1. WE ARE AN AMATEUR OPEN FED, WE ALLOW ANYONE TO COMPETE WITH US EXCLUDING IFBB PROFESSIONALS OF COURSE.

WE HAVE FORMED AN INTERNATIONAL PARTENERSHIP WITH ACP FEDERATION WHICH WILL BEGIN JULY 12TH AT IBFA MR & MISS UNIVERSE IN CARDIFF. THE FIRST ACP/ IBFA PRO CARDS WILL BE AWARDED.

THE FIRST OFFICIAL IBFA/ACP UK SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE IN MANSFIELD AUGUST 8TH WITH MULTIPLE PRO CARDS UP FOR GRABS. THIS WILL QUALIFY ATHLETES TO COMPETE AS PROFESSIONALS IN OUR PRO LEAGUE COLLABORATION WITH ACP.

 

THIS IS AS OF 2025 - IBFA UK PRESIDENT MATTHEW ALI. 

 

2. ALL PHOTOGRAPHY BY OUR OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER ANTHONY CHIA-BRADLEY WE RESERVE THE RIGHTS WITH HIS PERMISSION TO PUBLISH ANY PHOTOS OF YOU. WHEN YOU COMPETE WITH US YOU ACCEPT THIS BY SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY. NO PROFESSIONAL CAMERAS WILL BE ALLOWED AT ANY OF OUR SHOWS OTHER THAN OUR OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER.  ANYONE CAUGHT USING ONE WILL BE ESCORTED FROM THE PREMISES BY OUR SECURITY TEAM. MOBILE PHONES ARE WELCOMED TO USE FROM YOUR SEATS. NO ONE IS TO STAND IN FRONT OF THE FRONT ROW IN THE WAY OF VIP SPONSORS ETC.

 

 

3. THE MINIMUM AGE TO COMPETE WITH US IS 16 IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

4. VARIATIONS TO CLASSES WILL BE DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL SHOW PROMOTER THERE WILL HOWEVER BE A CHANCE TO COMPETE IN ALL CLASSES AT THE START OF THE YEAR THE MIDDLE AND THE END, SO NO EXCUSES CHOOSE YOUR SHOWS WISELY ACCORDING TO YOUR CRITERIA. 

 

5. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBLY SOLELY TO MAKE YOURSELF AWARE OF ALL RULES AND ADHERE TO THEM.

 

6. BY COMPETING AT ANY IBFA EVENT YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE TO THE PUBLICATION OF NAMES AND PUBLICATION OF PHOTOS ON ANY SOCIAL MEDIA ALSO THE BEEF MAGAZINE. 

 

7. ALL IBFA ARE STRAIGHT RUN THROUGH SHOWS , YOU WILL COMPETE RECIEVE AWARDS AND PLACINGS INVITES ETC.

NO PREJUDGING A STRAIGHT RUN THROUGH SHOW.

 

8. ATHLETES MAY COMPETE IN MORE THAN ONE CLASS  IF FOR EXAMPLE YOU ARE DOING AN AGE/ MASTERS CLASS ALSO A HEIGHT CLASS .

ITS THE HEAD JUDGES DISCRETION TO IF THEY FEEL YOU ARE BORDERLINE BETWEEN 2 CLASSES TO LET YOU COMPETE IN AN EXTRA CLASS.

 

9. UPON PAYING ENTRY FEE TO ANY OF OUR SHOWS YOU AGREE AND ADHERE THAT ALL ENTRY FEE'S ARE NON REFUNDABLE UNLESS A SHOW IS CANCELLED.  

 

10. IN ORDER TO COMPETE AT THE BRITAIN FINALS YOU MUST QUALIFY AT 1 OF OUR REGIONAL QUALIFIERS FIRST.

 

11. WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BODYBUILDING FITNESS ASSOCIATION.  WE ARE THE INDEPENDENT BODYBUILDING FITNESS ASSOCIATION & OUR PRO LEAGUE IS IN COLLABORATION WITH ACP FEDERATION PROVIDING YOU MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE ABROAD WITH US IN FUTURE SHOWS.

THESE SHOWS WILL OPERATE UNDER THE IBFA FEDERATION BUT THE PRO LEAGUE WILL BE ACP/IBFA.

 

12. IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THE FINALS AS A FIRST TIMER YOU WILL COMPETE IN THE NOVICE CATEGORY AT THE BRITAIN FINALS.