What do you think about:
a) the ones that train for physique should have the size of a lightweight or middleweight bodybuilder
b) that fbb should only have two categories: heavyweight and superheavyweight
Physique and FBB are different divisions, with different criteria, slightly different posing. Physique was originally brought in to replace FBB, but now is a valuable stepping stone as women develop and move up the divisions. Before Physique, it was Figure that filled that role.
The criteria for entering Physique and FBB is already defined, and you can see the difference already. Many fans urge Physique athletes to go into FBB, Valentina Mishina is one. But although she looks big, but her next to an FBB and she is swamped. She just got her first win in Physique as a Pro, had she entered an FBB contest, she would have been very low down the placings.
Valentina recently said thanks to the fans who were begging her to swap to FBB, but she said she was listening to advice from the judges, and they said no to FBB, keep going in Physique. She listened, she won.
What I meant was since physique competitors are becoming bigger that the physique division becomes lightweigh/middleweight bodybuilding division.
OK, but why get rid of Physique? I think Physique actually saved bodybuilding. Many FBB's jumped at the chance to downsize when Physique came in. Sadly, at the time , Physique was not ready for them,. the women were much less massive and defined, and an FBB shape downsized was still too much. But it saved us from losing many good names who would never have competed again, because FBB was just too extreeme. IFBB's fault, they let it happen, thus FBB contests died.
Now we see interest in FBB contests growing again, but start setting the goal posts too high, and the sport will die again. Fact is, there has to be some incentive for women to move up. I call it moving up, but Physique and FBB are not considered the top place to be , which is sad, as these are the women that work hardest. Instead, FBB and Physique are often held first thing in the morning, get them out of the way, then the real attraction, Bikini upwards can start.
I understand the desire for the most massive women in the world to win, it makes sense, but the athletes themselves are not training hard to get there, that is my point. So we are left with a few top women, who are not being replaced. In 5 years, FBB will be dying again. Because people want the bench mark set too high, again.
There is a difference between Physique and FBB, and at the moment, Physique athletes like their division, very much. Get rid of it, and there will be a poor stepping stone once more between non flexing and flexing divisions.
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