Bodybuilding is not a sport.

[body88]

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?

No because basketball players do not win a game by being the best looking team.  Also, I asked you how many miles you thought the average pro basketball player ran in a game.  Your response would have formed the body of my next point.  I merely asked you a question.

[J Grey]

No because basketball players do not win a game by being the best looking team.

they win by how many balls they put in a hoop, it's a game not a sport

[Earl1972]

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.

my grandma can do it without get winded, not a good argument

yes they are judged on flexing, tell me you thought the mr. getbig contestants looked good the way they posed

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[J Grey]

so goatboy is saying sex is a sport and bodybuilding isn't? 

[Earl1972]

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You're too hung up on this whole "physical exertion" thing, Earl. 

yes because I use the dictionary, rather than my made up definiton of the word "sport"

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[body88]

my grandma can do it without get winded, not a good argument

yes they are judged on flexing, tell me you thought the mr. getbig contestants looked good the way they posed

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But you said yourself that just because one sport is easier than another it does not disqualify that activity from bring a sport.  Also, since a bb wins a contest based on their looks your point is flawed from the start.

[body88]

so goatboy is saying sex is a sport and bodybuilding isn't? 

Clearly he didn't say that:

Sex could be a sport if there were objective criteria based on an activity:  who can go the longest withut cumming, or who can cum first, or who can give a chick the most number of orgasms in a set time period.  But none of that is like bodybuilding.  If it were like bodybuilding, the criteria would be "who has the biggest or most well-defined penis".


NOT A SPORT.

[Earl1972]

But you said yourself that just because one sport is easier than another it does not disqualify that activity from bring a sport.  Also, since a bb wins a contest based on their looks your point is flawed from the start.

knitting is taking it too far and you know it, every senior citizen is not participating in a sport

the contest is not won the moment their shirt comes off, if you don't know how to display the physique you won't do well

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[body88]

knitting is taking it too far and you know it, every senior citizen is not participating in a sport

the contest is not won the moment their shirt comes off, if you don't know how to display the physique you won't do well

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Why? You're using all kinds of angles to justify your points. (quoting peoples opinions and statements)  I agree that BB takes skill, but since a bb is judged on how they look, it's more of a pageant than a sport.

What I said is no less valid than you saying since Arnold called bb the greatest sport in the world, it's a sport.

[Man of Steel]

BB IS NOT A PAGEANT!!!   


BB IS A SPORT!!!

[gordiano]

BB IS NOT A PAGEANT!!!   


BB IS A SPORT!!!

So is stripping and Miss America....

[Man of Steel]

BB brings man closer to God.

[Man of Steel]

I linked Earl to a WIki article explaining the logical fallacy "appeal to authority" which he's doing every other post, yet he refused to read it.  "Bodybuilding is a sport because Arnold says it is", "bodybuiding is a sport because the LA Times says it is", "Budybuilding is a sport because President Bush says it is"...  all statements that represent this error in logic that poor Earl cannot seem to grasp.

Here's the deal....BB is a sport cause MOS says it is.

[body88]

I linked Earl to a WIki article explaining the logical fallacy "appeal to authority" which he's doing every other post, yet he refused to read it.  "Bodybuilding is a sport because Arnold says it is", "bodybuiding is a sport because the LA Times says it is", "Budybuilding is a sport because President Bush says it is"...  all statements that represent this error in logic that poor Earl cannot seem to grasp.

I think we can all agree that bb takes skill and is a tough thing to do, but the actual competition part is a pageant, and pro bb's should not be compared to real pro athletes.  Your point about bb's being judged on appearance cannot be refuted.

[drkaje]

Probably not really a sport in the classic sense.

[Man of Steel]

BB is not a sport!!

[Earl1972]

I linked Earl to a WIki article explaining the logical fallacy "appeal to authority" which he's doing every other post, yet he refused to read it.  "Bodybuilding is a sport because Arnold says it is", "bodybuiding is a sport because the LA Times says it is", "Budybuilding is a sport because President Bush says it is"...  all statements that represent this error in logic that poor Earl cannot seem to grasp.

because wiki can be edited by anybody, including you

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[Earl1972]

, and pro bb's should not be compared to real pro athletes.  

in a way i agree

i say they are athletes but you will never see me compare them to football or basketball players

then again i wouldn't compare tiger woods or any golfer to those sports either

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[J Grey]

it's still a sport

[Laura Lee]

Laura, Preparing for a bodybuilding competition can certainly be considered an athletic activity, but the show itself is a pageant, not a sport.

Yes, but your thread name is "Bodybuilding is not a sport", not "Bodybuilding Competitions are not a sport".  And even so, the judging is done based on the results of prep work, no?

[body88]

Yes, but your thread name is "Bodybuilding is not a sport", not "Bodybuilding Competitions are not a sport".  And even so, the judging is done based on the results of prep work, no?

So since I train at the gym all winter to look good on the beach in the summer, does that make me an athlete?  Can I tell people on the beach I am a pro athlete? 

[J Grey]

Yes, but your thread name is "Bodybuilding is not a sport", not "Bodybuilding Competitions are not a sport".  And even so, the judging is done based on the results of prep work, no?

It's still a sport

[chaos]

Not a sport, quit trying to justify your man lust by calling it a sport.

[Earl1972]

so you accept your man lust by calling it a pageant?

SPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[WillGrant]

it's still a sport

its living the dream