¼ to the right)
- Heels
- Toes facing forwards but can be slightly apart
- Lats spread
- Arms in a semi-relaxed position at sides with hands soft and slightly turned into
Side Pose (¼ to the right)
- Feet together with one foot of choice either with toes shifted forward by three inches or back by three inches; feet still must be beside one another to some extent
- Hips face toward the side of the stage
- Upper body rotated toward the judges so the judges can see a clear V taper and both
- Arms lightly held by the sides of the body with palms facing toward the body, no excessive bending at the elbows.
Rear Pose (¼ to the right)
- Heels
- Toes facing forwards but can be slightly apart
- Lats spread
- Arms in a semi-relaxed position at sides with hands soft and slightly turned into
Proper execution of the 5 Mandatory poses is essential.
Front Double-Biceps (open handed)
- One leg shifted toward the side
- Both arms up in double biceps pose open handed
Side Chest (side of choice)
- Arm facing the judges is bent at 90 degrees, with the back arm reached across the torso to grasp the bent-arm wrist; both hands must be open.
- One leg (leg facing the judges) can be extended out in front or One leg (leg closest to rear of the stage) can be shifted back and heel raised o the floor to tighten the
Side Triceps (side of choice)
- Arm facing the judges should be extended straight down at the The rear arm should be bent with that hand on the hip. (The hands are not clutched behind the back.)
- One leg (leg facing the judges) can be extended out in front or One leg (leg closest to rear of the stage) can be shifted back and heel raised o the floor to tighten the
Rear Double-Biceps (open handed)
- One leg shifted toward the side and slightly back (inch only), with heel raised and the calf
- Both arms are lifted up in a double-biceps pose open
Front Abdominal Pose (one or both hands overhead)
- One leg must be extended toward the
- Hands can be positioned either together behind the head, or with one hand behind the head and the opposite one positioned on the
Favourite Pose of Choice
- A favourite pose of choice that must be facing front or o set to the No back pose allowed here.
All competitors will perform a 60 second ONLY posing routine to a piece of music of their choice following their comparison rounds. Props and costumes are permitted but not required. If the athlete wants to increase the duration of posing routine, he must ask permission of the Head Judge. If permission is obtained, the participant must notify the person responsible for technical and musical accompaniment
Posing music must be submitted to the contest promoter please see website for information. This needs to be in MP3 format. The first minute 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 of the promoter DJ’s choice. Posing music MUST NOT contain any profanity, sexually explicit, or violent lyrics or racially o ensive terminology. Such tracks will not be played.
To finish competitors may be asked to perform a free style pose-down as a group, where most muscular poses could be performed.