Priest commented on Korableva\u2019s video, emphasizing that he wasn\u2019t attacking her as an athlete or disrespecting her. He was simply raising concerns about the IFBB Pro League\u2019s willingness to overlook established judging criteria.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGreat words. But I was not attacking you. I was just saying I was married to Kathy Lefrancois back in the day and the Ifbb told women in the bodybuilding category, you\u2019re getting too big. lose 20% of the muscle. So a lot of women did. but then they gave it to the big women. And then sadly that division died until Jake Wood brought it back. I just do not want to see your division die again by the IFBB, not being able to stick to their criteria or the rules they make.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
He also believes the division\u2019s appeal and viability depend on which physiques the judges ultimately award:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI have nothing but the utmost respect for women and bodybuilding. I used to always stand up for them back in the day and had a made little money. etc. If it does go down that same road, then you\u2019ll have nowhere to compete sadly, which would suck for all the women bodybuilders. And I\u2019m in agreement; get as big as you want. That like you said, it\u2019s only a niche of people that like that look and for women\u2019s bodybuilding to grow, it needs more than that. The women\u2019s Olympia back in the day used to fill out an auditorium. Now if it was just open women\u2019s bodybuilding, there wouldn\u2019t be a huge crowd sadly, which is sad to see,\u201d Priest commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Overall, Priest would like to see Women\u2019s Bodybuilding stand by consistent scoring criteria for the division\u2019s long-term survival. For Korableva, she plans to continue pursuing her career and won\u2019t let outside noise drag her down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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