Bodybuilders... narcissistic?

[Kiknskreem]

IWhy is that people don't consider bodybuilding a sport? Basketball, soccer even 'table hockey' is considered a sport.. so why do people overlook bodybuilding!? Because we don't run around and kick a ball? Or because we don't 'slam dunk'? Well I'm sorry, but when are we ever going to use that in everyday life?

Its not a sport because there's no performance aspect to it.

Bodybuilding competitions are male beauty pagents.

[Currrtissss]

Difference I see in bodybuilding compared to other stuff is..

You always carry it around.

No matter where you go you'll always carry bodybuilding around with your 24 hours a day, because it's what your body is. You can leave a ball downstairs, in the garage etc, and just leave football etc over there. Just can't do that with BB.

[Samkon]

this lol markus ruhl smokes a pack a day.

So smoking a pack a day gets your swole. Just kidding. I saw the shopping video of him. Lots of food.

[allergic2rice]

lmao.
no offense op, but ur thread in the misc is getting raped like no tomorrow.

shouldn't enter teh misc with nothing less than an entire battalion of white knights

[Grezlar]

bodybuilding isn't a sport in the conventional sense

[BandApart]

Its not a sport because there's no performance aspect to it.

Bodybuilding competitions are male beauty pagents.

no. a beauty pageant is hardly comparable, the amount of work that goes into bbing sets it aside from something like that. bbers train just as hard as PLers, just differently, then there is the dieting aspect and contest prep.

i dont think of bbing as a sport, or of bbers as "athletes", but they do work hard and it is insulting to compare them to a beauty pageant contestant.

[KixUK]

Hi.

[kneedamage]

I dont even tell people im a "Bodybuilder" anymore.. I dont like the image that everybody gets.. "Spends forever in the gym.. narcissistic.." ect ect.. So I just say I love lifting and nutrition. Idk..

[qwertyui213]

I dont even tell people im a "Bodybuilder" anymore.. I dont like the image that everybody gets.. "Spends forever in the gym.. narcissistic.." ect ect.. So I just say I love lifting and nutrition. Idk..

I'd never call myself a bodybuilder anyway. It's not that I feel self conscious about what people would think of me, but it just seems pretty weak to me to call yourself a bodybuilder if you don't compete. It'd be like describing yourself as a stunt biker because you go over some jumps in your back garden

[ayekay]

bodybuilding isnt a sport its a lifestyle.

[Alexandre76]

bodybuilders are not athletes, you think its ****in hard to lift one hour a day? lol

[kickchickbecca]

bodybuilders are not athletes, you think its ****in hard to lift one hour a day? lol

cmon be realistic, even a 12 years old girl can diet if she wants, plus with all the steroids they take they dont even feel like they are dieting when they are on a diet.

So you're saying a bodybuilder is not an athlete
And a 250lb man with 40% bf who sits on the couch all day is not an athlete either.

... you think the 2 compare?

[Kiknskreem]

no. a beauty pageant is hardly comparable, the amount of work that goes into bbing sets it aside from something like that.

Bodybuilding... people on stage in skimpy clothes and make-up showing off their looks to judges. Sounds pretty much like a beauty contest to me. Just because the preparation is more rigorous doesn't make it not like a beauty pagent.

bbers train just as hard as PLers, just differently, then there is the dieting aspect and contest prep.

i dont think of bbing as a sport, or of bbers as "athletes", but they do work hard and it is insulting to compare them to a beauty pageant contestant.

I never said they didn't train as hard as anyone else, but I think the comparisons between bodybuilding and beauty pagents are pretty damn clear.

Strut on stage, show your stuff, get judged on how your looks please the judges....

[qwertyui213]

So you're saying a bodybuilder is not an athlete
And a 250lb man with 40% bf who sits on the couch all day is not an athlete either.

... you think the 2 compare?

Weak example. I don't think a brain surgeon is an athlete, I also don't think a 400 pound fat guy watching TV with his finger up his ass is an athlete, that doesn't mean I think they're the same.

As far as my opinion goes, I don't know how to class bodybuilding. It's not athletic in the conventional way - it's not an immediate physical thing you're doing, it's a long series of exercises and diet routines which leads up to posing on a stage.

I think it may almost be closer to art. While the weight training is a physical activity, the real goal is to sculpt the human body. If you're going to call it a "sport", then it's the only sport in the world which is based on aesthetics

[kpxken]

I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of hearing people call bodybuilders narcissistic, full or themselves, self obsessed, or that they don't have very good priorities and they won't go far in life.

Why is that people don't consider bodybuilding a sport? Basketball, soccer even 'table hockey' is considered a sport.. so why do people overlook bodybuilding!? Because we don't run around and kick a ball? Or because we don't 'slam dunk'? Well I'm sorry, but when are we ever going to use that in everyday life? But eating and lifting things are PART of everyday life.

Just because someone is into bodybuilding, it doesn't mean they're full of themselves, or love to stare at themselves in the mirror, it means that they like the SPORT of bodybuilding.. The CHALLENGE to eat properly, the THRILL they get while lifting a new weight, the CHANGES they see. Aren't those the properties of every other sport too? Challenge? Thrill? Change? and Competing! Bodybuilders may be competing with other people as to who has a better body, but that's because that's the GOAL of the sport. NOT to run faster than someone, but to have a better body appearance. That doesn't mean that that person is narcissistic, but that they work HARD at their chosen sport.

I think people should take a step back and THINK about things before they speak, because it just makes them look like rude, uneducated and closed minded people.

just a thought the heavyweights of bodybuilding ie. mr.olympia use steroids even though it takes alot of work to get to what they look like
just a guess dont hate

[EYS]

Bodybuilding isn't really accepted by many people because the normal response that someone makes to a bodybuilder is "roidzzzzz!!!", they think steroids make it extremely easy and they think that like once you start steroids, it will automatically give you boobs, shrink your balls, and will make you die at 40. I think Jay Cutler said something like this too about steroids are the reason people don't accept it.

But oh well, its their loss, when I'm a monster, they will still be their tiny little 100lb self.

[liquidforce12]

I agree










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hahahaah

and rofl at that picture

[IKnowWhoYouAre]

'roiders + jealousy of the common man give bodybuilding a bad name.


Btw, I love looking in the mirror.

[schulerdoish]

Why do you get on this forum? Attention-whore?
You ruin the time I spend on this forum when I am trying to learn from others.

Only post I read was "Blowsox13" who is my hero for negging you...I think I will put him on reps for life now.

[Thus.BarrelRoll]

They all take roids so it don't count.

/sarcasm

[insanelypie]

How can a bodybuilder not be considered an athlete?!
They are some of the most in shape people in the world.


I also think there's a huge confusion on what narcissism and goal oriented/confident people are.

Narcissistic people walk around thinking 'oh ya I'm so hott! Look at me! I'm the best! Ya baby I'm perfect just look at me!'

Where as goal orriented/driven/confident people are more like " I know I'm not the best, but I'm going to do everything I can to become the best person I can be! And because of this, I'm going to love myself the whole way and I'll be proud of my accomplishments and when I make my goals etc'

no they are the "best" in shape that's the whole goal of bodybuilding. . to build the best body =D~~. .

and no we're not Narcissistic, we're driven by the need to make better of ourselves. . yes bodybuilding is a sport.

[ptwa9]

And weight lifting's not an arm wresting contest? Pissing contests sound pretty narcissistic...

Anyway, bodybuilding or weightlifting, improving your health and building muscle isn't any more self-serving than getting a degree and good job. Yet those are admirable, respected accomplishments, and worthy goals blah, blah, blah.

So it doesn't look like going to a health club is any more vain than getting an education.

[the_pirate_bay]

Its not a sport because there's no performance aspect to it.

Bodybuilding competitions are male beauty pagents.

this

[scottydoesntkno]

I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of hearing people call bodybuilders narcissistic, full or themselves, self obsessed, or that they don't have very good priorities and they won't go far in life.

Why is that people don't consider bodybuilding a sport? Basketball, soccer even 'table hockey' is considered a sport.. so why do people overlook bodybuilding!? Because we don't run around and kick a ball? Or because we don't 'slam dunk'? Well I'm sorry, but when are we ever going to use that in everyday life? But eating and lifting things are PART of everyday life.

Just because someone is into bodybuilding, it doesn't mean they're full of themselves, or love to stare at themselves in the mirror, it means that they like the SPORT of bodybuilding.. The CHALLENGE to eat properly, the THRILL they get while lifting a new weight, the CHANGES they see. Aren't those the properties of every other sport too? Challenge? Thrill? Change? and Competing! Bodybuilders may be competing with other people as to who has a better body, but that's because that's the GOAL of the sport. NOT to run faster than someone, but to have a better body appearance. That doesn't mean that that person is narcissistic, but that they work HARD at their chosen sport.

I think people should take a step back and THINK about things before they speak, because it just makes them look like rude, uneducated and closed minded people.

Jajaja, I'm narcisstic, I always pose in the mirror. The goal of the sport IS somewhat self serving if you think about it..

[Steak514]

For every person who thinks this way, there's someone bb'ing for vanity's sake.

*raises hand*

I'm narcisstic.

I would do me.

[barbarian_ben]

Its not a sport because there's no performance aspect to it.

Bodybuilding competitions are male beauty pagents.

Not male beauty competitions at all.

As for whether we should consider bodybuilding as a sport? Well, I don't really care if it is called a "sport" or we are called "athletes". I'm not trying to be an "athlete", I am a bodybuilder....whether or not that falls into the "athlete" category or not, I don't care.

[xKyle10]

I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of hearing people call bodybuilders narcissistic, full or themselves, self obsessed, or that they don't have very good priorities and they won't go far in life.

Why is that people don't consider bodybuilding a sport? Basketball, soccer even 'table hockey' is considered a sport.. so why do people overlook bodybuilding!? Because we don't run around and kick a ball? Or because we don't 'slam dunk'? Well I'm sorry, but when are we ever going to use that in everyday life? But eating and lifting things are PART of everyday life.

Just because someone is into bodybuilding, it doesn't mean they're full of themselves, or love to stare at themselves in the mirror, it means that they like the SPORT of bodybuilding.. The CHALLENGE to eat properly, the THRILL they get while lifting a new weight, the CHANGES they see. Aren't those the properties of every other sport too? Challenge? Thrill? Change? and Competing! Bodybuilders may be competing with other people as to who has a better body, but that's because that's the GOAL of the sport. NOT to run faster than someone, but to have a better body appearance. That doesn't mean that that person is narcissistic, but that they work HARD at their chosen sport.

I think people should take a step back and THINK about things before they speak, because it just makes them look like rude, uneducated and closed minded people.

You make some good points, and I agree with a lot of them. I think the reason is because the general public who doesn't have any insight on the sport and think it just involves consuming roids, etc. and just get big without seeing all the hard work and effort put in. Also, there are so many guidos and whatnot who may have the "bodybuilder look" and these guys clearly are d-bags and give the sport of BBing a bad name. Sure, we lift to get big and look better, but that doesn't mean we are full of ourselves. Personally I lift to see my body progress and strength increase, and change what I can control. Many people are just jealous of bodybuilders thus have to create stereotypes and excuses due to ignorance and laziness. It's funny you mention the argument of considering BBing a sport because I was having an argument with this girl in my class the other day because she was trying to say cheerleading is a sport and I disagreed, so we got out the dictionaries and although the definition of a sport pertains to cheerleading, I still refuse to acknowledge cheerleading as a sport lol

[ChaoticReignPbt]

I personally do not consider it a "sport" per say. I really would lean towards it being more of an art form. While a great deal of the work put in is obviously very physical, there isn't really a performance aspect, upping the weight lifted is really just a function of needing more stress and stimulation.

Everyone likes to be strong and I'm sure every bodybuilder in the history of the world sets some sort of strength goals along the way, but it's still not the end goal. It's the same way a soccer player might desire better endurance, but his end goal is to perform well in his position. Our bodybuilder has little goals like that to keep things moving but the final goal is trophy that you get by being the most aesthetically pleasing.

edit: And to chime in on the general public's views. Steroids absolutely play a major factor in how people view any of us. People are convinced by the media that steroids are a cheat that makes it easy to just get huge, they also think it means mantits and shrunken junk. I've met a great deal of people that firmly argue these points and some that even think you don't need to do much, if any work with enough steroids.

[PureSantana]

First of all strong bump



vs.


if you don't think they both don't require the same amount of hard work your stupid.
the both use non-natural substances to enhance there physic. They really on genetics and on stage presentation to win.

also everyone knows that every pro bber (IFBB) is on some juic.

and lol @ you saying a bber is an athlete. Just by picking up some weight and making your body look better doesn't make you an athlete, thair are some bber's who are PLer's. A PLer is an athlete.

[Doug21]

It doesn't make sense to just tell us that. We already know it. You should focus on the people that aren't on this site