General Information

• ENTRY DEADLINE: Entries are due by 9pm on April 16th, 2025.  Late entries will have a $40.00 handling fee.   Visit the registration page to enter
• ELIGIBILITY: Open to all NPC registered athletes 18 and older. If you are not a NPC registered athlete, you can obtain your NPC card at www.NPCNewsOnline.com. This must be done prior to entering the contest. Bodybuilding, Classic Physique, Physique, Figure, Wellness and Bikini competitions are a national qualifier and therefore open to all NPC registered individuals.
  
• DATE, TIME & LOCATION:   April 19th, 2025 at 5pm | Niagara Falls Convention Center | 101 Old Falls St, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
  
• CHECK-IN: Friday, April 18th, 2025 at 6:30pm at Niagara Falls Convention  Center. (All contestants MUST report for height and/or weight verification and NPC membership)
  
• PRE-JUDGING:
  
• Athlete Meeting: Saturday, April 19th, 2025 at 9:00AM 
• Judging: Saturday, April 19th, 2025 at 10:00AM 
• EVENING SHOW: Contestants are to report at 4:30 PM on Saturday, April 19th, 2025. Finals at 5:00 PM. All contestants will be presented to the audience at the finals. 
  
• MUSIC: Bodybuilding, Men’s Classic Physique and Women’s Physique: All music must be uploaded into Muscleware and should be no longer than 60 seconds. Once registered, you will be able to upload your music into the software. This must be done by 9pm April 16th, 2025. If music is deemed to have profanity, the contestant will be disqualified. Men’s Physique, Figure, Wellness and Bikini will use house music.
  
• AWARDS: Top five in each class and overall winners will receive awards
  
• MISC: All contestants must display good sportsmanship at all times and follow rules. Signing the registration form is consent of acceptance to financial responsibility for replacement cost of Convention Center property caused by misuse. 
  

Bodybuilding: 

• Men's Open Classes: Bantam: Under 143 ¼lbs. • Light: Over 143 ¼ lbs. up to and including 154 ¼lbs. • Middle: Over 154 ¼lbs. up to and including 176 ¼lbs. • Light Heavy: Over 176 ¼lbs. up to and including 198 ¼lbs. • Heavy: Over 198 ¼lbs. up to and including 225 ¼ lbs • Super Heavy: Over 225 ¼ lbs
• Men's Novice Classes:   Light:  Under 165 ¼lbs. • Middle: Over 165 ¼lbs. up to and including 187 ¼lbs. • Heavy: Over 187 ¼ lbs
• Men's Master Classes: Over 40 • Over 50 • Over 60 
• Women's Open Class: 1 class.
  

Mr. Buffalo Classic Physique: 

• Novice Classes
• Class A (Up to and including 5'9'')
• Up to and including 5'4' & up to and including 167 lbs
• Over 5'4'' up to and including 5'5'' & up to and including 172 lbs
• Over 5'5'' up to and including 5'6'' & up to and including 177 lbs
• Over 5'6'' up to and including 5'7'' & up to and including 182 lbs
• Over 5'7'' up to and including 5'8'' & up to and including 187 lbs
• Over 5'8'' up to and including 5'9'' & up to and including 194 lbs
• Class B (Over 5'9'')
• Over 5'9'' up to and including 5'10'' & up to and including 202 lbs
• Over 5'10'' up to and including 5'11'' & up to and including 209 lbs
• Over 5'11'' up to and including 6'0'' & up to and including 217 lbs
• Over 6'0'' up to and including 6'1'' & up to and including 224 lbs
• Over 6'1'' up to and including 6'2'' & up to and including 232 lbs
• Over 6'2'' up to and including 6'3'' & up to and including 239 lbs
• Over 6'3'' up to and including 6'4'' & up to and including 246 lbs
• Over 6'4'' up to and including 6'5'' & up to and including 253 lbs
• Over 6'5'' up to and including 6'6'' & up to and including 260 lbs
• Over 6'6'' up to and including 6'7'' & up to and including 267 lbs
• Over 6'7'' & up to and including 274 lbs

• Open Classes
• Class A (Up to and including 5'7'')
• Up to and including 5'4' & up to and including 167 lbs
• Over 5'4'' up to and including 5'5'' & up to and including 172 lbs
• Over 5'5'' up to and including 5'6'' & up to and including 177 lbs
• Over 5'6'' up to and including 5'7'' & up to and including 182 lbs
• Class B (Over 5'7'' up to and including 5'10'')
• Over 5'7'' up to and including 5'8'' & up to and including 187 lbs
• Over 5'8'' up to and including 5'9'' & up to and including 194 lbs
• Over 5'9'' up to and including 5'10'' & up to and including 202 lbs
• Class C (Over 5'10'')
• Over 5'10'' up to and including 5'11'' & up to and including 209 lbs
• Over 5'11'' up to and including 6'0'' & up to and including 217 lbs
• Over 6'0'' up to and including 6'1'' & up to and including 224 lbs
• Over 6'1'' up to and including 6'2'' & up to and including 232 lbs
• Over 6'2'' up to and including 6'3'' & up to and including 239 lbs
• Over 6'3'' up to and including 6'4'' & up to and including 246 lbs
• Over 6'4'' up to and including 6'5'' & up to and including 253lbs
• Over 6'5'' up to and including 6'6'' & up to and including 260 lbs
• Over 6'6'' up to and including 6'7'' & up to and including 267 lbs
• Over 6'7'' & up to and including 274 lbs

Physique:  

• Men's Open Classes: Up to and including 5'6'' • Over 5'6'' up to and including 5'8'' • Over 5'8'' up to and including 5'10'' • Over 5'10'' up to and including 6'0'' • Over 6'0''
• Men's Novice Classes: Up to & including 5'7'' • Over 5'7'' up to including 5'10'' • Over 5'10'' 
• Men's Master Classes:  Over 40 • Over 50
• Women's Open Classes: Up to and including 5'6'' • Over 5'6''
  
• Women's Master Class: Over 35

Figure: 

• Women's Open Classes: Up to and including 5'4'' • Over 5'4'' up to and including 5'6'' • Over 5'6''
• Women's Novice Classes: Up to and including 5'4 '' • Over 5'4''
• Women's Master Classes:  Over 35 

Wellness: 

• Women's Open Classes: Up to and including 5'4 '' • Over 5'4''
  

Bikini: 

• Women's Open Classes: Up to and including 5'2'' • Over 5'2'' and up to and including 5'4'' • Over 5'4'' and up to and including 5'6'' • Over 5'6'' 
• Women's Novice Classes: Up to and including 5'4 '' • Over 5'4'' and up to and including 5'6'' • Over 5'6'' 
• Women's Master Classes:  Over 35