33: Meet The Federations Part 2: ”The WNBF” With Guest Nancy Andrews

Welcome back! This is Part 2 of the podcast series I am doing is called "Meet The Federations" where you are going to learn first-hand all the different options there are in the sport of bodybuilding by highlighting people in the different federations that know each of them the best.

Today we are talking all about the WNBF (World Natural Bodybuilding Federation) and my guest is Nancy Andrews, 4x WNBF Pro World Champion, promotor, judge, head judge, and WNBF co-owner. 

Learn what makes the WNBF different from other federations and how it has evolved over the past 30 years. Also, learn which of the most successful IFBB bodybuilders were also champions in the WNBF!

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Key Takeaways (and minute markers):
*Meet Nancy Andrews (2:48)
*Difference between promoting today versus pre-internet (5:18)
*Why did Nancy choose to promote with the WNBF versus other federations (8:28)
*Was Nancy ever tempted to pursue non drug tested competitions (14:50)
*Why Nancy believes the growth of natural organizations has been difficult (18:13)
*What does “natural” mean to the WNBF and does the WNBF make any exceptions? (19:39)
*What makes the WNBF different/special/unique (24:54)
*Is there a difference in the quality of the competitors that come from the International scene? (29:21)
*Why does Nancy think there is passion for natural bodybuilding (35:00)
*What measures does the WNBF take to make sure the judges are well versed in the judging criteria and the scoring is fair (39:08)
*Which division does Nancy think is the most difficult to judge? (46:56)
*Which division does Nancy think is the least difficult to judge? (50:33)
*How has the federation as a whole evolved over the past 30 years? (51:53)
*What is “Fit Body” and why is there not a “Physique” division (57:07)
*“Fit Body” versus Bodybuilding (1:01:18)
*Any recent changes to the WNBF rules like there has been with the OCB about competing outside of the natural federations (1:03:28)
*Where does Nancy see the sport of bodybuilding going in the next 5, 10, + years. (1:09:07)
*How has the WNBF kept the level of muscle in the bikini division from getting out of hand (1:16:48)
*Future of the WNBF federation (1:19:47)
*Nancy’s upcoming shows (1:21:28)
*Find Nancy at www.nancyandrewspresents.com worldnaturalbb.com @wnbfpres and @wnbfofficial on instagram (1:24:58)

Episode Mentions:
Jay Cutler
Shaun Clarida
Kai Greene
Bob Bell
Tina Smith
Duane Broadway
Mike Ryan