Are bodybuilders "athletes"?

[~UN_$ung~]

if body builders are athletes than so are girls who enter wet t-shirt contests

that is such a stupid point, it should not even be dignified by an answer

it similar to making the argument that learning to rollerskate when your a kid is the same thing as being an olympic figure skater

[drkaje]

Some are, some aren't.  I am. 

Thonged posing and making 1/4 turns aren't athletic, LOL!

[noworries]

a marathon runner will tell you jogging once around a track isn't "that hard", it's still physical exertion

E

Really, tell him to run it in 42 seconds or under and see what he says.  By the way, i just had some unreal physical exertion trying to get this chunk of shit of out my butthole.  Now that was hard.  But once out and I flushed him down the toilet Goodrum said "good job".  Heart rate went up a few beats after this session

[pugalist666]

that is such a stupid point, it should not even be dignified by an answer

it similar to making the argument that learning to rollerskate when your a kid is the same thing as being an olympic figure skater

so what your saying is you prefer oiled up men in thongs on stage over wet boobies ?

[Ursus]

Walking to the chess board requires physical erertion. Does not make it a sport. And I am sure that playing chess against grandmasters for 6 hours burns more calories than posing on stage for 3 minutes.

[io856]

Really, tell him to run it in 42 seconds or under and see what he says.  By the way, i just had some unreal physical exertion trying to get this chunk of shit of out my butthole.  Now that was hard.  But once out and I flushed him down the toilet Goodrum said "good job".  Heart rate went up a few beats after this session

thinking about rectal sensations and goodrum comes to mind 

[Earl1972]

Girl1972 is reading the wrong dictionary: bod·y·build·ing  (bd-bldng)
n.
The process of developing the musculature of the body through specific types of diet and physical exercise, such as weightlifting, especially for competitive exhibition.

look up "sport", schmoe

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[Earl1972]

I'll value an actual bodybuilders opinion over Earl's 

Nothing personal Earl, but you're WRONG!

uh bob is a bodybuilder, a pro

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[Earl1972]

Really, tell him to run it in 42 seconds or under and see what he says.  By the way, i just had some unreal physical exertion trying to get this chunk of shit of out my butthole.  Now that was hard.  But once out and I flushed him down the toilet Goodrum said "good job".  Heart rate went up a few beats after this session

in your shape, i imagine walking to the next room is physical exertion

still not "competive" physical exertion

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[Earl1972]

Walking to the chess board requires physical erertion. Does not make it a sport. And I am sure that playing chess against grandmasters for 6 hours burns more calories than posing on stage for 3 minutes.

so doing something for 6 hours burns more calories than doing another thing for 3 minutes

wow you are so smart

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[drkaje]

look up "sport", schmoe

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It's a beauty contest, FFS!

[James Blunt]

Such passionate deniers here. If they call bowling and poker a sport over something that is, let's say, where you need to squat 500 lbs and bench press 300+ and do among other things for you to look good on stage to win, then I'm calling it a sport.

Having something else called a sport that isn't a sport either doesn't add to bodybuildings credibility towards being a sport. That's more like a lie supporting a lie.

[Flexb]

I find it hard to call lifting weights in a gym a sport, or bodybuilding which combines meticulous eating habits with weight lifting. I would consider darts or bowling a sport over trying to build your muscles bigger. Competitive bodybuilding is more of a sport because you're actually competing but it's not as if the winner is faster, stronger or more talented. The competitor wins based on more muscle which is a result of genetics, drugs, and how hard they dieted, and not as much, how hard they trained

[wavelength]

What I meant was what a bodybuilder has to do to themselves to get in that kind of shape. The physical abuse. With the exception of professional wrestling I can't think of a more unhealthy sport..., err, activity than bodybuilding. They kill themselves trying to look strong and healthy.

drug wise maybe, surely not training wise

[Ursus]

so doing something for 6 hours burns more calories than doing another thing for 3 minutes

wow you are so smart

E

Calm down. It is only the internets.

-100 internets for you.

[body88]

Not sure why there is so much debate going on over this issue.

It's simple. Bodybuilder = judged on the way they look, which makes them pageant contestants and not true athletes.

Bodybuilders are not pro athletes that can be compared with real athletes such as Lebron James, Andre Johnson or Tom Brady.

[Earl1972]

Not sure why there is so much debate going on over this issue.

It's simple. Bodybuilder = judged on the way they look, which makes them pageant contestants and not true athletes.

Bodybuilders are not pro athletes that can be compared with real athletes such as Lebron James, Andre Johnson or Tom Brady.

there's a debate because most of you are confused, lucky for you i'm here to bring the facts

who is saying that they should be compared with those athletes?  not all athletes are created equal

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[pellius]

drug wise maybe, surely not training wise

That's a big part of what I meant. The whole life style. Diet, drugs, training. I think pro wrestling is the worse because they live a life style like pro bodybuilders but on top of that the insane amount or travelling, having to do those stunts, living out of hotels, more dependent on pain meds. It's gotta take it's toll.

But you're right in regard to bodybuilding. Training wise it's no harder than what other real athletes have to endure. It's the whole life style. Shit, just walking around 75 lbs heavier than you should be is slowly killing you.

[drkaje]

Here's one....... are natties at least a little closer to being athletes than guys who use drugs?

[pugalist666]

Here's one....... are natties at least a little closer to being athletes than guys who use drugs?

no , users try way harder , they pull out all the stops , natties are "half-steppers"  in the end all that matters in life is the bottom line

[HDPhysiques]

hahaha - funniest thread since Bobby Sly. 
Funny watching all the wannabe's try to convince people that their hobby/pageant is a "sport"....
Funny watching all the common sense/smart folks own them.

Not a sport.  Not athletes.  No question.

[Cleanest Natural]

no , users try way harder , they pull out all the stops , natties are "half-steppers"  in the end all that matters in life is the bottom line

[The_Punisher]

Don't we already have a fucking million threads about "Bodybuilding not a sport"?......I thought some of you would have gotten tired of that same fucking questions by now. Give it a rest. no one ask you to be a fan of bodybuilding. do something useful with your wasted time.

[rccs]

True... I am not gonna quote myself, cuase I've already posted on this thread, but the thing is that most guys that come here saying tht this or that is not a sport, are titties that can't do shit with their lives... that fucker sevastase is outting them one by one, and this is a fact...

[Earl1972]

every major newspaper in america recognizes bodybuilding as a sport

who are you closet homos that don't even post on the sports forum to say otherwise?

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