IFBB, International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) is the governing body of the sport of Bodybuilding and Fitness, founded in 1946 in Montreal. It is a not-for-profit international amateur sport governing body, located in Madrid, Spain, with an Executive Council democratically elected at the IFBB World Congress. Its current President is Dr. Rafael Santonja. IFBB has 199 national affiliated members and it holds over 6000 events per year at World, Continental, Regional and National levels, for Men and Women, for Juniors, Seniors and Masters’ categories. The IFBB is member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) and recognized by the Association of Pan American Sport Federations (Panamsports), the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and the Association of National Olympic African Committees (ANOCA). Bodybuilding and Fitness are Olympic Medalist sports in several Regional Games as the Central American Games, South American Games, Asian Beach Games, Bolivarian Games and Beach Games, the Panamerican Games, World Power Games, and it’s celebrating its recent inclusion in the Central American and Caribbean Games. IFBB is Signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code and member of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee, the International Council of Coach Education (ICCE) and the International World Games Association (IWGA), among many other prestigious international institutions, and is strongly committed in the fight for a healthy lifestyle and a clean sport.
Read MoreThe IFBB Academy Courses open the way for athletes and Bodybuilding and fitness enthusiasts to the exciting adventure of working and making a profession of the sport they love, contributing to the improvement of health and fitness for all and to the promotion of Fitness lifestyle. The IFBB offers you three types of courses ON SITE COURSES With many Academies through IFBB-affiliated countries and with the mission of teaching, certifying and guiding future great professionals in the Fitness industry with the most comprehensive certification program available. ACADEMIES ONLINE COURSES Now you can study easily at home IFBB Internationally Recognized Certifications 100% Online Online Apps Language: English, Spanish or Portuguese E-LEARNING COURSES The IFBB Academy has designed a series of new e-learning courses supported by new communication technologies that compliment its traditional teaching programs, being perfectly compatible with them. The new e-learning courses allow you to obtain valuable knowledge online, comfortably from your home, without the need to travel and with all the prestige and recognition of the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness. Live classes, not recorded.
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