Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
The CBBF will follow the IFBB Amateur rules as a guideline for judging fitness and figure/body fitness at CBBF National events:
Physique Assessment will include:
- Overall athletic appearance
- Grooming (hair and facial beauty)
- Overall athletic development of the muscle
- Proportion & symmetry
- Condition of the skin & skin tone
- Presentation (poise, posture, confidence)
Judges will first assess the overall athletic appearance of the physique. The assessment beginning with a general impression of the physique will take into consideration the hair, facial beauty, overall athletic development of the muscle, presentation of a balanced, symmetrically developed physique, condition of the skin, the skin tone and the athlete's ability to present herself with confidence, poise and grace.
The physique will be assessed as to its level of overall muscle tone, achieved through athletic endeavours. The muscle groups should have a round firm appearance with a small amount of body fat. The physique should neither be excessively muscular nor excessively lean and should be free from deep muscle separation and or striations. Physiques that are considered either too muscular or too lean may be marked down.
The assessment will also take into consideration the tightness and tone of the skin. The skin tone should be smooth and healthy in appearance and without cellulite. The face, hair and makeup should complement the "total package" presented by the athlete.
The assessment of the athlete's physique will include the athlete's entire presentation from the moment she walks on stage until the moment she walks off stage. Emphasis will be placed on a healthy, fit, athletic physique in an attractively presented "total package".
In addition there have been no changes to the competition attire for either fitness or figure/body fitness at CBBF National events.
Debbie Karpenko
Chief Judging Official of the CBBF
What the Judges are looking for...
Following are sample images of what the CBBF judges are "looking for" with reference to Figure and Fitness classes. Please look carefully at the photos of the athletes below:
 
fig. 1 - Pro Figure Athletes
 
fig. 2 - Pro Fitness Athletes
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