MEN’S & WOMEN’S BODYBUILDING, MEN’S BODYBUILDING MASTERS, FITNESS, FIGURE, FIGURE MASTERS, BIKINI, MEN’S CLASSIC BODYBUILDING, MEN’S & WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE COMPETITORS are required to check in with competition officials Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Veterans Memorial, Wayne Brehm Room, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. U.S. competitors (NPC) only need to provide their NPC card at that time. NPC officials will be on hand if competitors need to purchase NPC Membership. International athletes must provide confirmation for registration with an official letter of approval from their national federation with proof of membership.

Fitness (120 seconds) and Men’s Classic (60 seconds) competitors are required to submit music at this time on CD only.

All FITNESS, FIGURE, BIKINI AND MEN’S CLASSIC ATHLETES must attend a meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Veterans Memorial. All athletes must be checked in prior to the meeting. At this time each class will be given instruction as to how the show will be run. Athletes will also receive their numbers.

Prejudging

Competitors will perform their two-minute routines at this time. This is the only time competitors will perform routines for the judges.

• Short: Up to and including 163 cm (5’-4” )
• Tall: Over 163 cm (over 5’-4” )

Finals and Awards

Competitors will come out in small groups of six or seven at one time and go through the mandatory poses. At the conclusion of that assessment they will be brought back on stage to do their individual presentation. At the conclusion of the individual presentation they will be placed in the line up and taken through the comparison round

• Up to and including 155 cm (5’1” )
• Up to and including 159 cm (5’2½” )
• Up to and including 163 cm (5’4” )
• Up to and including 167 cm (5’5½” )
• Up to and including 170 cm (5’7” )
• Over 170 cm (Over 5’7” )

MEN’S & WOMEN’S BODYBUILDING, MEN’S BODYBUILDING MASTERS, MEN’S & WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE AND FIGURE MASTERS COMPETITORS are required to check in with competition officials on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Veterans Memorial, Wayne Brehm Room, from 7-8 a.m. if they did not check-in on Thursday, February 28. U.S. competitors (NPC) only need to provide their NPC card at that time. NPC officials will be on hand if competitors need to purchase NPC Membership. International athletes must provide confirmation for registration with an official letter of approval from their national federation with proof of membership. All competitors will be provided with numbers and schedule of events.

All MEN’S & WOMEN’S BODYBUILDING, MEN’S & WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE AND FIGURE MASTERS athletes must attend a competitor’s meeting at 8 a.m. Friday, March 1 at Veterans Memorial. All athletes must be checked in before the meeting. At this time each class will be given instruction as to how the show will be run.

Prejudging

Competitors will come out in small groups of six or seven at one time and go through the mandatory poses. At the conclusion of that assessment they will be brought back on stage to do their individual presentation. At the conclusion of the individual presentation they will be placed in the line up and taken through the comparison round.
• Short: Up to and including 163 cm (5’4”)
• Medium: Up to and including 168 cm (5’6”)
• Tall: Over 168 cm (Over 5’6”)

No competitor will do 60-second free posing round. Competitors will come out in small groups of six or seven at one time and go through the symmetry round then move right to the comparison round. •Lightweight: Up to and including 55 kg (121 lbs) • Heavyweight: Over 55 kg (121 lbs)

No competitor will do 60-second free posing round. Competitors will come out in small groups of six or seven at one time and go through the symmetry round then move right to the comparison round.
• Lightweight: Up to and incl. 70 kg (154 lbs)
• Welterweight: Up to and incl. 75 kg (165 lbs)
• Light-Middleweight: Up to and incl. 80 kg (176 lbs)
• Middleweight: Up to and incl. 85 kg (187 lbs)
• Light-Heavyweight: Up to and incl. 90 kg (198 lbs)
• Heavyweight: Up to and incl. 100 kg (220 lbs)
• Super-Heavyweight: Over 100 kg (220 lbs)

• 40 and over
• 50 and over

Prejudging

Finals

THE TOP 10 FROM ALL MEN’S & WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE CLASSES MUST CHECK-IN IN ROOM 243 OF THE GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER.

AT ARNOLD FITNESS EXPO STAGE AT GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER

All finalists in Men’s & Women’s Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure and Bikini must check-in at the Greater Columbus Convention Center Room D-243 between 8-9 a.m. on Saturday, March 2. Men’s & Women’s Bodybuilding competitors are required to submit music at this time on CD only, 60 seconds.

FINALS FOR ALL MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CLASSES will be held at the Arnold Fitness EXPO stage at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

All finalists in men’s & women’s bodybuilding, fitness, figure and bikini must attend a competitor’s meeting at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Meeting Room D243. Music must be turned in at this time.

• Introduction of Fitness top five with awards for all classes & overall
• Introduction of Open Figure top ten, then top five awards for all classes & overall

AWARDS FOR FITNESS AND FIGURE CLASSES

• Lightweight: Up to and including 55 kg (121 lbs)
• Heavyweight: Over 55 kg (121 lbs)

• Introduction of top ten, with awards in all classes & overall

AWARDS FOR BIKINI CLASSES

• Lightweight: Up to and incl. 70 kg (154 lbs)
• Welterweight: Up to and incl. 75 kg (165 lbs)
• Light-Middleweight: Up to and incl. 80 kg (176 lbs)

• Middleweight: Up to and incl. 85 kg (187 lbs)
• Light-Heavyweight: Up to and incl. 90 kg (198 lbs)
• Heavyweight: Up to and incl. 100 kg (220 lbs)
• Super-Heavyweight: Over 100 kg (220 lbs)

* All athletes will be given a wrist band for entrance into the Columbus Convention Center Main Expo Hall for the duration of the weekend. This wrist band will need to be displayed for you to gain access to the Arnold Fitness EXPO in the Greater Columbus Convention Center for the finals on Saturday, March 2.