Saying Goodbye to Bubble Guts in the IFBB

As of the Kuwait Classic, the IFBB Pro show which took place about 2 weeks ago, we might be seeing a changing of the guard in term's of judging criteria. Bodybuilders have been getting bigger in the last two decades; not just their muscles, but unfortunately, their guts as well.

According to Generation Iron, "... In the era of mass monsters many bodybuilders have missed a step.

Many bodybuilders these days have built up tremendous physiques, packing on mounds of muscle onto every inch of their frame. Yet the biggest struggle for modern Open Weight bodybuilders is that they’ve let their guts become distended, giving them a look of bloat and, in some cases, even pregnancy. Yet that hasn’t stopped some bodybuilders taking big wins in spite of that unaesthetic feature. But it seems that things may be changing for the better."

It's no secret that we've been seeing abdomens grow bigger and bigger. There's no denying that it's taking place, but the problem is that it's still being rewarded on stage. Sure, judges talk about how it's bringing a negative look to the sport, but at the end of the day, if everyone on stage has one, it's just a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils - who has the smallest distended gut on stage. Well, modern IFBB Pro judges are trying to make their voices heard, and they used the Kuwait Pro as their venue.

The below clip shows a meeting with officials, stating that judging criteria is changing. In the video it explains what the new judging criteria will be.

Part of Kuwait Classic meeting with the competitors held by @ifbbprofessionalleague representatives. 

Check out one of our most popular articles by Big Ron Partlow all about the distension issue in the IFBB!