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3. Announcement of the top five or three (at the promoter’s discretion) per class;
4. Pose down (class);
5. Presentation of class awards;
6. Symmetry and muscularity comparisons for class winners (judged);
7. Pose down (overall); and
8. Presentation of overall awards.
II.3 Divisions of NGA Amateur Bodybuilding Competitions
NGA competitions can include some or all the following divisions:
1. Men’s Open – PRO Qualifier
2. Women’s Open – PRO Qualifier
3. Men’s Masters (40+ Promoter has the discretion to divide the age groups as they
see fit) – PRO Qualifier
4. Women’s Masters (35+ Promoter has the discretion to divide the age groups as
they see fit) – PRO Qualifier
5. Novice Men (not a qualifier)
6. Novice Women (not a qualifier)
The definition and of a novice is:
A competitor who has not placed 1st in and division or class of any organization
8. Debut Men – Never Competed Before (not a qualifier)
9. Debut Women – Never Competed Before (not a qualifier)
10. Couples (not a qualifier)
11. Kids (up to age 15 – not a qualifier and no membership or drug testing is
required)
12. Teens (ages 16 to 19) (not a qualifier)
13. Juniors (ages 20 and 21) (not a qualifier)
14. Transformation (open to male and female – not a qualifier – no membership or
drug testing is required)
II.4 Modification of Divisions
Promoters have the option to cancel any division due to insufficient number of
competitors or split divisions with ten or more competitors into evenly distributed subdivisions using age, weight, or heights as the criteria.
II.5 Crossovers
1. Open PRO Competitors can cross over to the PRO Masters Divisions without the purchase of an additional PRO Card.
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