MUSCLE BEACH CONTEST
RULES (UPDATED AS OF 01/30/2008 )
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MEMORIAL WEEKEND
MUSCLE
BEACH INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC & ARMED FORCES CHAMPIONSHIP
- Sunday May 25, 2008 Registration - 07:30 am , Pre-judging – 10 am
- Monday, May 26 h, 2008: Finals and Awards Ceremony - Noon
4th of JULY - MR. & MS. MUSCLE BEACH
- July 4 th, 2008 : Registration 7:30 am - Pre-judging - 10 am
- Finals - 1 pm
LABOR DAY 2008 - MUSCLE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIP
- September 1, 2008 : Registration 7:30 am, Pre-judging - 10 am
- Finals - 1 pm
OVERALL WINNERS OF ALL SHOWS WILL BE INCLUDED IN IRON MAN MAGAZINE
ATHLETE BRIEFING:
- All Athlete Briefings are will begin promptly at 9:30 am .
LOCATION:
- Muscle Beach Venice “The Weight Pen”
1800 Oceanfront Walk, Venice , California 90291
CAMERAS/ VIDEO
- No professional photography, video or special projects are allowed
- No soliciting of photo or video services is allowed on the premises
- No photos will be allowed to be taken in “The Pit” area
- Exceptions to the above can only be waived by Joe Wheatley Productions
LODGING:
- Best Western Marina Pacific Hotel
1697 Pacific Avenue, Venice
310-452-1111
ELIGIBILITY:
- This competition is open to ALL AMATEUR ATHLETES .
- Novice divisions are open to all athletes who HAVE NOT Won Overall Novice or Overall Open at Muscle Beach
- Men’s Masters - Men who have reached 40 (Masters), 50 (Grand), or 60 (Ultra) years of age by the date of the show.
- Women’s Masters - Women who have reached 35 (Masters) by the date of the show.
- Masters Figure Women - Women who have reached 35 or 45 years by the date of the show.
- 6 Teenage Men - must not have reached their 20 th Birthday by the date of the show. (Masters and Teens must show proof of age e.g. drivers license/birth certificate.)
- All Figure Competitors must be over the age of 18 years on the day of the contest.
- Novice Figure is open to anyone who HAS NOT won Overall Novice Figure or Overall Figure at Muscle Beach
Note: Each contestant may enter more than one division. Athletes may change divisions at check-in but changes must be made before pre-judging starts.
:: WEIGHT CLASSES ::
Men’s Novice: Women’s
Novice:
Light Weight 143 - 154 Light
Weight Up to 125
Mid Weight Over 154 – 178 HeavyWeight
Over 125
Light Heavy Weight Over 178 - 198
Heavy Weight Over 198
Men’s Open: Women’s
Open:
Light Weight 143 - 154 Light
Weight Up to 125
Mid. Weight Over 154 – 178 Heavy
Weight Over 125
Light Heavy Weight Over 178 - 198
Heavy Weight Over 198 - 225
Super Heavy Over 225
Men’s Masters: (One
Class Each) Women’s
Masters:
Over 40 - Masters Over
35
Over 50 - Grand
Over 60 - Ultra
Teens: One Class
Couples:
One Class - NOTE: The couples posing
routine should place emphasis on synchronized bodybuilding
(no lifts allowed).
Women’s
Novice Figure: Masters
Figure
Up to 5’ 4
- Short Over 35
Over 5’4 - 5’6 - Medium One
Class
Over 5‘6
- Tall
Women’s Open Figure Masters
Figure
Up to 5’4 - Short Over 45
Over 5’4
- 5’6 Medium One
Class
Over 5’6 - Tall
ARMED
FORCES CHAMPIONSHIP -
MEMORIAL WEEKEND ONLY
The
Armed Forces Championship is open to all active and reserve
Members of the Armed Forces. Proof of service MUST be provided
at registration.
Men’s Bodybuilding Women’s
Bodybuilding
Light Weight 143 - 154 One
Class
Mid Weight Over 154 - 178
Light Heavy Weight Over 178 - 198 Figure
Heavy
Weight Over 198 One Class
AWARDS:
- Awards will provide to the 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd place winner in each Class. The ARMED FORCES CUP will be awarded to the Overall Winner with all class winners competing.
- Awards will be provided to the 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th and 5 th place winners in each weight group -Open. Novice and Masters. An Overall trophy will be awarded to Men’s Bodybuilding Novice, Men‘s Bodybuilding Open &.Women‘s Bodybuilding Novice, Women’s Bodybuilding Open, Figure Novice and Figure Open.
MUSIC:
CD’s only will be accepted.
Each CD must contain only one song (mixing music is allowed)
and must bear the contestant’s
name. Each contestant is responsible for picking up his/her
music at the end of the show. Joe Wheatley Productions will
not accept liability for music left behind.
POSING LIMIT:
The posing routine shall be
no longer than 90 seconds at the Finals show. THE STARTRAC
POSING AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE END OF THE POSING ROUTINES.
POSING SUITS:
Posing trunks must be of a
solid color, non-metallic, with no dots, stripes, patterns,
ribbons, or ornamentation. Figure contestants must wear a two-piece
solid colored suit, sequence allowed. NO THONG SUITS PERMITTED.
RULES:
Amateur rules prevail - Final Decisions
made by event promoter.
Introducing the NOVICE DIVISION
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