of the National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships
• REGISTRATION AND WEIGH-IN
The registration and weigh-in shall be controlled by the Chair of the Committee on Registration and the Committee on Weigh-in, respectively, and shall normally proceed as follows:
• All competitors including the members of the National Team, shall be required to present themselves to the Committee on Registration to register first then submit themselves to the Committee on Weigh-in which shall take place in the morning of the competition. Athletes who fail to register at the designated time shall not be allowed to compete.
• Considering that the competition is scheduled to finish within one day only, a competitor shall be required to compete in the body weight category based on the actual body weight shown on his first and final weigh in. This means that he will not be given time to reduce or increase his weight to qualify to his desired weight category declared in the registration form.
• All competitors shall present themselves during the weigh-in in the same posing attire that they shall be wearing throughout the Prejudging and Finals so that the Chair of the Judges' Committee may ascertain that said posing attire meets the accepted standards of the ABBF. The Judges' Committee Chair, may at its option, put certain markings on the posing trunk used in weigh-in which passed the ABBF standard to ensure that same is used up to the finals. Please take note of the acceptable posing attire prescribed in Rule 2 of these competition rules.
• After the weigh-in the competitors shall then be grouped according to their bodyweight starting from the flyweight up to the middle weight.
• The competitors' tag number shall also be grouped into the different bodyweight categories with the lowest numbers given assigned to the flyweight division up to the middle weight division. Depending on the number of competitors of a particular body weight, the same tag numbers will be placed in a box, then the individual competitor will be required to pick his/her tag number.
• All competitors shall be required to hand in their music cassette/cd, properly cued at the start of the music at the registration. Said cassettes/cds must be housed in a protective plastic case with the competitor's name and contact number written clearly on the case of the cassette/cd. The Judges' Committee Secretary or an assistant, shall affix on the plastic case of the cassette/cd the number corresponding to the same number to that of the competitor's tag number given during the weigh-in which will be attached to his/her posing attire during the competition.
• There will be a total of six (6) categories that will be opened in the men's division. They are as follows:
1.5.2 Fly Weight - 60 kg.
1.5.3 Bantam Weight - 65 kg.
1.5.4 Light Weight - 70 kg.
1.5.5 Welter Weight - 75 kg.
1.5.6 Light Middle Weight - 80 kg.
1.5.7 Middle Weight - 85 kg. and above
In case competitor(s) weighs more than 85 kg., he will be classified
under the middle weight category.
Each weight category must have at least four (4) registered
competitors. The purpose of maintaining the minimum four (4) is to
ensure that there really is a strong competition.
• There will be only one (1) category that will be opened in the women's division, and this is the Open Women's Body Fitness division. All weigh-in requirements and grouping does not apply to the women's division.
The weight requirement per category will be strictly implemented.
Competitor will not be given a chance to choose between categories if he fails to meet the required weight, even if the
difference is of a fraction only. For this purpose, competitors must,
on their own, exert efforts to make sure that they will be able to
meet the weight requirement of their desired category at the time
of the first and final weigh-in.
To ensure that the minimum registered four (4) competitors per
body weight category can be implemented with the exception to
the four (4) bodyweight categories earlier mentioned, the following
rules have been promulgated:
In case a situation arises that a category fails to meet the minimum
number of competitors, the category which fails to meet the
minimum requirement shall be lumped to the nearest weight
category which has met the minimum competitor requirement. In
case two (2) or more categories fails to meet the minimum
competitor requirement, the category with the lower number shall
be lumped to the category with the higher number. In case of a tie as o the number of competitors for categories which fails to
meet the minimum number of competitors, the competitors of
each category failing to comply with the requirement shall be required to choose their representative for the toss coin that will be made to settle the tie.
Illustration:
Scenario 1 . Middle weight has three (3) competitors and light middle
weight has four (4) competitors.
Action to be taken : Middle weight competitors shall be lumped or
downgraded to light middle weight.
Scenario 2 . Light middle weight has four (4) competitors and welter
weight has three (3) competitors.
Action to be taken : Welter weight competitors shall be lumped
or upgraded to light middle weight.
Scenario 3 . Middle weight has three (3) competitors, and both
Light middle weight and welter weight have four (4)
competitors.
Action to be taken : Both light middle weight and light middle weight
competitors have to appoint their representative for the toss
coin. The losing category will be lumped to the winning
category. The middle weight competitors will be lumped
to the winning category of the toss coin.
Scenario 4 . Both light flyweight and flyweight have four (4) competitors.
Action to be taken : Both light flyweight and fly weight competitors have
to appoint their representative for the toss coin. The losing
category will be lumped to the winning category.
In the most unlikely situation that in one or all of the protected four (4)
weight categories the required minimum four (4) competitors cannot be met, then the actual number of competitors will be allowed to compete without applying the merging rules.
• POSING ATTIRE AND STAGE PRESENTATION
The posing attire shall meet the following guidelines;
• Male competitors shall wear posing trunks of a solid, non-distracting color which is clean and decent. Metallic materials, such as gold or silver lame, may not be used to make up the trunks. The use of padding anywhere in the trunks shall be prohibited.
• Female competitors shall wear two-piece bikinis and high-heels which must conform to accepted standards of taste and decency. The bikini bottom must cover a minimum of one-half of the buttocks. G-strings are strictly prohibited. The color and style of the bikini and high-heels will be left to the competitor's discretion.
• All competitors shall wear the posing attire that has been approved by the Chief Judge at weigh-in, for both the Prejudging and Finals. Use of any other posing attire shall be strictly prohibited and a penalty of plus three (3) points shall be made in the score of the violating competitor(s) and may lead to a disqualification from the event, at the discretion of the Chief Judge.
• STAGE PRESENTATION
The following points shall be strictly adhered to during the competitor's stage presentation:
• Except for a wedding ring, competitors shall not wear footwear, glasses, watches, bangles, pendants, necklaces, bracelets, anklet, earrings, wigs, distracting ornamentation or artificial aids to the figure. Nor shall any competitor chew gum or candy while onstage. In the women's division, the same applies except for the wearing of footwear, jewelries, and ornaments, which are allowed.
• The use of props during the Prejudging or Finals presentation shall be strictly prohibited.
• Artificial body coloring may be used provided that it is applied twenty-four hours prior to the Prejudging. Tanning lotion and/or creams should be applied evenly over the entire body and in such a manner so as not to cause streaking. Sparkles, glitter, or shiny metallic particles are prohibited whether applied as part of a tanning lotion and/or cream or applied separately.
• The excessive application of oil on the body shall be strictly forbidden. However, body oils, skin creams or moisturizers may be used in moderation.
• During the Prejudging, the hair shall be worn off the shoulders so as not to hide the musculature of the shoulders and upper back. The hair may be styled for the Finals.
• ATHLETES' MEETING
All competitors including the members of the National Team must attend
the Athletes' Meeting prior to the Prejudging.
• JUDGES' MEETING
Judges appointed to the competition may not be allowed to judge if one
fails to attend the Judges' meeting.
• PREJUDGING
The Prejudging shall be open to the general public and shall take place immediately after the Judges' Meeting. All competitors, including the members of the National Team, shall be solely responsible for ensuring that they are present and prepared to compete when their category is called onstage. Failing to appear onstage will eliminate the competitor.
The Prejudging shall proceed as follows:
• All competitors per weight category shall be called onstage as a group, in a single line and in numerical order. The judging panel should be given a moment to note the competitor's number on the score sheet. The Tabulators will, however, do their best to write the competitors's number in the score sheet. They shall be directed to perform two turns in the relaxed position, front and back. The judges shall then go straight to the comparisons of the following seven compulsory poses:
• Front double biceps;
• Front lat spread;
• Side chest;
• Back double biceps;
• Back lat spread;
• Side triceps; and
• Abdominals and thighs.
Comparison for certain contestants may be made, if so requested by the members of the Board of Judges.
The tabulator's score sheets and the competitor's scores must be kept strictly confidential and shall be known only to the tabulators, the Chief Judge and the Judges' Secretary who are obligated not to divulge any score, or scores, to any competitor, judge, other official, administrator, organizer or member of the PFBB Executive Council, except the President. In the women's division, rules are applied as provided by the ABBF or IFBB rulebook on Body Fitness.
• LUNCH BREAK
• REHEARSAL
All competitors including the members of the National Team are required to attend the rehearsal. Failure to attend will result to an additional two (2) points/mark on the over-all score.
• REST PERIOD FOR ALL THE ATHLETES
• FINALS
All competitors including the members of the National Team are required to be at the back stage in their posing attire not later than 2:00PM and shall appear onstage by 3:00 PM for the Parade and Presentation of Participating Athletes at the Opening Ceremony of the Finals. The Finals shall immediately proceed as follows:
• All the competitors by weight category shall be called on stage by their competitor number, name and gym affiliation. The top five (5) competitors from the Prejudging per weight category shall be asked to step forward and in a single line and the other athletes shall be asked to exit the stage. The top five (5) will start in the round with zero points. Then they will be required to perform the seven (7) compulsory poses as a group in the middle, left and lastly on the right side of the stage. This round will be scored. All finalists, except the athlete posing first, shall be asked to exit the stage. Each finalist, in numerical order, shall again be introduced individually by competitor number, name and gym affiliation and shall then perform his or her individual free posing routine to the music of his or her own choice, the length of which shall be up to a maximum of 60 seconds for men and 90 seconds for women. The individual posing routine will be scored.
• The top three (3) finalists shall then be called back onstage, in numerical order and in a single line.
• A 60 second pose down to the music of the organizer's choice will be performed. The 60 second pose down will not be scored.
• The bronze, the silver and the gold medal winners shall be announced and awarded with token medals for presentation purposes only. Official medals will be awarded the winner after the results of the doping test results shall have been obtained within 4-5 weeks after the competition. Final medals will be available at the office of the PFBB.
• In case the declared winner of a certain bodyweight category will later on be found to be positive of banned substance, the first runner-up will be declared the official winner. However, if the first runner up is also found positive in the doping test, the particular weight category shall be declared vacant for the year 2008.
• URINE SAMPLE
The Doping control testing shall be conducted under the supervision of the PFBB Medical and Doping Committee. The testing shall be conducted pursuant to the IFBBF Doping Control Policy and Anti-Doping Program, which follows the Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code and uses only IOC-approved doping control kits and IOC-accredited laboratories.
The top two (2) winners shall immediately report to the PFBB Medical and Doping Committee for the taking of the urine sample.
The Security Committee will have the responsibility of bringing the athletes to the Medical and Doping Committee's designated area for urine sample gathering.
Refusal on the part of an athlete to undergo urine sample-taking shall constitute a doping offense. Should an athlete be found guilty of a doping offense, the athlete agrees to accept the penalties or sanctions that may be imposed by the PFBB, which is a ban in the participation in any PFBB-sanctioned competition for the next two (2) years for the first offense and for life for the second offense.
QUALIFICATION OF ATHLETES JOINING THE COMPETITION
• Must be a Filipino citizen;
• Must be of legal age or 18 years old at the time of the competition;
• Must be willing to train in Manila in preparation for the forthcoming international games.
