The new IFBB Pro cards are so poverty

[LimitBreak]

Too many IFBBs now that they are using cheap paper as a card ?

[flangmasterj]

Well when they're handing out 1000 a week they need to save on costs.

[SammyJr]

Wow.

[LimitBreak]

Wow.

Yep printed for 5 cents in the back office!

Even GNC's gold card given for free at the Olympia Expo is a much higher quality plastic card!

Edit: I guess it has always been cheapish, but was a bit better quality a while back

http://www.bodybuildingdungeon.com/f...ooks-like.html

[EFJK]

Well when they're handing out 1000 a week they need to save on costs.

Hahaha

[TropicalSunset]

Still more impressive than the athlete coverage we get.

[NVious]

[flangmasterj]

Couldn't even afford colour.

You know you've made it when your name has been printed skewed in Times New Roman onto a black and white base stock card with a ballpoint pen ticked athlete box.

[BartPimpson]

I've seen more impressive train tickets.

But don't worry, if you work hard and make your way up the ladder eventually you'll win awesome trophies.

[203mh]

"At least my Costco card had my picture on it"
-Lee Priest

[RoroCwalker]

"At least my Costco card had my picture on it"
-Lee Priest

Hahaha.

It should have their faces on it.

[flangmasterj]

Or have their pro card winning physique on it so it gives them the incentive to improve or to not let themselves go.

[endurancell]

That's insulting considering how much they pay in fees to even enter those shows. The judges are probably chosen via mistakes on ifbb cards where they accidentally mark the judge box and the athlete is told to just go with it

[Canuck77]

Hehe...some good responses here.

Reminds me of one of those cheap club sub cards without the colour or decent logo.

[JigPig]

Well IFBB is a joke organisation, what did you expect?

[Kulutues]

Too many IFBBs now that they are using cheap paper as a card ?

IFBB judging failure phenomenon explained: Officials and Judges put their names next to Pro Athletes as their equal, with a "check off box" to designate what the card holder is. IFBB Pro Cards should be made specifically and only for athletes.

[weltweitefurcht]

The whole thing is weird

It says IFBB Pro® it should say IFBB Professional Card..

The fact it says "Pro" looks really amateur. Never mind the skewed name and the one card for athlete, judge and official.

Whoever made the cards is also probably the same person in charge of the lighting, stage decorations and entire event.

I always cringe at how unprofessional things are... just because the sport is a niche cult sport, doesn't mean it needs to be ghetto.

[RockyTheKid]

If the IFBB doesn't respect the sport and the athletes enough to invest some money into making good pro cards, how can we expect people outside of the sport (namely, mainstream media) to do the same?

[SammyJr]

even my amateur natural card has color lol

[RockyTheKid]

National Gym Association, Inc.

"NGA".

Al Sharpton's about to get on its case.

[keepitnatty]

Is it really that easy to become a pro ?

[DanielEver]

Is it really that easy to become a pro ?

no, but no matter how hard it is you won't get anything valuable in reward.

that's professional bodybuilding, son.

[Berget93]

What a joke. lol

[holyadonis]

What a joke. lol

This.. and it costs the bodybuilder 200 big ones

[yzrider400f]

IFPA pro cards are awesome. thick as a credit card and customized with your own photo

[SammyJr]

^ wow, that is very nice. great physique too

[NVious]

Lmao this thread just keeps on giving.

Inb4 someone posts their bowling league cards and it is a thousand times better....and cheaper.

[Curiouscat9]

What the actual fuk? You could scan that and reprint it on 250gsm board with your copying machine at work. Literally. You wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Edit it in photoshop to state your own name and congratulations, you're a new IFBB Pro (registered trademark, of course).

They could at least add a textured or gloss laminate to it from a business card store, it would cost them an extra 30 cents per card. 1,000 high quality laminated business cards should cost them no more than $70 - that's WITH a middle-man markup. And they're printing this crap? I'm absolutely mind blown. Even custom made plastic cards (like credit cards) would cost them only around $100 for 1,000.

Seriously, what the fuk? This makes no sense and is utterly shameful. My local gym membership card costs more than this to produce. I get an identification card that is laminated, color, and features my picture... And I get a plastic laminated card with a barcode to swipe in. This is unbelievably cheap and pathetic.

No wonder bodybuilding is such a joke. Pour your money, mental and physical health in to an industry that can't even reward you a decent membership card. What a fukking disgrace.

EDIT: I used to play weekly poker at the pub. It was free. No sign up fee, nothing to play. The card they give you is worth 2-3 times as much as this POS is worth. I'm absolutely serious. I'd take a picture of it, if I had enough posts

[SammyJr]

What the actual fuk? You could scan that and reprint it on 250gsm board with your copying machine at work. Literally. You wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Edit it in photoshop to state your own name and congratulations, you're a new IFBB Pro (registered trademark, of course).

They could at least add a textured or gloss laminate to it from a business card store, it would cost them an extra 30 cents per card. 1,000 high quality laminated business cards should cost them no more than $70 - that's WITH a middle-man markup. And they're printing this crap? I'm absolutely mind blown. Even custom made plastic cards (like credit cards) would cost them only around $100 for 1,000.

Seriously, what the fuk? This makes no sense and is utterly shameful. My local gym membership card costs more than this to produce. I get an identification card that is laminated, color, and features my picture... And I get a plastic laminated card with a barcode to swipe in. This is unbelievably cheap and pathetic.

No wonder bodybuilding is such a joke. Pour your money, mental and physical health in to an industry that can't even reward you a decent membership card. What a fukking disgrace.

EDIT: I used to play weekly poker at the pub. It was free. No sign up fee, nothing to play. The card they give you is worth 2-3 times as much as this POS is worth. I'm absolutely serious. I'd take a picture of it, if I had enough posts

agreed brah.. you can take a picture.. upload using www.imgur.com. post the link to the image and if that doesn't work, still use imgur and post the link but with a couple of spaces in between the link

[ROMMYromboid]

Too many IFBBs now that they are using cheap paper as a card ?

a)The card looks good to me, black and white is popular these days, and especially matt colours. You can buy expensive cars in matt paint finishes these days.

b)I would also suggest the material making up the card has been specially chosen to be water resistant, IFBB pros do sweat especially in hot weather.

c)The card has been carefully designed so an security gaurds who need to identify an athlete can do so quickly and easily HOWEVER.......................>

I would recommend putting at least a photograph on the card and also contest bodyweight and width factor.