Bodybuilding Events * NPC Rule Updates *
2010 Ohio, Ky, In Schedule
Check the NPC web site for entire schedule

2010 Contest Info

IFBB North American Championships – Cleveland Ohio
September 3-4 Amateur Bodybuilding/Fitness/Figure/Bikini
Gary Udit 412-377-1438 gudit@comcast.net
PRO QUALIFIER

West Virginia State / Mid Atlantic Grand Prix – Wheeling WV
TBA Bodybuilding/Figure/Bikini
Andy Bartolovich 304-280-4925 abartolovich@yahoo.com
Erik Fankhouser 304-281-1283 /
National Qualifier

Ohio / Great Lakes Championships – Columbus Ohio
September 18th Bodybuilding/Fitness/Figure/Bikini
Mike Davies 614-619-5630 Beefcakedavies@aol.com
National Qualifier

Natural Northern USA Championships – Lakewood Ohio
(Drug Tested) October 2nd Bodybuilding/Figure/Bikini
Dave Liberman 440-942-5634 DaveLiberm@aol.com
Figure National Qualifier

Monster Mash Natural – Cincinnati Ohio
October 30th Bodybuilding/Figure/Bikini
Rick Ruether 513-825-3604 / Ohionpc@aol.com
Drug-Tested

Ohio / WV Sanction Meeting – Columbus Ohio
Crowne Plazza Hotel
December 4th 2010

Rule Changes for 2010
Crossover Competitors – Placings
If Competitor #1 places ahead of Competitor #2 in one Division the placing does not have to carry through to any other Division within the event.
The placing for each Division will stand as each Division is separately judged.

Bikini
Thongs are not permitted.
Suits such as Boy Shorts cannot be hiked up in the back.
Suits MUST be in good taste at the discretion of the Head Judge.

NPC Membership Increase
2010 Fee - $90

National Qualifications
Competitors who competed in 2008 need to requalify before competing in National Level Events in 2010.
Competitors who qualify after January 1st 2009 are Nationally qualified through 2010



























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      NPC Updates / Changes for 2010
    *
2010 NPC Membership Registration Below *

1) The NPC yearly membership for 2010 will be $90.

2)
National Qualification - Competitors who qualified for national NPC events after Jan 1 2009 are qualified through 2010.

3)
Bikini - In this relatively new division there are several acceptable options for suits.
Many of the competitors are wearing "off the rack" bikini's, 2 piece figure suits, or tops w/"boy shorts (very short bottoms).  All of
which must be in good taste at the discretion of the head judge and must not be "hiked up" the buttocks.  Bikini is a very good
addition to the NPC physique events but is meant to be treated as a
competition, not an exhibition.  All attire and presentation
must be acceptable to the entire average American family.

4) At times there are questions concerning placing in one class against any given competitor and in another class placing differently
against the same competitor.  There are several reasons this can happen.  Below are just a couple of examples

1) a competitor displays or presents themselves differently   

2) conditioning can change in as short as 15-20 minutes due to water / food intake etc

The judges are expected to judge what is in front of them at the time, on stage, not what they could or have seen.

**************************************** 2009 NPC updates *****************************************************

1)         Starting in 2009 there will be an addition to the NPC Physique events at the discretion of the
Promoters.  There will be a new division:
Bikini.  Bikini will essentially be a division designed to let women participate in the physique events with
a bit of a less developed and conditioned physique than Women's Figure or Women's Bodybuilding.   Women's
Bikini will be judged in a 2 piece
suit of the competitor's choice, but must be tasteful (no thongs or excessively small tops).  There will be a short presentation as in Women's
Figure but there will be only two turns instead of the standard four 1/4 turns used in Figure or Bodybuilding.

2)         In 2009 there will be a slight change in NPC national qualification.  Instead of a two year qualification, as in the past, a national
qualification will now last for one year.

3)         As some people have discovered on the Internet, there will no longer be a one piece round in NPC Women's Figure competitions.  

4)         At the end of the competition season in 2009, there will be a new addition.  There will be an award presented to the Ohio District
Champion
, determined by the athlete that acquires the most points for placement in the 2009 season in competition.

                                             
Ohio NPC Judges / Judging
In 2001 the NPC changed the state of Ohio into one district.  Previously it was divided into the Ohio North and Ohio south district.  Rick Bayardi
was named Chairman and Rick Ruether (myself) as Vice Chairman.  Both of us have been involved as competitors / officials in the NPC since the
80's.  Since then we have been working together to make the Ohio competitions among the best in the USA.  We have also changed the judges
panels to incorporate the best judges available as far as knowledge and experience.  All of our judges (many compete or competed on a national
or pro level in the IFBB) are or have been competitors, so we are familiar with the amount of work involved in preparing to compete.  This being
the case we know how important is to give proper consideration to each and every competitor.  We feel at this point in time the shows are as
fairly judged as possible.  *