I wanted to get some other ladies opinions on fitness competitions. The judging specifically.

I became friends with a girl who had just started doing fitness competitions. She was training for her first competition when we met. Since we had living a healthy life in common, we just became even better friends. When her first competition came around I went with friends for support. I had no idea how those types of competitions worked but I thought all the competitors looked great! When the final judging came around for her group though, my friend placed last.

Here's the part that baffles me...

How do they judge those fitness competitions??? When I asked her after her comp was over she said there are no particular things the judges are told to look for and that the judges simply vote for whichever competitors body that judge likes best! Doesn't that make the competitions totally subjective? Am I misunderstanding the judging? And if it is subjective... are these healthy events for some of the younger competitors to be involved in?

Please help me understand!