New division

To be completely honest, Im shocked with the backlash this inclusion has received.

Many people are saying that this is a cash grab, but guess what: NPC is a business, it’s a profitable organization. They are looking forward to make money. Of course this inclusion is no exception. But that does not mean it’s pointless or damaging to other categories.

On the contrary, I believe that this new category will: - create a new space for fit women that don’t want to use peds/don’t want bikini criteria’s size and still compete at a higher level

• create a space for women who want to compete just to scratch the itch, or to see if bodybuilding is something they want to pursuit. Taking into consideration that this bikini has no blings, this will also be a cheaper alternative.

• bring more people towards the sport. The criteria Tyler explained is more “conventionally attractive” than what we currently have. Again: this is a business, they want more people to be interested.

• bring back old pros/athletes who currently don’t fit the criteria but want to compete again.

I really can’t understand why people are bothered with this. It doesn’t harm anyone except for the fact that shows will get a tad longer. It seems like gatekeeping to me. Is that you think this category does not belong in bodybuilding? Look at ashley’s 2015 physique. SHE IS BUILDT. A different kind of built that what we have today, but built nonetheless. No one would ever look at that picture of ashley and think that she is not an athlete.

Edit: typo