IFBB Professional League

The IFBB Professional League, also known as the IFBB Pro League, is the professional governing body for bodybuilding, physique, fitness, figure, bikini and wellness. It grew out of the professional committee that the International Federation of Bodybuilders set up in 1975, which became a professional division and, in November 2005, split from the amateur federation as a separate legal entity with its own rules. It sanctions the sport's most prestigious contests, among them the Mr. Olympia, the Ms. Olympia, the Arnold Sports Festival and the Rising Phoenix World Championships. Competitors reach its professional ranks through the National Physique Committee route.