Bodybuilding is not a sport.

[Earl1972]

Earl-  If you want to put a bunch of oiled man in thongs on a stage, and have them do bench presses, and the one who lifts the heaviest weight or does the most reps wins, THEN it's a sport. If you wanna have a bunch of oiled men in thongs run a 100-meter dash, and the one who runs it the fastest wins, THEN it's a sport.  But if you wanna put a bunch of oiled men in thongs on a stage and judge them on how their muscles LOOK, then it's not a sport, it's a pageant.

Hope this helps!

flexing all of your muscles simultaneously for an extended period of time is physical exertion

displaying your physique properly is a skill

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[J Grey]

then basketball, football, baseball and every other so called "sports"
are games

putting a ball in a hoop 

[J Grey]

flexing all of your muscles simultaneously for an extended period of time is physical exertion

displaying your physique properly is a skill

E

some people don't realize how demanding flexing all the muscles of your body is.
it's exhausting.

[body88]

i don't see how driving is physically taxing but hey they consider nascar a sport

E

Right, but those drivers are competing based on their performance in a race.  BB's are judged on how they look.  Nascar does not award the best looking car the win.

[body88]

some people don't realize how demanding flexing all the muscles of your body is.
it's exhausting.

I agree, but you could apply that logic to anything.  People don't call ditch diggers athletes.  Also, the winner of a bb contest is not decided by who flex's the hardest for the longest amount of time....the best looking body wins.

[Earl1972]

Right, but those drivers are competing based on their performance in a race.  BB's are judged on how they look.  Nascar does not award the best looking car the win.

it's more then how you look, posing and presentation counts too, it cost jay the 01 olympia

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[J Grey]

I agree, but you could apply that logic to anything.  People don't call ditch diggers athletes.  Also, the winner of a bb contest is not decided by who flex's the hardest for the longest amount of time....the best looking body wins.

ditch digging is not competitive 

[J Grey]

it's a sport 

[Earl1972]

Unfortunately, the best flexer is not the winner, the one with the best looking physique is the winner.  NOT A SPORT.  If it were, Fat Dave or Chad Mower could get up there and be the best technically skilled flexer and beat Ronnie Coleman.

how did shawn ray ever beat the much more impressive paul dillet?

could it be that he had better posing and presentation?

your last comment is beyond retarded

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[body88]

Skip the race...  give the trophy to the car with the prettiest paint-job...  then it would be just like bodybuilding!

If there was a way to include the preparation for a show (working out in the gym) into the bodybuilding contest then it would be a sport.   But like you said "bb's are judged on how they look".  I don't think your point is refutable.  Once you make that point, you can't say bodybuilding is not the exact same as a pageant.

[J Grey]

Serge Nubret agrees with me, it's a sport

[body88]

ditch digging is not competitive 

Sure it is.  Guys have deadlines and are working for a paycheck. often times the fastest workers get the overtime vs the slow guys Mexicans who can't be efficient enough.   KIDDING!

[Earl1972]

If how your look is even 2% of the outcome, it is not a sport.  In reality, how you look is 99.9% of the outcome.

where does it say this in the definition of the word "sport"

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[J Grey]

If how your look is even 2% of the outcome, it is not a sport.  In reality, how you look is 99.9% of the outcome.

the whole working out part is the physically exhausting part, posing and presentation competitive


sport = physical and competitive


bodybuilding = sport

[J Grey]

Is sex a sport?

[BayGBM]

Is sex a sport?

 

[body88]

the whole working out part is the physically exhausting part, posing and presentation competitive


sport = physical and competitive


bodybuilding = sport

Thats not included in the actual competition.  BB's are judged on how they look when on stage.  It's basically a pageant.  Pageant models are not considered athletes and they work out and diet leading up to the pageant.

[Earl1972]

flex all of your muscles for the next 5 minutes and tell me how you feel afterwards

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[J Grey]

Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding

[J Grey]

basketball is all about how many balls go in the hole

is that a sport?

[body88]

flex all of your muscles for the next 5 minutes and tell me how you feel afterwards

E

Knit a sweater for 3 hours straight and tell us how you feel afterwards.  Bodybuilders are not judged on flexing, they are judged on how they look.

[body88]

basketball is all about how many balls go in the hole

is that a sport?

How many miles do you think the average pro basketball player runs in a single game?

[J Grey]

Is sex a sport?


it's physically demanding and competitive 

[body88]

Is sex a sport?


it's physically demanding and competitive 

True, but you are not competing against others in a set competition with a set of rules.  Its a taxing physical activity (like posing), but it does not make you an athlete.

[J Grey]

How many miles do you think the average pro basketball player runs in a single game?

they're not being judged by how many miles they run, just like you said bodybuilders are not being judged by how much they flex
they're being judged by how many balls they get in the hoop just like bodybuilders are being judged by their looks



see my point?