Is bodybuilding a sport?

[Optimass]

pole dancing is trying to qualify as a demonstartion "sport"

[HarryB]

pole dancing gives the audience a workout lol

[weener lad]

Either you look better or you don't. Dieted better than the rest. Lost more water than the rest.

:doh: Obviously haven't competed

Look I agree the judging can be a point of contention and on the day it is who looks best. However that condition, size, proportion and hardness doesn't come from sitting on your ass and looking at weights. PLing boys will say BBing folk don't train hard but believe me those of us who want to win train as hard (not going to get into a pissing comp over BB and PLing each deserve there own respect).

On the day you can be the biggest, hardest monster on stage but if you can't pose or don't have the stamina to do a 15min round you aint going to win jack.

Just throwing this out there, how is PLing judging not obective? One udge may consider it's not a good lift while another has no problem with it? At the end of the day we are all human and never see/judge things the same, regardless of which sport it is.

[Dr Squat]

Just throwing this out there, how is PLing judging not obective? One udge may consider it's not a good lift while another has no problem with it?

So very true. PL refereeing can be a circus.

[Shutupandsquat]

Either you look better or you don't. Dieted better than the rest. Lost more water than the rest.

:doh: Obviously haven't competed

Look I agree the judging can be a point of contention and on the day it is who looks best. However that condition, size, proportion and hardness doesn't come from sitting on your ass and looking at weights. PLing boys will say BBing folk don't train hard but believe me those of us who want to win train as hard (not going to get into a pissing comp over BB and PLing each deserve there own respect).

On the day you can be the biggest, hardest monster on stage but if you can't pose or don't have the stamina to do a 15min round you aint going to win jack.

Just throwing this out there, how is PLing judging not obective? One udge may consider it's not a good lift while another has no problem with it? At the end of the day we are all human and never see/judge things the same, regardless of which sport it is.

Looking better than the rest is implied in the posing. You can't look better than the rest with a front lat spread where your elbows are pointing behind you.

[weener lad]

ooking better than the rest is implied in the posing. You can't look better than the rest with a front lat spread where your elbows are pointing behind you.

Sure agreed but I was refering to the oiled up no water comment.

[Shutupandsquat]

ooking better than the rest is implied in the posing. You can't look better than the rest with a front lat spread where your elbows are pointing behind you.

Sure agreed but I was refering to the oiled up no water comment.

Well Peter lost because he hadn't dropped enough water apparently

[PeterDolan]

Hey, hey, hey, leave me outta this :pfft:

[weener lad]

No comment :pfft: :pfft:

[thatwaslight]

Lol at posing being really hard....really?

[Dr Squat]

Lol at posing being really hard....really?

Branch Warren bro.

[Rookie]

Lol at posing being really hard....really?

Its your boy Paul Dillet :pfft:

He was a monster, but like Gregg Valentino said "if only he could pose better"

[genetic freek]

Lol at posing being really hard....really?

Cut your carbs out for 6 weeks, then go do 15min of proper posing...I would suggest your post would read "this post was deleted by thatwaslight"

:pfft: :pfft: :pfft:

[tinytraps]

Either you look better or you don't. Dieted better than the rest. Lost more water than the rest.

:doh: Obviously haven't competed

Look I agree the judging can be a point of contention and on the day it is who looks best. However that condition, size, proportion and hardness doesn't come from sitting on your ass and looking at weights. PLing boys will say BBing folk don't train hard but believe me those of us who want to win train as hard (not going to get into a pissing comp over BB and PLing each deserve there own respect).

On the day you can be the biggest, hardest monster on stage but if you can't pose or don't have the stamina to do a 15min round you aint going to win jack.

Just throwing this out there, how is PLing judging not obective? One udge may consider it's not a good lift while another has no problem with it? At the end of the day we are all human and never see/judge things the same, regardless of which sport it is.

But at the end of the day the person who lifts the most is the winner. Not the person with the best technique or prettiest squat suit. If bodybuilding still had athletic scoring systems like they did in the early days then I would definetley say it would be a sport. In its current state its more of an exhibition. You guys train and diet your ass off to display the end product to an audience amd a judging panel. Seems more like a juiced up beauty paegent IMO.

[thatwaslight]

Lol at posing being really hard....really?

Its your boy Paul Dillet :pfft:

He was a monster, but like Gregg Valentino said "if only he could pose better"

Lol f*ck hes frusrating to watch how hard is to do a most muscular and a rear double bi lmao!

[HarryB]

Well posing is just practice... funny how guys still struggle when we know that every day in the gym they are checking themselves out. I reckon throw a mirror onstage and they'd all be sweet!!!

[langerrox]

Bodybuilding isn't sport. It's life.

[Pseudonym]

Haha, that's brilliant, Langerrox. We can close the debate now - we have the perfect answer! :grin:

[Optimass]

Haha, that's brilliant, Langerrox. We can close the debate now - we have the perfect answer! :grin:

I was winning :grin: :pfft: :^o