Some athletes discovered their standard fitness photos were repurposed and featured on pornography sites without their knowledge or permission. 2. Bodybuilding as "Perverted" Performance Art
A major 2022 investigation by revealed a long-standing history of sexual exploitation within the IFBB Pro League and the National Physique Committee (NPC) . ifbb PRO AthletI make art in a perverted wayLIF...
J.M. Manion, son of league president Jim Manion, allegedly operated websites like "Fitness Divas" that featured over 30,000 images of female competitors, often in graphic or nude poses. Some athletes discovered their standard fitness photos were
Female athletes reported being pressured to pose for these sexualized photos under the threat that their contest scores or professional advancement would suffer if they refused. son of league president Jim Manion