The older you get the more stupid bodybuilders and bodybuilding seems

[Army of One]

I cringe that I used to buy muscle and fitness when I was 17, bodybuilders I was impressed by now look like Oompa Loompas wearing fat suits when in clothing.Prancing around in a thong for a plastic trophy while taking years of life off your vital organs.Madness.

[Pet shop boys]

I cringe that I used to buy muscle and fitness when I was 17, bodybuilders I was impressed by now look like Oompa Loompas wearing fat suits when in clothing.Prancing around in a thong for a plastic trophy while taking years of life off your vital organs.Madness.

That is why Bodybuilders today are perceived completely different than say 25 years ago ....

In fact I made a Thread about it let me see if I can bump it back for you ...




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[Man of Steel]

I cringe that I used to buy muscle and fitness when I was 17, bodybuilders I was impressed by now look like Oompa Loompas wearing fat suits when in clothing.Prancing around in a thong for a plastic trophy while taking years of life off your vital organs.Madness.

Almost everyone gets to this point eventually.  Welcome.

[LurkerNoMore]

Actually, it doesn't get stupid... it's just that reality sets in and you no longer can honestly believe that one day you will be on the Mr O stage "battling it out" and "tearing down the house" with a gay ass robot posing routine that you've used for the 143rd time.  

You lose the starry eye vision that comes from reading too many supplements ads (for steroid like gains) and training articles (on how to build Boulder Like Shoulders In 2 Weeks) and realize that the $200 you spent on fart powder was nothing more than self induced stomach cramps that gave you the shits.

You accept the fact that there is a small percentage of people out there that have the genetics to excel at turning themselves into cartoon characters.  But yet you rejoice that you have more brain cells, hair on your head, and functioning kidneys.  Which as you get older seems to be a much better deal in the long run than possessing a physique that can't crack the top 3 in a 4th tier show and upon retirement your inner quads and triceps morph into these strange flatten lumps that resemble a bit of smashed assholes.

[polychronopolous]

Almost everyone gets to this point eventually.  Welcome.

I tried to defend pro bodybuilding upon my first days joining this site but was quickly bashed into submission by the site elders.

Looking back it was a wake up call I desperately needed.

You have to realize you have a problem before you can fix it.

Today I can proudly say I haven't picked up a Flex magazine in 7 years.

[drkaje]

You also value health more with age. That affects perception for a few people.

[oldgolds]

And you realize the entire sport is based on drugs. Drugs that might kill you.

[JasonH]

I haven't bought a bodybuilding magazine in well over 10 years now, maybe 15. It kind of coincides with the same time I joined Getbig (2004).

I was doing some cardio on the treadmill in the gym the other day and reached across and picked up an MD magazine that someone had discarded. Flicked through it as I did my cardio and couldn't work out where the articles began and the adverts ended or vice versa. All the nonsense in there I was thinking I can't believe I used to believe this shit.

[basil]

I cringe that I used to buy muscle and fitness when I was 17, bodybuilders I was impressed by now look like Oompa Loompas wearing fat suits when in clothing.Prancing around in a thong for a plastic trophy while taking years of life off your vital organs.Madness.

Jeebus you had it easy.  I used to buy Flex and Iron Man ffs.  Shirtless, oiled up men in spandex in every fcukin' pic. Would even leave them around the bathroom at work and read on planes.  Lookin' back, I'm certain that I looked like a tier 1 homo (not that there's anything wrong with that :/)

[Weedlejuice]

The closer we come to death the more pointless EVERYTHING becomes.

I bodybuild because i enjoy it, I will only make more time for it as time goes on.

[Never1AShow]

And yet, if I am ever in the place where I don't have to work and have the somewhat unrestricted free time that I had in my youth, I will probably spend 1.5-2 hrs a day or more in the gym sculpting my physique.  Doing that with a real job and family responsibilities is much harder than when I did not have any of the commitments I have chosen.

[SF1900]

I used to buy Flex magazine every month. I even purchased muscle-tech products.

[Papper]

The closer we come to death the more pointless EVERYTHING becomes.

True

[CalvinH]

I haven't bought a bodybuilding magazine in well over 10 years now, maybe 15. It kind of coincides with the same time I joined Getbig (2004).

Also coincides with the last time you made a list...

[Board_SHERIF]

I had a musclemag yearly subscription, used Trinlab MCT oil, swallowed desiccated liver, drank fart powder...so on

[OneMoreRep]

Almost everyone gets to this point eventually.  Welcome.

Exactly.

As you get much older (40's, 50's & 60's), you then start to appreciate classic bodybuilding (think guys like Frank Zane). You also start to appreciate the importance of a strict diet, not just to look physically better, but to also have some form of longevity. Your workouts become better (stricter form and slow movements to truly work the muscle, as opposed to momentum and ego lifting).

Bodybuilding today has become a fucking mess. Those guys are racing against each other to see who can take the most amount of drugs, coupled with injecting of oil, just to possibly edge each other out during a single night or two.

Bodybuilding has always had a cult following. I couldn't be caught dead walking around the streets with Flex or MD magazine. It looks pathetic imo and having to explain to others what my fascination is with the "sport" would be almost impossible to do.

"1"

[dseiler]

Exactly.

As you get much older (40's, 50's & 60's), you then start to appreciate classic bodybuilding (think guys like Frank Zane). You also start to appreciate the importance of a strict diet, not just to look physically better, but to also have some form of longevity. Your workouts become better (stricter form and slow movements to truly work the muscle, as opposed to momentum and ego lifting).

Bodybuilding today has become a fucking mess. Those guys are racing against each other to see who can take the most amount of drugs, coupled with injecting of oil, just to possibly edge each other out during a single night or two.

Bodybuilding has always had a cult following. I couldn't be caught dead walking around the streets with Flex or MD magazine. It looks pathetic imo and having to explain to others what my fascination is with the "sport" would be almost impossible to do.

"1"

This is the most difficult part, by far.

[Marty Champions]

And yet, if I am ever in the place where I don't have to work and have the somewhat unrestricted free time that I had in my youth, I will probably spend 1.5-2 hrs a day or more in the gym sculpting my physique.  Doing that with a real job and family responsibilities is much harder than when I did not have any of the commitments I have chosen.

[OneMoreRep]

This is the most difficult part, by far.

Absolutely.

With me, my metabolism has slowed substantially after I crossed 50 yrs of age. My diet is mostly to stay healthy and keep low levels of bodyfat.

"1"

[calfzilla]

I'm pretty much at that point. When younger my philosophy was there is no such thing as too big, but now at 34 I think it's not the best looking thing unless you are a competitive bber. I feel satisfied with the muscle I have and am more interested in maintaining it and getting to the desired leaness and health.

[Papper]

Lol!!!

[The Abdominal Snoman]

One of the most evil inventions of the World was the mirror. Billions of people who have walked the Earth fell into at trance as they gazed at themselves. I imagine hundreds of thousands of years ago cave women of the Kardashian bloodline hung out at the water hole gazing at the reflection of themselves off the water...

[Coffeed]

Exactly.

As you get much older (40's, 50's & 60's), you then start to appreciate classic bodybuilding (think guys like Frank Zane). You also start to appreciate the importance of a strict diet, not just to look physically better, but to also have some form of longevity. Your workouts become better (stricter form and slow movements to truly work the muscle, as opposed to momentum and ego lifting).

Bodybuilding today has become a fucking mess. Those guys are racing against each other to see who can take the most amount of drugs, coupled with injecting of oil, just to possibly edge each other out during a single night or two.

Bodybuilding has always had a cult following. I couldn't be caught dead walking around the streets with Flex or MD magazine. It looks pathetic imo and having to explain to others what my fascination is with the "sport" would be almost impossible to do.

"1"

You're better off being a flat-Earther than a bodybuilder in today's world.

[Rami]

Nobody want to be a bodybuilder, and it is completely unnecessary activity. It's just that some people can't help them selves from it.

[Thong Maniac]

I cringe that I used to buy muscle and fitness when I was 17, bodybuilders I was impressed by now look like Oompa Loompas wearing fat suits when in clothing.Prancing around in a thong for a plastic trophy while taking years of life off your vital organs.Madness.

even just going to the gym now is hard for me to stomache. im not even old. the gym scene is full on now since its spring. 40 yr old guys in their jordans and string tank tops, all serious n shit chuggin their bcaas out of milk jugs. im really over all of that shit. would rather just fish or play golf now. im suprised that these guys are still so into it, like i was at 21-27. but these guys are 30s to 60s still playing the gym cool guy thing