Is bodybuilding a sport ?

[Bluto]

 

[Stavios]

Intensone said many times that it is in fact a sport

[Bluto]

thats true

[alexxx]

What else would bodybuilding be?

It is the hardest sport on the planet but so many people make a mockery of it because of their own insecurities.

[Dballn247]

Here we go again...............If you compete yes, if not still yes.  You have to train, practice, and actually participate in the event in which you did the said work.  If you do the first two but don't do the third it is recreational sport or hobby.

Let's here some other responses.  Particularly from some of the people who claim it is not a sport.  

[Debussey]

Bluto = teh genius

[Bluto]

i hear your alexx and that is a valid point

[alexxx]

I would like to add that bodybuilding is what you make it to be. It does not have to be about prancing around onstage in a thong. BB to me is to forge a physique worthy of your own satisfaction. You are the artist and you are the canvas. What you do to the canvas is up to you. I am aiming to build a masterpiece!

[Bluto]

yes but do you see yourself as a sportman or a sculptor

[alexxx]

yes but do you see yourself as a sportman or a sculptor

I am a sportsman with the insight of a grand artist. I build my physique one fine stroke at a time.

[davidpaul]

First of all we need to define sport.

[davidpaul]

Muse defines it as a sport -- they are the final say.

Speak more on this.

[Mr. Intenseone]

Intensone said many times that it is in fact a sport

BLOW ME!!

[Mr. Intenseone]

It is the hardest sport on the planet but so many people make a mockery of it because of their own insecurities.

Yes, of course, those 3 sets per bodypart with 3 min rests are killer

[Bluto]

Yes, of course, those 3 sets per bodypart with 3 min rests are killer

whatabout a sprinter they only perform for 10 seconds or less

[Mr. Intenseone]

whatabout a sprinter they only perform for 10 seconds or less

Alexxx stated it was the hardest "sport" on the planet but since you brought up sprinting.........it's much physically harder than bodybuilding diet aside.

[Bluto]

some claim bodybuilding isnt a sport because it aint physical, but there's a lot of stuff that is physical that isnt classified as sports - sex with midgets for example

[Saxon]

Unless you are an IFBB Pro your opinion doesn't matter if it is a sport or not 

[Mr. Intenseone]

some claim bodybuilding isnt a sport because it aint physical, but there's a lot of stuff that is physical that isnt classified as sports - sex with midgets for example

IMO to classify something as a sport, you would have to assume there are athletes involved........I have clients who train much harder than some of the current pro's, would you classify them as "athletes"?

[Bluto]

IMO to classify something as a sport, you would have to assume there are athletes involved........I have clients who train much harder than some of the current pro's, would you classify them as "athletes"?

so whats an athlete

[Mr. Intenseone]

so whats an athlete

Someone who has the attributes of an athlete should possess Strength, conditioning, speed, skill, agility, balance, coordination and flexability.

[Bluto]

Someone who has the attributes of an athlete should possess Strength, conditioning, speed, skill, agility, balance, coordination and flexability.

would it be enough to possess, but not use it, and would having some, or one, but not all do?

[Tre]

http://www.ftppv.com/ftvideo/showthread.php?t=2241

If they're trying to ban cameras at public events, then no, it's not a sport.

[Mr. Intenseone]

would it be enough to possess, but not use it, and would having some, or one, but not all do?

Yes, but since bodybuilders do not follow the same protocol of training as athletes they would be running a serious risk of injury!

[Mr. Intenseone]

Kewl, so you're in agreement -- bodybuilders are athletes.

Only one way to find out........next month I start the second sessions of my strength camps for my combine athletes, if they can hang for lets say the first 45mins, I might reconsider my position.