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Figure or bodybuilding?

jaim91

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There's a competition coming up June 5th through the Ontario Physique Association. I am almost 100% sure that I will compete. The problem is that at 5"7.5, 115 lbs, and 11.3% bf I don't know whether to go for figure or bodybuilding. I don't know if I am cut enough to go up against the middleweight women, but I don't know if I look like the models that enter the figure competition.
Please help!
 
hmm how about posting some pics- that way youll get the best and honest opinons.

just from your stats alone, however, I would say that you dont carry enough LBM for bodybuilding yet.
 
Well, one thing I can tell you is female bodybuilding is dying quick!

My wife is doing figure May 22nd, and then June 26th she is going to do both bodybuilding and figure.

She likes bodybuilding and wants to go out there and show her physique, flex, pose etc., so she insists on doing both. She says that with figure you just walk out there in a suit and do not get to show off your hard earned muscles and physique. :shrug:
 
Prince - If your wife is doing bodybuilding and figure, won't they penalize her for being TOO cut for the figure part?

Artherjen - I have 102 lbs of LBM. Won't they take that into account considering I am only 16?
 
Originally posted by jaim91
Artherjen - I have 102 lbs of LBM. Won't they take that into account considering I am only 16?

No, they do not ask you your lBM when your on stage.
 
thats right they dont take into account how long you have ben training or how old you are. you are just as equal as everyone else on stage.
 
Originally posted by jaim91
Prince - If your wife is doing bodybuilding and figure, won't they penalize her for being TOO cut for the figure part?

absolutely not, at the show I competed in the gal that one the figure was shredded! she also one the overall.
 
You should post some pics so we could have a better idea. However, I agree with Jen, it doesn't sound like you have enough muscle to compete in BB. Besides if this is your first comp, you may want to stick with Figure until you've seen what BB is all about.
 
I just want to be really muscular (but not masculine), but I'm am physically unable to put the weight on that I need to. I try the diets listed. I try junk food only. I try health food only. But I can't find an uneven balance between diet and trying that lets me gain. I think I still have a relatively small sized stomach, so it's not like I can pack in 3000 calories a day.

It's not easy/convinient to get my bf tested monthly, so I won't know if my lbm goes up. I don't know if I'll ever know when/ if I'm ready to compete. Is it unhealthy for a 16 year old?
 
its actually very easy for you to get in 3000cals/day. I did EASY in high school being extremly active. there are many calorie dense nutritious foods.
dont give up hope, it takes TIME and hard work to acheieve your goals. things dont happen overnight. give it time but dont give up if you are serious enough.
and IMO yes at 16 it would be unhealthy to compete,perhaps not in figure, as you are lean already, but in BB diet is so extreme you just dont want to be dipping your bf% levels that low and limiting nutrition while you are growing.
 
SO the FAME EXPO competition (takes place may 28-30 in Toronto) would not be a good venue for me to start. I mean, my bf is alread low...but I don't know if it would be high compared to all the other novice woman (that's the class I would be competing in).
 
You would probably find a wide range, from lean, nearly-shredded serious competitors to "my boyfriend thinks I'm hot so I put on this suit and came out" competitors who look like even the pink dumbbells would be too much for them.

At least, such have been my observations.

The Fame show is likely to be huge, though. You might want to start somewhere smaller, particularly since the Figure class always seems to be overflowing anyway.

In any case, it is not so much about the numbers. No one is going to be standing there with the calipers. "Ah! 8% BF. You're in. 10%. You're out." It is about your build, your muscle mass and maturity, your symmetry. And how you carry it on your frame, and how you prepare. You may look tight at a particular point, while your friend may need to drop more pounds -- or look just as tight even with a bit more fat hidden somewhere.

Not to mention, different federations and groups of judges reward different looks, in figure at any rate. Some like them so shredded they're pretty much bodybuilders in heels, while others penalize excess "cuts" as not looking femmy enough.

No offence, but why don't you listen to everyone who says "go to some shows and see"? Or "post some pictures and get opinions"? There are lots of other shows coming up in Ontario just now, and I think some links have been posted for you.

I mean, there's nothing to stop you from just doing it, but even to jump into it for shits and giggles is going to cost you a fair bit of cash.
 
^so true
 
Originally posted by Akateros
You would probably find a wide range, from lean, nearly-Not to mention, different federations and groups of judges reward different looks, in figure at any rate. Some like them so shredded they're pretty much bodybuilders in heels, while others penalize excess "cuts" as not looking femmy enough.

The exact problem they have had with female bodybuilding since the beginning.

From what I have seen with the NPC they apparently want the ripped looked with Figure.
 
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There are lots of other shows coming up in Ontario just now
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I haven't seen any links for these. Can you please send them? i will take your advice and go to the expo before i compete in it.
Thanks!
 
http://www.bao.on.ca/
http://www.jamor.com/
http://www.bodybuildinglive.com/
http://www.neutronsports.com/

Some promoters, some informational. All have event schedules in them somewhere.

Incidentally, I don't know if you are on the FAME mailing list, but you may find this interesting as well: I got a massmail from them this morning about a bodybuilding/figure/posing workshop this Saturday in Toronto. (April 17) Their site sucks, and I can't find where they've buried the details, but at least there's contact information. http://www.famecanada.com/reviews/show_review.php?review_id=5
 
Originally posted by Prince
The exact problem they have had with female bodybuilding since the beginning.

From what I have seen with the NPC they apparently want the ripped looked with Figure.

Good Luck in your show, Prince!

The last few shows I've been to, the winners of figure have been ripped like a bb, just not as "big" and muscular as the female bb. so i guess they diet the same?

I choose to be a female bodybuilder of many reasons{i have a long way to go, in training}
 
Now here is an excellent resource. Not what I was looking for as I Googled, but interesting nevertheless.

A chart of all the different organizations holding Figure comps, and the different standards and requirements they look for, both in physique and otherwise.

http://www.ocbbodybuilding.com/id235.htm
 
I am also toying with the idea of competing in figure, but I think my lower body is just too thick. There is a comp here in June- last year there were not a lot of competitors, so I think it would be a good first show for me. Just don't know.
 
Originally posted by Nina
I am also toying with the idea of competing in figure, but I think my lower body is just too thick. There is a comp here in June- last year there were not a lot of competitors, so I think it would be a good first show for me. Just don't know.

just looked at your pics, great hour glass shape, with proper competition diet you can get your lower body lean! :thumb:
 
Those pics were from the end of last year (new year's eve to be exact!) I am a little leaner now, and will post new pics on Tuesday when I get them. I kinda feel like my upper half leans out twice as fast as my lower- To me, thighs, butt, and calves just look bad. (maybe I have body dismorphic disorder!) I have big calves- really big. We will be talking about it, and everyone is like "yeah right" until I show them- then they don't say anything!! :rofl:
 
sprints sprints and more sprints!
 
Like running sprints? How long/far? How often? Is that for the whole lower half, or just my mutant calves? Ha-ha!!
 
Suicide sprints and shorter distance sprints. They shape the leg. Something to do with the stopping and starting. Augh...I can't find the thing I was looking for here at home, must be at work. I was doing them 3x a week, doesn't have to take alot of time. also bleechers work too.
 
What are suicide sprints? How long (per session) do you do them?
 
I'll post the stuff when I get back to work. I have it all in my book there.
 
Thanks!! I look forward to seeing it!! I can use all the help I can get!
 
Suicide Sprints
warm up with a jog and strecth 10 mins

sprint squence:
sprint 10 yards then back peddle 10 yards, Imm. sprint 20 yards then back peddle 20 yards. go to 30 yards and then 40 yards all without stopping. repeat this squence 3 times taking two mins. of rest between each set.
cool down: run 4, 100 yard sprints at 1/2 speed then stretch.
 
Thanks! I will try it. I need to figure out the yardage though, I am terrible with distance!!
 
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