Depending on the athlete, the path to professional bodybuilding can take months or years.
Having the IFBB Pro League as a standard, which gives access to the most renowned championships in this sport, such as the Arnold Classic Ohio and the Olympia, it is necessary to win the “Overall” – a term that can be translated to “general” in Portuguese.
It refers to the dispute between the winners of all classes (such as “Novice” and “Masters”, for example) of the same category (such as “Classic Physique” and “Wellness”) of an NPC competition, the amateur league that gives access to the aforementioned federation, which is “pro qualifier” – “professional qualifier” in the free translation into Portuguese. The term is used for tournaments that reward top champions with a professional card.
It is worth noting that, in professional championships, there are no subdivisions in any category. In other words, professional bodybuilders do not fit into the aforementioned classes, only into the general categories. Currently, the IFBB Pro League has 12 in total: Fit Model, Bikini, Wellness, Figure, Fitness, Women’s Physique, Women’s Bodybuilding, Wheelchair, Men’s Physique, Classic Physique, 212 and Open Bodybuilding.
To earn the right to participate in competitions that grant professional cards, which are generally national tournaments, such as Musclecontest Brazil, the athlete needs to compete in regional tournaments, such as Musclecontest Luciano Cruz Juiz de Fora.
In short, the path for an amateur bodybuilder who wants to become a professional in the sport is based on joining the NPC, participating in a regional tournament and winning both in his class and in the “Overall” of a “pro qualifier” competition. Exceptions such as Olympia Brazil distribute three professional cards per category, that is, they reward the three best athletes in the general competition.
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