How to make women bodyfitness more attractive?

by Andrew Michalak

HOW TO MAKE WOMEN BODYFITNESS MORE ATTRACTIVE?

Women Bodyfitness was officially recognized by the IFBB in 2002 at the Congress in Cairo, Egypt. This was a perfect decision, attracted hundreds of new competitors to the physique sports, who probably would never appear on a bodybuilding stage. The current bodyfitness rules are simple and clear: judges assess the overall athletic development of the musculature; the presentation of a balanced, symmetrically developed physique; the condition of the skin and the skin tone; and the athlete’s ability to present herself with confidence, poise and grace.

But all these values are assessed during four quarter turns only, performed in groups of 5 athletes. There is no possibility for personal presentation on the stage or for doing any additional moves or routines. These conditions are simple, maybe even too simple, as both athletes and officials would like to add something to make this sport more attractive and interesting for the viewers and media.

Many different proposals have been discussed at various IFBB meetings: from routines to some extra moves or walks. Routines have already been rejected, as it would change bodyfitness into the next version of fitness or bodybuilding, depending on the style of the routine (with or without poses). So, now IFBB is focused on some type of extra moves or walking on the stage, combined with moves (or poses).

IFBB Women’s Committee Chairperson, Mrs. Wanda Tierney, proposed so called “T-walk”: each athlete will enter the stage individually and walk to the center and then to both sides, having extra time to show her silhouette in move, displaying her ability to present herself with confidence, poise and grace. EBFF Congress in Playa d’Aro decided to check this version in practice, at one of the autumn contests.

In the meantime, we would like to show you the test done by the Asian Federation, which included some extra poses performed individually by the bodyfitness athletes.

Bodyfitness poses (test): nice presentations of legs, waist and lats.

Bodyfitness poses (test): more “dramatic” presentation of the overall proportions, with hidden face.

Bodyfitness poses (test): more simple presentation of legs and arms.

Bodyfitness poses (test): side presentation of the body.

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