[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Not a sport at all in my opinion. Its more of an art. Much like sculpture.[/quote]
I agree, darkness. See above statement of lack of objective criteria.[/quote]
Off topic: otep, where the fuck have you been? havent seen any of your posts for ages? not since i considered starting strength 2-3 years ago.[/quote]
I started seeing Bonez and CountingBeans in the beginners forum, and decided that the bar just got raised, and I should get a whole hell of a lot stronger before I started giving advice again. So for a long time, the only place I posted was in my training log. Since then, I finally hit the 3/4/5 (which I damn sure should have hit a long ass time ago), quit smoking, and am now engaged on a cut that’ll hopefully get me down to seeing my abs for the first time before the year’s over.
If body building is a sport, then so is Miss America.[/quote]
yes because putting on lip-stick is as hard as squatting 500+lbs for reps.[/quote]
The difficulty of a task is completely irrelevant to its classification as a sport. logic fail.
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What do you think tom platz would have a harder time doing? My guess is that he’d be better at squatting 500. Just because YOU would find it easier to apply lipstick than to squat 500lbs doesnt have anything to do with this discussion. [/quote]
shut up.
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
I’m gonna get flamed for this…
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Die chicken. Die.[/quote]
LOL I was only JOKING about the squirrel hammock, Jeeeez! I thought I was pretty complimentary of Bodybuilding! I just don’t think it meets MY definition of sport, that’s all. Keep in mind, I played rugby for almost ten years (which, to me, is what the EPITOME of a “sport” is, and rugby isn’t in the Olympics either, BTW), so perhaps my views are coming from that perspective. FTR, I don’t consider NASCAR a real sport either. It stands for Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks.
To reiterate my positive opinion about bodybuilding (besides the fact that I personally lift weights to look good nekkid) I would say that it is one of the most difficult, disciplined, demanding, time consuming and worthwhile endeavors that one can participate in. People who go the distance and get up on stage have more dedication and discipline than 99.9% of the population - certainly far more than I have… I just don’t think that it’s a “sport”.
I would even go as far as to say that Bodybuilding is more physically demanding than some sports, but that doesn’t MAKE it a sport…
[quote]Ripped Fury wrote:
I understand that. I started this thread 'cause I was just musing if bodybuilding would ever become an olympic sport. I would like it to be, but I wonder if it’s ever going to happen.[/quote]
If body building is a sport, then so is Miss America.[/quote]
yes because putting on lip-stick is as hard as squatting 500+lbs for reps.[/quote]
The difficulty of a task is completely irrelevant to its classification as a sport. logic fail.
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What do you think tom platz would have a harder time doing? My guess is that he’d be better at squatting 500. Just because YOU would find it easier to apply lipstick than to squat 500lbs doesnt have anything to do with this discussion. [/quote]
shut up.[/quote]
Settle down little guy
Dont make me come out to long island and put lipstick on you
If body building is a sport, then so is Miss America.[/quote]
yes because putting on lip-stick is as hard as squatting 500+lbs for reps.[/quote]
The difficulty of a task is completely irrelevant to its classification as a sport. logic fail.
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What do you think tom platz would have a harder time doing? My guess is that he’d be better at squatting 500. Just because YOU would find it easier to apply lipstick than to squat 500lbs doesnt have anything to do with this discussion. [/quote]
shut up.[/quote]
Settle down little guy
Dont make me come out to long island and put lipstick on you[/quote]
lulz
I suggest you wear a pair of heels otherwise you won’t be reaching my mouth. I’m sure you have a huge collection.
If body building is a sport, then so is Miss America.[/quote]
yes because putting on lip-stick is as hard as squatting 500+lbs for reps.[/quote]
The difficulty of a task is completely irrelevant to its classification as a sport. logic fail.
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What do you think tom platz would have a harder time doing? My guess is that he’d be better at squatting 500. Just because YOU would find it easier to apply lipstick than to squat 500lbs doesnt have anything to do with this discussion. [/quote]
shut up.[/quote]
Settle down little guy
Dont make me come out to long island and put lipstick on you[/quote]
lulz
I suggest you wear a pair of heels otherwise you won’t be reaching my mouth. I’m sure you have a huge collection.[/quote]
Well then I guess its convenient that youre on your knees so often.
If body building is a sport, then so is Miss America.[/quote]
yes because putting on lip-stick is as hard as squatting 500+lbs for reps.[/quote]
The difficulty of a task is completely irrelevant to its classification as a sport. logic fail.
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What do you think tom platz would have a harder time doing? My guess is that he’d be better at squatting 500. Just because YOU would find it easier to apply lipstick than to squat 500lbs doesnt have anything to do with this discussion. [/quote]
shut up.[/quote]
Settle down little guy
Dont make me come out to long island and put lipstick on you[/quote]
lulz
I suggest you wear a pair of heels otherwise you won’t be reaching my mouth. I’m sure you have a huge collection.[/quote]
Well then I guess its convenient that youre on your knees so often. [/quote]
Why must you brag? I’m sorry I have to get on my knees while you don’t have to make any sort of effort, just stand.
[quote]SquatDeepHomie wrote:
Gymnastics is judged subjectively, does that make it less of a sport?[/quote]
This is what is known as an apples and oranges comparison and gymnastics and figure skating are considered a competition by those who compete. People started calling them sports with the advent of Wide World of Sports because most Americans are too dense to think critically and understand the difference between a specific term (sport) and the broader term that includes sport and a variety of other endeavors (competition).
And for the record I think figure skating and gymnastics are too subjective to be considered sports as well. Doesn’t discount the talent and training that goes into it, just too subjective, IMO. [/quote]
I agree.
SPeed skating is a sport. Figure skating (aka Ice Dancing) is not a sport. [/quote]
Gymnastics isn’t subjective in the same way. You get points for certain moves. You lose points for breaks in form. Gymnastics is a sport.
Even figure skating is less subjective than bodybuilding. Once again you get points for certain moves, you lose points for breaks in form. There is also a large subjective part, but it’s still more sport than bodybuilding.
Every single sport has a degree of subjectivity. There is human judgment in the application of all rules.
Look at powerlifting. It is about as simple straight forward and objective of an idea for a sport as possible. BUT depth/pause/lockout is still subjectively called by an official, with a huge variance.
Sport. Noun
an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment : team sports such as baseball and soccer | [as adj. ] ( sports) a sports center.
Athlete.
noun
a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise
I suppose it is down to the individuals interpretation of these two words. Bodybuilders compete against each other on stage, their physiques are compared by the audience and of course by judges, and it is certainly entertaining. The training leading up to a competition is physical exercise, and posing is a form of physical exercise.
First of all if someone wants to dedicate their life, or even part of it to bodybuilding, good for them, I have no problem with it. It takes tons of determination in many areas to be good at it so in that sense they have my respect. With that said how can anyone consider big roided up men posing as a sport?
[quote]ZEB wrote:
First of all if someone wants to dedicate their life, or even part of it to bodybuilding, good for them, I have no problem with it. It takes tons of determination in many areas to be good at it so in that sense they have my respect. With that said how can anyone consider big roided up men posing as a sport? [/quote]
because it is.
According to the definition of the word sport-and the English dictionary defines what a sport is-not us, body building by definition is a sport. What bodybuilders do conforms with the definition of the word sport.
However, many people, myself included consider a sport to be something involving cardiovascular exercise, teams, goals, rounds etc, fuck me if they can have Curling as an olympic sport then bodybuilding must be a sport as well, it just seems it doesn’t fit in with what people in general perceive as a sport.
