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<\/center><\/p>\n\nHOLLYWOOD, Fla.\u2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) \u2013The big guns are loaded and the bombshells will be out in full force! The NPC Nationals returns to South Florida \u2013 this time at one of the classiest resorts in Florida \u2013 the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood! With more than 500 of the ultimate bodybuilding, figure and bikini athletes from 50 states competing, it looks like the 2009 Nationals will be the biggest one ever!<\/p>\n
This pro qualifier \u2013 each class winner qualifies for the professional Grand Prix tour \u2013 will be held right in the host hotel in the Westin\u2019s Great Hall and is billed as the \u201cBATTLE AT THE BEACH 2009\u201d \u2013 where the best of the nation\u2019s NPC athletes vie for their pro status, at the one event that sets the standard \u2013 the event that features the best from across America\u2026and is the road to the Olympia! The sanctioning body, the National Physique Committee of the USA (NPC), the NCAA of competitive amateur bodybuilding, sanctions more than 1,000 events around the country, which lead up to this \u2013 its \u201ccrown jewel\u201d and premier championship event.<\/p>\n
\nShow hours are:<\/p>\n
\nMen\u2019s Bodybuilding and Women\u2019s Bikini Preliminaries \u2013 Friday, November 20, 4:30 p.m. (Tickets $50 \u2013 General Admission)<\/p>\n
\nWomen\u2019s Bodybuilding and Women\u2019s Figure Preliminaries \u2013 Saturday, November 21, 8:30 a.m. (Tickets $35 \u2013 General Admission)<\/p>\n
\nFinals for all Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini \u2013 Saturday, November 21, 6:30 p.m. (Tickets $125 & $75 \u2013 All Seats Reserved)<\/p>\n
\nTickets are available at www.nationalbodybuilding.com or at the door.<\/p>\n
\nAnd the Expo \u2013 More than 60 of the country\u2019s most popular sports related companies will exhibit their products right there in the Great Hall where the competition takes place. Many of the current IFBB pro bodybuilders, fitness and figure athletes, along with many other sports celebrities will be in attendance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.\u2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) \u2013The big guns are loaded and the bombshells will be out in full force! The NPC Nationals returns to South Florida \u2013 this time at one of the classiest resorts in Florida \u2013 the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood! With more than 500 of the ultimate bodybuilding, figure and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contest-info"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485,"href":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getbig.com\/headlines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}