Every time someone asks me if bb is a sport I ask them this: Whats the difference between a pro bb show, and a beauty pageant (other than the beuaty of course)?
Both require prep work in regards to : Tan, skin, diet, posing and bodyhair. Both require the participant, to lift weights, take supplements and diet very hard. Both are based on appearance, and are highly subjective. Theres no athletic ability involved.
Although a bb trains hard, these women train just as hard (pound for pound). The only difference between a pageant and a bb contest is the beauty. Shit, you can be an average guy, and once you take drugs turn into a superfreak champion. Look at guys like Levrone. It takes no superior athletic ability to be a pro bb, all you need to do is have great response to drugs, gentics for muscle proportion and the will to train.
Superior athletes have very rare, hand eye coordination, speed, endurance, agility and smarts. Look at your average NFL player. They train hard, study film, have superior hand eye coordination, superior endurance, toughness, speed agility and athletic ability. They partake in an actual athletic test every Sunday vs other freak athletes, and they do it while training with weights. They don't get to lift, eat, shit and sleep all day.
Sure bb is tough, but they are not athletes, and they shouldn't be compared to the real pros IMO. So Levrone can run fast, put him on an NFL field and he would be carted off on a stretcher after 2 plays. Size means nothing if you don't have superior athletic qualities.
