Can you imagine that in a day and age where you can turn your TV onto ESPN and find the national spelling bee or the world series of poker on that this would still be a debatable topic? The fact of the affair is that both sides have a valid discussion on this issue. From the outside looking in it would seem that bodybuilding competitions are nothing more then male pageants. Let's face it! The men in these competitions wear bathing suits while parading on stage to music and flexing their muscles.
what constitutes a sport? This a question which has no certain answer. When golf, Nascar racing and darts are constituted as sports without any resistance, why is it that iron pumping still garners such a high level of negativity? To first understand where bodybuilding is now, we must grasp where it's been. The bodybuilding competitions of the early 1900s were a much different affair then what we have become used to today. The first being a test of strength, followed by an agility competition and ultimately by an overall muscularity showcase. The incontrovertible fact that the two most athletic sides of bodybuilding were pulled from formal competitions, leaves many folks scratching their heads! It is safe to make the presumption that for the main part the people winning these competitions of old weren't the best in each class.

All this dedication and sacrifice they put in is for the day of the competition. I bet you the general public also don't understand that bodybuilders really hire choreographers to assist them with their routines.

All the detractors are announcing to themselves that yes muscle builders may put work in at the gym but that still doesn't change the indisputable fact that their competitors is nothing else then a glorified pageant for males! If you are up for the test I challenge anyone reading this article to stand up now and steadily flex your muscles at full strength for a 3 minute duration. If you took the challenge I am hoping you have regained consciousness by now and may be able to keep on reading.
My point was never to persuade you that body-building is or is not a sport but to open your intelligence up to the chance that their can be and is, a lot more to a muscle building competition then meets the time-honoured eye. So the next time you are asking yourself if bodybuilding is a sport remember how much effort, dedication and sacrifice these folks make to even get to the point of being on stage!
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