INBA PNBA natural bodybuilder Bobby Fotheringham’s goal for 2022 is to look Super Saiyan.
Dragon Ball Z (DBZ) is pretty popular in the bodybuilding community. And when you look at Dragon Ball Z character’s physique and bodybuilder’s physique, it’s not surprising. International Natural Bodybuilding Association (INBA)/Professional Natural Bodybuilding Association (PNBA) competitor Bobby Fotheringham’s New Year’s resolution is to build the body of a Super Saiyan. Admittedly, Fotheringham says he doesn’t plan to rock the Super Saiyan hairstyle, though. On Instagram (IG), Fotheringham stated:
“My aim this year is to look like these 2, #supersaiyan here we come, never gonna have the hair though”
You can see the DBZ character Fotheringham specifically would like to portray below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYuGn8jA5GZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
If you’re a DBZ fan, you’ll likely recognize the Saiyan – the potent fusion of Goku and Vegeta, Gogeta.
Bobby Fotheringham is a British INBA PNBA natural bodybuilder who competes in the Men’s Physique division. And he contended in 2021 Natural Olympia. The Prince of all Saiyans, Vegeta, aka William Long, is the reigning and 3x pro Men’s Physique champ at Natural Olympia.
British bodybuilding ended 2021 in stellar fashion in the INBA PNBA league. At Natural Olympia, 2x United Kingdom Drug Free Bodybuilding Association (UKDFBA) champion Michael Boyle took home a bronze medal in the Men’s Bodybuilding Masters division. And British contender Claire Burton won the Women’s Physique Masters division.
Natural Olympia and Men’s Physique Class
Below, we’ll be covering a brief overview of Natural Olympia and the Men’s Physique class in the INBA PNBA league.
Natural Olympia
Natural Olympia is the biggest natural bodybuilding competition globally hosted by the INBA PNBA. In natural bodybuilding, it’s equivalent to Mr. Olympia in the International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Pro league. Competitors compete from over 60 countries, and this past year Natural Olympia had contenders from 15 different countries. All competitors are subject to in-season and out-of-season drug testing through World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) compliant laboratories and must not screen any banned substances. Any contestant who fails to uphold this will be banned from competing.
Natural Olympia and INBA PNBA have continued to progress, including adding a new bodybuilding category for women in this year’s Natural Olympia.
Men’s Physique
The Men’s Physique class is a competitive division with eminent natural bodybuilding athletes such as William Long (reigning and 3x champ), Colin Congo (former champion), and Jonathan Tsiu (3x winner and Natural Hall of Fame inductee).
Athletes are judged on their symmetry, muscularity, definition (conditioning), and stage presence. Although, Men’s Physique contenders won’t hold as much muscle mass as the Men’s Bodybuilding division. Competitors in this division wear boardshorts. Therefore, legs aren’t as important as the upper body, except for your calves since they’re visible. According to an IG post by William Long, “you are wearing boardshorts and cannot display your hamstrings and quads so there’s no reason to squat down with your legs together.”
If there’s one thing for sure, building the physique of a Super Saiyan may potentially land you a multi-media contract with Generation Iron, Iron Magazine, and INBA PNBA, and of course, a gold medal at Natural Olympia.
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