The National Physique Committee, known as the NPC, is the largest amateur bodybuilding organization in the United States. It sanctions amateur contests from local shows up to national championships, across ten divisions that include men's and women's bodybuilding, bikini, men's physique, classic physique, figure, fitness and wellness. Jim Manion founded it in the early 1980s after breaking away from the Amateur Athletic Union, which had overseen bodybuilding through a physique committee. The NPC is the only amateur organization recognized by the IFBB Professional League, so athletes earn professional status by placing high at an IFBB Pro qualifier such as the NPC Nationals. Competitors need an NPC card, and national shows require United States citizenship.
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is the largest amateur bodybuilding organization in the United States.
Governs: Bodybuilding, Lead, sanctioned contests
Amateur bodybuilders compete in competitions from local to national competitions sanctioned by the NPC.
Associated With: IFBB Professional League, Professional status
The NPC is the only amateur organization recognized by the IFBB Professional League.
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