the rumors are flying..big changes for Womens BBing

[~gymdiva~]

wow and I like how this thread has had at least SIX pro fbb giving their input....anyone else have that on their board? I doubt it

[s2h]

wow and I like how this thread has had at least SIX pro fbb giving their input....anyone else have that on their board? I doubt it

ya there input has been a real nice thing to read...glad to hear it from them...its really great how positive all the pro ladies are taking this..women are much more inclined to look at the positve to change then men in most cases...

[HeavyDutyGuy]

All the women BBs shoud do what the guys basically are doing about the "physique" division, tell them to piss off and stop screwing with your sport..

[Suzanne]

For me, i like how i look and i do this for me so I have no intention on downsizing just to fit a category that i don't want to be. I chose to put on the size I have because that is how I wanted to look otherwise I would have stayed a LW. I think I looked scrawny and skinny competing at 115.

I am very upset and sad about this because I love to compete but if staying true to myself means I don't fit into one of the catagories then I guess I don't compete but I will be happy with my look and how I train.

Competing has been a big part of my life for many years and it is hard to imagine not having that or that maybe Nationals was my last show

[hifrommike65]

In the Internet era, there are alternatives to competing for bodybuilders. The NPC/IFBB nexus is not the be-all-and-end-all of bodybuilding, despite the constant propaganda that it is. Size freaks can develop pay sites that direct market to fans of this look. And it's not just "schmoes."

[fitbody]

For me, i like how i look and i do this for me so I have no intention on downsizing just to fit a category that i don't want to be. I chose to put on the size I have because that is how I wanted to look otherwise I would have stayed a LW. I think I looked scrawny and skinny competing at 115.

I am very upset and sad about this because I love to competebut if staying true to myself means I don't fit into one of the catagories then I guess I don't compete but I will be happy with my look and how I train.

Competing has been a big part of my life for many years and it is hard to imagine not having that or that maybe Nationals was my last show

or we can compete but stand out like a swan in a duck yard lol
i don't mind downsizing some
but to the point of a figure girl NO THANK YOU

Being born in a duck yard does not matter,
if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.

TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE

DARE TO BE DIFFERENT

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
FREEDOM TO CREATE & BE WHO YOU WANNA BE

Dawn reloading....
womens bodybuilding forever

[bellisima]

absolutley i say the same thing
and now this year i'm sittin pretty placing 3rd at Masters Nationals
will they even be giving a pro card out
seein there may not even be a pro catagory to go onto
wow the end of my dream may be NOW
fuck !

So whats the point of competing next year???? i dont get this,,,,,i guesse u get ur pro card but then have to switch over to bikini, figure or physique if u wanna compete in 2012???

[bellisima]

Well this whole situation could potentially be a good thing, it's too early to say. IMHO Bob is actually doing a pretty good job explaining things and answering questions on the getbig thread. Some might not like what's being said, but it's a complex subject.

If it's done well, I do think it will open up the door for a lot of the mid-sized FBB's to compete and do well, which makes me happy. It also will give some of the other women who would prefer to not add more size a place to go (hopefully).
I hope it turns out to be like the European NABBA -- those girls are diced...but then again they're dry and hard too, and it doesn't sound from what Bob said that this is what they want to award.
Should be interesting.....at least it's entertaining me while I'm in my recliner recuperating, making me feel better about if I lose some size while getting better LOL

LOL ZOA UR THE BEST!!!!!
i JUST THINK THEY SHOULD JUDGE FIGURE HARDER AND LEANER,,,, WHY IS THIS SO COMPLICATED WHY WHY WHY???

[crossbellas]

Well whatever they do hopefully they can at least tell the guidelines on which they are judging from. They seem to be rewarding condition over shape and size to some extent in the npc mens, but I can't tell about womens, figure, or bikini. Can someone help me figure out what they are?
it would be more fun to watch the figure if they had posing routines. i have met debi, yaxeni, and bleck and i found all three to be feminine and sexy and i was in no way offended or intimidated by them.

[fitbody]

So whats the point of competing next year???? i dont get this,,,,,i guesse u get ur pro card but then have to switch over to bikini, figure or physique if u wanna compete in 2012???

I wanna achieve my goal and dream

1. is to get my pro card in BODYBUILDING
of course they may not give one seeing there may be no pro division to go onto

2. is to be a double national champ in 2 sports in 2 countries
1. was US National Champ in Powerlifting
2. want to me Canadian National Champ in BB

3. cuz i wanna go out even if this is the last year
knowing i did all i could to be the biggest & best i could
go out with a BANG

4. TO SEE HOW FAR I CAN TAKE IT
i came back in 2008 after a 9 yr compeitive layoff
after recovering from drug addiction
then having my son and raising him to an age where i could start focusing on myself again
when i came back to the stage he was 6
i'd invested 6 full yrs of just working and being a mom
now it was my turn to pursue my dream while i was still young enough to do it
and before time passed me by


THEN MAYBE I'LL SWITCH TO BIKINI lol

[s2h]

or we can compete but stand out like a swan in a duck yard lol
i don't mind downsizing some
but to the point of a figure girl NO THANK YOU

Being born in a duck yard does not matter,
if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.

TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE

DARE TO BE DIFFERENT

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
FREEDOM TO CREATE & BE WHO YOU WANNA BE

Dawn reloading....
womens bodybuilding forever

dawn that pic rocks...

[Tre]

So whats the point of competing next year???? i dont get this,,,,,i guesse u get ur pro card but then have to switch over to bikini, figure or physique if u wanna compete in 2012???

No.

You compete next year because you want to turn pro (or just to compete). And then if you turn pro, you'll be eligible to compete as a pro in 2012 at the available events.

[Suzanne]

I wanna achieve my goal and dream

1. is to get my pro card in BODYBUILDING
of course they may not give one seeing there may be no pro division to go onto

3. cuz i wanna go out even if this is the last year
knowing i did all i could to be the biggest & best i could
go out with a BANG

4. TO SEE HOW FAR I CAN TAKE IT
lol

I do this for me so competing in 2011 will be to come in even better, beat MY last look and hopefully grab one of the last FBBing pro cards

for me it is the accomplishment of going from being a fucking fatass who was ashamed to be in family pictures to being a top competitor up on stage in a bikini with striated glutes and be proud of who i am and what i have accomplished.

[debbiebramwell]

so if I wanted to do the new division I cant cross over since Im already a pro? I now have to do a pro qualifyer in the new division?

[debbiebramwell]

No.

You compete next year because you want to turn pro (or just to compete). And then if you turn pro, you'll be eligible to compete as a pro in 2012 at the available events.

no I think I just read on getbig that my pro card will now mean nothing and I will have to do a pro qualfiying show to turn pro in this new divison..wow a double wammy. That makes no sense because I can cross over to figure but not this new one as a pro?