Is bodybuilding really a sport? Yes, or no?

[Luc1fer]

If someone went to the gym, and said "I participated in a sport today" -- what would you say?
If someone competed in a bodybuilding show, and said "I participated in a sport today" -- what would you say?

I do not consider it a sport really.

[TheAdlerian]

I mean baseball is a tricky one but the argument is, can you call it a sport if you don’t use your skill on every play?

So you’re playing a game and you’re a right fielder, not a single ball came you’re way...is that sport or just a highly skilled game?

Ayyyyyyyy lmao

As has been noted many times, there's an actually definition...

It's a competition done for entertainment.

So, many things could fit the definition, even playing videogames, which I don't see as a sport, but it fits the definition and people like it.

[bobbydigitaloa]

I challenge you to go five posts without saying "lol", "lmao", or some variant of those.

Eat dicks you lazy bag meat lol lmao hahahahaha

[ANIMALISTIKZ]

It’s a sport for queers or insecure men. Even powerlifting (to an extent)....

Real sports are soccer basketball etc, these bloat lords and gymcels do this to cope. Pretty much fact. I hate being too woke for this board.

[deltpecx]

Picking heavy things up doesn't really require any athletic talent

I say no

In the gym seen heavy things picked up by how others you must not have.

[deltpecx]

No and neither is golf, swimming, bowling and some argue baseball as well. They are skills.

Here we go lol. But who cares?

Just asking, wouldn't power lifting fit the definition of a skill also?

[SmackATesseract]

How do you determine the real winner? In sports like basketball you have to actually score points in the game physically, its not judged on if people Think it was actually scored.

it is a beauty contest, like miss america....except without the cringe questions like "what do you want to do to change the piss of the world into less ass?"

smack ass city boy

[bobbydigitaloa]

Just asking, wouldn't power lifting fit the definition of a skill also?

Barely but yes...it’s not a sport

[deltpecx]

I've always seen it as more on an art. Posing is extremely difficult and takes constant practice. Go take a posing class for a day and people would have a better understanding of how difficult it really is.

[Muzzlrpress]

it is a beauty contest, like miss america....except without the cringe questions like "what do you want to do to change the piss of the world into less ass?"

smack ass city boy

lol @ smackatesseract

[deltpecx]

Darts is a game just like curling and maybe golf.

I took a curling class last year.
It is way more difficult than it looks.
The sweeping looks easy but it is not.
Just staying upright on one foot when releasing the stone was really tough.

[SuperGuitarDude]

Is NASCAR a sport? All they do is sit in a car for a few hours.

[bobbydigitaloa]

Is NASCAR a sport? All they do is sit in a car for a few hours.

Yes, because the skill of one driver affects the abilities and skills of the other driver those affecting the outcome. Compare it to golf...one dude hits a ball the other hits his. If you could, 3 twice a round, full speed spear the other golfer but he doesn’t know when it’s coming...it would be a sport.

[Luc1fer]

Is NASCAR a sport? All those guys do is sit in a car for a few hours.

There really is a spectrum of what we consider a "sport" colloquially. F1 drivers just sit in a car for a few hours too, according to your definition so that wouldn't be a sport?

Traits that test physical agility, co-ordination, reflexes, strategy, teamwork etc. could all count towards what constitutes a sport.

So a lot of people would consider competitive e-sports as a sport too. I would also consider it more of a sport than bodybuilding.

[maori-rap]

I would say that bodybuilding only becomes a sport once you begin entering competitions, as it is only at that point where the concept of 'winning' and 'losing' becomes relevant.

I class weightlifting/bodybuilding for pleasure and at your own leisure is a hobby or pastime, not a 'sport'. It is not a sport at casual level as it cannot be measured in terms of points, rules and objectives achieved. You are not competing against anyone but yourself.

[Pumpinmirin]

It’s a mini game kind of like darts.

[TheAdlerian]

It’s a sport for queers or insecure men. Even powerlifting (to an extent)....

Real sports are soccer basketball etc, these bloat lords and gymcels do this to cope. Pretty much fact. I hate being too woke for this board.

All of those sports are meaningless, like nothing is actually accomplished.

Sports appeal to betas who watch and feel like something big it happening, when nothing actually is. The athletes are beta too as they are using their life and strength to do nothing.

Such men would be alpha if they used their strength to help society in some way.

[GODself]

Sure.


Its the sport of "how much drugs can you take before your vital organs fail".






Its also the sport of "shoot up illegal drugs in the bathroom, then tell young gullible people on the gym floor its about hard work and dedication"



Its also the sport of "I have mental illness or unresolved emotional traumas so I attempt to cover them up by exaggerating my physical symmetry past whats considered decent and normal"



...... Totally a sport.

So, basically a normal sport?

[ANIMALISTIKZ]

All of those sports are meaningless, like nothing is actually accomplished.

Sports appeal to betas who watch and feel like something big it happening, when nothing actually is. The athletes are beta too as they are using their life and strength to do nothing.

Such men would be alpha if they used their strength to help society in some way.

Dude you are the personification of useless you literally have threads on here dedicated to researching how pathetic and retarded you are, so continue.

[Luc1fer]

All of those sports are meaningless, like nothing is actually accomplished.

Sports appeal to betas who watch and feel like something big it happening, when nothing actually is. The athletes are beta too as they are using their life and strength to do nothing.

Such men would be alpha if they used their strength to help society in some way.

People enjoy and derive pleasure from sports, both participants and viewers. So ye, it does "help society in some way".

[Kdawg1989]

Its also the sport of "I have mental illness or unresolved emotional traumas so I attempt to cover them up by exaggerating my physical symmetry past whats considered decent and normal"



...... Totally a sport.

Oh wow I finally know what is wrong with me.

[repsDTGdaily]

bodybuilding...i'd say no
powerlifting, crossfit...yes

[frump94]

All of those sports are meaningless, like nothing is actually accomplished.

Sports appeal to betas who watch and feel like something big it happening, when nothing actually is. The athletes are beta too as they are using their life and strength to do nothing.

Such men would be alpha if they used their strength to help society in some way.

yeh they should sit at home and rack up 25k forum posts instead, rather than going out and making money whilst providing entertainment for people

[TheAdlerian]

yeh they should sit at home and rack up 25k forum posts instead, rather than going out and making money whilst providing entertainment for people

I have a 30 year long career in psychology and three grad degrees. I have always worked for charitable organizations with poor people.

I have been lifting since I was a teenage almost daily for decades.

I'm far more proud of myself than if I "played ball" like a nine year old.

[Puntingbrah]

I mean baseball is a tricky one but the argument is, can you call it a sport if you don’t use your skill on every play?

So you’re playing a game and you’re a right fielder, not a single ball came you’re way...is that sport or just a highly skilled game?

Ayyyyyyyy lmao

But the aim of the batting team is to hit it away from the fielders

[TheAdlerian]

People enjoy and derive pleasure from sports, both participants and viewers. So ye, it does "help society in some way".

That's a good point.

But, simulated videogame characters do the same thing.

It's not like being a cop, fireman, soldier, construction worker, teacher, and so forth.

[TheAdlerian]

Dude you are the personification of useless you literally have threads on here dedicated to researching how pathetic and retarded you are, so continue.

Butthurt!

You should put on your sports jersey with some famous guy's name written on it and calm down like a nice girl.

[SazabiBrah]

It’s definitely NOT a sport lmao.

That would be like saying American Idol is a sport or one of those retarded talent shows

[Muzzlrpress]

I'm gonna need y'all to back the fuk up from golf real quick.

[skeetzer]

not a sport

anyone with knowledge of how to build muscle can be successful