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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Earl1972 on July 15, 2006, 10:36:09 PM
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hi Intenseone :P
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hi Intenseone :P
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LMAO!
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glad we cleared that out
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I will save this thread ;D
BBer's are Athletes that choose not to play a sport, they choose to enter physique contests and be judged by their look and not athletic ability.
Now it's all cleared out :D
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dude topic says bodybuilding is a sport
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Question: If weightlifting is a sport, why is bodybuilding not considered a sport?
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Question: If weightlifting is a sport, why is bodybuilding not considered a sport?
Because bodybuilders are judged on how they look, not what they do.
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Because bodybuilders are judged on how they look, not what they do.
But they have to "do" to get how they "look".
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But they have to "do" to get how they "look".
What they "do"is not what they are judged on, though. One of the "athletes" could hardly train, and yet still have a better physique than someone who trained much more intensely
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One of the "athletes" could hardly train, and yet still have a better physique than someone who trained much more intensely
Yeah and one sprinter could run more fast that the other with less training.
It's called genetics.
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It's still not a sport. :D
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But they have to "do" to get how they "look".
They don't have to do anything. Steroids alone with no training will result in muscular growth and a lot of bodybuilders use synthol and have calf and pec implants. Bodybuilding is not a sport and bodybuilders are not athletes.
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They don't have to do anything. Steroids alone with no training will result in muscular growth and a lot of bodybuilders use synthol and have calf and pec implants. Bodybuilding is not a sport and bodybuilders are not athletes.
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So why aren't you a pro bodybuilder?
Because you "dont want to be that big"?
LMAO
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what about figure skating then ?
They are also judged subjectively by how they present themselves on stage - or ice
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Not a sport, not athletes.
There is no "skill" or "athletic ability" required in being a bodybuilder. Dedication and genetics yes, but no skill required whatsoever.
I don't consider bycicling to be a sport either, extremely hard, extremely dedicated, probably the most challenging cardiovascular endurance test out there but...not a sport, because, all they do is sit on the bike and peddle.
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.....it's a bikini contest.....
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I'm waiting for someone to post the classic Websters definition of a "sport" and "athlete" ::)!!
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The contest/ competition part isn't everything about what a bodybuilder/bodybuilding is. Not everyone has competing in mind, yet still are called bodybuilders and still think of themselves as bodybuilders. So this whole "it's a muscle pageant!" doesn't completely define what bodybuilding is to me.
Weightlifting is commonly referred to as sport. This is all that makes a bodybuilder to me, plus additional things like diet and dedication to health. No tanning, shaving, or oils are necessary.
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The contest/ competition part isn't everything about what a bodybuilder/bodybuilding is. Not everyone has competing in mind, yet still are called bodybuilders and still think of themselves as bodybuilders. So this whole "it's a muscle pageant!" doesn't completely define what bodybuilding is to me.
Weightlifting is commonly referred to as sport. This is all that makes a bodybuilder to me, plus additional things like diet and dedication to health. No tanning, shaving, or oils are necessary.
Are you an athlete then? I don't think you are and I don't think any other bodybuilder or any other member of this forum is either.
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Anyone remember the original "bodybuilding is a sport" thread. I think it was like 23 pages of hate.
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Question: If weightlifting is a sport, why is bodybuilding not considered a sport?
Because there is no scoreboard in bodybuilding.
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::) ::)
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But they have to "do" to get how they "look".
they do the same things as miss America just with heavier weight and the last time i checked miss America is a contest not a sport just like bodybuilding ;)
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they do the same things as miss America just with heavier weight and the last time i checked miss America is a contest not a sport just like bodybuilding ;)
Miss America contestants don't spend their lives in the gym lifting heavy weights every damn day. When have you seen a Miss America contestant with a bodybuilders physique? In all actuality the Miss America contest was a talent/brains/beauty contest. They are given scholorships, modeling contracts and cash prizes. Bodybuilding is a 24/7 lifestyle. There is more to being a bodybuilder than being "rated" as how you look on stage. Is that the end result? Yes, but what goes into getting on that stage is what makes it a sport.
Someone quoted Ice Skaters. Ice skating is considered a sport (even an Olympic Sport) yet what is rated during the competition is grace, style and strength, not the years of training it took to get them there. What is the difference when a bodybuilder gets on the stage? He/she too is rated for his grace, style and strength (posing/fitness routine) along with size, proportion and conditioning.
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I'm waiting for someone to post the classic Websters definition of a "sport" and "athlete" ::)!!
the same definition that owned you a total of 18 times in that other thread?
"thank you sir may I have another" :D
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Not a sport, not athletes.
I don't consider bycicling to be a sport either, extremely hard, extremely dedicated, probably the most challenging cardiovascular endurance test out there but...not a sport, because, all they do is sit on the bike and peddle.
So by your logic the Tour de France is not a sport's event ??? What about Marathon/Triathlon then ?
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what about figure skating then ?
They are also judged subjectively by how they present themselves on stage - or ice
It's absolutly a sport. It combines strength, balance, agility, conditioning and skill and it's judged on a point system.....I just described a sport and an athlete!
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the same definition that owned you a total of 18 times in that other thread?
"thank you sir may I have another" :D
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If I tied the long hair in back of your head to the short hairs on your ass then kicked you down the street...would you consider that a "sport" :-\??
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If I tied the long hair in back of your head to the short hairs on your ass then kicked you down the street...would you consider that a "sport" :-\??
once again you fail to understand one simple fact about a sport ::)
IT HAS TO BE A FUCKIN COMPETITION >:(
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once again you fail to understand one simple fact about a sport ::)
IT HAS TO BE A FUCKIN COMPETITION >:(
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Chess is considered a "sport"...if that's the case would the players be considered "athletes"? Same with poker players, do you consider that a sport and the players "athletes"?
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If bodybuilding is a sport, then it's news to the sports media. Virtually no one in the sports industry covers bodybuilding. Can something that no one outside of it considers a sport be considered one?
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its not a sport IMO. just a muscle beauty pageant.
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Chess is considered a "sport"...if that's the case would the players be considered "athletes"? Same with poker players, do you consider that a sport and the players "athletes"?
no physical exertion involved in those
competitively flexing every single muscle simultaneously is physical exertion
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If bodybuilding is a sport, then it's news to the sports media. Virtually no one in the sports industry covers bodybuilding. Can something that no one outside of it considers a sport be considered one?
nobody covers it because only a small amount are interested
notice how ESPN covers NFL more than the NHL?
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no physical exertion involved in those
competitively flexing every single muscle simultaneously is physical exertion
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Like I said...so is taking a shit!!
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Like I said...so is taking a shit!!
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I already told you that about 1000 times already but maybe just maybe if I say it alot in one post you will finally comprehend that you masochist::)
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In my house it is ;D!!
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SportFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sports redirects here. For other senses of that word, see sports (disambiguation).
Children playing Association Football.A sport consists of a physical and mentally competitive activity carried out with a recreational purpose for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. A sport has physical activity, side by side competition, self-motivation and a scoring system. The difference of purpose is what characterises sport, combined with the notion of individual (or team) skill or prowess.
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What im saying is, yes its a sport.
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Miss America contestants don't spend their lives in the gym lifting heavy weights every damn day. When have you seen a Miss America contestant with a bodybuilders physique? In all actuality the Miss America contest was a talent/brains/beauty contest. They are given scholorships, modeling contracts and cash prizes. Bodybuilding is a 24/7 lifestyle. There is more to being a bodybuilder than being "rated" as how you look on stage. Is that the end result? Yes, but what goes into getting on that stage is what makes it a sport.
Someone quoted Ice Skaters. Ice skating is considered a sport (even an Olympic Sport) yet what is rated during the competition is grace, style and strength, not the years of training it took to get them there. What is the difference when a bodybuilder gets on the stage? He/she too is rated for his grace, style and strength (posing/fitness routine) along with size, proportion and conditioning.
Natural Bodybuilding would be great in the Olympics IMO. They would have to go back to the Pumping Iron era posing trunks and ban dancing from posing routines to get the sexual deviance stigma away that the current IFBB is putting out. Also the drug tests would have to been often and very comprehensive, testing for everything uncer the sun. If it were legit like this, I think it would have just as much a place in the Olympics as figure skating and the water dancing, both of which are very impressive, just not sports in the way of Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, etc.
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Natural Bodybuilding would be great in the Olympics IMO. They would have to go back to the Pumping Iron era posing trunks and ban dancing from posing routines to get the sexual deviance stigma away that the current IFBB is putting out. Also the drug tests would have to been often and very comprehensive, testing for everything uncer the sun. If it were legit like this, I think it would have just as much a place in the Olympics as figure skating and the water dancing, both of which are very impressive, just not sports in the way of Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, etc.
Sorry, it is a sport! Now, Bowling, I agree is not a sport! Nascar, is not a sport!
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SportFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Sports redirects here. For other senses of that word, see sports (disambiguation).
Children playing Association Football.A sport consists of a physical and mentally competitive activity carried out with a recreational purpose for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. A sport has physical activity, side by side competition, self-motivation and a scoring system. The difference of purpose is what characterises sport, combined with the notion of individual (or team) skill or prowess.
How original ::)!
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Mr Intenseone.... Havn't you taken enough punishment already ???
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Now, Bowling, I agree is not a sport! Nascar, is not a sport!
According your definition they are sports....how can you say bowling and NASCAR are not sports, they both require skill and NASCAR especially requires strength, skill, conditioning and concentration and in addition to winning and or placing in the race is also on a point system....being ripped for a show is not conditioning in any athletic sense!
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wikipedia is stupid, but bbing is a sport
**SIGH**
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...unless you're gay. Then it's a beauty pagent or PG-13 strip club.
LOL..I posted before you finished!