What about the new york pro? Used to be one of the best shows, right after the Arnold, and this past May there were only..what??..11 guys competing!! The Hartford show this past weekend had no attendance in the audience and again a very small line-up of 13 guys. The earlier 212 shows of the year had 4 and 5 competitors! The IFBB men's is becoming a joke, it's simply not worth the $40 and $50 ticket price tag anymore for small shows and certainly not worth the $100+ for the bigger shows.
On the other hand the bikini and figure shows have 20+ competitor's in each category but they do not draw the crowd in the same way pro bodybuilding does. There's no excitement with these women's categories for anyone.