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Miguel Candela

On Sunday, the 2017 Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships cum 8th South China Bodybuilding Invitational Championships and HK-GZ Performance Exchange (try saying all that while holding a pose!) take place at Queen Elizabeth Stadium.
Photographer Miguel Candela went behind the scenes at last year’s event, capturing an extraordinary series of pictures.











In pictures: the Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships

Post Magazine went behind the scenes at the 2016 contest in Queen Elizabeth Stadium to find out what it takes to make a winner

A competitor gets tanning product applied during the HKCBBA Bodybuilding Championships in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 02JUN17 [POST MAGAZINE] Photo : Miguel Candela

Participants in the 2016 Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships. Picture: Miguel Candela

Bodybuilders pose during the judging in the HKCBBA Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships, Hong Kong. 02JUN17 [POST MAGAZINE] Photo : Miguel Candela

Competitors prepare backstage to compete in the HKCBBA Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships, Hong Kong. 02JUN17 [28MAY2017 POST MAGAZINE] Photo : Miguel Candela

A competitor walks off stage with the first prize trophy in the HKCBBA Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships, Hong Kong. 02JUN17 [28MAY2017 POST MAGAZINE] Photo : Miguel Candela

A bodybuilder in the HKCBBA Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships watches as other competitors prior men's bodybuilding division, Hong Kong. 02JUN17 [POST MAGAZINE] Photo : Miguel Candela

A bodybuilder in the HKCBBA Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships watches as other competitors participate during the preliminary rounds prior men's bodybuilding division, Hong Kong. 02JUN17 [POST MAGAZINE] Photo : Miguel Candela

A competitor prepares backstage to compete in the HKCBBA Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships, Hong Kong. 02JUN17 [POST MAGAZINE] Photo : Miguel Candela

A competitor prepares backstage to compete in the 2016 Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships, at Queen Elizabeth Stadium, last June. Pictures: Miguel Candela

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In pictures: the Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championships

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Post Magazine went behind the scenes at the 2016 contest in Queen Elizabeth Stadium to find out what it takes to make a winner