Is bodybuilding a sport?

[lemon]

"an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature"

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sport

Bodybuilding is an athletic activity which requires physical prowess and is a competitive nature.

Prowess is defined as: Skill or Expertise in a particular activity or field.

Skill is defined as: The ability to do something well.

[tomsammce]

I would never downgrade BBing and label it a sport. Maybe an art form.

downgrade?

[ajmitchell]

"A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree of skill, especially at higher levels. Hundreds of sports exist, including those for a single participant, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. Some non-physical activities, such as board games and card games are sometimes referred to as sports, but a sport is generally recognised as being based in physical athleticism."

[DANIEL8]

"A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree of skill, especially at higher levels. Hundreds of sports exist, including those for a single participant, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. Some non-physical activities, such as board games and card games are sometimes referred to as sports, but a sport is generally recognised as being based in physical athleticism."

yes or no?

[Gym rat]

I would say yes where a athlet spends lots of hours in the gym training for a show and that would be at any levle of this sport amture or pro.

[DANIEL8]

I would say yes where a athlet spends lots of hours in the gym training for a show and that would be at any levle of this sport amture or pro.

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[tinytraps]

"A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree of skill, especially at higher levels. Hundreds of sports exist, including those for a single participant, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. Some non-physical activities, such as board games and card games are sometimes referred to as sports, but a sport is generally recognised as being based in physical athleticism."

yes or no?