OCB Arkansas Naturals (Pro Qualifier*)

November 18th 2023

**Offering Amateur Wellness**

Pro Cards will be awarded in Open and Masters classes when minimum entries are met.

Location

Valley View Fine Arts Center
2118 Valley View Drive
Jonesboro, AR 72404

TIme & Format

10:00 AM (event will run straight through with a 30-minute intermission after group comparisons and before individual presentations/awards).

Tickets

Adult General Admission $40, online purchase ONLY , 2 tickets for $70. Under Age 12 General Admission $10, Assistant (general admission plus backstage access): $75 (only applicable to those helping a competitor prepare backstage). One assistant max per competitor is permitted.

Entry Fees & Deadlines

Entry fee: $75 and every additional division is $60 until October 18th. After that, a $60 late fee applies. Last day to register is November 13th 2023.

Categories

Categories being offered are Bikini, Figure, Wellness, Women's Physique, Bodybuilding, Men's Physique, and Men's Classic Physique Transformation. Competitors may not participate in more than one category at a show, except the transformation division.

Divisions Offerings

Bikini: Teen, Debut, Novice, Age 35+ (PQ), Open (PQ)

Wellness: Teen, Debut, Novice, Age 35+ (PQ), Open (PQ)

Figure: Teen, Debut, Novice, Age 35 (PQ), Open (PQ)

Men's Physique: Teen, Debut, Novice, Age 40+ (PQ), Open (PQ)

Men's Classic Physique: Teen, Debut, Novice, Age 40+ (PQ), Open (PQ)

Men's Bodybuilding: Teen, Debut, Novice, Age 40+ (PQ), Open (PQ)

Women's Physique: Teen, Open(PQ)

NOVICE ELIGIBILITY: Cannot have placed first in any class (besides Teen), within any division, within any category, with any organization (with the exception of cases where first place was won in a class that only had one competitor in it).

DEBUT ELIGIBILITY: First competition ever. Competitors cannot have ever competed in any category with any organization.

TEEN: Competitors ages 16-19 (under 18 with parental consent)Athletes are encouraged to enter all of the divisions they are eligible for.

Classes

Classes will be split by height if necessary.

Crossovers (entering more than one division)

A crossover entry is entering more than one division within a category. For example, someone may enter the Novice division, if eligible, and also crossover into the Open division and compete in it as well. Competitors may not participate in more than one category (Bikini, Figure, Physique, Bodybuilding, Classic Physique) at any given show.

Awards

Top 5 in each class will receive OCB medals and awards will be presented to 1st place and overall winners.

Eligibility

All competitors are required to be current members of OCB to participate in this event. If needing to obtain the annual membership, please register by a week before the event. Memberships can be purchased on OCBonline.com
This is a natural (drug-free) competition. All competitors must meet eligibility criteria listed in the OCB drug testing guidelines in order to participate. Prior to registering, competitors should review the procedures and list of banned substances posted on OCBonline.com

Banned Substances and Screening Methods

All competitors are required to be polygraph tested prior to competing. Schedule your polygraph with this link:

Check-In & Polygraph Scheduling

At the host hotel on Friday November 17th 2023, times 4-6 pmrnrn

Music & Individual Presentations

Bodybuilding, women’s physique and men’s classic physique can Email an mp3 file to the promoter ocb.mo.ar@gmail.com. Music has to be cut to 60 seconds from where you want it to start and end. Otherwise, house music will be played like for all other competitors.

Host Hotel

Holiday Inn
2908 Gilmore Dr
Jonesboro AR 72401
(870) 333-5100
Ask for the OCB group rate at $115 a night.
This group rate is only good until November 4th. After that date its regular rate.

Hair, Make-up, Tanning

Tanning: https://www.tmftan.com/book-now
After you click the link, choose competition bronzer, then scroll down to OCB Arkansas

Backstage Policy

One assistant max per competitor is allowed backstage. The assistant must purchase a trainer/assistant ticket, which is good for general admission and back stage access.

Competitor Prep Area

Competitors are welcome to bring their own equipment and mirrors as well.

Photo & Video Coverage

www.howellportraits.com/ocb

Video Recording Policy

Competitors and friends/family are welcome to bring recording devices.

Contact the Promoter

Any questions about the event can be directed to the show promoter at ocb.mo.ar@gmail.com