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size but remaining in balance and In 2013, however, the IFBB
harmony, avoiding “weak points” or cancelled women’s bodybuilding, so
underdeveloped muscles. now the mixed pairs category is open
Preparing for a competition, they for women participating in female
decrease their body fat level and physique or female fitness or female
remove the underskin water to show body fitness performing with male
the quality of muscles: density, bodybuilder or male classic
separation and definition. bodybuilder.
They display muscles during Men from mixed-pairs perform
seven mandatory poses as well as the mandatory poses in the same as in
posing routine which lasts 60 bodybuilding. Women perform these
seconds. The athletes perform all poses in the same style as in women’s
rounds seated on the wheelchairs, physique.
wearing long pants and sport shoes. Male competitors wear the same
Currently, one open category is attire as in bodybuilding, while
performed. women follow the same dress code as
in women’s physique.
Mixed pairs competition consists
of three rounds: Round one - the
semi-finals - are the comparisons.
Round two are mandatory poses and
round three are the posing routine in
the finals.
The overall physique of both
partners for the degree of proportion,
symmetry, muscle size and quality,
WOMEN’S WELLNESS including density and separation, as
FITNESS well as skin tone is judged.
The wellness fitness division is The couple will also be judged as WORLD
intended for women who prefer a a unit with particular attention
muscular physique without muscle being given to how well their
separation and who wish to be individual physiques complement
athletic and aesthetically pleasing, each other and how well they move
with a bigger body mass than in in unison. CHAMPIONSHIPS
bikini fitness. In the routine round judges pay
Wellness fitness is placed particular attention to how well
somewhere between bikini fitness each couple display their physiques
and women’s physique. to music. Judges are looking for
The assessment of the physique, smooth, artistic, and well-
judging criteria and rounds are the choreographed routines which may
same as women’s bikini fitness. include any number of poses,
Competitors perform quarter turns although a mandatory set poses
in all rounds plus individual MIXED PAIRS must be included.
“I-walking” presentation in the Mixed pairs were officially The couple must also include
finals. recognised by the IFBB a sport intermittent pauses during their
Vertical proportions - legs to discipline in 1983 as a bodybuilding routine to display the muscular
upper body length - are one of the mixed pairs. development of their physique.
key factors. Horizontal proportions
of hips and waist to shoulder width
may favour women with slightly
bigger hips, thighs and buttocks.
There are four wellness fitness
categories: up to 158cm, up to 163cm;
up to 168cm and over 168cm.

WHEELCHAIR
BODYBUILDING
The IFBB wanted to create a division
to enable male wheelchair users to
compete in national and
international events, including
continental and World
Championships.
Athletes train to develop all upper
body parts and muscles to maximum

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