Author Topic: The Absurdity of Pro Bodybuilding, grapefruits notwithstanding.  (Read 674 times)

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The Absurdity of Pro Bodybuilding, grapefruits notwithstanding.
« on: September 20, 2015, 07:37:59 AM »
This year's O provides a perfect example of a big absurdity in pro bodybuilding and sometimes all of competitive bodybuilding. 

You have 5 guys all within 3-5 percent of each other and what matters is whether they can time how they look for a 2 hour period on one day.  And it is a subjective decision anyway about what appeals visually to a judge (grapefruits notwithstanding).

Some shows the winner walks out, bam, easily 10 percent better, head and shoulders above the rest (or clearly a big Hamm).  At this show the top 4 were all so close there is something absurd about picking a winner and claiming it really means much.


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Re: The Absurdity of Pro Bodybuilding, grapefruits notwithstanding.
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2015, 11:10:38 AM »
And by the end of the 2 hour prejudge some guys looked better than at the start.  A 10 percent change in condition when the margins are so close makes it all a crapshoot.  This probably justifies giving it to the reigning champ as long as he's right there in the mix.  I tend to agree with the conventional wisdom and think to beat the champ you need to BEAT the champ.