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THE INBF - WHO WE ARE

Founded in 2000, the INBF is the non-profit amateur affiliate of the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF). The organization features the finest amateur natural bodybuilders, figure athletes and Ms. Fit Body competitors in the sport.

Both the INBF and the WNBF require athletes to have been drug-free for a minimum of seven years. Every competitor is tested prior to competition via polygraph to ensure that they have complied with the extensive banned substance list. Subsequent urinalysis is required from athletes upon winning their class at INBF shows. The INBF & WNBF does not do random testing at events – each contest is fully tested.

With affiliates in Switzerland, Italy, Australia, Germany, Japan, Canada and the Caribbean, the INBF is a worldwide organization. Several events are held in cooperation with the U.S. Military at bases throughout the United States, Germany, Iraq and Korea.

In 2010, the INBF will be launching a series of Pro- qualifiers across the United States. These include Rookie, Pro, Advanced and Super Pro-Qualifiers. This provides a greater opportunity to earn a WNBF Pro card, while ensuring INBF promoters attract the very best drug-free bodybuilders to participate in their shows.

A Rookie Pro card allows athletes to compete in WNBF events for the remainder of the calendar year upon earning this status. Should the athlete fail to earn prize money during that period, he or she returns to amateur status. If the athlete wins prize money, he or she will be granted full WNBF Pro status.

The overall Open class winner of a Pro-Qualifier receives a WNBF Pro card. Full Pro status is granted and the athlete must activate their card within two weeks of earning Pro status and compete in a WNBF event in the one-year period following the competition.

An Advanced Pro-Qualifier awards WNBF Pro cards to the top two athletes in the Open class posedown. As with all WNBF Pro cards, the athlete must activate their card within two weeks and compete as a Pro in the one-year period following the competition.

Super Pro-Qualifiers allow each Open class winner to earn a WNBF Pro card, provided there is a minimum of five competitors in the class. The INBF holds two of these national-level events each year, with the winners of the Naturalmania Nationals receiving an invitation to the WNBF Pro Natural World Championships.

Events are covered by Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness, a quarterly magazine now in its third decade of publication. Subscription to the magazine is included in the INBF membership and provides athletes with the latest training and nutrition information, contest coverage, upcoming events and competitor profiles. It is written for natural athletes by natural athletes.

Rather than compete in events that do not offer drug-free athletes a level playing field, join the INBF and be a part of a truly natural family.

Charlie Carollo

INBF Vice-President 

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