NABBA Universe?????

Any news guys/gals?

Complete results at the link below:
 
http://www.bodybuildingbr...=resultados&id=646

Cheers  mate

Lukas place came as a shock, not that I was there don't get me wrong, just thought he'd improved no end on last year.

Good to see Tony mount finally getting first place

I went to the Universe too, mostly to watch the ladies classes. Came away bamboozled re Toned Figure, confused as to what they look for.

I was backstage tanning..... the real shocker is this, ever wondered why there was a lack of Brazillian girls in the trained figure lineup? Or why Ira Maryam from Israel didn't make the cut?
 
The Brazillian girls were told they were too big to compete in the trained figure class and were sent packing without stepping a foot on stage as for Ira Maryam she was severely marked down because of her size too......
 

backafter16yrs


I was backstage tanning..... the real shocker is this, ever wondered why there was a lack of Brazillian girls in the trained figure lineup? Or why Ira Maryam from Israel didn't make the cut?

The Brazillian girls were told they were too big to compete in the trained figure class and were sent packing without stepping a foot on stage as for Ira Maryam she was severely marked down because of her size too......

I noticed there weren't many girls at all in the line up, and that they appeared much smaller than I was expecting. That's pretty shocking, surely they should have simply marked them down onstage for it instead.
 
I've only been to one NABBA show, and that was the UK 6 years ago. Based upon what I saw on Saturday I wasn't very impressed.
 
Combined with the fact I may not be able to compete on certain dates next summer, this has made me look into UKBFF Bodyfitness instead.
 
Sorry to hijack the thread, but I am weighing up each federation both as spectator and potential competitor. I'd been looking forward to the Universe for weeks. Another disappointment was that I decided to go to just the evening show, not realising only the top 6 (or was it 5?) would get to do their routines. Based on the BNBF I had assumed I'd see all the competitors perform in the evening. So when my friend didn't quite make the top 5 or 6, this meant I only got to see her walk on stage and back off for about 30 seconds.
 
Oh and they chucked everyone out the building between afternoon and evening, I turned up early expecting to get in have a mingle, look at stalls then they didn't open the doors until 6pm.
 
Mumble over.
 
I can be a bit picky about stuff like that, so wondered what everyone else thought of the organisation?

back after 16 years.. have u read the criteria for trained figure? probably not...and ira was lucky to be in that line up in my opinion, she is borderline physique..
as for being backstage tanning, in my opinion, you havnt got a clue what your doing.. you are there to assist the competitors needs, not to tell them what to do... seasoned competitors know better than you how they like there tan...
 
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Like yourself Judges have an opinion , Is it wrong they do not agree with some one
back stage who can not see them in the same light.
Ira Maryam from Israel Look off to me,
And anybody WHO HAS QUALIFIED Would not be told they are too big as said
they would be marked down.

Please What do you want NABBA officials to look like or any Judges to look like,
I do not think Eddy Ellwood  is a very dry grey man ,Well i would not dare to tell him
Some (RESPECT) PLEASE.
ALL Judges in any federation give there time and spend there own money to judge
at competitions all over the WORLD,How far have you been.
And has for seeing every competitor,If this happened at the Universe you could put
at least another 4 HOURS on the finishing time.
SO THE WAY YOU THINK PLEASE GO TO THE FANTASTIC BNBF
And it`s the venue who insist everyone leaves the building  DUE TO FIRE REGULATIONS.

LUCAS AS LOADS OF POTENTIAL,but never gets the condition.
It was a very POOR line up and got what he deserved. 

GINGERNUT  
READ THE CRITERIA

jonjo


LUCAS AS LOADS OF POTENTIAL,but never gets the condition.
It was a very POOR line up and got what he deserved. 

I gave my honest opinion, I was not pulling the fed to bits just reporting my experience as spectator and did not expect to get shouted out.
 
In future I will not dare say anything, I'm simply visiting shows and gaining an impression - that is all. My friend who was with me has experience of theatre and venues (a lot of experience) and did explain it would be something to do with the venue itself as to why they had to remove everyone between the shows. So not NABBA's doing and in future I will know not to expect to get into that venue early before the evening show. I also learned that if I want to see everyone do their routines I need to come to the afternoon, pre judging instead - I'd simply assumed it would be same as BNBF where everyone did do their routines in the evening.
 
I have read the criteria as a possible competitor many times over the last 12 months so I can familiarise myself with it, watched the NABBA Britain DVD, looked carefully at photos from the last 3 years Trained and Toned Figure and have talked to ladies competing in both Trained and TF. I have done my research and I am not the only one who is bamboozled at times it seems - sometimes it seems they go for harder or bigger, sometimes softer or smaller.
 
 

Nobody is shouting YOU OUT.
You have a right to your opinion ,I am  just trying  to inform you of the facts.
I DO NOT WISH TO OFFEND YOU.

Typing in capital letters is generally taken to mean shouting in an online context. I'm just pointing this out.

Typing in capital letters is generally taken to mean shouting in an online context. I'm just pointing this out.

Sorry, I always thought it was to hi light the point.
I have learnt something there.

No probs!