| Rules & Regulations December 15, 2004
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Mindi O'Brien finishes
her dramatic routine at the 2004 CBBF Canadian Fitness Championships. Mindi swept the
competition with unanimous first-place votes from the judges. In 2005 the routine round
will be 90 seconds long for both the prejudging and finals.
(photo July 2004 by Doug Schneider) |
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Two New Rule Changes for CBBF
Fitness Competition in 2005
The Canadian BodyBuilding Federation (CBBF), which
sanctions bodybuilding, fitness, and figure events in Canada, follows the rules of its
international counterpart, the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB).
At a recent IFBB general meeting, two decisions were handed
down that affect IFBB fitness competition at the international level. According to CBBF
president, Mark Smishek, the CBBF will also implement the decisions at the national level
in Canada, starting immediately. As a result, these will affect the CBBF Canadian Fitness
Championships to be held April 23, 2005, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the CBBF National
World Qualifier to be held July 9, 2005, in Regina, Saskatchewan.
The first change affects the height classes. Up to now,
there have been three height classes: Short, Medium, and Tall. Starting in 2005, there
will be just two: Short and Tall. The Short class will be "up to and including 164cm
(5' 4 1/2")". The Tall class will be "over 164cm
(5' 4 1/2")."
The second change affects the length of the "routine
round." In 2004, the routine round was just 60 seconds for the prejudging, and the
competitor had the option of doing either 60 or 90 seconds at the finals. At the national
level in 2005, the routine round will be 90 seconds for both the prejudging and finals.
As I mentioned, these rules are being adopted by the CBBF
immediately and will be in effect for the 2005 national-level competitions, as well as the
IFBB’s international competitions. It’s not clear, though, whether all the
provinces will adopt these rule changes just yet. The provinces follow the rules of the
CBBF, similar to the way the CBBF follows the rules of the IFBB; however, there is
latitude in each province for rules in regards to how and when they are implemented.
Therefore, if you’re competing at the provincial level you should contact your
province’s association to learn the exact rules in your own province.
...Doug Schneider
das@seriousaboutfitness.com
For more information visit CBBF.net and IFBB.com. |
