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MESSAGE FROM IFBB

PRESIDENT

DR. RAFAEL SANTONJA

DEAR FRIENDS IN SPORT: to compete at the highest levels in all musculoskeletal and physical
Olympic and non-Olympic sports. deterioration.
You have in your hands the new An adapted muscle development Numerous scientific research
IFBB book of the Year 2016/2017. helps the athlete to achieve his/her already proved the great efficiency of
A new product that published in a maximum potential in every sport. fitness training and nutrition to prevent
yearly basis, compiling all the most Bodybuilding and Fitness training and / or reverse this process. Recent
significant IFBB activities and events techniques are pioneering and most studies have even shown that strength
from each year. sophisticated systems to achieve strong training can cause functional reversal of
I am sure that you will enjoy it and muscular development, adapted to the aging at the molecular level, “repairing”
that it will be part of your personal highest sport performance. very poorly functioning genes of elder
library, as a collector issue that, along The Bodybuilding lifestyle is people. Nothing else in human history
the years, will keep refreshing your followed by millions of people has shown the similar effect! The best
memories on the IFBB history. worldwide. visual example of it, are our athletes
Regardless age, sex, and previous over 60 and over 70 years old, and their
BODYBUILDING & FITNESS ARE: physical condition, bodybuilding healthy muscular bodies.
training and nutrition can help The IFBB is very conscious of all
• Sports individuals to achieve stronger, these capacities of our sport, and
• Successful complimentary balanced bodies with a proper control includes in its board a Scientific and
training for other sports of body fat and in good health. Research Commission, working with
• Healthy lifestyle. Bodybuilding weight training scientific and university institutions
techniques are great allies of worldwide in elaboration of reports,
As sport, the IFBB organizes more physiologists, physiotherapists and participation in symposiums and
than 2,000 competitions worldwide the medical community to prevent congresses, and promoting antiaging
each year, in which athletes from very and recover from injuries, accidents fitness lifestyle in the society.
young ages in children fitness and maintain the muscular body The IFBB is pleased to be active in
categories to our master bodybuilding functions in better condition for all these areas in the strong believe that
champions over 70, represent the longer time. physical health is a great contribution
maximum expectation of human Bodybuilding is the ideal preventive from sport to society.
physical muscular development in therapy for anti-aging. In fact, the aging
healthy harmony. process is expressed physically by the
As complementary training for other progressive deterioration of lean body
sports, sport specialists have long mass, and it is represented by the
known that bodybuilding-style weight- progressive loss of muscles with
training and nutrition techniques play increase of fat and connective tissues, Dr. Rafael Santonja
an essential role in preparing athletes what brings the ultimate IFBB President

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