United States Natural Bodybuilding Timeline

1977

NBA - Natural Bodybuilders Association (ended 1983)
 

1980

CBA – Christian Bodybuilding Association (ended 1982)
 

1981

NBBA – Natural Body Builders of America (ended 1982)

1982
ABCC - American Bodybuilding Coordinating Committee (ended 1998)

1983

INBF – International Natural Bodybuilding Federation (ended 1988)

1984

ANBC – American Natural Bodybuilding Conference (ended 2004)

ANPPC – All-Natural Physique & Power Conference (ended 2000)
NANBA – North American Natural Bodybuilding Association (ended 1999)

1988
USNBA – United States Natural Bodybuilding Association (ended 2004)

(circa) NPO

1989
ABA - Amateur Bodybuilding Association (INBA – International Natural Bodybuilding Association becomes synonymous with the ABA in 1997)
USNFA – United States Natural Fitness Association (ended 1991)
CNBA – Colorado Natural Bodybuilding Association (ended 1989)

(circa) USPF
 

1990
BAD – Bodybuilders Against Drugs (ended 1997)
ACBA - American Christian Bodybuilding Association (ended 2004)
WNBF – World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (Pro)
 

1991
DFABA – Drug-Free Athletics Bodybuilding Association (ended 1992)
NDFBA – Northeastern Drug-Free Bodybuilding Association (ended 1993)
NGA – National Gym Association

1992
NFLPA – Natural For Life Physique Association (ended 1993)
WPC – World Physique Championships (ended 2000)
 

1993

GDFA – Global Drug-Free Alliance (ended 1995)
MM – Musclemania

1994
NANBF – North American Natural Bodybuilding Federation
WNPF – World Natural Physique Federation

1995
NABF – North American Bodybuilding Federation (ended 2003)
TNAPA – Texas Natural Amateur Physique Association (ended 1995)
USBA – United States Bodybuilding Association (ended 1996)

(circa) IFAB

1996
APFC – Aerobics Physique & Fitness Council (ended 1996)
UNBA – United Natural Bodybuilding Association

1997
NBI – Natural Bodybuilding, Inc. (ended 2006)

1998
CMA – Classic Muscle Alliance (ended 2000)
TNBF – Texas Natural Bodybuilding Federation (ended 2004)
 

1999
INBF – International Natural Bodybuilding Federation (not associated with INBF formed in 1983)
NASF – North American Sports Federation
SNBF – Super Natural Bodybuilding Federation

(circa) PPL

2000
ANBA - American Natural Bodybuilding Association (ended 2000)
NCAPA – North Carolina Amateur Physique Association (ended 2002)
NPA – Natural Physique Association
USBF – United States Bodybuilding Federation

(circa) WABF - Western Amateur Bodybuilding Federation
 

2001
PNBA – Professional Natural Body Bodybuilding Association (Pro)
 

2002
WFNA – World Federation of Natural Athletes (ended 2005)
 

2003
OCB – Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders
ONBF – Ohio Natural Bodybuilding Federation
WCBF – World Christian Bodybuilding Federation (ended 2003)
 

2005
IFPA – International Fitness & Physique Association (Pro)
WNSO – World Natural Sports Organization

2006

BLNPA - Body Language Natural Physique Association

2007

EP - Executive Productions

Publication Timeline

1980

The Natural Bodybuilder publication launched (ended 1982)

1981

(circa) Power - CBA Newsletter

Natural Bodybuilding publication launched (ended 1983)

1985

Natural Bodybuilder magazine launched. 1987 ANBC Journal of Natural Bodybuilding becomes new name for Natural Bodybuilder (ended 1989),
 

1988

Natural Body & Fitness (ended 1990)

1988

Natural Physique magazine launched, 1993 renamed to Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness

1991

(circa) ABCC Newsletter

1992

Steele Jungle Publications launched (ended 2005)

1994

(circa) North American Natural Muscle – published by the NANBF

1995

ANB – American Natural Bodybuilder magazine launched (ended 1996)
 

1996

Natural Muscle Magazine launched

1997

All-Natural Muscular Development became the new title for Muscular Development as it took a stand to be an all-natural publication. Changed back to former format in 1999

2003

Physique Competitor Magazine launched, renamed to Fitness & Physique Magazine in 2004

200?

Belly of the Beast, USBF newsletter