Are bodybuilders "athletes"?

[body88]

You're right, but none of those sports judge the winner based on their looks. It's based on their athletic performance within competition.

[Earl1972]

You're right, but none of those sports judge the winner based on their looks. It's based on their athletic performance within competition.

the posing routine isn't a performance at all?

why are some pros much better posers than others? 

why are placings affected by their routines and if the routines don't matter why do we have them?

E

[body88]

the posing routine isn't a performance at all?

why are some pros much better posers than others? 

why are placings affected by their routines and if the routines don't matter why do we have them?

E

It is, but again, the posing is a means to showcase the look of the body (which is what bodybuilders are ultimately judged on - and what makes bodybuilding a pageant, not a sport).

[Earl1972]

It is, but again, the posing is a means to showcase the look of the body (which is what bodybuilders are ultimately judged on - and what makes bodybuilding a pageant, not a sport).

i think we will have to agree to disagree

why does the new york times call bodybuilding a sport?

E

[body88]

i think we will have to agree to disagree

why does the new york times call bodybuilding a sport?

E

Agreed.

Missinformation. It happens all the time in the media.

[James Blunt]

BOOM real athleticism in your face. Of course it doesn't prove anything, just a piece to show what being an athlete is all about. Not posing some silly ''routine.'' 

[3Dkiller]

Mindspin should stay! he's been a moderator here for a longggg time many of you are newcomers who don't know it.

[Earl1972]

BOOM real athleticism in your face. Of course it doesn't prove anything, just a piece to show what being an athlete is all about. Not posing some silly ''routine.'' 

do you think babe ruth could've done that?

E

[Oldschool Flip]

both

also i would like to know how a guy becoming a pro bodybuilder instead of becoming pro in another sport means he isn't an athlete?

what does that have to do with anything?

how many deion sanders and bo jackson's are out there?

E

Lol, so dart thrower and billiard players are considered "athletes" to you? Now I see why you think bodybuilders are "athletes" too. And I'll mention it again: most pro bodybuilders failed at becoming a pro in a real sport and resorted to bodybuilding. I would venture to say that practically every pro bodybuilder was a sports player of some sort in high school or college and they couldn't cut the mustard, but since bodybuilding doesn't require any athleticism and that your physique is what ascends to you stardom, then it was easy for them to go that route since they may have already been training at the high school and beyond level.

[noworries]

the posing routine isn't a performance at all?

why are some pros much better posers than others? 

why are placings affected by their routines and if the routines don't matter why do we have them?

E

Posing is NOT an athletic performance.  Honestly why can't you get this fact.  Bodybuilding is NOT a true sport.  It is a pageant based on appearance.  How can you not admit that. 

[Oldschool Flip]

the posing routine isn't a performance at all?

why are some pros much better posers than others?  

why are placings affected by their routines and if the routines don't matter why do we have them?

E

It' a performance, albeit not an 'athletic' one. And apparently posing routines will no longer be scored. So the routines will just be for "entertainment" value now. What's your response to that?

http://www.musclesprod.com/headline/ifbb-eliminating-posing-routine-scoring/

With the new rule, competitors will no incentive to even prepare a posing routine and that will do the fans a disservice. As it was, there were only few who even appeared as if they worked out a presentation. One of the reasons why Kai Greene made such a splash on the scene was because of his unique and incredible posing routine. Hopefully the 2009 Arnold Classic champion will not just go through the motions knowing that his score cannot be improved even though he is head and shoulders above the rest of the pack as a poser.

[devilsmile]

Mindspin is the coolest mod ever.
You like Ron better?Praising kamali and Kovacs.

Mindspin was a bodybuilder.
He still trains, now drugfree.
How many former BB train drugfree when they retire?
Shawn? Mustafa?Romano?

Mindspin is healthy, have money, a brain, and a family.
He see the bodybuilding industry change and he
is telling us about it, no glory or covering up.

ould you rather have a zitfaced
Nasser,Weider's and Derek worshipping, bacne mod
cheering Branch When he doubles his dosage looking like a heartattack
analyzing his big striated glutes.

Mindspin is the man
The guy is too good for GB.

Disliking drug abusing g4p retards makes you
"not into bodybuilding"?

EXActly... I'm not for the man to man muscle rubing and wispering to the ear... I love hard training and staying in good conditioning and all, but shobing a small pantie up your ass so that hairy armed 30-60 year old guys can get excited is... just plain wrong... no matter how stanist you might be

[danielson]

Why would anyone be into bodybuilding? Working out is great, watching naked men parade around like a bunch of queens or even worse, doing the parading yourself is just plain gay. Mindspin represents the vast majority of Getbig, other than the fact that he is gainfully employed, doesn't have to pay for sex etc.

[Chick]

Why would anyone be into bodybuilding? Working out is great, watching naked men parade around like a bunch of queens or even worse, doing the parading yourself is just plain gay. Mindspin represents the vast majority of Getbig, other than the fact that he is gainfully employed, doesn't have to pay for sex etc.

Wow..you've actually been to places where naked men parade around?  Weird...I've been to hundreds of BB shows, never seen that. Guess you dont watch too much MMA, or Wrestling, or swimming either....God forbid your sexuality might be called into question, or WORSE.....maybe you'll TURN GAY!

[danielson]

Wow..you've actually been to places where naked men parade around?  Weird...I've been to hundreds of BB shows, never seen that. Guess you dont watch too much MMA, or Wrestling, or swimming either....God forbid your sexuality might be called into question, or WORSE.....maybe you'll TURN GAY!

The sports you mentioned are competitions between people. BBing is judged by how attracted the old queen judges are to the thong clad men prancing around onstage. How you can't see the homosexuality in that is beyond me.

[drkaje]

The sports you mentioned are competitions between people. BBing is judged by how attracted the old queen judges are to the thong clad men prancing around onstage. How you can't see the homosexuality in that is beyond me.

You're gonna make Earl cry, LOL!

[danielson]

You're gonna make Earl cry, LOL!

Earl is just here cruising for cock. No one can post here that long and not post a pic of themselves, at the very least to prove they workout. No pic+long time poster=skinny twink looking for big strong Magoos.

[drkaje]

Earl is just here cruising for cock. No one can post here that long and not post a pic of themselves, at the very least to prove they workout. No pic+long time poster=skinny twink looking for big strong Magoos.

I really want to believe you're wrong but the Levrone obsession is gay.

[FREAKgeek]

30 thousand posts between the two of you, so why are you guys here if it's so damn gay?

[danielson]

30 thousand posts between the two of you, so why are you guys here if it's so damn gay?

Prancing around in a thong being judged by queers is gay, working out is not. Try to keep up.

[drkaje]

Prancing around in a thong being judged by queers is gay, working out is not. Try to keep up.

They love bodybuilders, Danielson, not bodybuilding.

[FREAKgeek]

Prancing around in a thong being judged by queers is gay, working out is not. Try to keep up.

The majority of this site has nothing to do with actual workouts. Just about every thread has pics like that. You can appreciate builds without being a homo. Again, 30 thousand posts and yet you guys weather the storm and stick around.

[danielson]

They love bodybuilders, Danielson, not bodybuilding.

Lol, very true. There is a HUGE difference between the people who come here to bullshit about working out and the ones who come here to openly worship musclebears. Sad thing is, even though the board is still anti-homo, anti-bodybuilder by and large, there are quite a few muscleworshippers gaying up the place. With their worship threads and Arnold play by plays these queers don't even try to hide their deviant sexual behaviors.

[chaos]

LMAO @ doc and danielson getting in some early morning destruction of tiny titted twinks.

[drkaje]

Lol, very true. There is a HUGE difference between the people who come here to bullshit about working out and the ones who come here to openly worship musclebears. Sad thing is, even though the board is still anti-homo, anti-bodybuilder by and large, there are quite a few muscleworshippers gaying up the place. With their worship threads and Arnold play by plays these queers don't even try to hide their deviant sexual behaviors.

Those pics are basically porn to them on some gay or bi-curious level.

It's like when we straight men look at chicks in bikinis, only they have oiled men in thongs. It also fully explains why really skinny chicks are so attractive to them.