The End of Female Bodybuilding

[Bouncer]

The Arnold Sports Festival will add the 212-pound professional men’s bodybuilding division to its IFBB Pro League contests in 2014, event promoter Jim Lorimer announced today.

The men’s bodybuilding lightweight division has become one of the IFBB Pro League’s most popular since being introduced in 2008 as the 202-pound division. The allowed weight was increased to 212 pounds effective November 2011.

The first-annual Arnold Classic 212 will be held Feb. 28, 2014. Prejudging will be held from noon-2 p.m. at the Arnold Fitness EXPO Stage, with finals sets for 7 p.m. that night at Veterans Memorial.

The Arnold Classic 212 will replace the Ms. International women’s bodybuilding competition at the Arnold Sports Festival. The Ms. International was part of the Arnold Sports Festival for 25 years, with Iris Kyle winning her record seventh title in 2013.

“The Arnold Sports Festival was proud to support women’s bodybuilding through the Ms. International for the past quarter century,” Lorimer said. “But in keeping with demands of our fans, the time has come to introduce the Arnold Classic 212 beginning in 2014. We are excited to create a professional competitive platform for some of the IFBB Pro League’s most popular competitors.”

The 2014 Arnold Sports Festival will again feature five IFBB Pro League events: men’s bodybuilding, 212 men’s bodybuilding, women’s fitness, figure and bikini.

The 2014 Arnold Sports Festival – which will once again feature 18,000 athletes from more than 80 nations competing in 45 sports and events – will be held Feb. 27-March 2, 2014. Arnold Classic 212, Fitness International and Figure International competitions will be held on Friday, Feb. 28 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and Veterans Memorial. The 26th Annual Arnold Classic and Bikini International will be held on Saturday, March 1 at Veterans Memorial. The Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure, Bikini & Physique Championships will be held March Feb. 27-28 at Veterans Memorial and March 1 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

[Ashop]

I seriously hate to hear this and am very disappointed. I work with a lot of female bodybuilders and this isnt good news for the sport.

[Scrumhalf]

Wouldn't it have been better to retain the female competition, just change the emphasis away from mass and make it the way it used to be? Not sure it was necessary to throw out the baby with the bathwater...

[jack tors]

Wouldn't it have been better to retain the female competition, just change the emphasis away from mass and make it the way it used to be? Not sure it was necessary to throw out the baby with the bathwater...

I think they have its called fitness, figure and bikini.

[Primemuscle]

Change is inevitable. Personally, I like lean fit women as opposed to those who are really muscular. People have different desires and tastes and there should be something for everyone.

[epix00]

Physique for women is basically inbetween figure and Bodybuilding. This allows the girls who wannacomeome in super lean and hard but not carry as much mass...it.basically is.what womens bodybuilding should of always been.

[Mr I]

Its basically because of iris kyle

[Mr I]

Will there still be a ms olympia?

[Bouncer]

Physique for women is basically inbetween figure and Bodybuilding. This allows the girls who wannacomeome in super lean and hard but not carry as much mass...it.basically is.what womens bodybuilding should of always been.

Well said bro. :clapback: