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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Schmoff on September 17, 2014, 08:06:54 PM
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Wolf is one of the bigger guys in the gym.
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correa looks insane wtf,,lewis looks small and depleted yet,,,jose looks tight/full as well,,henry is a allaround good muscle ,,
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Holy shit, Coach's got this.
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Holy shit, Coach's got this.
All this time we thought the coach was fat and out of shape eating chips and watching football in the sofa but he was secretly training for the olympia.
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correa looks insane wtf,,lewis looks small and depleted yet,,,jose looks tight/full as well,,henry is a allaround good muscle ,,
Yes, I thought the same thing. Why does Flex Lewis look so small? Correa looks absolutely insane.
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I'm glad bodybuilders are finally called athletes.
In this thread at least.
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Flex forgot to take his steroids
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wolf in white shirt look frikkn HUGE
dex looking small- will be hard as nails and shredded
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Correas condition is always freaky..hope he brings it on stage...ramy looking like a beast in the cut
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Flex forgot to take his steroids
He looks REALLY small.
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White dude (Steve Kuclo) has absolutely no bicep peak, or separation from his tricep.
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Old lady in background in first pic.
Forearms >than branch's
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If Correa is as good from the front as he is from the side, this contest should be a no brainer. Even in the open easily top 3 (open).
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that is NOT the proper way to dry a penis after a good workout.
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correa looks insane wtf,,lewis looks small and depleted yet,,,jose looks tight/full as well,,henry is a allaround good muscle ,,
This !
Holy fuck !
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All of that should be irrelevant when it's time to judge...and I think it usually is...hell it was irrelevant to post
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everyone is copying Kai
correa shld get original with his G4p
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All of that should be irrelevant when it's time to judge...and I think it usually is
Amen brother, when these athletes compete on stage that's what's being judged, what's on stage, poise, presentation, deportment, muscularity, confidence, smile, conditioning, it all comes together to make a champion.
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That ruined it. Bodybuilding is horseshit. Fuck this industry.
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Amen brother, when these athletes compete on stage that's what's being judged, what's on stage, poise, presentation, deportment, muscularity, confidence, smile, conditioning, it all comes together to make a champion.
They're not athletes in anyway, shape or form.
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They're not just athletes in anyway, shape or form.
Fixed it for you. At this level they are not just athletes, but champions and warriors. Posing for minutes on end, fully flexed, all while holding a smile. Probably the toughest sport out there.
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They're not athletes in anyway, shape or form.
Athlete, A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.
I would like to know where bodybuilders dont fit in here. Many people dont consider bodybuilders athletes because on the day of the comp. we dont race jump or swing a bat. All of strength, agility and endurance a bodyuilder does is off the stage. Competitve bodybuilders are the most dedicated athletes to their sport no questions asked.
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Athlete, A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.
I would like to know where bodybuilders dont fit in here. Many people dont consider bodybuilders athletes because on the day of the comp. we dont race jump or swing a bat. All of strength, agility and endurance a bodyuilder does is off the stage. Competitve bodybuilders are the most dedicated athletes to their sport no questions asked.
Is miss America an athlete in the sense of the pageant? She sang and spun a cup.
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What is athletic about bodybuilding?????
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So, the pencil neck 98lb weaklings lifting weights in their bedrooms are considered Athletes too?
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That ruined it. Bodybuilding is horseshit. Fuck this industry.
We may disagree on the politics board and I may give you a hard time (no homo!) but I am Team Coach on this one (again, no homo)!
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(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=550621.0;attach=579053;image)
Cool! Dexter Jackson built a replica of the venue in his garage and hired some people to pose as fans!
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Holy shit, Coach's got this.
I thought he looked like coach also. :D
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Yeah, I just woke up like this 1 morning, decided to walk on a stage and got my pro card...did nothing athletic to get here ::)
And the pencil neck is a recreational lifter, just like anyone can call themself a flag football player
almost as vacusular as Dillet!
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Yeah, I just woke up like this 1 morning, decided to walk on a stage and got my pro card...did nothing athletic to get here ::)
And the pencil neck is a recreational lifter, just like anyone can call themself a flag football player
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almost as vacusular as Dillet!
That's a tame pic lol..my veins get freaky. But thanks for the big compliment
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that pic was taken at bodypower show I know the stage background!
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that pic was taken at bodypower show I know the stage background!
Yup...I placed 6th
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the arrival of BodyConnoisseur and BigRo spells trouble for getbig
either they join forces and dominate the boards, the mods too afraid to intervene
or they become rivals and fight an epic battle, their powerful muscles leaving getbig a wasteland of carnage and destruction
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the arrival of BodyConnoisseur and BigRo spells trouble for getbig
either they join forces and dominate the boards, the mods too afraid to intervene
or they become rivals and fight an epic battle, their powerful muscles leaving getbig a wasteland of carnage and destruction
:D ;D BigRo's got an impressive avi...Ron's a good friend...only want to bring good things to his site
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Nazdrave :)
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Is miss America an athlete in the sense of the pageant? She sang and spun a cup.
are you seriously retarded?.. no I really want to know? Comparing bodybuilders to miss america? Wow you are fucken so logical. Get the fuck out of here
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Correa should be judged with a a white towel on
Shame cause he has a good physique
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Yeah, I just woke up like this 1 morning, decided to walk on a stage and got my pro card...did nothing athletic to get here ::)
And the pencil neck is a recreational lifter, just like anyone can call themself a flag football player
You're just both gym goers, at the end of the day the pencil neck just need to pick the needles massively and put it in his butt to reach your level ......
Not saying is an easy decision, but Nothing athletic about that either.
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You're just both gym goers, at the end of the day the pencil neck just need to pick the needles massively and put it on his butt to reach your level ......
Not saying is an easy decision, but Nothing athletic about that either.
Hey if Dan hill can do it anyone can right? ;D
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That's a tame pic lol..my veins get freaky. But thanks for the big compliment
You are welcome, freaky one.
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I'm glad bodybuilders are finally called athletes.
In this thread at least.
Stop jerking off, or I tell your mom.
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You're just both gym goers, at the end of the day the pencil neck just need to pick the needles massively and put it on his butt to reach your level ......
Not saying is an easy decision, but Nothing athletic about that either.
What an idiotic statement, drugs may make champions but they dont make just anyone a champion.
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You're just both gym goers, at the end of the day the pencil neck just need to pick the needles massively and put it on his butt to reach your level ......
Not saying is an easy decision, but Nothing athletic about that either.
Keep believing that
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Shit look at the mirror shot, this guy has tits.
yea i was just saying to myself that his gyno on left pec is getting nasty,he better get that shit surgicly fixed up
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Athlete, A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.
I would like to know where bodybuilders dont fit in here. Many people dont consider bodybuilders athletes because on the day of the comp. we dont race jump or swing a bat. All of strength, agility and endurance a bodyuilder does is off the stage. Competitve bodybuilders are the most dedicated athletes to their sport no questions asked.
Bodybuilding is probably worst at enhancing strenght, agility, endurance.
Bodybuilding can create an illusion that a small guy can look big, same applies that it can create an illusion u are some professional athlete, like a fighter, football player.
Look, u don't need to be athletic, in sports terms like ability, talent, to build muscle. It's a no brainer to perform some static range of motion and u can start at any age if u want. Ever heard that of other pro athlete that they start with 20-40?
If u want to call yourself an athlete then bodybuilding should be complementery. Any combat, pro athletes, olympian lift weights but their main focus is maintaining, enhancing their athletic ability. Got it?
Cung Le in recent fight is an example that focusing bodybuilding doesn't help in competitive sports. High probability he focused more on his bodybuilding look than training mma. And very low fat, dehydrating like a bodybuilder doesn't help in a competing sport.
(http://mmanuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Cung-Le-391x350.jpg)
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What an idiotic statement, drugs may make champions but they dont make just anyone a champion.
Hmmmm I think we're talking about posing on stage and being called athletes.
WoooSSHHHHHHH Pose down baby
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Also strength and hypertrophy training is a separate thing. Pro athletes have already strength
regime so if they want to look like a boydbuilder, they need to do it additionally. So unless they have no life or ditches regular training or strength.
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i wouldn't put down my purse for a second if i was in that room
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Hmmmm I think we're talking about posing on stage and being called athletes.
WoooSSHHHHHHH Pose down baby
Nope, read hippopotamuses post i quoted.
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Lewis, looks really small in that pic.
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Arron Clark
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/pjcd1/ScreenShot2014-09-18at114950AM_zps314c75cc.jpg) (http://s11.photobucket.com/user/pjcd1/media/ScreenShot2014-09-18at114950AM_zps314c75cc.jpg.html)
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Arron Clark
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/pjcd1/ScreenShot2014-09-18at114950AM_zps314c75cc.jpg) (http://s11.photobucket.com/user/pjcd1/media/ScreenShot2014-09-18at114950AM_zps314c75cc.jpg.html)
Looks terrible.... flex does also, must have some wizardry up his short sleeves
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are you seriously retarded?.. no I really want to know? Comparing bodybuilders to miss america? Wow you are fucken so logical. Get the fuck out of here
It's a fair comparison.
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Would love to see a pic of em with Phil in the middle :-\
(http://www.team-andro.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/191053/normal_DSC_6488~2.jpg)
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Yeah, I just woke up like this 1 morning, decided to walk on a stage and got my pro card...did nothing athletic to get here ::)
And the pencil neck is a recreational lifter, just like anyone can call themself a flag football player
You didn't answer my question. What is athletic about it? I've been in and around this industry for years and competed in it, my wife is a former pro as well (she turned down her card and retired) and neither of us consider bodybuilding either a sport or athletic.
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We may disagree on the politics board and I may give you a hard time (no homo!) but I am Team Coach on this one (again, no homo)!
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Looks terrible.... flex does also, must have some wizardry up his short sleeves
He dropped six pounds the same day as weigh in. He will fill back up.
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Would love to see a pic of em with Phil in the middle :-\
(http://www.team-andro.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/191053/normal_DSC_6488~2.jpg)
Fuck that Gucci diva
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ramy face looks drawn
looks ready
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Sunken cheeks of peace, rami brought it
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Would love to see a pic of em with Phil in the middle :-\
(http://www.team-andro.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/191053/normal_DSC_6488~2.jpg)
Angles of peace
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It's a fair comparison.
No it isn't, the judging criteria between a beauty- & bb contest differ day and night.
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Have we seen Wolf's face yet? I'm curious what it might reveal about this year's calves situation.
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holy! Correa looks sculpted out of granite! that quad and ham sweep is insane! :o
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No it isn't, the judging criteria between a beauty- & bb contest differ day and night.
Eh, subjective argument.
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Eh, subjective argument.
Subjective? Why not read the IFBB/NPC/etc judging criteria and compare those with the ones from a miss competition, will you read the same criteria?
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Subjective? Why not read the IFBB/NPC/etc judging criteria and compare those with the ones from a miss competition, will you read the same criteria?
I'm not passionate enough about this to continue. Didn't intend to upset you, DP. Enjoy the O.
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Phils forearm is bigger than Dennis bicep.
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I'm not passionate about this enough to continue. Didn't intend to upset you, DP. Enjoy the O.
I'm not upset, so no worries ;) I just try to explain that you're comparing an apple with an orange.
Yeah, I hope that the 'O life stream is working this time in Europe, thanks and have a good weekend as well :)
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Sunken cheeks of peace, rami brought it
x2 ramy brought it today. I have him at third.
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Have we seen Wolf's face yet? I'm curious what it might reveal about this year's calves situation.
Here's a shot of Wolf's calves taken this morning at the gym. I think we can all agree that he's improved tremendously!
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He dropped six pounds the same day as weigh in. He will fill back up.
You know he will. Flex always comes in right.
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Here's a shot of Wolf's calves taken this morning at the gym. I think we can all agree that he's improved tremendously!
It's like a whole different dude.
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A Schmoes heaven :P
http://clips.team-andro.com/watch/778df5b7fe97b8aea596/vegasreport2014-part-11-meet-the-olymians-interviews-nathalie-falk-dennis-wolf
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A Schmoes heaven :P
http://clips.team-andro.com/watch/778df5b7fe97b8aea596/vegasreport2014-part-11-meet-the-olymians-interviews-nathalie-falk-dennis-wolf
Nice to see Berry de Mey @1:20
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GIMME A F*ING BREAK! IS THAT OUR GETBIG-LEGEND FROM A FEW YEARS AGO?? :D
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/27wx4dz.jpg)
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GIMME A F*ING BREAK! IS THAT OUR GETBIG-LEGEND FROM A FEW YEARS AGO?? :D
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/27wx4dz.jpg)
;D HAHA! wider than heath...
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GIMME A F*ING BREAK! IS THAT OUR GETBIG-LEGEND FROM A FEW YEARS AGO?? :D
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/27wx4dz.jpg)
Getbig name of that permabulking truck driver?
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Athlete, A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.
I would like to know where bodybuilders dont fit in here. Many people dont consider bodybuilders athletes because on the day of the comp. we dont race jump or swing a bat. All of strength, agility and endurance a bodyuilder does is off the stage. Competitve bodybuilders are the most dedicated athletes to their sport no questions asked.
HA....you funny bastard ;D
"After bench pressing this weight with the aid of Trenbolone....I feel my agility and endurance has greatly improved. Time to cut for contest"
Want to know what agility and endurance looks like? go 3x3 minute round in the boxing ring against someone else, as a bodybuilder you will get the shock of your life how hard it is.
As for endurance, it took me 6 months to get ready for an Olympic triathlon race to finish it comfortably (the word comfortable is used loosely). If I jumped from the gym to the race I would have drowned in the 1.5k swim leg.
Bodybuilders are the least agile and have the least endurance of all sports.
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Here is a prime example of a bodybuilders agility, balance :D
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HA....you funny bastard ;D
"After bench pressing this weight with the aid of Trenbolone....I feel my agility and endurance has greatly improved. Time to cut for contest"
Want to know what agility and endurance looks like? go 3x3 minute round in the boxing ring against someone else, as a bodybuilder you will get the shock of your life how hard it is.
As for endurance, it took me 6 months to get ready for an Olympic triathlon race to finish it comfortably (the word comfortable is used loosely). If I jumped from the gym to the race I would have drowned in the 1.5k swim leg.
Bodybuilders are the least agile and have the least endurance of all sports.
Good for you? That doesn't redact any of the work we put in.
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Here is a prime example of a bodybuilders agility, balance :D
I wouldn't call Rich a 'bodybuilder'..
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You didn't answer my question. What is athletic about it? I've been in and around this industry for years and competed in it, my wife is a former pro as well (she turned down her card and retired) and neither of us consider bodybuilding either a sport or athletic.
categorizing shit under terminology is real fucken stupid in the first place, why are you even discussing what it falls under?. A 3 year old that kicks a ball falls under the category of ''athlete'' so yes bodybuilders would too, albeit not even remotely close to the degree of a soccer player or any sport like football or basketball but either way there is a physical strain involved and the body must be conditioned physically so yes it does fall under the definition of ''athlete'' at a very small degree, at the end of the day ''who gives a fuck what it is? WTF does that change? Your an idiot for arguing about it and a fucken bigger idiot for comparing it to miss USA
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HA....you funny bastard ;D
"After bench pressing this weight with the aid of Trenbolone....I feel my agility and endurance has greatly improved. Time to cut for contest"
Want to know what agility and endurance looks like? go 3x3 minute round in the boxing ring against someone else, as a bodybuilder you will get the shock of your life how hard it is.
As for endurance, it took me 6 months to get ready for an Olympic triathlon race to finish it comfortably (the word comfortable is used loosely). If I jumped from the gym to the race I would have drowned in the 1.5k swim leg.
Bodybuilders are the least agile and have the least endurance of all sports.
no one is arguing the degree of athleticism it is or lack of, obviously not comparable to major sports, triatholons or any Olympic sport but like I said a 3 year old who kicks a ball in the field once would fall under the category of athlete by definition.
What you guys are debating is do to comparing to major sports you are really not debating in terms of actual ''definition'' of the term ''athlete'' because if you were you are wrong.
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categorizing shit under terminology is real fucken stupid in the first place, why are you even discussing what it falls under?. A 3 year old that kicks a ball falls under the category of ''athlete'' so yes bodybuilders would too, albeit not even remotely close to the degree of a soccer player or any sport like football or basketball but either way there is a physical strain involved and the body must be conditioned physically so yes it does fall under the definition of ''athlete'' at a very small degree, at the end of the day ''who gives a fuck what it is? WTF does that change? Your an idiot for arguing about it and a fucken bigger idiot for comparing it to miss USA
Dude, you're as angry at him over this than me and my tirade against Mooslems. Should be a cool weekend for you, lighten up, pal.
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Dude, you're as angry at him over this than me and my tirade against Mooslems. Should be a cool weekend for you, lighten up, pal.
FUCKEN HELL NO >:( >:( >:(
no one fucks with bodybuilding on OLYMPIA weekend :D ;)
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"Athletes"? Not hardly but any that would claim as much is plainly out of their mind stupid.
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http://bodybuilding.about.com/od/bodybuildingfaq/f/bodybuild_sport.htm
Question: Bodybuilding FAQ - Is Bodybuilding a Real Sport and Are Bodybuilders Athletes?
Is Bodybuilding a Real Sport and Are Bodybuilders Athletes?
Answer:
by Lee Labrada
Bodybuilding great Rick Wayne once asked me if I thought that bodybuilders were athletes. Now, Rick is a long time bodybuilder, and knowing Rick’s penchant for liking to mischievously stir things up, I think that he was trying to get a reaction out of me. But occasionally, I find myself in a situation where I have to defend the sport that helped to catapult me to success.
Why all the misconceptions about bodybuilders? I think it’s due to just plain old-fashioned thinking. Unfortunately, many of the old stereotypes of bodybuilding have been slow to dispel. Notions like:
1) Bodybuilding will make you slow.
2) Bodybuilding will make you muscle-bound and inflexible.
3) Muscle turns to fat after you stop working out.
4)Working out is bad for your heart.
5) Bodybuilders are all stupid, arrogant, etc. The list goes on.
Although the public is way more educated about weight training (I like to call it bodybuilding!) than ever before, bodybuilding is still waging an uphill battle to prove itself as a legitimate sport with legitimate athletes. In order to settle this argument, let’s take a look in the dictionary.
Definition of the Word Athlete
The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word athlete as “a person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, or endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.”
The way I see it, if a bodybuilder doesn’t at the very least possess “strength and endurance necessary for physical exercise,” I don’t know what other kind of athlete does! If you have any doubts, next time you’re in your gym, find the biggest bodybuilder in sight and challenge him to see who can lift the heaviest weights for the longest period of time. And by the way, make it worth his time... bet him a couple of hundred bucks or as much as you feel comfortable parting with.
Definition of the Word Bodybuilder
Let’s now examine the word bodybuilder. A bodybuilder is defined as “a person who develops the musculature of the body through specific types of diet and exercise, such as weightlifting, especially for competitive exhibition.” It is logical to me that studying this definition, you would arrive at the assertion that a bodybuilder is indeed an athlete; a bodybuilder develops his musculature through diet and exercise, and to do this successfully, he must possess “the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, or endurance necessary for this physical exercise.” That meets Webster’s definition of an athlete.
By the way, if you will re-examine the definition of bodybuilder, you will see that it also contains the words “especially for competitive exhibition.” This is the only part of the definition that I am not in total agreement with. To me, this term should be broadened to include anyone using weight training to change the shape of his/ her body. In light of this, competitive bodybuilders like me would only constitute a small part of the total universe of bodybuilders.
Professional Athletes and Bodybuilding
It is a well-known fact that professional athletes of all kinds use weight training (bodybuilding) to improve their strength and performance at their sport. Not all bodybuilders are good athletes, but most good athletes are bodybuilders to a smaller or larger degree. I believe that if you were to examine those elite athletes who possess “staying power” in their sport year after year, the one consistent factor in their preparations would be bodybuilding (you can call it resistance training or weight training if it makes you feel better.)
Lee Labrada's Final Veredict
My conclusions? Bodybuilding is the foundation sport for all sports. And yes, bodybuilders are athletes. And if anyone ever makes the mistake of telling me I’m not an athlete, they’re in for an earful!
Stay motivated and keep training hard.
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http://bodybuilding.about.com/od/bodybuildingfaq/f/bodybuild_sport.htm
Question: Bodybuilding FAQ - Is Bodybuilding a Real Sport and Are Bodybuilders Athletes?
Is Bodybuilding a Real Sport and Are Bodybuilders Athletes?
Answer:
by Lee Labrada
Bodybuilding great Rick Wayne once asked me if I thought that bodybuilders were athletes. Now, Rick is a long time bodybuilder, and knowing Rick’s penchant for liking to mischievously stir things up, I think that he was trying to get a reaction out of me. But occasionally, I find myself in a situation where I have to defend the sport that helped to catapult me to success.
Why all the misconceptions about bodybuilders? I think it’s due to just plain old-fashioned thinking. Unfortunately, many of the old stereotypes of bodybuilding have been slow to dispel. Notions like:
1) Bodybuilding will make you slow.
2) Bodybuilding will make you muscle-bound and inflexible.
3) Muscle turns to fat after you stop working out.
4)Working out is bad for your heart.
5) Bodybuilders are all stupid, arrogant, etc. The list goes on.
Although the public is way more educated about weight training (I like to call it bodybuilding!) than ever before, bodybuilding is still waging an uphill battle to prove itself as a legitimate sport with legitimate athletes. In order to settle this argument, let’s take a look in the dictionary.
Definition of the Word Athlete
The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word athlete as “a person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, or endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts.”
The way I see it, if a bodybuilder doesn’t at the very least possess “strength and endurance necessary for physical exercise,” I don’t know what other kind of athlete does! If you have any doubts, next time you’re in your gym, find the biggest bodybuilder in sight and challenge him to see who can lift the heaviest weights for the longest period of time. And by the way, make it worth his time... bet him a couple of hundred bucks or as much as you feel comfortable parting with.
Definition of the Word Bodybuilder
Let’s now examine the word bodybuilder. A bodybuilder is defined as “a person who develops the musculature of the body through specific types of diet and exercise, such as weightlifting, especially for competitive exhibition.” It is logical to me that studying this definition, you would arrive at the assertion that a bodybuilder is indeed an athlete; a bodybuilder develops his musculature through diet and exercise, and to do this successfully, he must possess “the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, or endurance necessary for this physical exercise.” That meets Webster’s definition of an athlete.
By the way, if you will re-examine the definition of bodybuilder, you will see that it also contains the words “especially for competitive exhibition.” This is the only part of the definition that I am not in total agreement with. To me, this term should be broadened to include anyone using weight training to change the shape of his/ her body. In light of this, competitive bodybuilders like me would only constitute a small part of the total universe of bodybuilders.
Professional Athletes and Bodybuilding
It is a well-known fact that professional athletes of all kinds use weight training (bodybuilding) to improve their strength and performance at their sport. Not all bodybuilders are good athletes, but most good athletes are bodybuilders to a smaller or larger degree. I believe that if you were to examine those elite athletes who possess “staying power” in their sport year after year, the one consistent factor in their preparations would be bodybuilding (you can call it resistance training or weight training if it makes you feel better.)
Lee Labrada's Final Veredict
My conclusions? Bodybuilding is the foundation sport for all sports. And yes, bodybuilders are athletes. And if anyone ever makes the mistake of telling me I’m not an athlete, they’re in for an earful!
Stay motivated and keep training hard.
great post
NOW GET OVER IT DICKHEADS, BODYBUILDERS BY DEFINITION ARE ATHLETES.
Are they as athletic as other athletes? obviously not, they are athletes on the lowest scale but still athletes. :P
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Phils forearm is bigger than Dennis bicep.
Dennis looks great for being a 40 plus retired pro though.
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Going to the gym and lifting weights is definitely an athletic endeavor. Now one could argue that standing on stage and posing is not a display of athleticism. On the other hand if one is to pose and flex their physique in such a way as to display each body part where the whole body is judged in a combination of mandatory poses well this is where it gets sticky.
Take the sport of archery for example. Now lets take away the bow and have the competitors still go through the motions. That would look kind of dumb, but the motions that they are required to do are similar to a bodybuilder goes through on stage. Each are flexing a group of muscles with an end result. In archery that end result is to hit a target. In bodybuilding the end result is to displaying their physique in a required pose against a competitor. The only difference is that there is no target. So does the hitting of a target make archery a sport? If so then then I guess you can call any competition that requires one to hit a target a sport.
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Going to the gym and lifting weights is definitely an athletic endeavor. Now one could argue that standing on stage and posing is not a display of athleticism. On the other hand if one is to pose and flex their physique in such a way as to display each body part where the whole body is judged in a combination of mandatory poses well this is where it gets sticky.
Take the sport of archery for example. Now lets take away the bow and have the competitors still go through the motions. That would look kind of dumb, but the motions that they are required to do are similar to a bodybuilder goes through on stage. Each are flexing a group of muscles with an end result. In archery that end result is to hit a target. In bodybuilding the end result is to displaying their physique in a required pose against a competitor. The only difference is that there is no target. So does the hitting of a target make archery a sport? If so then then I guess you can call any competition that requires one to hit a target a sport.
not to mention flexing on stage is completely exhausting and throws your heart rate way up, It is not easy whatsoever especially in such a depleted state
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not to mention flexing on stage is completely exhausting and throws your heart rate way up, It is not easy whatsoever especially in such a depleted state
Mega BUMP
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not to mention flexing on stage is completely exhausting and throws your heart rate way up, It is not easy whatsoever especially in such a depleted state
Yep, I would bet that a long distance runner would not be able to go through the mandatory poses without getting out of breath.
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indeed
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I consider them athletes
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great post
NOW GET OVER IT DICKHEADS, BODYBUILDERS BY DEFINITION ARE ATHLETES.
Using a bodybuilder's definition of an athlete to make a definitive statement that a bodybuilder is an athlete?
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Using a bodybuilder's definition of an athlete to make a definitive statement that a bodybuilder is an athlete?
They're no more an athlete than someone who does manual labor.
manual labor is not competitive and they are called athletes for lack of a better term but still fall into the definition, what is annoying is all these idiots going out of there way to argue it like it changes anything
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manual labor is not competitive and they are called athletes for lack of a better term but still fall into the definition, what is annoying is all these idiots going out of there way to argue it like it changes anything
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manual labor is not competitive and they are called athletes for lack of a better term but still fall into the definition, what is annoying is all these idiots going out of there way to argue it like it changes anything
It's simple...they jump at any opportunity to discredit what we do...nothing new
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It's simple...they jump at any opportunity to discredit what we do...nothing new
getbig is my home but when it comes to bodybuilding they do not have the grasp of how difficult it is to put together a formidable package on stage.
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Yep, I would bet that a long distance runner would not be able to go through the mandatory poses without getting out of breath.
lol Disgusted - you are one of my favorite posters on Getbig - your intelligence always comes through (no homo)
But to compare distance running with posing for body building made me laugh. I have run a 4:20 mile, competed in 100 mile bike races, and ride 25-30 mile criteriums currently. No way would holding a pose for 3-4 min come close, lol. I take a lactic acid bath for an hour in most fast races.
Bodybuilding in its present form is a chemical exercise. Most of these guys are near death. They are not remotely athletic in any respect. They are big, male models.
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lol Disgusted - you are one of my favorite posters on Getbig - your intelligence always comes through (no homo)
But to compare distance running with posing for body building made me laugh. I have run a 4:20 mile, competed in 100 mile bike races, and ride 25-30 mile criteriums currently. No way would holding a pose for 3-4 min come close, lol. I take a lactic acid bath for an hour in most fast races.
Bodybuilding in its present form is a chemical exercise. Most of these guys are near death. They are not remotely athletic in any respect. They are big, male models.
you do not know what you are talking about.
First he was not comparing the 2, he was simply saying you will be out of breath posing regardless of how conditioned you are and long distance runners are in good condition.
second of all I have stood on stage and also have run a marathon and at no point in the 42 km I ran was I out of breath to the point I was when I was competing on stage, every muscle flexed at once in a depleted state is horribly exhausting
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It's simple...they jump at any opportunity to discredit what we do...nothing new
I can assure you that's not the case here.
I know about the dedication, diet, gym work / hard work and drug risk.
I just don't consider it athletic.
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oh BTW story fucken up on the ''4;20 mile''
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sure you did ::)
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No it isn't, the judging criteria between a beauty- & bb contest differ day and night.
Judging has nothing to do with it. Both are subjective.
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FUCKEN HELL NO >:( >:( >:(
no one fucks with bodybuilding on OLYMPIA weekend :D ;)
Chill. Just because they're not athletes doesn't mean I don't have a great appreciation for it. I came from a bodybuilding background as did my wife. I'll watch just like I do every year. But remember what I do, I train athletes, from high school to REAL Olympian medalists. There is a clear winner and there is a clear loser whether it's by scoring points or crossing a finish line, it's non-subjective and takes an enormous amount of skill and the amount of preparation is great.
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Chill. Just because they're not athletes doesn't mean I don't have a great appreciation for it. I came from a bodybuilding background as did my wife. I'll watch just like I do every year. But remember what I do, I train athletes, from high school to REAL Olympian medalists. There is a clear winner and there is a clear loser whether it's by scoring points or crossing a finish line, it's non-subjective and takes an enormous amount of skill and the amount of preparation is great.
I get it you are used to a higher caliber of athletisms but like I said before a 4 year that kicks a ball by definition is an athlete, so you have a beef with the definition cause it is not up to your standards then call up the dictionary and try to change the meaning.
BTW I am chilled, just fooilng about ;D
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Judging has nothing to do with it. Both are subjective.
But isn't gymnastics too, especially the floor routines? What about diving? If divers are athletes so is any bodybuilder who incorporates certain gymnastic moves in their routine.
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lol Disgusted - you are one of my favorite posters on Getbig - your intelligence always comes through (no homo)
But to compare distance running with posing for body building made me laugh. I have run a 4:20 mile, competed in 100 mile bike races, and ride 25-30 mile criteriums currently. No way would holding a pose for 3-4 min come close, lol. I take a lactic acid bath for an hour in most fast races.
Bodybuilding in its present form is a chemical exercise. Most of these guys are near death. They are not remotely athletic in any respect. They are big, male models.
First thanks for the props. OTH got it. My point was you are only good at what you practice and are good at. Flexing every muscle group is not easy especially if done correctly. How about squats? I know, it's not done on stage but the average runner could never hang with a experienced squatter.
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Judging has nothing to do with it. Both are subjective.
You don't understand it (as usual..), so I refuse to explain it again.
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Going to the gym and lifting weights is definitely an athletic endeavor. Now one could argue that standing on stage and posing is not a display of athleticism. On the other hand if one is to pose and flex their physique in such a way as to display each body part where the whole body is judged in a combination of mandatory poses well this is where it gets sticky.
Take the sport of archery for example. Now lets take away the bow and have the competitors still go through the motions. That would look kind of dumb, but the motions that they are required to do are similar to a bodybuilder goes through on stage. Each are flexing a group of muscles with an end result. In archery that end result is to hit a target. In bodybuilding the end result is to displaying their physique in a required pose against a competitor. The only difference is that there is no target. So does the hitting of a target make archery a sport? If so then then I guess you can call any competition that requires one to hit a target a sport.
There's a huge difference, Archery is an sport " Olympic Sport", and archers does not need to break the law to do it "compete". the other one...