For me bodybuilding is sculpting the perfect physique. A physique that makes all the heads turn in delight. A physique that everybody would love to have and that would represent the people. A lot of what we see today is far from what I had in mind when I was younger. I bet those same bodybuilders would feel shame had they foreseen the future as young oaks. Size at the expense of everything else just kills the mystic magic touch people would associate to this great sport. The bodybuilding champion should have the following mastered in his arsenal:
- Proportion
- Symmetry
- Size
- Charisma
- Posing Skills
- Full vocabulary
What would be your ultimate physique if you could pick anyone past or present?
BBing has gone from a cult sport to mainstream and now to cult again. I think the physiques have alot to do with that. Personally, I admire the early physiques like Siegmund Klein, Sandow, Herman Gorner and Clancy Ross (although from a little later than the rest.) You'd be hard pressed to find any natural with the pure mass at the same bodyfat of those guys. They were strong as hell, because BBing was as much a strength competition as it was a physique comp back then. They had to be in great shape, not like today.
As Arnold said, nutrition was better back then; there was less junk food available and people actually knew a thing or two about training (even with the lack of knowledge available.) Nowdays, "everyone wanna be a bodybuilder" but most are sad excuses for trainers (like me right now.)
As for perfect physique, there are too many to name. I just want to be the best I can be.
