Organization of Competitive
Bodybuilders (OCB)
 Chronological
History of OCB
January 2003
OCB (Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders) was founded
in 2003 by Matt Shepley. The founding principles of OCB were:
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To offer quality bodybuilding, fitness & figure competitions
in the United States.
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To provide opportunities for athletes to gain media exposure.
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To offer competitors an avenue to advance to a professional
level and have the opportunity to participate in international level competition,
if desired, while not having to sacrifice other opportunities that exist
in the sport.
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To allow promoters to have flexibility to produce the events
they fund in the manner they feel is best, as long as they're fair to athletes
and drug testing is enforced.
OCB’s drug-free policy was first established as all shows
being required to conduct a form of testing. The stated period for being
drug-free for shows conducting polygraph testing was 5-years, unless otherwise
stated by a promoter.
April 2003
The first OCB sanctioned show was held April 12, 2003
in the Washington, DC area.
June 2003
OCB contest coverage began appearing in Steele Jungle
Publications.
August 2003
OCB began publishing Physique Competitor magazine to provide
print exposure for all OCB events.
January 2004
OCB events began offering the Ms. Fitness (IFSB - International
Fitness Sanctioning Board) brand fitness division. This provided an outlet
for fitness competitors to advance to national and international level
competition, compete for cash and prizes, and receive national and international
magazine and television exposure.
Spring 2004
OCB contest coverage began appearing in Ms. Fitness Magazine.
August 2004
Physique Competitor magazine was renamed to Fitness &
Physique.
November 2004
OCB established the Yorton Cup to be its top title for
the federation, to serve as its national championship.
2005
OCB became an amateur affiliate of the IFPA (International
Fitness & Physique Association), a professional level federation for
bodybuilding & figure, thereby providing an avenue for competitors
to reach a pro level through OCB events.
April 2005
OCB contest coverage began appearing in Natural Muscle
Magazine.
January 2006
OCB changed its drug-free policy. A minimum of 5-years
drug-free became required. IFPA Pro qualifiers were required to polygraph
test all competitors, and urine test overall winners for bodybuilding &
figure.
June 2006
OCB established a spring national championship, the OCB
Centaur.
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