Women's Physique Rules

 

NPC MEMBERSHIP

Each competitor must be a member of the NPC.

 

JUDGING CRITERIA

WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE WILL BE JUDGED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• SYMMETRY, SHAPE, PROPORTION, MUSCLE TONE, POISE AND BEAUTY FLOW * PHYSIQUE ASSESSMENT AND COMPARISON WILL TAKE PLACE DURING PREJUDGING

  PHYSIQUE SHOULD DISPLAY ALL OF THE ABOVE CRITERIA WITHOUT COMPROMISING FEMININITY, BEAUTY/FLOW OF PHYSIQUE, ETC.

   

  THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF COMMON TERMS USED IN THE BODYBUILDING INDUSTRY. THESE WORDS CAN BE HELPFUL TO ASSESS WHAT SHOULD NOT BE DESCRIPTIVE TO THE PHYSIQUES BEING JUDGED IN WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE: EX.) RIPPED, SHREDDED, PEELED, STRIATED, DRY, DICED, HARD, VASCULAR, GRAINY, MASSIVE, THICK, DENSE, ETC.

   

  WHILE ALL TYPES OF PHYSIQUES WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN IT COMES TO HEIGHT, WEIGHT, STRUCTURE, ETC. EXCESSIVE MUSCULARITY SHOULD BE SCORED DOWN ACCORDINGLY.

   

  WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE COMPETITORS SHOULD HAVE THE OVERALL AESTHETICS AND LOOK THAT IS FOUND IN FIGURE WITH A LITTLE MORE OVERALL MUSCULARITY.

   

JUDGING FORMAT:

 

PREJUDGING

 

• INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE WITH 10 SECOND WARNING UP TO ONE MINUTE IN TIME. QUARTER TURNS
  MANDATORY POSING COMPARISONS/ CALLOUTS

   

FINALS

 

• INDIVIDUAL POSING ROUTINE

   

• Judges will have the opportunity to compare competitors against each other in quarter turns.

 

WHO QUALIFIES FOR NATIONAL LEVEL WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE COMPETITIONS:

 

For 2012, the top three (3) in a national qualifying Women’s Physique contest will be qualified for the NPC USA and NPC National Championships. The top five (5) will qualify for all other national contests including the NPC Junior USA, NPC Junior National, NPC Team Universe and IFBB North American Championships. At a non-qualifying contest, no athletes are qualified for a national contest.

 

RULES

 

*SUITS WORN BY WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE COMPETITORS FOR PREJUDGING MUST BE A TWO PIECE. SUITS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SOLID IN COLOR. THE BOTTOM OF THE SUIT MUST BE V-SHAPED. NO THONGS ARE PERMITTED. COMPETITORS CAN COMPETE IN AN OFF THE RACK SUIT. ALL SUITS MUST BE IN GOOD TASTE. *MANDATOTY POSES WILL BE PERFORMED WITH OPEN HAND STYLE AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING POSES:

 

• FRONT DOUBLE BICEPS/OPEN HANDS (NO FLAT FOOTED FULL FRONT POSE – SOME SORT OF FRONT TWISTING POSE)
• BACK DOUBLE BICEPS/OPEN HANDS
• SIDE TRICEP WITH LEG EXTENDED
• SIDE CHEST WITH ARMS EXTENDED
• FRONT AB/THIGH

*FINALS ROUTINE WILL BE MAXIMUM 90 SECONDS IN LENGTH, PERFORMED TO MUSIC OF ATHLETES CHOICE ADHERING TO RULES SET FORTH BY THE NPC. MUSIC CONTAINING PROFANITY OR EXPLICIT LANGUAGE SHOULD NOT BE USED AND MAY RESULT IN ROUTINE BEING CUT SHORT.

*NO PROPS WILL BE USED.
*NO HEELS MAY BE WORN AT ANY TIME DURING THE COMPETITON/JUDGING OF WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE.

Promoters can choose to have one height class, two height classes, three height classes or four height classes.

For contests with two height classes:

• Up to & including 5’6”
• Over 5’6”

For contests with three height classes:

• Up to & including 5’4”
• Over 5’4” up to including 5’6”
• Over 5’6”

For contests with four height classes:

• Up to & including 5’2”
• Over 5’2” up to including 5’4”
• Over 5’4” up to including 5’6”
• Over 5’6”

 

QUALIFYING FOR IFBB PRO STATUS

 

• NPC JUNIOR USA CHAMPIONSHIPS – Height Class Winners

   

• NPC JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Height Class Winners

   

• NPC TEAM UNIVERSE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Top 3 In Each Height Class

   

• NPC MASTERS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – Height Class Winners

   

• NPC USA CHAMPIONSHIPS – Top 2 In Each Height Class

   

• IFBB NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Top 2 In Each Height Class

   

• NPC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Top 2 In Each Height Class