Pure Elite Categories: Amateur and Pro

Here is every Pure Elite category for the Amateur and Pro divisions, with a quick description of each one. Not sure where you fit? Read the full criteria, or book a call with the team. You can enter as many categories as you like.

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Female categories

Bikini

A healthy overall look with good visible muscle tone, balance and symmetry. Abs at least slightly visible; muscle separation is not what judges look for.

• Amateur: Short (5ft 4.9in and under), Tall (5ft 5in and over), 17-23 (Junior), 35 and Over (Diva), 45 and Over (Masters), Tattooed
• Pro: Bikini, 17-23 (Junior), 35 and Over (Diva), 45 and Over (Masters), Tattooed

Criteria | Poses

Bikini Fitness

A conditioned physique with visible muscle tone, good balance and symmetry, and developed shoulders and quads without being overly muscular.

• Amateur: Bikini Fitness
• Pro: Bikini Fitness

Criteria | Poses

Bikini Wellness

For athletes with a Bikini look whose physique is lower-body led, with glutes and quads carrying slightly more size than the upper body.

• Amateur: Bikini Wellness
• Pro: Bikini Wellness

Criteria | Poses

Wellness

A muscular, aesthetic physique with big glutes and quads, a visible hamstring and glute tie-in, and developed shoulders. Formerly called Fitness Wellness.

• Amateur: Wellness
• Pro: Wellness

Criteria | Poses

Fitness Model

A toned physique with good overall muscle definition, visible abs, and strong balance and symmetry.

• Amateur: Short (5ft 4.9in and under), Tall (5ft 5in and over), 35 and Over (Diva), 45 and Over (Masters), Tattooed
• Pro: Fitness Model, 35 and Over (Diva), 45 and Over (Masters), Tattooed

Criteria | Poses

Mums That Lift

For mums of any physique. There is no set physique requirement: judging is based on balance, proportion and symmetry.

• Amateur: Mums That Lift
• Pro: Mums That Lift

Criteria | Poses

International Model

A two-round modelling category: a lingerie round and an evening wear round, judged on catwalk, model poses and overall look.

• Amateur: International Model
• Pro: International Model

Criteria | Poses

Female Transformation

Judged on your whole transformation journey, with your before picture shown on stage. Not just weight loss: it covers overcoming illness, injury, recovery and more.

• Amateur: Transformation

Criteria | Poses

Male categories

Athletic Physique

An athletic, healthy-looking physique with visible abs, balanced and symmetrical, and not as big as Muscle Physique.

• Amateur: Athletic Physique
• Pro: Athletic Physique

Criteria | Poses

Men's Physique

A toned, lean physique with a strong V-taper, without being as muscular as a bodybuilder. Worn with board shorts.

• Amateur: Open (all ages), 35 and Over
• Pro: Open (all ages), 35 and Over

Criteria | Poses

Classic Physique

The classic bodybuilding look of the 1970s and early 80s: symmetry, proportion and good muscularity, without the extreme size of modern bodybuilding.

• Amateur: Classic Physique
• Pro: Classic Physique

Criteria | Poses

Muscle Physique

Well-developed muscle mass with visible separation and striations, visible abs and good overall balance.

• Amateur: Open (all ages), 35 and Over, Tattooed
• Pro: Open (all ages), 35 and Over, Tattooed

Criteria | Poses

Fitness Model

A lean, aesthetic physique with strong balance and visible abdominal definition.

• Amateur: Under 75kg, Over 75kg, 35 and Over, 45 and Over (Masters), Tattooed
• Pro: Fitness Model, 35 and Over, 45 and Over (Masters), Tattooed

Criteria | Poses

Male Transformation

Judged on your whole transformation journey, with your before picture shown on stage. Not just weight loss: it covers overcoming illness, injury, recovery and more.

• Amateur: Transformation

Criteria | Poses

Masters show categories (35+)

These categories run at the Pro/Am Masters show only, in both Amateur and Pro divisions, with age groups from 35 and over up to 55 and over.

Female

• Bikini: 35 and Over, 45 and Over, 55 and Over
• Fitness Model: 35 and Over, 45 and Over, 55 and Over
• Bikini Fitness: 35 and Over
• Bikini Wellness: 35 and Over
• Wellness: 35 and Over
• International Model: 35 and Over
• Mums That Lift

Male

• Men's Physique: 35 and Over, 45 and Over, 55 and Over
• Fitness Model: 35 and Over, 45 and Over, 55 and Over
• Muscle Physique: 35 and Over, 45 and Over
• Athletic Physique: 35 and Over
• Classic Physique: 35 and Over

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