What's the deal with this guy? I read a story and he is expressing his Christian values and all this Jesus talk and all that...Now, I'm not bodybuilding insider but it's widely known performance enhancing drugs are used in professional bodybuilding...they are illegal in the U.S. also--doesn't this appear a bit hypocritical on his part? IMO...
All of this is reposted from a previous thread about Dugdale and Christianity.Like most people who wear their religion on their sleeves, I think he’s being a hypocrite. Professional body building is anything but a Christian undertaking. AAS is only a small part of the problem.
Taking pride in your appearance is one thing but body building requires a great deal of vanity--hardly a Christian virtue. Your goal is not merely to achieve (cosmetic) physical conditioning, it is to be looked at, admired, and, yes, even worshipped. This doesn’t just happen on stage or in magazines. This latter characterization is underscored by posing for a venue like musclegallery.com; a company that specializes in homoerotica and muscle worship videos. And don’t get me started in private posing . . .
http://musclegallery.com/mark_dugdale/index.htmPart of what makes body building problematic is that it is based entirely on the superficial. You don’t have big muscles in order to do something (run fast, jump, lift heavy, etc.) you have them simply for the sake of showing them off; you build and build yourself up, but for no possible purpose. The proliferation of synthol and implants scarcely warrant comment.
I’m not saying you can’t be a Christian and enjoy sports, but professional bodybuilidng? What Bible is he reading? As someone said previously.... very selective Christianity. Alas, in this he has plenty of company.
Here’s a serious question: why do Christians love to tell people they are Christians? Who are they trying to convince? We have a saying where I come from, “Don’t listen to what people say; listen to what they do.” If you are a Christian, all you need do is walk the walk. Don’t talk the talk.