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Fitness and figure competition. Fitness and figure competition is a class of physique-exhibition events mainly for women but also men. While bearing a close resemblance to bodybuilding, its emphasis is on muscle definition, not size. The class was introduced when bodybuilding's popularity began to decline. [ 1]
The National Physique Committee ( NPC) is the largest amateur bodybuilding organization in the United States. [ 1] Amateur bodybuilders compete in competitions from local to national competitions sanctioned by the NPC. While the term "bodybuilding" is commonly used to refer to athletes participating in contests sanctioned by the NPC and IFBB ...
The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional League (IFBB Pro League) is the largest international professional sports governing body federation in the world for professional bodybuilding, physique, fitness, figure, bikini and wellness. It sanctions the most prestigious competitions in bodybuilding at the Mr Olympia and ...
Bodybuilding is the practice of progressive resistance exercise to build, control, and develop one's muscles via hypertrophy. [ 1] An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. It is primarily undertaken for aesthetic purposes over functional ones, distinguishing it from similar activities such as powerlifting and ...
Tracey Greenwood is a professional fitness competitor on the IFBB circuit.. Biography. Tracey became interested in fitness and bodybuilding during high school. Tracey would buy copies of Muscle & Fitness and would see pictures of early bodybuilders such as Cory Everson, Tonya Knight, and Rachel McLish.
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.2 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.2 km) run completed in that order, a total of 140.6 miles (226.3 km). It is widely considered one of the most ...
IFBB Figure International, 2008. Best win. 4 times IFBB Figure Olympia Winner (2009, 2011, 2013-14) 2011. Predecessor. Jennifer Gates. Nicole Wilkins (born February 5, 1984), is an American professional figure and fitness competitor, fitness model, and fitness trainer. [1] She is a four-time winner of the IFBB Figure Olympia Competition, [2 ...
Mallory Haldeman is an American IFBB professional figure and fitness competitor. She is also a fitness model, personal trainer and health and wellness coach.. She achieved status as a professional figure competitor with the IFBB in 2012 after winning the 2012 National Physique Committee Junior National Championships by winning 1st place in her Figure Class and being named overall winner of the ...