IFBB announces new Classic Physique weight limits!

[mphgrove]

Missed it..my bad...seems like its all about an inch increment to each category.

What do you mean an inch increment? How much pound increment per category compared to prior? How much pound increment compared to NPC amateur?

[The Scott]

The schmoes will find a way to ruin this.  Their insane, fetish-like desire for caricature physiques will destroy any chance for a return to normalcy.  Schmoes are the very definition of Size Queens in every way.

[Darren Avey]

Thanks for posting this, ive been waiting for them to announce the new weight classes.

[dj181]

Thanks for posting this, ive been waiting for them to announce the new weight classes.

Will the increased size help them in a bout with Tyson?

[Ronnie Rep]

This is an attempt to alleviate bloated mass monsters and get back to asthetics.
 
Maybe make bodybuilding more popular to the general public again.

[Tennisballz]

This is an attempt to alleviate bloated mass monsters and get back to asthetics.
 
Maybe make bodybuilding more popular to the general public again.

They don't need rules or new divisions though.  All they need to do is make changes to the judging criteria such as marking down distended abdomens or marking down a competitor for excessive body weight.  The general idea in bodybuilding should be keeping the physiques aesthetic and proportionate.  Lean and hard with good definition, but not shredded and near death dehydrated.  This is just a matter of the judging.

[Simple Simon]

This is an attempt to alleviate bloated mass monsters and get back to asthetics.
 
Maybe make bodybuilding more popular to the general public again.

then why are they increasing the body weights of the competitors?

They are doing exactly the opposite..

[Ronnie Rep]

then why are they increasing the body weights of the competitors?

They are doing exactly the opposite..

Trying to bring back the look of 80's early 90's bbng.

[dj181]

then why are they increasing the body weights of the competitors?

They are doing exactly the opposite..

Yep

Fuck them and the horse they rode in on

[Simple Simon]

Trying to bring back the look of 80's early 90's bbng.

lets hope so...

[Incubi]

They review board team should have made this chart increase for the NPC as well.
The NPC definitely needs weight limit increases in classic physique.

[13B-T]

They review board team should have made this chart increase for the NPC as well.
The NPC definitely needs weight limit increases in classic physique.

No it definitely does not.

[che]

There is no need for weight limits ,all they have to do is change the judge criteria ( penalize  huge guts ,penalize over-sized body parts ,small calves,  lack of proportions....)a classic physique have nothing to do with numbers ,this just another way  for the NPC/IFBB  to make more money




This is not a classic physique ,too heavy






Calves-less ,arm less IFBB Pro  classic physique competitor 




 

[PORKY]

What do you mean an inch increment? How much pound increment per category compared to prior? How much pound increment compared to NPC amateur?

...an inch as in height increment..wasn't referring to weight.

[dj181]

There is no need for weight limits ,all they have to do is change the judge criteria ( penalize  huge guts ,penalize over-sized body parts ,small calves,  lack of proportions....)a classic physique have nothing to do with numbers ,this just another way  for the NPC/IFBB  to make more money




This is not a classic physique ,too heavy






Calves-less ,arm less IFBB Pro  classic physique competitor 




 

Post a calf shot stud

And also an ass shot in see through black leggings... Mmmmmmm

Are fagler and i twins?

[Matt]

190 with 16 inch arms,,,, IMPRESSIVE

Yes, and gyno too.    At least in 1981.  Arms may have been 17", but very short.  Franco was great, conditioning-wise, and VERY strong, but not without fault.  He is still alive now, and I believe he is over 70 - may even be 75.  I can't recall his birth year.  So hey.

[Matt]

Wiggs is back  

Can't be said enough.  Funny, he left as soon as I came back.  Sucked.  . In hindsight, the two may have been related. 

[dj181]

Yes, and gyno too.    At least in 1981.  Arms may have been 17", but very short.  Franco was great, conditioning-wise, and VERY strong, but not without fault.  He is still alive now, and I believe he is over 70 - may even be 75.  I can't recall his birth year.  So hey.

According to AJ he looked like a Mr. Potatoe Head doll

Huge torso with tiny arms and legs

[Simple Simon]

This is not a classic physique ,too heavy

at his best he was 215 onstage at the 93 Arnold

Thats within the limit of the new class, not too big at all.

[Al Doggity]

Greetings,

A guy 5'8 up to 5'9 can be 200lbs.
A guy 5'9 up to 5'10 can be 207lbs. 
A guy 6'1 up to 6'2 can be 240lbs

Keep in mind this is the weigh ins, onstage they'll be a couple around 3 - 5 lbs heavier. We are now imo the sweet spot for the weights.  I expected the weights to increase until they reached a sweet spot. I think this is it. Robby Robinson was 5'8 205 in his prime. Arnold around 235-240 at 6'1.

I think next year we're going to see some great physiques in Classic and we'll continue to see the open diminish in popularity and Classic Physique increase. Eventually, as I stated before they even started this division, it will overtake the open in popularity.

Thoughts?

Is this a better option than just judging based on true aesthetics? It seems like the easiest way to get competitors to adhere to the classic look would just be to mark them down for bloated midsections, lack of taper, asymmetry, etc.

[mphgrove]

Is this a better option than just judging based on true aesthetics? It seems like the easiest way to get competitors to adhere to the classic look would just be to mark them down for bloated midsections, lack of taper, asymmetry, etc.

The way they are doing it is more scientific and controllable. The way you are suggesting you’d have to wholesale change who the judges are. In general, people who are motivated enough to endure being a judge are very much into sheer size (district officials, prior competitors, gym owners, individuals with schmoe tendencies of one kind or another, etc., etc.)

[Al Doggity]

The way they are doing it is more scientific and controllable. The way you are suggesting you’d have to wholesale change who the judges are. In general, people who are motivated enough to endure being a judge are very much into sheer size (district officials, prior competitors, gym owners, individuals with schmoe tendencies of one kind or another, etc., etc.)

You wouldn't have to change who the judges are, just the judging criteria. You already have other divisions with different judging criteria. And you already have guys excited about moving out of those divisions because they hated the development ceiling. I mean, I do get what you're saying about the way I suggested being subjective, but the open class would look completely different within 2 years if judges just marked competitors down for distended stomachs.

[che]

The way they are doing it is more scientific and controllable.

A classic aesthetic physique has nothing to do with science or numbers ,either you have it or you don't , many of these ''classic IFBB Pros '' don't have  classic physiques, but they meet the height weight requirements.

[Simple Simon]

A classic aesthetic physique has nothing to do with science or numbers ,either you have it or you don't , many of these ''classic IFBB Pros '' don't have  classic physiques, but they meet the height weight requirements.

agreed mate, there has only ever been one Bob Paris, he was the epitome of the male physique.

Never equalled.
No amount of weightlifting will create another unless the base is there, thats given at birth, it cant be attained through training alone.

[dj181]

agreed mate, there has only ever been one Bob Paris, he was the epitome of the male physique.

Never equalled.
No amount of weightlifting will create another unless the base is there, thats given at birth, it cant be attained through training alone.

Benafetto rippee slob a new asshole

Slob's wheels outsized his upper body