Bazza, truth is many dont agree; they adopt bb lifestyle and will never compete. Disrespect for serious bbs has little to do with it.
Surely lifestyle choice better than eating crap and getting fat and unhealthy.
Having said that, I hope this form of recreation and lifestyle does not also mean the use of anabolic steroids.
A bb that does not compete is still imortant to bb as a sport. In addition to lifestyle and training, they buy the mags and products, they go to shows, and they may have friends who are bbs who the support and encourage. In other words, there would be no bb sport if it was not for the millions of bbs that do not compete.
In a way, they are like the mediocre lifters and ageing athletes like myself, who still compete in aths and powerlifting and so on, and help prop up the sport's image in terms of interest and participation numbers.
ok
But even if we keep it the debate to relevance, all i am saying is that i is very tough to go on stage and put it all on the line.
In my opinion, having competed in many sports, although also being one that who is most anxious about results and when and how often to compete, i feel what i competed in would be much easier than going on stage to show one's physique.
I can understand why they dont, in the same way I understand why many dont compete in individual sports because they feel they are not good enough, or are only happy with winning.
Dont see what is achieved by bagging them as imposters. If they are training towards a goal, and even if most will never compete, they should be entitled to call themselves bbs.
If i ask someone in gym what sport they do, i am asking what they are training for, not necesarily whether they have competed. But that is my view.
What do you class yourself as Bazza20?
Just for clarity.
Even though I use weights to biuld my body, I'd be embarrassed to call myself a bodybiulder lol.
I don't need to go around advertising the fact that like to exercise.
The whole "you have to compete" idea is stupid...try applying it to every other 'activity' you do.
I cannot possibly say I'm a powerlifter but will be competing regulary....
I am a freediver. I'm very good at it...I don't compete, never will.
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BB is so easy to mock and i apologise if it offends anyone here. I guess part of that stems from my misunderstanding, eg
Why would a man want to enter a beauty pageant? Makes far more sense for a man to compete in a test of strength, whether that be pl, strongman, oly lifting etc.
Why would someone want to put themselves at health risk in comp prep?
Why would someone be so self image deranged that their whole lifestyle revolves around what they look like?
Ok using your freediver example.
Am I a freediver if I just read about freediving online and play with my freediving gear at home but never ever actually go freediving.
Am I a fisherman if I read a few fishing magazines and tie a few knots in my shed and get the gear but have never gone fishing in my life.
The thing that defines bodybuilding is getting up on stage and competing. You have to do that to be a bodybuilder.
Since bodybuilding is a beauty pageant a better example may be Miss universe. Is every chick that thinks she is hot a miss universe contestant even though they don't enter beauty pagents and never will.
Is every lean sporty chick a figure competitor even if they never compete.
*simultaneously facepalms and bangs head against a brick wall*
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