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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: rocket on May 13, 2007, 02:32:55 AM
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The great thing about sport is that on the day, anybody can win it. They've all got a fair go at it. Some teams/individuals will be better prepared/richer but when they step out onto the field anything can happen. Thats sport.
There is no sport in any activity where ripoffs are flippantly pointed out to be handicapping newcomers in order to encourage them to pay their dues.
"Its ok bro, he just has to pay his dues" -
Hah, the "sport" of idiots. It would be an insult to intelligence but most of you know just how poor the intellectual capacity of your average bodybuilding fan is (judging by the average level here and on other boards).
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The great thing about sport is that on the day, anybody can win it. They've all got a fair go at it. Some teams/individuals will be better prepared/richer but when they step out onto the field anything can happen. Thats sport.
There is no sport in any activity where ripoffs are flippantly pointed out to be handicapping newcomers in order to encourage them to pay their dues.
"Its ok bro, he just has to pay his dues" -
Hah, the "sport" of idiots. It would be an insult to intelligence but most of you know just how poor the intellectual capacity of your average bodybuilding fan is (judging by the average level here and on other boards).
Ain't that the truth.
Preach on brother love.
You forgot to mention the "momentum", that Cicherillo and Solomon loves to talk about.
WTF is that? Momentum?
In sports, you're either good enough to win. Or you're not.
But hey, this is bodybuilding, where you have to "pay your dues" and "build a momentum"... ::)
FFS, snap out of it!
-Hedge
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So what is Bodybuilding than?
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So what is Bodybuilding than?
i dunno what is bodybuilding 'than' ::)
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What I do know is this:
There is not one single "activity" out there that has the same kind of drama attached to it, I mean think about it, if you would be into let's say cycling you think you could log on to the No1 cycling board online and expect to talk to let's say Jan Ulrich? Were else do you have so many screwed up and wackos all at one place?
This is one of the things why I love to follow competitive Bodybuilding, the drama.
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The great thing about sport is that on the day, anybody can win it. They've all got a fair go at it. Some teams/individuals will be better prepared/richer but when they step out onto the field anything can happen. Thats sport.
There is no sport in any activity where ripoffs are flippantly pointed out to be handicapping newcomers in order to encourage them to pay their dues.
"Its ok bro, he just has to pay his dues" -
Hah, the "sport" of idiots. It would be an insult to intelligence but most of you know just how poor the intellectual capacity of your average bodybuilding fan is (judging by the average level here and on other boards).
agree and disagree, Boxers and MMA fighters get ripped off all the time with poor judging. Unfortunately in BB, you can't knock someone out and get a undisputed win :-\. I mean look at last year's O placings, they still gave Ronnie 2nd, and he looked like a bag of smashed assholes.
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agree Hedge, momentum and "paying is due" are the gayest shit ever
GIVE IT TO THE BEST MAN YOU FUCKING ASSHOLES !
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Ain't that the truth.
Preach on brother love.
You forgot to mention the "momentum", that Cicherillo and Solomon loves to talk about.
WTF is that? Momentum?
In sports, you're either good enough to win. Or you're not.
But hey, this is bodybuilding, where you have to "pay your dues" and "build a momentum"... ::)
FFS, snap out of it!
-Hedge
hahahaha lol @ momentum!
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any event or competition which has the requisite of opinion for the winner to be chosen in my opinion is not a sport..
100 metres.. man crosses the line first he is the winner..... No momentum... or opinion needed...
kevin flex...shawn ..and possibly dillet all should had at least one olympia win..
but due to they did not...
not because they wasnt good enough..
but down to opinion...
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dennis wolfe should have won last night.. if not him the james...
branch warren winning was total BULLSHIT
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So what is Bodybuilding than?
its a beauty competition, where instead of who has the best body, its who has the best connections, and who's been in the sport long enough without a win.
someone should seriously make a list of all the blatantly bullshit bodybuilding judging throughout the years
i can think of 10 in the past 3 years off the top of my head...really really sad
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The great thing about sport is that on the day, anybody can win it. They've all got a fair go at it.
and where is this mentioned in the definition of the word "sport" ???
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sport
this is your definition, not the dictionary's
E
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bodybuilding is so much more than a sport! it's bigger than that!
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how many threads have to be started on this?
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how many threads have to be started on this?
The point must be made.
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You're right, it's not a sport, it's a way of life
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So what is Bodybuilding than?
Bodybuilding is not a sport.
Bodybuilding is just the means used to get better at the IFBB sport that is POSING. Bodybuilding or building your body is just another way to get better at any kind of physical performance based sport.
A better name for IFBB would be IFP, International Federation of Posers.
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Why is it so important if BBing is a sport or not?
Even if all the humanbeing say that BBing is not a sport, Ill do it.
I dont care what another people say. I live my life freely.
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Bodybuilding is clearly not a sport. Oiled men in thongs is a disgrace.
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You're right, it's not a sport, it's a way of life
So is being gay...oops, same thing.
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its only a sport if you want it to be.
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its only a sport if you want it to be.
wise as usual.
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It is a pageant for attention whores with low self-esteem. For those who seek the approval of others (in this case a crowd of gay men) to the point where they are willing to abuse illegal drugs, sever and destroy their bodies, relationships, their future, et cetera.
All usually for a plastic trophy, and if you are fortunate enough to turn "pro", for NOTHING.
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"You gotta knock out the champ. Showing up 1% better, you're not going to win. You gotta be 10% better"
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It is not a sport as there is no tangible measure to decide who wins...ie who is the fastest? most weight lifted? jumped highest etc
its totally subjective
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getbiggers still using their own definition of the word "sport" ::)
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Earl what stance are you...bbuilding is or isnt a sport?
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Earl what stance are you...bbuilding is or isnt a sport?
lol are you serious?
SPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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how a person looks in a sparklie thong is a judged sport
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lol are you serious?
SPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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are you serious?
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are you serious?
He'll scratch your eyes out!! >:(
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haha he will get a knuckle sandwich
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Chick getting owned yet again.
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are you serious?
read the dictionary, rather than making up your own definitions
E
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haha its not a sport is a beauty pagent. No skill or athleticism involved at all.
where is the skill?
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haha its not a sport is a beauty pagent. No skill or athleticism involved at all.
where is the skill?
goudy, are you entering next years mr getbig beauty pageant?
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haha its not a sport is a beauty pagent. No skill or athleticism involved at all.
where is the skill?
posing well is a skill
you should know because you clearly didn't pose well in the Mr. Getbig, you didn't know how to show off your physique
E
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It is not a sport as there is no tangible measure to decide who wins...ie who is the fastest? most weight lifted? jumped highest etc
its totally subjective
Right. No scoreboard, no touchdowns, no 3 pointers, no goals, nothing.
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No direct physical competition, not a sport.
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Right. No scoreboard, no touchdowns, no 3 pointers, no goals, nothing.
actually shawn ray wanted there to be a scoreboard but the judges said no
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actually shawn ray wanted there to be a scoreboard but the judges said no
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That would have been a good thing. Better for the spectators and competitors to actually know what is going on.
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actually shawn ray wanted there to be a scoreboard but the judges said no
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Because they realize bodybuilding is not a sport. ;)
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posing well is a skill
you should know because you clearly didn't pose well in the Mr. Getbig, you didn't know how to show off your physique
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kinda like presenting yourself in a Miss World competitionis a skill...similar yea?
I guess carbing up is a skill and injecting the right drugs is also a 'skill'
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kinda like presenting yourself in a Miss World competitionis a skill...similar yea?
I guess carbing up is a skill and injecting the right drugs is also a 'skill'
they stand there and smile, having good posture is not a skill
like i said, you didn't pose well
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its how they present themselves, same way bbuilders present themselves.
I dont care if i know how to pose. If i posed lilke ed corney it would not have affected my placing.
Is carbing up a skill?
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they stand there and smile, having good posture is not a skill
like i said, you didn't pose well
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hahahaha Brutal lashing out at goudy for your obsession with oiled up men in their underwear.
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hahahaha Brutal lashing out at goudy for your obsession with oiled up men in their underwear.
how is that lashing out?
no wonder you're so prone to crying like a bitch :-*
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its how they present themselves, same way bbuilders present themselves.
I dont care if i know how to pose. If i posed lilke ed corney it would not have affected my placing.
Is carbing up a skill?
posing well does affect placings, ask paul dillet or jay cutler at the 2001 olympia
if you look awkward when you pose how can you think that wouldn't affect placings?
no carbing up is not a skill, if you really didn't know
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you seem alone on this view.
does carbing up not affect places?
posing affects very little IMO
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you seem alone on this view.
does carbing up not affect places?
posing affects very little IMO
well every major newspaper and the great arnold share my view
if you feel good having a guy named "goatboy" support your argument than good for you ;)
sure carbing up affects placings, but it's not a part of the actual competiton
i hear football players eat a lot of pasta before their games, doesn't mean it's part of the sport
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what major newspaper shares your views bbuilding is a sport?
a silly statement.
That would make Levrone an athlete, same with kamali same with kenny jones etc
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what major newspaper shares your views bbuilding is a sport?
a silly statement.
That would make Levrone an athlete, same with kamali same with kenny jones etc
LA times, new york Times, pitsburgh post gazette are 3 that I saw
a silly statement is thinking posing is not a skill when you clearly lacked posing skills
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i am not a bodybuilder though.
I train with weights
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i am not a bodybuilder though.
I train with weights
i'm not putting you down, you just didn't have posing skills
you can learn them if you want, but just like all sports some are better than others :)
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oh no dont worry i took it as an observation not a put down.
Its just a beauty contest basically
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i'm not putting you down, you just didn't have posing skills
you can learn them if you want, but just like all sports some are better than others :)
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Not a sport, Earl. ::)
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actually it is a sport, your favorite sport and the only sport you care about "goatboy"
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Most definitely a male beauty pageant.
No objectively judged competition involved, no doubt about that.
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A pageant....no doubt. Some of you are bothered by this....but the truth is usually tough.
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The great thing about sport is that on the day, anybody can win it. They've all got a fair go at it. Some teams/individuals will be better prepared/richer but when they step out onto the field anything can happen. Thats sport.
There is no sport in any activity where ripoffs are flippantly pointed out to be handicapping newcomers in order to encourage them to pay their dues.
"Its ok bro, he just has to pay his dues" -
Hah, the "sport" of idiots. It would be an insult to intelligence but most of you know just how poor the intellectual capacity of your average bodybuilding fan is (judging by the average level here and on other boards).
Boxing is not a sport either, points mean nothing, it's anyone's guess who's judging, haha
"Paying your dues" only exists if you're a moaning loser, like "man I had myself in 1st but came 15th, blah blah". I do feel for some European bodybuilders but Dorian came to America and wiped the floor with everyone, with no sponsorship at first, and no hype, he hardly even talked to anyone, he was simply too good.
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Agreed.