However, in my book, part of the real sport of bodybuilding is having the guts to get up on stage and pose down for real in front of everyone else.
At an NPC show, you might be posing for 5-10 minutes in front of 50 to 500 people. Most of them are seated pretty far away and only vaguely look if their kid/bf/gym mate isn't in that particular round.
At the Mr Getbig 3, you have the opportunity to be scrutinized by thousands of people. They're all seated 12 inches from their monitor. They can study your physique for as long as they wish to find flaws or make comparisons. There is no hiding, no 'hoping someone won't notice'.
And the feedback? Oh brother... at a real show, you get the judges' results, and maybe some verbal feedback if you ask a judge. At the mr. getbig, you get dozens or hundreds of comments, from friendly to brutally mean. Every flaw is pointed out, repeatedly.
In my opinion, it takes a lot more courage to put your pics online, in a place where you spend time everyday, and be scrutinized by honest and sometimes cruel people who can view your flaws for hours with 800x zoom if they'd like. If you can do the Mr Getbig, you can do any show.
Personally - I play in a band and I'm onstage 2-5 nights per week playing for dozens or hundreds of strangers, and it's zero scrutiny compared to how I feel when I click one pic for getbig feedback.