Bodybuilding is not a sport.

[body88]

they don't make it obvious because there is nothing to flex and i've never seen a front double bicep in miss america

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When they pose and stand, they are flexing.  What kind of athletic ability does it take to flex your muscles?

[webcake]

hmmmm.....

well i still like it anyway.....regardelss of whether it's a sport or not.

[Earl1972]

Thats not the criteria of a sport.  Also, just because a woman does not lift hundreds of pounds, does not mean she is not training hard.  They do tons of cardio and diet.  Same thing. competitive bb is a pageant, plain and simple.

the competition part is the sport, not just training

look up "sport" in the dictionary

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[body88]

every guy here is a bodybuilding fan

you can't find this board without being a fan and you wouldn't know thier names

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I like to train.

[body88]

the competition part is the sport, not just training

look up "sport" in the dictionary

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I get your point, but are competing truck drivers trying to deliver goods faster than one another for a cash prize athletes? 

[GoneAway]

Bodybuilders are judged on strict guidelines that they must adhere to by the largest amount over their competitors, in order to win. That doesn't always happen, but it's the ideal judging scenario. The fact that they're judged under any criteria, to determine the winner between two or more contestants, makes it a sport.

As I said, call it what you like. There are many names for it and whatever name you use will show your attitude towards the sport of bodybuilding. I'm more wholesome in that I see it as a competition, not a pagaent. Each to their own and there's nothing wrong with whatever you call it, as it's your opinion.

[Soundness]

every guy here is a bodybuilding fan

you can't find this board without being a fan and you wouldn't know thier names

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Good point on the names, but I personally found this site with a Google search.

If you simply search terms related to bodybuilding in any way (like training terms) a Getbig page from a post in the forum is likely to turn up as one of the first results. But I do think you're right, and I do think we want "heros" to strive for. For instance, it works for motivation to think things like "I want to look like _____." I guess the difference may be motivational or sexual inspiration.  

[Earl1972]

That's because you live in a gay blue-collar rust belt town with no news and nothing to talk about other than sports.  Hell, the pittsburgh paper probably lists everything as "sports".

houston has shit air and loads of traffic, los angeles without the celebrities

and you watch live pro bodybuilding shows on saturday nights that makes you a bigger bodybuilding fan than me hahahahahaha

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[Earl1972]

......and ESPN televises a hot dog eating contest and a spelling bee. but no bodybuilding........what's your point?

they want ratings stupid, how many times do i have to tell you this

and you are well aware that when bodybuilding was on tv, it was on espn

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[G o a t b o y]

Good point on the names, but I personally found this site with a Google search.

If you simply search terms related to bodybuilding in any way (like training terms) a Getbig page from a post in the forum is likely to turn up as one of the first results. But I do think you're right, and I do think we want "heros" to strive for. For instance, it works for motivation to think things like "I want to look like _____." I guess the difference may be motivational or sexual inspiration.  

Google "oiled men in thongs" (in quotes) and see what the first hit is! 

[Soundness]

the competition part is the sport, not just training

look up "sport" in the dictionary

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SO I GUESS THE REAL QUESTION IS, "WHY DON'T BEAUTY PAGEANTS GET TO BE CALLED 'SPORTS?'"

[webcake]

Good point on the names, but I personally found this site with a Google search.

If you simply search terms related to bodybuilding in any way (like training terms) a Getbig page from a post in the forum is likely to turn up as one of the first results. But I do think you're right, and I do think we want "heros" to strive for. For instance, it works for motivation to think things like "I want to look like _____." I guess the difference may be motivational or sexual inspiration.  

Yeah, i think nearly everyone who lifts has a bodybuilder (past or present) that they strive to try and "replicate" that physique or at least have a physique in which they would like to possess.

Most guys now tend to be fans of the more classic physique (Zane, Nubret etc) but there are a few of us who wouldn't mind looking like a freak...

[Earl1972]

NFL players train with weights all year, then go play in a real athletic competion thats full contact.  Pro bb is a joke.  All they do is lift, take drugs and eat......it's not hard.

just because i say it is a sport doesn't mean i put it on the same level as football

flex all of your muscles simutaneously for an extended period of time and tell me you aren't exerting yourself

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[The Coach]

they want ratings stupid, how many times do i have to tell you this

and you are well aware that when bodybuilding was on tv, it was on espnE

Then they took it off and replaced it with hotdog eating and spelling bee's !

[Earl1972]

You just claimed that the primary criterion for "sport" was physical exertion.  Sex involves physical exertion. 

i've used the word "competition" how many times


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[webcake]

Would muscle control be considered a skill?

Proper posing can be tough. Flexing every muscle from head to toe and holding it takes practice to perfect and can be difficuilt to do.

[Earl1972]

When they pose and stand, they are flexing.  What kind of athletic ability does it take to flex your muscles?

posing is a skill that affects placings

ask jay cutler in 2001, ask paul dillet

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[G o a t b o y]

houston has shit air and loads of traffic, los angeles without the celebrities

Yeah, but we actually have a vibrant dynamic economy.   All you have is a bunch of undereducated unemployed douchebags sitting around dilapidated union halls bitching about their lives.

[Earl1972]

I like to train.

you know all the top pros, not possible without being a fan at some point

there are millions of training forums that have nothing to do with the pros, the main topic on getbig is the pros

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[Earl1972]

I get your point, but are competing truck drivers trying to deliver goods faster than one another for a cash prize athletes? 

driving is not a sport, pressing a gas pedal is not physical exertion

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[G o a t b o y]

driving is not a sport, pressing a gas pedal is not physical exertion

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Tell that to NASCAR fans.

[Earl1972]

SO I GUESS THE REAL QUESTION IS, "WHY DON'T BEAUTY PAGEANTS GET TO BE CALLED 'SPORTS?'"

tell me where the physical exertion is in a beauty pageant

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[Earl1972]

Then they took it off and replaced it with hotdog eating and spelling bee's !

the average person would rather watch this

notice how NFL Live is a year round show on espn? it gets RATINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[webcake]

driving is not a sport, pressing a gas pedal is not physical exertion

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Good point.

Yet the drivers claim to be athletes because they claim to have to train hard to perform at their best...

Same can be said for bodybuilders.

[Earl1972]

Would muscle control be considered a skill?

Proper posing can be tough. Flexing every muscle from head to toe and holding it takes practice to perfect and can be difficuilt to do.

YES

notice how the mr. getbig contestants didn't know how to pose?  

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