Bodybuilding like everything else in our American economy is a goods based service. The product sold by the IFBB has changed over the years. No longer is bodybuilding considered a work of art or a pursuit of athletic perfection (although in its inception there was differently a strong homosexual following, a lot of it was actually pushed by Weider's blue magazines). Bodybuilding right now has lost all artistic merit and nobody can argue that is by any means a pusuit of athletic perfection. There use to be a time when posing was an art. Looking at the posing videos from the 70s and even some in the 80s. Over time, with the excessive use of steroids, HGH, and now insulin, bodybuilding has lost respect. Not only to the general public but with the majority of people that work out. With a field with such little respect, you attract indivuals with the same calibur. For example, a ballet dancer will never dance at a strip club, only a whore/slut would. Which brings us to the people who work for or compete under the IFBB. Look at the involved individuals, from Bob Chick to Kai Greene to Dave Palumbo to King Kamali. How much respect do you really give these people, or a better question, how much respect do they deserve? These individuals are not productive members of society. The IFBB is full of gay porn stars, felons, and individuals that break controlled substance laws on a daily basis. As the saying goes, dirt will always attract scum. Have you ever been to a bodybuilding show recently? It is the bottom rung of society in one arena. There was a reason the Arnold classic is considered an athletic/fitness expo and not a bodybuiding event. Arnold is smart enough to distance himself from this freak show. I personally don't care what happens to the IFBB, it is a joke, and deserves the same respect as a gay male strip club. Where else do grown men cheer to see another grown man dance to rap music and strip off to a thong? It is not a strip club, it is your typical IFBB show.
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