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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: New Hank Wood on August 13, 2008, 06:46:09 PM
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I just cringe when i hear someone refer to themselves as a 'bodybuilder'.
I recoil and wince at the thought of what this sport has become, the types of people who are attracted to it and the calibre of fans who support the shows!
The term 'bodybuilder' is certainly something that can never been worn as a 'badge of honor'.
The mere mention of the word 'bodybuilder' in mainstream-circles brings cries of rebuke and disgust.
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In the late 70's early 80's, unless you were around to experience it, I cannot tell you how bad the general public was repulsed by bodybuilding. They were utterly repelled if you told them you were a bb. I was hesitant to tell anyone (can you believce that) that I lifted until I got big enough that I could not hide it (and THAT took a long time! :D)
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The bodybuilder enjoys a very ugly stereotype. A stereotype that seemingly cannot be shifted.
The so-called sport of bodybuilding has it roots deeply embedded in steroid abuse, dealing, pornography and corruption. Many of those who support the sport are short and insecure little men.
These meatheads foolishly believe that by building large amounts of muscle they will gain power and respect from those around them....Well, nothing could be further from the truth.
The mainstream have no respect left for this sport. They see it for what it is; a drug crazed circus full of short men, with fake tans, wearing thongs, posing to audiences of homosexual fans...sad but true!
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The bodybuilder enjoys a very ugly stereotype. A stereotype that seemingly cannot be shifted.
The so-called sport of bodybuilding has it roots deeply embedded in steroid abuse, dealing, pornography and corruption. Many of those who support the sport are short and insecure little men.
These meatheads foolishly believe that by building large amounts of muscle they will gain power and respect from those around them....Well, nothing could be further from the truth.
The mainstream have no respect left for this sport. They see it for what it is; a drug crazed circus full of short men, with fake tans, wearing thongs, posing to audiences of homosexual fans...sad but true!
dayum, who pissed in your Gatorade my friend? :-\
There are plenty of people who get that rush of endorphins from lifting that some people get from running or swimming. That combined with the right genetics could give you a bodybuilder like look even without drugs.
Not everyone who lifts is a short, insecure druggie
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I usually just say im a fitness participant ;D
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I call myself a 'physical culturist'...read closely this Christmas Card I sent out one year to my patient base. Read what I called myself under my pic! ;D
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I call myself a 'physical culturist'...read closely this Christmas Card I sent out one year to my patient base. Read what I called myself under my pic! ;D
other people call you an irritating cu nt
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MJ,
Years ago (early 70's) I was at a friends party, and he introduced me to another friend of his, a huge guy (well, compared to me) with a pretty impressive build. I asked him if he was a body builder and he relied " No way man, I'm a weight trainer". LOL. I didn't know it was such a bad thing to be called.
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(http://www.patrickcurl.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/me-left-555-lbs1.JPG)
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until I got big enough that I could not hide it
::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Seemed to work okay for Arnold...he mentions it all the time.
And look at Moosejoy...what more can I say? ;)
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(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/03/07/sports/soccer/chechnya.533.jpg)
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cool picture Mars.
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Ironic that this topic would come up, I was just discussing this very thing earlier with a co-worker about how the internet has completely shifted my views about this "sport".
However, it doesn't affect the fact that I want to better myself. I can't help what others do to get where they are. I do hate the fact that it's so inherently gay in many aspects. I got into lifting because I was prone to be obese and stuck with it.
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Awesome thread. Welcome back hank!
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when people hear the word "bodybuilder" they think arnold
he seems to get a decent amount of respect
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The mere mention of the word 'bodybuilder' in mainstream-circles brings cries of rebuke and disgust.
I make a conscious effort to call myself a "bodybuilder" in my self-talk--and as soon as I can call myself a "bodybuilder" aloud without provoking others to mirth, I will. I love the pump, the endorphins, the clean diet, the discipline--and I want The Body. I don't care what some bodybuilders do, or what drugs they take (although I wish the ridiculous anti-steroid hysteria and the futile, counterproductive "War on Drugs" would come to an end), or what the "mainstream" "thinks." Maybe the revulsion some people profess to feel is real in some cases, and maybe hardly anybody really wants to look like Markus Ruhl. But I believe most men, especially those who go out of their way to claim to be repelled, are secretly and intensely envious of the body of a healthy amateur bodybuilder.
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I don't think I've ever referred to myself as a Bodybuilder.
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I don't think I've ever referred to myself as a Bodybuilder.
Have you competed?
I always ask people that say they are a bodybuilder if they have comepeted, I don't someone can call themselves a bodybuilder unless they have competed.
People ask me if I am, and yes I don't say "yes" I just reply "back in the day", since I don't like the current new bodybuilders mainstream gay4pay shit, and the large stereotype the sport has become.
the image was starting to clean up, early 2000 very nicely, and then it seems it has gone down hill after the 2003 steroid waves, and now the new bodybuilders competeting in the pro circuit are gayer than crisco.
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I don't think I've ever referred to myself as a Bodybuilder.
or an athlete
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I bet you call yourself a bodybuilder?.....hahahaha
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Well Earl, I did get paid for playing baseball for 2 years with a pro team. So then what would you call it?
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I call myself a 'physical culturist'...read closely this Christmas Card I sent out one year to my patient base. Read what I called myself under my pic! ;D
Hehe. That's what nudists used to euphemistically call themselves. ;)
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other people call you an irritating cu nt
Yes, but Iam a NICE irritating girl
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MJ,
Years ago (early 70's) I was at a friends party, and he introduced me to another friend of his, a huge guy (well, compared to me) with a pretty impressive build. I asked him if he was a body builder and he relied " No way man, I'm a weight trainer". LOL. I didn't know it was such a bad thing to be called.
Hypertrophy, although I was only a kid in the late 70's, I do recall how detetsted bb was to the general public. The only way to know how bad this was is if you were there for it!
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Seemed to work okay for Arnold...he mentions it all the time.
And look at Moosejoy...what more can I say? ;)
Everybody's Favorite All-American! ;D
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Hehe. That's what nudists used to euphemistically call themselves. ;)
Dang, really???
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Well Earl, I did get paid for playing baseball for 2 years with a pro team. So then what would you call it?
you switched sports
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My training partner and I have a running joke about this. When we are working out one of us will say "Am I a bodybuilder yet" kind of funny because it's hard to say what exactly makes one a bodybuilder.
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In the words of the great thinker, Ronnie Coleman;
'' Everyone wants to be a 'bodybuilder' but no one wants to live those heavy assed weights''.
You fail Coleman. This so-called profession of bodybuilding is the most ridiculed and reviled occupation on the planet!
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In the words of the great thinker, Ronnie Coleman;
'' Everyone wants to be a 'bodybuilder' but no one wants to live those heavy assed weights''.
You fail Coleman. This so-called profession of bodybuilding is the most ridiculed and reviled occupation on the planet!
I agree, i love fitness and weight training as a hobby, but im not delusional enough to poke needles in me to be like Coleman, i would not want to aspire to be anything like him.
Im happy that he and a handful of guys can live off posing, im happy for Tony Doherty that he promotes it well and professionally.
Its not for everybody, just like acting, L.A has 99% unemployed actors, though alot of them are delusional too, bodybuilding is imo based on luck and genetics, if you lack either ur screwed, no matter how hard you work in the gym or how much u lift.
My lil cousin is slowly learning now, i had a talk to him bout his future and hopefully i struck a cord with him, he kept saying "yeah, yes, i know" his 20 he has time to change.
He wants to be a personal trainer and use that as a gate to the IFBB, i just hope he does not get devastated if it dont work out, so i hope his doing PT for himself too and not just a stepping stone to the IFBB.
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Referring to yourself as a 'bodybuilder' is a term that does not help to endear yourself to others!
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you switched sports
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What was the other sport?
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The word 'bodybuilder' must be struck from the modern paradigm vernacular. Serves only a destructive purpose!
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I am a competitive bodybuilder and a professional at work and my bodybuilding has opened many doors for me. People I work around see that it takes discipline, dedication and desire to achieve a certain look and they are happy when I apply those same work ethics to my job. Bodybuilding has been good to me. I look and feel good and I have a double sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. Not only and I physically healthier I also am more alert and sharp at work. Hank you seem like a jaded man upset with the world. You should focus more on your training and not everyone else if you do this you might find yourself a lot happier. All your treads and comments are about other people and how they are not living up to your expectations. People really don't care what you think or feel and once you realize this you will become a better person. Your life should be about you not what you want others to be , think, or feel.
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I want a 'clean' industry! I want an end to the corruption and the pornography.
This so-called profession is built on lies..... Lies, lies, lies!
I have had a gutful of these bloated Neanderthals lecturing naive adolescents on the virtues of living and training 'clean'.
I am fed up with these so-called supplement companies peddling their worthless products.
People are being exploited and manipulated by this sham. I want an end to this rubbish!
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I want a 'clean' industry! I want an end to the corruption and the pornography.
This so-called profession is built on lies..... Lies, lies, lies!
I have had a gutful of these bloated Neanderthals lecturing naive adolescents on the virtues of living and training 'clean'.
I am fed up with these so-called supplement companies peddling their worthless products.
People are being exploited and manipulated by this sham. I want an end to this rubbish!
Thats sucks, but it keeps the business going and it employs people and so its all good..is it worthless or just expensive?? i believe supplements are garbage, and only 16-18 yr olds and delusional 30yr old believe supps are everything.
Like any industry there a some scumbags and there top notch class acts (T.D) and many others..i also got to say the friendliest people i have met are bodybuilders, I dont believe they all are Neanderthals, but im sure there are a few.
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I called himself a weight lifter.
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Dang, really???
Actually, I think the favorite euphemism for nudists is "naturist." Although "physical culturist" sounds kind of sleazy, too. Wasn't "Physical Culture" one of of those "art" magazines back when it was illegal to send pornography through the mail?
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I don't call myself anything as I don't particularly like calling myself a "bodybuilder" due to all the negative stereotypes it brings up with the general public. The only time I refer to myself as a bodybuilder is around other bodybuilders. I hate when my wife tells people I'm a bodybuilder - gets on my nerves because it means people will then have prejudged me before they get to know me properly.
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when people hear the word "bodybuilder" they think arnold
Maybe half the time, but the other half they are likely thinking 'Oh, those big, scary dudes with all those veins? Ewwww.'
If you train to build your body from one thing to another, then you are a BBer. If you compete, you're a competitive BBer. End of story.
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What was the other sport?
bodybuilding
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Referring to yourself as a 'bodybuilder' is a term that does not help to endear yourself to others!
yeah if i liked sitting on my ass eating garbage all day like most people, the term "bodybuilder" would make me feel inferior
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