Table 2 Competition characteristics of in-season competitors
From: The theory of planned behavior and dietary behaviors in competitive women bodybuilders
Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Competitor division | ||
 Bikini | 82 | 73 |
 Bodybuilder | 1 | 1 |
 Figure | 16 | 14 |
 Fitness | 2 | 2 |
 Physique | 4 | 4 |
 Wellness | 7 | 6 |
Competitor status | ||
 Amateur | 101 | 90.2 |
 Professional | 11 | 10 |
Never competed | 28 | 25 |
Most recent top competition placing | ||
 Organization name | ||
  NPC | 70 | 83 |
  IFBB | 3 | 4 |
  WNBF | 3 | 4 |
  NANBF | 2 | 2 |
  OCB | 3 | 4 |
  Other organization | 3 | 4 |
 Year | ||
  2011–2017 | 9 | 11 |
  2018 | 7 | 8 |
  2019 | 43 | 51 |
  2020 | 25 | 30 |
 Placing | ||
  1 | 27 | 32 |
  2 | 16 | 19 |
  3 | 17 | 20 |
  4 | 7 | 8 |
  5 | 4 | 5 |
  6–15 | 9 | 11 |
  Did not place | 5 | 6 |
 Type | ||
  Amateur | 80 | 95 |
  Professional | 4 | 5 |
 Professional status obtained? | ||
  Yes | 9 | 11 |
  No | 71 | 89 |
 Self-reported as a "natural" athlete | ||
  Yes | 92 | 82 |
  No | 20 | 18 |
| Â | Mean | SD |
Most recent competition weight, kg | 54.2 | 4.9 |
Lowest off-season weight since last competition, kg | 58.0 | 5.4 |
Highest off-season weight since last competition, kg | 64.5 | 7.0 |
Total number of years competing | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Total number of competitions | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Time to prepare for last competition, wks | 18.8 | 4.8 |
Time since last competition, wks | 50.4 | 40.8 |