SPECIAL FEATURE: AMATEUR LEAGUE ROUND-UP 2015
CEPB AMATEUR MEXICO'S APPLICATION
TO BECOME IFNB PRO SHOW STALLED
TO BECOME IFNB PRO SHOW STALLED
SIZE AND CONTROVERSY: 2014 Heavyweight Class winner in the amateur CEPB Mexico Grande
Jaime Pintero (left) becomes the first snag int he CEPB's bid to transform the contest into an IFNB pro event.
Jaime Pintero (left) becomes the first snag int he CEPB's bid to transform the contest into an IFNB pro event.
The impression a giant muscle alpha makes on your mind is indelible. Especially if he is flexing his massive beef indoor face, demanding you show him awe and admiration, swinging a monster cock around that is ready to spew hot cum in your face at any second. It is next to impossible to not see such a man as the ultimate form of perfection. Yet in the game of judging for naked bodybuilding, pushing that instinctive lust aside is essential to remain impartial. And that is even harder to do at the pro level, when the bodies and cocks taking the stage are mega-stars whom the judges are already familiar with.
This is why biases are far easier to control on the amateur level of the sport of naked bodybuilding. Judges are rarely familiar with the amateurs, allowing their impressions to be better baed on the work done, rather than upon familiarity. And this level of solid judging is what an amateur event will promote as they appeal to the IFNB to transform their contest in a pro-level event.
This is exactly what the CEPB is doing with their annual national-level amateur event, The Mexico Grande. However, barely has the appeal begun before a glaring snag has tripped up the assessment. Seems the judging may not have been so impartial after all for the past few years, even in spite of the unknown level of competitors.
The 2013 and 2014 Heavyweight winner in the contest was a young, shredded muscle stud named Jamie Pintero. While Pintero has never won the overall (and in fact only landed second-place in the Heavies this past 2015 outing at the Grande), his wins have been suddenly under scrutiny but the IFNB board for a very compelling suspicion of Bias.
Seems one of the judges who has sat on the Mexico CEPB judging panels is in close professional relations with Pintero. The judge is not only a sponsor of the young Pintero, but also has employed Pintero as what was listed as a "promotional entertainer" for a series of naked muscle training camps.
The conflict is obvious. How can a judge remain impartial when one of the competitors is a favored employee? Even though this sort of thing is typically dismissible at the amateur level, where stakes are often low, this now raises a strong question in the eyes of the IFNB – and may sink the CEPB's chances to have the Mexico show taken over by the IFNB.
However, the application process is still early, and as Pintero neither won the overall nor qualified for a pro card, there is a strong chance the infringement will be immaterial on the final decision. After all, judges would be replaced should the contest become a pro-level event. However, this doesn't help the beleaguered reputation of the CEPB as the amateur league most often caught in scandal.
This is why biases are far easier to control on the amateur level of the sport of naked bodybuilding. Judges are rarely familiar with the amateurs, allowing their impressions to be better baed on the work done, rather than upon familiarity. And this level of solid judging is what an amateur event will promote as they appeal to the IFNB to transform their contest in a pro-level event.
This is exactly what the CEPB is doing with their annual national-level amateur event, The Mexico Grande. However, barely has the appeal begun before a glaring snag has tripped up the assessment. Seems the judging may not have been so impartial after all for the past few years, even in spite of the unknown level of competitors.
The 2013 and 2014 Heavyweight winner in the contest was a young, shredded muscle stud named Jamie Pintero. While Pintero has never won the overall (and in fact only landed second-place in the Heavies this past 2015 outing at the Grande), his wins have been suddenly under scrutiny but the IFNB board for a very compelling suspicion of Bias.
Seems one of the judges who has sat on the Mexico CEPB judging panels is in close professional relations with Pintero. The judge is not only a sponsor of the young Pintero, but also has employed Pintero as what was listed as a "promotional entertainer" for a series of naked muscle training camps.
The conflict is obvious. How can a judge remain impartial when one of the competitors is a favored employee? Even though this sort of thing is typically dismissible at the amateur level, where stakes are often low, this now raises a strong question in the eyes of the IFNB – and may sink the CEPB's chances to have the Mexico show taken over by the IFNB.
However, the application process is still early, and as Pintero neither won the overall nor qualified for a pro card, there is a strong chance the infringement will be immaterial on the final decision. After all, judges would be replaced should the contest become a pro-level event. However, this doesn't help the beleaguered reputation of the CEPB as the amateur league most often caught in scandal.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF PINTERO PRIOR TO THIS? ANY WORD ON WHAT EXACTLY HE WAS HIRED TO DO FOR THE JUDGE?
DO YOU THINK THE IFNB SHOULD MAKE THE MEXICO GRANDE A PRO LEVEL EVENT, AND CLEAN UP THE MANAGEMENT? OR SHOULD THEY SINK THE APPLICATION AND LEAVE IT AS AMATEUR?