Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's musculature for aesthetic purposes. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In professional bodybuilding, competitors appear in lineups and perform specified poses for a panel of judges who rank them based on symmetry, muscularity, size, conditioning, posing, and stage presentation. Bodybuilders prepare for competitions through the elimination of nonessential body fat, enhanced at the last stage by a combination of extracellular dehydration and carbo-loading, to achieve maximum muscular definition and vascularity; they also tan and shave to accentuate the contrast of their skin under the spotlights.
Frank Sepe is an American fitness author, magazine editor, TV personality, and a fitness model of Italian and German descent.
The National Physique Committee (NPC) is the largest amateur bodybuilding organization in the United States. Amateur bodybuilders compete in competitions from local to national competitions sanctioned by the NPC. The NPC is the only amateur organization recognized by the IFBB Pro League. The IFBB Professional League is the professional league for bodybuilding athletes and the sanctioning body for the world's largest professional contests such as the Mr. Olympia, Arnold Sports Festival, and Legion Sports Fest. In order to become an IFBB professional athlete an athlete must compete at an IFBB Pro Qualifier such as the NPC Nationals Championship, NPC USA Championship or any other pro qualifier. Professional status will be awarded to top placing athletes.
Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive bodybuilding. The modern iteration of the sport originated in the late 1970s.
Iris Floyd Kyle is an American professional female bodybuilder. She is currently the most successful professional bodybuilder ever, female or male, with ten overall Ms. Olympia wins and two heavyweight wins, along with seven Ms. International wins and one heavyweight win. In 2013, she was ranked as the best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List.
Lee Andrew McCutcheon is a competitive bodybuilder. He is a former International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) professional bodybuilder and a current National Amateur Body-Builders' Association (NABBA) professional athlete.
Fitness and figure competition is a class of physique-exhibition events for women and men. While bearing a close resemblance to, its emphasis is on muscle definition, not size. The class was originally introduced when bodybuilding's popularity began to noticeably decline, in terms of both fanbase and number of participants.
Lee Labrada is a former IFBB professional bodybuilder, published author and current CEO of Labrada Nutrition. Labrada was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2004. He spent his childhood growing up in Chicago, Illinois, and Jacksonville, Florida.
Darrem Charles is an actively competing IFBB professional bodybuilder.
Kay Baxter was a pioneer female bodybuilder.
Professional bodybuilding or pro bodybuilding can refer to bodybuilding for an income and/or possessing qualifications such as an IFBB or Wabba International Pro Card.
Julie Lohre is a professional fitness competitor from the United States. She is well known in the fitness industry for her intense and entertaining gymnastic routines. She is one of the fitness industry pioneers of online personal training. She is recognized as one of the top 50 online personal trainers in the world. She has achieved a high level of success in the IFBB and includes top 5 finishes in the top competitions in the sport of fitness, including the Fitness Olympia and Arnold Classic. She has also competed in the Crossfit Games, appeared on NBC's American Ninja Warrior, was a leading candidate for NBC's Biggest Loser Trainer spot and is featured regularly in magazines such as Muscle & Fitness, Esquire, Oxygen, FLEX, GORGO Women's Fitness and other health industry magazines.
John Joseph Quinlan nickname Stoneface, is an American actor. He is a former bodybuilder, professional wrestler, fitness model, fashion model, art model and romance cover model. In 2012 he was an official image model and brand ambassador for the supplement company Nutrabolics. In December 2015, Quinlan was signed on as the lead male actor for the 2019 film, A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives by producer Jillian Bullock.
Charlene Rink is a former professional fitness competitor, wrestler and competitive female bodybuilder. In 1999, she won first place in the Fitness tall class at the National Physique Committee Fitness USA Championships.
Mohamed "Kesto" Haleem, ,born on September 14, 1964, is the founder of Muscle load Gymnasium and the co-founder of BodyBuilding Federation of Maldives(BBFM). He is a Maldivian entrepreneur well known for the introduction of Bodybuilding in Maldives.
Debi Laszewski is an American professional female bodybuilder. She ranks as the 3rd best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List.
Jeremy Buendia is an American professional bodybuilder who competes in the IFBB Men's Physique Division.
Denís Aleksándrovich Gúsev is a Russian professional bodybuilder, Master of Sports of Russia in bodybuilding.
Carlos G. Duque is an actively competing International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness professional bodybuilder.
Steven Cook, known professionally as Steve Cook, is an American professional bodybuilder and two-time Mr. Olympia.
