Your reply is thoughtful and provocative. I am particularly intrigued by your claim that "It's not that far of a leap from a bodybuilding stage to someone's private residence/hotel."
I wonder how many getbiggers, amateurs, and pros would agree with that. Mentally, I think it would be a huge leap for a lot of guys
Well....I don't think that many of the aforementioned people would readily admit it, but truth be told, it really isn't that far of a leap. Think about it.... everything is a progression... Would a rookie bodybuilder feel comfortable posing in a gym mirror while other people are looking? Would a beginning bodybuilder feel comfortable taking steroids at first, (in light of our societies stigma towards them?)
Probably not.... but as time progresses...so does ones comfort level, and perhaps even ones confidence. Its not long before one probably says to themselves, (I will start taking steroids, but no insulin, only small cycles, etc), then its more drugs, then more exotic things like insulin, gh, etc...
This runs parallel with ones sexual comfort level in this "sport." At first one would feel awkward about posing in front of men, both because it is sexually awkward, and because one has to feel comfortable with their physique first. That line also erodes after time... its not long before stomaching the courage to join a bodybuilding competition......and that line in the sand keeps getting stretched further and further...
How far this line will go depends on many variables, but the main two, would be, how far that person is, (is he a top amateur, upcoming pro, etc), or how deluded one might think of his potential in this endeavor.
This of course wouldn't apply to everyone....but to most people on their way up the ladder. Once you are at the upper echelon, it would be counterproductive to indulge people and "G4P." But for those that aren't elite....it is an enticing offer.
Keep in mind that part of the appeal of this sport, whether one realizes it or not, is the Rouge Mentality that one has to adopt to make it. Never mind the G4P for a min... one has to effectively become a criminal to make it in bodybuilding. Its a slippery slope from there...so no I don't think it is a far stretch from a bodybuilding stage to someones living room, and to be honest, that doesn't really bother me. (At least not from a moral standpoint.)
M!