National Amateur Bodybuilders Association
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The National Amateur Bodybuilders Association (NABBA) is an organisation founded in 1950 to promote bodybuilding
, originally just for the United Kingdom
. The first contest it organised was the NABBA Mr. Universe which was held on 24 June 1950 and won by Steve Reeves
. The contest is still held today under the name Universe Championships.
As competitors from outside the UK wanted to compete in the Mr. Universe contest, other countries joined and NABBA International was formed. A number of other countries now have their own NABBA organisations including NABBA Australia, NABBA USA, NABBA Germany, NABBA Italy, NABBA Austria, NABBA Ukraine. The name NABBA refers to the original UK organisation.
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...
, originally just for the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The first contest it organised was the NABBA Mr. Universe which was held on 24 June 1950 and won by Steve Reeves
Steve Reeves
Stephen L. Reeves was an American bodybuilder and actor. At the peak of his career, he was the highest-paid actor in Europe.-Childhood:...
. The contest is still held today under the name Universe Championships.
As competitors from outside the UK wanted to compete in the Mr. Universe contest, other countries joined and NABBA International was formed. A number of other countries now have their own NABBA organisations including NABBA Australia, NABBA USA, NABBA Germany, NABBA Italy, NABBA Austria, NABBA Ukraine. The name NABBA refers to the original UK organisation.
Competitions
- NABBA Mr. UniverseUniverse ChampionshipsThe Universe Championships are an annual bodybuilding event organised by the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association . It has a number of competitions: NABBA Amateur Mr. Universe, Miss Figure, and Miss Toned Figure....
- AAU Mr. UniverseAAU Mr. UniverseThe AAU Mr. Universe was a bodybuilding contest organised by the American Amateur Athletic Union . Of all the "Mr. Universe" contests, it was the only one officially sanctioned by the International Weightlifting Federation . Anyone who competed in the NABBA Mr. Universe or IFBB Mr. Universe was not...
- World Championships NABBA
See also
- International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB)
- World Body Building Association (WABBA)World Body Building AssociationThe World Amateur Body Building Association is a bodybuilding organisation founded in 1976 by the legendary French bodybuilder Serge Nubret...