This weekend the NPC Team Universe & Nationals Fitness Championships will be held in Teaneck, New Jersey. The two-day event will crown sixty new IFBB Pros in bodybuilding, fitness, figure, bikini, women’s and men’s physique.
The women’s bodybuilding division was dropped from this year’s event however that won’t hurt the number of entrants for this show. The Team Universe is one of the largest NPC shows of the year and a few winners tend to make an immediate impact in the pro league. Two winners from the 2012 class are great examples. The overall bikini champion, Ashley Kaltwasser found her groove after finishing 10th at this year’s Arnold. She’s earned two victories and will be competing at the Olympia where she could finish in top spots. Natalie Planes took top honors in her pro fitness debut at the Pro World Championship. Who will lead the way out of this year’s graduating class? We’ll find out this weekend in New Jersey.
Use the hashtag #TeamU on your social media posts. This will help everyone follow the action around the event. Good luck to everyone competing and for complete coverage visit npcnewsonline.com.
IFBB Professional League Qualifying Rules for the women:
FIGURE
OPEN FIGURE:
Top 2 in each Height Class (6 Height Classes)
MASTERS OVER-35 FIGURE:
Winner of Each Height Class*
MASTERS OVER-40 FIGURE:
Winner of Each Height Class*
*Number of classes will be determined according to number of competitors
BIKINI
OPEN BIKINI:
Top 2 in each Height Class (6 Height Classes)
MASTERS OVER-35 BIKINI:
Winner of Each Height Class*
MASTERS OVER-40 BIKINI:
Winner of Each Height Class*
*Number of classes will be determined according to number of competitors
WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE
WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE:
Top 2 in each Height Class (4 Height Classes)
MASTERS OVER-35 WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE:
Winner of Each Height Class*
MASTERS OVER-40 WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE:
Winner of Each Height Class*
*Number of classes will be determined according to number of competitors
FITNESS
Top 2 in each Height Class
TIME & DATES
FRIDAY:
Prejudging – 2:00pm
Women’s Fitness Two-Piece
Women’s Figure (Open & Masters)
Women’s Bikini (Open & Masters)
Women’s Physique
SATURDAY:
Prejudging – 9:00am
Women’s Fitness Routines
Men’s Bodybuilding (Open & Masters)
Men’s Physique (Open And Masters)
SATURDAY:
All Finals – 5:00pm
CONTEST VENUE:
Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe
100 Frank W. Burr Blvd.
Teaneck, NJ 07666
For more information on the contest visit: http://www.bevfrancis.com/npcnortheast/npc-team-universe
