You'll also have to prepare and preform a posing routine after the mandatory rounds. It's not as many poses as bodybuilding, so classic physique is very much that stepping stone between men's physique and bodybuilding. Ideal competitor: Classic physique is well-suited for those who started in men's physique and continued to develop, especially if they have muscle in their legs.
Competitors need to have leg muscle and definition. You are more or less just as conditioned as a bodybuilder, but don't have the freakish size that a modern bodybuilder has. BCAAs help you maintain muscle mass and recover while cutting down for competition. For this division, you want to be as big and as conditioned as you possibly can be. Competitors are bigger, harder, dryer, more vascular , and more striated. This is typically not your mainstream look and it's hard to achieve.
Competitors wear small trunks and perform mandatory poses as well as a posing routine. There are several poses to master, and you're flexing basically every muscle in your body, which makes it very challenging to practice and get in shape for. Mandatory poses include a front double biceps, a front lat spread, a side chest, a side triceps, a back double biceps, a rear lat spread, most muscular, and an ab thigh.
Ideal competitor: If you have a larger build to start with, put on muscle fairly easily, and aren't afraid of getting freakishly big and shredded, this is the division for you. Also, bodybuilding does have a performative element which can definitely factor into your choice. And you must be able to get lean enough to show off striations and vascularity. Conditioning is a big part of bodybuilding. Even if you think you know which division you want to try, here are a few tips to help you decide which class is right for you:.
Shed some fat. Most guys want to start by packing on a ton of muscle, but if you're not already lean, the first thing you should do is shed some fat. As a coach, it's very hard to place somebody in a class when you don't know how their legs look or if they have good abdominal definition because it's buried under a layer of body fat.
Be realistic about your body type. Once you're lean, you might realize you're not as big as you thought you were. If that's the case, you may be better suited for men's physique to start. Or if you are naturally muscular and have to work super hard to diet down, you might be better off taking time to put on a bit more size and going into bodybuilding.
As a debate for this he says, if only huge means a bodybuilder than what about athlete who contends in the 55kg, 65kg, and 75 kg categories. They have a normal stature but are still bodybuilders. Olympia — Mens Physique, who has a 95 kg on stage weight. Indians cannot have such a stature but that does not mean we cannot be bodybuilders or fitness athletes.
He urges people to break this stereotype and understand the sport before deciding on it. We totally agree with this simple and yet elaborate explanation given by Siddhant.
Be it 55kg category or a 95 kg category, a bodybuilder is still a bodybuilder. He says that no one can misguide you on this. If you need any information then it is freely available on the internet. There are plenty of you tube videos which can help you to understand the basics of both the sports.
I always wondered why bodybuilders have bulge at abdominal and at the same time have Abs! Strange to know that happens because of too much muscle!
Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Team of authors, content creators and fitness enthusiast behind IBB. Debjit Roy Chowdhury May 10, at pm. Parag Parulekar May 11, at am. Neeraj Bhardwaj May 18, at pm. Dilip October 18, at am. Sachin patip, nasik December 6, at am. Bikini is currently the most popular women's division by far. Because it requires less muscular development than traditional bodybuilding, bikini appeals to a wider variety of women.
Judges look for curvy, balanced physiques with some muscle tone depending on the specific organization and level of competition. Competitors wear two-piece suits with "scrunchy" bottoms, high heels, and sparkling jewelry, and they are judged on overall physical appearance, including complexion and presentation. Attitude counts for a lot as they perform model walks and hit front, rear, and over-the-shoulder poses.
As is true for all the divisions, the degree of conditioning and muscularity will intensify as you go from local contests to national qualifiers to professional competitions. This progression is good to keep in mind when considering your ultimate goal.
Ideal competitor: A small waist with a balanced, curvy structure and long, shapely legs are the ideal genetics for bikini. Sculpting to create the illusion is what it's all about. Competitors in this division also wear heels and jewelry, but the focus is on a more developed physique and achieving muscular symmetry and proportion.
Onstage, they do strict quarter turns in a neutral position, making it harder to hide flaws from the judges. Figure athletes should have good muscularity, with separation but with no visible striations. The judges are looking for bodies that have shapely lines and overall firmness, but are not excessively lean.
Skin tone and makeup are also judged as part of the final score. Ideal competitor: Wide shoulders and a small waist as good genetics for figure, but body type is only part of the equation. Women's physique division WPD kicks it up a notch—or three.
Physique judges are looking for symmetry, shape, proportion, muscle tone, and poise. Athletes wear two-piece suits with V-shaped bottoms and are barefoot onstage, and the posing is similar to a traditional bodybuilding with quarter turns as well as mandatory poses. The open-handed front and back double-biceps shots are considered more feminine than the close-fisted bodybuilding versions and are unique to women's physique. Competitors also perform an individual posing routine at the judging, as well as a second routine to music at the finals.
Ideal competitor: If you put on muscle easily, have trouble keeping it toned down for figure, and are comfortable with a higher level of development, you're a good candidate for women's physique. BCAAs help you maintain muscle mass and recover while cutting down for competition. This division features the most muscular women's physiques , and though many promoters have swapped women's physique for bodybuilding, you can still find women's bodybuilding at all levels of competition, including national events and the pros.
The judges are looking for the so-called total package, which is a balance of size, symmetry, and muscularity. Athletes do quarter turns and mandatory poses , including traditional closed-fisted muscle shots, and perform individual posing routines at the judging and finals.
This division is not for the faint of heart. If you have trouble putting on muscle or are not able to put in the time at the gym—and the kitchen, and the practice studio—to build and maintain and perfect your physique and your routine, then bodybuilding may not be for you.
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