Competitors glisten in Asian bodybuilding competition

Competitors flex their muscles during the men's 75-kg category of the Asian World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. (AP Photo)

Babak Akbarniya of Iran shows off his six-pack abs. And pecs. And delts. And... (AP Photo)

Bodybuilders from around the world, male and female, are competing in the event. (AP Photo)

Eva Szeberenyi of Hungary, center, flexes her muscle as Tan Li Lian of Malaysia, right, and Nguyen Thi My Linh of Vietnam look on during the women's 52-kg category. (AP Photo)

Most competitors are from Asia. All are, as they say, "ripped." (AP Photo)

A view from the back of the meticulously-sculpted competitors. (AP Photo)

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Competitors flex their muscles during the men's 75-kg category of the Asian World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. (AP Photo)

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