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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Europe on January 18, 2014, 06:17:41 AM
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Hello, longtime lurker here! Always been a fan of a great physique, however these later years I find lots of pro-bodybuilders repulsive. Here in Scandinavia the interest for aesthetics(musclemania, Classic bodybuilding) is growing, slowly but surely.
Friends who used to be good followers of Mr.Olympia and Mr. Arnold Classic have totally gone either mma, thaibox or other sport.
My prognosis is that Pro-Bodybuilding will implode or simply disappear into a oblivion, considering that this is how it looks right now.
this
(http://i.imgur.com/YV2IsCn.jpg) vs (http://i.imgur.com/WuXclNp.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/KOEnpKD.jpg) vs (http://i.imgur.com/oIKj1Fi.jpg)
What will "IT" take in order to change bodybuilding in it's direction? Just let it die and wait for another reform or sport? Will it ever change? Solutions??
thanks have a good day getbiggers!!
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Reminds me of that joke " bodybuilding isn't dead it just smells funny"
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Was it ever alive? Bodybuilding is and always was a niche sport!
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No worries Europe. This world still has plenty of schmoes, hoes and pantied bros.
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bodybuilding is not a sport,it's a fucken muscle male pageant,except that a bodybuilder doesn't have to answer questions when on stage
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bodybuilding is not a sport,it's a fucken muscle male pageant,except that a bodybuilder doesn't have to answer questions when on stage
x2 the WBF days were at the height of said pageantry. WOWWWW! LOOK AT THAT! GARY STRYYYYDOM! TOP HOT AND CANE! TALK ABOUT STEPPING OUT FOR A NIGHT ON THE TOWN! Oh brother. Vince's schmoedom rivaled that of the Master Blaster himself.
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Bodybuilding has always been a subculture of a sport. All the magazines are dying out. The sport has always been magazine driven. Now Men's Health sells more than all of the bodybuilding magazines combined. One bodybuilding magazine owner duplicated the Men's Health magazine's look calling it Men's Fitness and it sells great just on confused buyers looking for Men's Health.
Bodybuilding in the 60's, 70's and early 80's had guys with relatively small waists and many had dense looking muscle. The top pros of today their muscles have the strangest look. It looks like it's inflated with fluid instead of being muscle. Just balloon bag muscle look. No normal guy would want to look like that.
The sport attracts insecure men for the most part and now that segment is going into jui jitsu. Why look like you can kick ass when you actually can learn to do it for real? MMA is the replacement sport for bodybuilding. Guys who are into jui jitsu, running, or any real sport realizes there is a difference between truly being an in shape athlete rather than having a cosmetic drugged physique that is temporary until drug use is stopped.
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Is Bodybuilding dying?!
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bodybuilding is not a sport,it's a fucken muscle male pageant,except that a bodybuilder doesn't have to answer questions when on stage
Then why is it that Ronnie Coleman, Arnold, Samir, etc.. all of them call it a "Sport" ??
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Brutal ad for same sex marriage... :D
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Was it ever alive? Bodybuilding is and always was a niche sport!
Then why are you all here?? why care about Mr.Olympia at all? why create a bodybuilding forum and degrade it?
Reason is that I think Bodybuilding is still a young sport, it only needs a right direction, kinda like when UFC was dying then Dana White took it to the right direction.
I know steroids will be an issue and supplements company making some competitors the winner but if NO one says anything, Bodybuilding is phucking everybody's ass and people seem to like it!??
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Then why are you all here?? why care about Mr.Olympia at all? why create a bodybuilding forum and degrade it?
Reason is that I think Bodybuilding is still a young sport, it only needs a right direction, kinda like when UFC was dying then Dana White took it to the right direction.
I know steroids will be an issue and supplements company making some competitors the winner but if NO one says anything, Bodybuilding is phucking everybody's ass and people seem to like it!??
Shut up.
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Shut up.
LOL
What an idiot!
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Shut up.
Make me!!
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Make me!!
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Nolan... think about the children :D
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I remember a time when the big networks used to carry bodybuilding contests. Now you can't get any air time. No one is interested. Synthol, and insulin put the nails in the coffin. These guys walk on stage ripped with bloffy looking muscles, and a gut that resembles the third trimester of pregnancy. The women look like Another Frankenstein creation.
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Bodybuilding really for many people is a deeply personal and spiritual journey which for many people does not need to gravitate to competing on stage.
So really the question you are asking "Is Bodybuilding dead" is kinda flawed because you are really looking at the highly competitive drug taking echelon of the sport/pageant show or whatever you want to call it and does not represent the ideals or aspirations of millions of bodybuilders/weight trainers/ gym rats across gym all over the world.
The reality is that "bodybuilding" has never been more popular. It's just the your definition of what bodybuilding is may be different to mine etc.
With the obesity epidemic conquering the Western/European/American lifestyle and putting increasing pressure on the healthcare system it only stands to reason that gyms will invariably become more and more populated and one of the principal activities will always be and remain weight training.
Clearly fads will come and go but bodybuilding/weight training is always here to stay.
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It's dying in Canada and the US, but it seems to be gaining momentum in Europe and the rest of the world. For the most part.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
IT'S THE JUDGES FAULT.
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Bodybuilding really for many people is a deeply personal and spiritual journey
:)
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Back in the 90s id see photos in the magazines of bodybuilers on beaches with hot women which made bodybuilding appealing.
These days people looking into bodybuilding see guys sucking dick under towels, g4p and grapefruit fucking ect ect and think to themselves fuck this homo shit ant take up other activities.
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Back in the 90s id see photos in the magazines of bodybuilers on beaches with hot women which made bodybuilding appealing.
These days people looking into bodybuilding see guys sucking dick under towels, g4p and grapefruit fucking ect ect and think to themselves fuck this homo shit ant take up other activities.
This.
MD and Flex always put the biggest grainiest guy on the cover of their mags. Who the hell does that appeal to? A very niche market.
Bodybuilding was better when the market wasn't so narrow and more people felt it was attainable. That's one of the reasons Mens Physique and Womens bikini are flourishing.
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This.
MD and Flex always put the biggest grainiest guy on the cover of their mags. Who the hell does that appeal to? A very niche market.
Bodybuilding was better when the market wasn't so narrow and more people felt it was attainable. That's one of the reasons Mens Physique and Womens bikini are flourishing.
ok, if you were really a woman, you'd have commented on that link...
Because, that is apparently the "look" that women go for (not too large, not too small).
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ok, if you were really a woman, you'd have commented on that link...
Because, that is apparently the "look" that women go for (not too large, not too small).
What link?
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it never lived, it was all back-room cult and illegal drugs
add to that protein powder
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What link?
the one I posted.
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Like someone said prior bodybuilding is a alive in the gyms. Competitive bodybuilding is dying. Back in the 70's and most of the early 80's you couldn't find a girl in a gym. Now the gyms seem to be half women and sometimes more. The park I run in has more women runners than men. Women seem to be more involved in keeping fit than men today. Then again men have always been delusional about how they look. Ask most men how they look, most will give them self a 8 or higher. They can be fat and look like a troll but they think they are a stud.
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Hello, longtime lurker here! Always been a fan of a great physique, however these later years I find lots of pro-bodybuilders repulsive. Here in Scandinavia the interest for aesthetics(musclemania, Classic bodybuilding) is growing, slowly but surely.
Friends who used to be good followers of Mr.Olympia and Mr. Arnold Classic have totally gone either mma, thaibox or other sport.
My prognosis is that Pro-Bodybuilding will implode or simply disappear into a oblivion, considering that this is how it looks right now.
this
(http://i.imgur.com/YV2IsCn.jpg) vs (http://i.imgur.com/WuXclNp.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/KOEnpKD.jpg) vs (http://i.imgur.com/oIKj1Fi.jpg)
What will "IT" take in order to change bodybuilding in it's direction? Just let it die and wait for another reform or sport? Will it ever change? Solutions??
thanks have a good day getbiggers!!
NUMBERS ARE BIGGER THEN EVER, Bodybuilding is growing and growing now it is at its peek. The direction it is taken is crap I agree but it is still growing
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The numbers are bigger but that is due to the new categories.
Regardless it's still a type of bodybuilding in my opinion.
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It's dying in Canada and the US, but it seems to be gaining momentum in Europe and the rest of the world. For the most part.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
IT'S THE JUDGES FAULT.
nope, it is humungus in Canada, bigger then ever, The promotors here in Ontarios have had shows were we have to send peopl home because the audience is full, no seats available. We had regional events with 300 entries, it is huge in Canada. Your area must suck
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Europe, are you Scandinavian, or a Moslem invader?
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nope, it is humungus in Canada, bigger then ever, The promotors here in Ontarios have had shows were we have to send peopl home because the audience is full, no seats available. We had regional events with 300 entries, it is huge in Canada. Your area must suck
Not Alberta. :(
Except for when Nationals was held here. Not a sell out but a decent crowd.
I wouldn't say it "sucks" here....but it hasn't vastly increased. It's not bigger than ever.
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The numbers are bigger but that is due to the new categories.
Regardless it's still a type of bodybuilding in my opinion.
wrong again, the numbers within the regular bodybuilding categories are way bigger and growing, I know I have to organize these guys on stage, it suck lately for me, especially the middle weights mens at regional shows, 20 + competitors right there.
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Not Alberta. :(
Except for when Nationals was held here. Not a sell out but a decent crowd.
I wouldn't say it "sucks" here....but it hasn't vastly increased. It's not bigger than ever.
really? That is weird, here it is crazy, real crazy.
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wrong again, the numbers within the regular bodybuilding categories are way bigger and growing, I know I have to organize these guys on stage, it suck lately for me, especially the middle weights mens at regional shows, 20 + competitors right there.
I'm not wrong. That's just how it is here.
Obviously it's different in Ontario.
I'd say it's still a decent number of competitors here. But 5 years ago there were many more. 20 plus in all categories except for maybe Heavyweight ones.
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It's dying in Canada and the US, but it seems to be gaining momentum in Europe and the rest of the world. For the most part.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
IT'S THE JUDGES FAULT.
you really need to square away your issues surrounding being a man posing as a female before you tackle the politics of bodybuilding.
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I'm not wrong. That's just how it is here.
Obviously it's different in Ontario.
I'd say it's still a decent number of competitors here. But 5 years ago there were many more. 20 plus in all categories except for maybe Heavyweight ones.
but you said the numbers are bigger answering my post ( I assume since I was the only one saying so) and then said due to the new categories. So assuming you were answering me in saying do to the new categories, I said you were wrong.
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but you said the numbers are bigger answering my post ( I assume since I was the only one saying so) and then said due to the new categories. So assuming you were answering me in saying do to the new categories, I said you were wrong.
Gotcha. We're back on the same track. We were on a different one.
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Gotcha. We're back on the same track. We were on a different one.
but not to be a prick here, :D your southern bodybuilding championship in alberta in 09 had 25 male bodybuilders and in 2013 had had 39, just saying ;)
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Then why are you all here?? why care about Mr.Olympia at all? why create a bodybuilding forum and degrade it?
Reason is that I think Bodybuilding is still a young sport, it only needs a right direction, kinda like when UFC was dying then Dana White took it to the right direction.
I know steroids will be an issue and supplements company making some competitors the winner but if NO one says anything, Bodybuilding is phucking everybody's ass and people seem to like it!??
I love Bodybuilding just stating a fact! It is not a real sport it is subjective, you are being judged like Ice Skating, Gymnastics or a beauty contest! You are on the Gossip and Opinions forum in case you haven't noticed on Getbig
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I love Bodybuilding just stating a fact! It is not a real sport it is subjective, you are being judged like Ice Skating, Gymnastics or a beauty contest! You are on the Gossip and Opinions forum in case you haven't noticed on Getbig
I agree, not a sport, but we call it a sport for lack of a better term. I do not like calling it a sport but I work with promoters and commentators at shows and they are forced by the upper echelon to refer to it as a sport so in my case I have to call it a sport.
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Bodybuilding in the 60's, 70's and early 80's had guys with relatively small waists and many had dense looking muscle. The top pros of today their muscles have the strangest look. It looks like it's inflated with fluid instead of being muscle. Just balloon bag muscle look. No normal guy would want to look like that.
X100, they lack that "earned" look. Just all watery and funky.
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X100, they lack that "earned" look. Just all watery and funky.
true but this does not translate to ''bodybuilding dying''
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Europe, are you Scandinavian, or a Moslem invader?
I'm a migrant yes.. but not a muslim, far from it. I andean mixed, I do not believe in religion per say. I love Scandinavia(sweden) and would defend it like it was my own country.
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Lol wut??
Thanks for all replies, I see different replies..: "it's a sport";"it's not", "it never lived", "schmoes",etc..
Is everyone confused?? I want the truth..!!!
inb4 youcan'thandlethetruth.jpg
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The fact that magazines are dying, cero tv exposure. And mainstream having less respect for steroids users than a Coke head. Are clear signs that bodybuilding is in its worst state.
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I was head of Security for this event. It was a wonderful evening.
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true but this does not translate to ''bodybuilding dying''
The common folk know it's all drugs, back in the 60s and 70s the physiques looked very obtainable.
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nope, it is humungus in Canada, bigger then ever, The promotors here in Ontarios have had shows were we have to send peopl home because the audience is full, no seats available. We had regional events with 300 entries, it is huge in Canada. Your area must suck
She's in Alberta where bodybuilding isn't as frowned upon like it is in Ontario. Still, people in the Canadian bodybuilding scene are all fucked in the head.
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Backstory of image?
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No fucktards. bodybuilding is bigger than ever.
THere are a lot...i say again A LOT of guys out there who are paid just to TRAIN
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I was head of Security for this event. It was a wonderful evening.
yes you had immunity from prosecution, hitler always had mad respect for you although he never said that in public.
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No fucktards. bodybuilding is bigger than ever.
THere are a lot…i say again A LOT of guys out there who are paid just to TRAIN and get their cocks sucked later in exchange for the money
fixed
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Bodybuilding is just fine. It's still a niche or "cult" sport.
But, in my view, the web saved bodybuilding. ESPN dropped it in the late 90s (no more "American Muscle). Another channel dropped it (no more "Muscle Sport USA"). WBF Bodystars unfortunately was a flop.
But, with the internet (especially YouTube), mainstream press isn't needed anymore to reach bodybuilding fans.
I'd rather find out the results of a show immediately and see footage shortly thereafter than having to wait 3-6 months for the magazine or to catch American Muscle at 2 a.m.
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American Muscle was awesome miss it!
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American Muscle was awesome miss it!
The good old days! :(