Each contestant is
evaluated at prejudging in three different rounds. They include 3 rounds.
Rounds "1" and "2" have sometimes been interchanged in more recent
competitions.
Contestants are
allowed sixty seconds to go through their individual posing routines without
music.
All components
including stage presentation are evaluated during this round.
Before the evening
show, all contestants have already been placed except for the overall winners
from each weight class.
The evening show
allows the contestant to show their friends and audience what competitive
bodybuilding is all about. Each contestant is given ninety seconds to perform
their individual routine to the music of their choice.
The top contestants
within each weight class are allowed to present their be poses to the audience
before the placing is announced.
The winners from
each weight class are brought back through rounds "1" and "2" of the
prejudging to determine the overall winner. They are once again allowed to
present their best poses to the audience and judges in attempt to "out show"
the others. The overall winner is announced.
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