Bodybuilders = Athletes

[onlyme]

ESPN is a sports network.  They cover all kinds of events that I don't even consider sports.  And even with that, they DO NOT cover Bodybuilding.  What does that tell you.  If they cover Chess and Spelling Bees but not Bodybuilding

[benchthis]

whats more of a sport powerlifting, strongman, bodybuilding???

[The Coach]

I love how you all have your own definition of the word "sport" and totally ignore the one that is in the dictionary

E

Daly has a better shot at becoming a bodybuilder than Coleman does becoming a golfer.

[The Coach]

what is your point?

hockey isn't on espn

bodybuilding doesn't pay as well because the fan base isn't as large as other sports

E

Your right, I forgot.....it's on FOX sports

[The Coach]

whats more of a sport powerlifting, strongman, bodybuilding???

Strongman by far!

[Earl1972]

Your right, I forgot.....it's on FOX sports

wrong again

it's on the versus channel

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[Earl1972]

Daly has a better shot at becoming a bodybuilder than Coleman does becoming a golfer.

what does this have to do with the dictionary's definition of the word "sport"

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[Earl1972]

ESPN is a sports network.  They cover all kinds of events that I don't even consider sports.  And even with that, they DO NOT cover Bodybuilding.  What does that tell you.  If they cover Chess and Spelling Bees but not Bodybuilding

they cover what gets ratings

notice how the nfl gets far more coverage than hockey?

the stanlye cup finals barely got mentioned on PTI or around the horn

far more people care about chess and the spelling bee than bodybuilding

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[Special Ed]

Basically, anything that involves POSING is not a sport. That includes modeling, bodybuilding, and "vogue-ing", although vogueing comes closest.

[Earl1972]

Basically, anything that involves POSING is not a sport. That includes modeling, bodybuilding, and "vogue-ing", although vogueing comes closest.

flexing all of your muscles simultaneously for long periods of time is physical exertion and since it is during competion bodybuilding is a sport

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[The Coach]

it's on the versus channel

E

WTF is the "versus" channel??

[onlyme]

they cover what gets ratings

notice how the nfl gets far more coverage than hockey?

the stanlye cup finals barely got mentioned on PTI or around the horn

far more people care about chess and the spelling bee than bodybuilding

E

ESPN doesn't cover much Soccer and it has 10 times more fans worldwide than football.  And the NFL only gets allot of coverage in the USA.  I am pretty sure hockey blows them away in Canada

[Earl1972]

WTF is the "versus" channel??

it used to be the outdoor life network

they are becoming more of a sports channel and still aren't available in parts of the country

guess what they showed about a year ago

a tape delay of the arnold classic

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[The Coach]

it used to be the outdoor life network

they are becoming more of a sports channel and still aren't available in parts of the country

guess what they showed about a year ago

a tape delay of the arnold classic

E

FOX, ESPN, "versus" it's a sports network isn't it??

[benchthis]

soccer is insane its a religion a way of life to the rest of the world a country in a cival war will actually sign a peace treaty to see there team play its actually a very beautiful thing  

[Earl1972]

ESPN doesn't cover much Soccer and it has 10 times more fans worldwide than football.  And the NFL only gets allot of coverage in the USA.  I am pretty sure hockey blows them away in Canada

espn caters to the US market

TSN is canada's version of espn

notice how "NFL Live" is now a year round show on espn?

it's because people in the US can't get enough of the NFL

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[Earl1972]

FOX, ESPN, "versus" it's a sports network isn't it??

it is now becoming one

last year it was the outdoor life netwrok and the only sport they showed was hockey, now they are showing boxing and I think extreme sports

E

[Special Ed]

flexing all of your muscles simultaneously for long periods of time is physical exertion and since it is during competion bodybuilding is a sport

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I don't consider hitting and holding a pose for 3-5 seconds a "long period of time." And the level of physical exertion is minimal. Jumping rope for the same amount of time is more physically exhaustive. Bodybuilding is much more akin to a beauty pageant, except with MORE training and LESS drugs!

[Earl1972]

I don't consider hitting and holding a pose for 3-5 seconds a "long period of time." And the level of physical exertion is minimal. Jumping rope for the same amount of time is more physically exhaustive. Bodybuilding is much more akin to a beauty pageant, except with MORE training and LESS drugs!

they pose longer than that and it takes skill to pose well

dillet's lack of posing skills hurt him

E

[gordiano]

LMAO.....they both do, ain't that a kick in the ass !!

Exactly......the irony....  

[gordiano]

poker is a sport, right?  you could have 1 arm and no legs and wear an eye patch with your lung respirator and still win the world series of poker every year.

Or is it a game? 

It's a game/hobby.  Nothing other than skill (at cards/reading people/etc.) required for that shit.

[gordiano]

I don't consider hitting and holding a pose for 3-5 seconds a "long period of time." And the level of physical exertion is minimal. Jumping rope for the same amount of time is more physically exhaustive. Bodybuilding is much more akin to a beauty pageant, except with MORE training and LESS drugs!

Thank you. Well said, Ed!

[gordiano]

what is your point?

hockey isn't on espn

bodybuilding doesn't pay as well because the fan base isn't as large as other sports

E

Used to be. It's just that hardly ANYONE gives ashit about it here in the US of A. Still sport though.

[gordiano]

whats more of a sport powerlifting, strongman, bodybuilding???

I think some powerlifter may a have a shot at qualifying. I've seen some who couldn't walk a mile.....


The strong men, ala WSM, yes. Definitely athletes. Have you seen how these guys train?

[Earl1972]

Used to be. It's just that hardly ANYONE gives ashit about it here in the US of A. Still sport though.

and bodybuilding use to be on espn too and hardly ANYONE cares about bodybuilidng

hockey and bodybuilding have much in common

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