Are bodybuilders "athletes"?

[BB]

Bwwwaaaaaaaahhhhaaa. Men parading their greased up man-asses in public should never be accepted as a sport in polite society, although you could make a case for it being a bit more sporting back in the day when bodybuilders were expected to be lifters also. It is more a pageant, if anything.

It you wanted to class the strength sports by athletic ability, the order would be somewhat like this:

Strongman, Olympic Lifting, Powerlifting. Highland games might be shoe horned in there somewhere.

[benchmstr]

I think the ambivalence lies with what a bodybuilder has to do to prepare for a show. Their training regime is as demanding as any sport where strength and physical conditioning is required. In fact, I think more so because it is so all consuming. Truly a 24/7 commitment. What they put their bodies through is far more than what most sports require. Because it is so physical and such a high level of just pure exertion is required not to mentioned their extreme strength that few, save power/olympic lifters, can match. It is natural to think of them as athletes. But the actual event itself, the contest, is judge solely on appearence which has nothing to do with athletic perfromance. It's more of a pagent than a sport.

There's an inherent incongruity with bodybuilding. There's the training which is widely popular and the best overall way for a person to get into shape and appeals and is even respected among the masses. And then there is the bodybuilding contest  itself which few are interested in and are generally replulsed by. It's an obscure subculture bordering on perverse and anyone interested in it are regarded as suspect. That's why whenever I'm perusing a bodybuilding mag I always make sure it's hidden inside another magazine like  Granny Porn, Petite and Anal, Bukake Slutfest.... That way people don't think I'm weird or abnormal.  

when i was preparing for my 1st npc show, my best friend was preparing for her 1st miss teen texas pageant...we did the same workout routine......is what she does a sport?

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[Ursus]

all these years later you're still wrong

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You are just gay for bodybuilders seriously.

It is not a sport. Not athletes.

Schmoe

[Coach is Back!]

all these years later you're still wrong

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I was wondering how long it would take you to chime in!

[Earl1972]

You are just gay for bodybuilders seriously.

It is not a sport. Not athletes.

Schmoe

funny coming from the "guy" that had his underwear "stolen" twice

maybe you're just bitter towards the sport because bodybuilding isn't in the special olympics



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[Earl1972]

when i was preparing for my 1st npc show, my best friend was preparing for her 1st miss teen texas pageant...we did the same workout routine......is what she does a sport?

bench

so you training like a girl is the reason it's not a sport

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[jr]

Bodybuilders go into battle.

[Dr Kincaid]

As athletic as pub darts.

[benchmstr]

so you training like a girl is the reason it's not a sport

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thats all you got?......bodybuilding=not a sport....bodybuilders=not atheletes...hope this helps...

bench

[NaturalWonder83]

nope
if u just do a bunch of incline presses supersetted with flies and walks on an old rickity treadmill at 2 mph and gets out of breath-not a chance

but if u are an athlete who incorporates bodybuilding into his training then yes

[Mr Nobody]

nope
if u just do a bunch of incline presses supersetted with flies and walks on an old rickity treadmill at 2 mph and gets out of breath-not a chance

but if u are an athlete who incorporates bodybuilding into his training then yes

Nice post Gene.

[Ursus]

funny coming from the "guy" that had his underwear "stolen" twice

maybe you're just bitter towards the sport because bodybuilding isn't in the special olympics



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Well since they were mine that was stolen it doesn't make me a schmoe.

It is not a sport. There is no definative set of criteria as to who is the best. Its subjective you gheyfag.

[Earl1972]

thats all you got?......bodybuilding=not a sport....bodybuilders=not atheletes...hope this helps...

bench

the dictionary says otherwise

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[Nirvana]

hot dog eating

hunting

fishing

ping pong

underwater powerlifting

[Ursus]

Not a sport.

In a 100m race the fastest wins.

How do you define who is the best bbuilder? - You dont measure BMI or bf % etc. It is all subjective IMO.

[Earl1972]

Well since they were mine that was stolen it doesn't make me a schmoe.

It is not a sport. There is no definative set of criteria as to who is the best. Its subjective you gheyfag.

i would put a lock on my locker if they were stolen once, maybe you want another man to have your dirty underwear, heck i bet you still don't have a lock on your locker you freak

and speaking of the olympics, bodybuilding was once again considered more proof that it is a sport

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[Earl1972]

Not a sport.

In a 100m race the fastest wins.

How do you define who is the best bbuilder? - You dont measure BMI or bf % etc. It is all subjective IMO.

there is a criteria, just ask ND he's always explaining it

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[Ursus]

i would put a lock on my locker if they were stolen once, maybe you want another man to have your dirty underwear, heck i bet you still don't have a lock on your locker you freak

and speaking of the olympics, bodybuilding was once again considered more proof that it is a sport

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Yea considered and rejected.

Common sense FTW!

[Earl1972]

Yea considered and rejected.

Common sense FTW!

it was rejected due to the obvious drug use

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[Ursus]

And lack of specialised skill/talent required to qualify it as a sport.

[Earl1972]

And lack of specialised skill/talent required to qualify it as a sport.

says you, not the olympics

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[NaturalWonder83]

Nice post Gene.

thank u

[Ursus]

And the IOC also.

What skill/talent is required?

[io856]

Well since they were mine that was stolen it doesn't make me a schmoe.

It is not a sport. There is no definative set of criteria as to who is the best. Its subjective you gheyfag.

what about gymnastics then is that not a sport? retard

[Earl1972]

And the IOC also.

What skill/talent is required?

i already explained it to you, no surprise you forgot

what kind of a man has thousands of posts on a forum for what he thinks is a male beauty pageant?

a "man" that lets his underwear get "stolen" twice

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