Pro Bodybuilding's Other Side?

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[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
HugeMutha wrote:
To make it easier to understand

Bodybuilding - aesthetic competetion
Weightlifting - functional
O-lifting - muscular competetion(power)
Powerlifting - muscular competition(strength)

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That’s not correct… first of all, besides the US no country actually calls it ‘olympic lifting’… in all european countries it’s called weightlifting (in one word) or halterophilie (in french).

The real ‘definitions’ are:

Bodybuilding: training to improve aesthetics or muscle size

Bodybuilding competition: maximizing muscle size, definition and shape for competitive purposes

Weightlifting: the strength sport where the snatch and clean & jerk are the competed (or trained) lifts

Olympic weightlifting: North American name for competitive weightlifting

Weight lifting (in two words): the ‘hobby’ of training using resistance apparatus (free weights, machines, cables, etc.) without any competitive or performance objectives

Weight training: another expression for ‘weight lifting’

Powerlifting: strength sport in which the squat, bench press and deadlift are the competed lifts

Powerbuilding: a type of training where gaining size and strength are equally important[/quote]

If you look at my post you will notice that I put the word “competetion” next to powerlifting, o-lifting, and bodybuilding. If you take the competetion out of these acts, you just have dudes working out (weight lifting) unless there is an objective.

When you engage in an activity, the label that is placed on that activity is determined largely by the objective. I get in my car and drive to work. Dale Earnheardt Jr. gets in his car and he’s at work. This was my point in its entirety. I agree with 95% of what you posted because it reflects exactly what I was trying to say. Can I get an amen from someone?

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
I think the posing trunks should cover more area like they used to decades ago. I don’t even understand who started the “striated glutes” bullshit. But then, I also think that the level of being “ripped” should be reduced and eliminate the use of diuretics. The pic of Dennis James in the picture thread weeks away from the contest is about the level of condition they should compete in instead of the “bone dry” look that kills people.

As far as your topic, any time you have guys showing any parts of their body, you would ahve to be incredibly stupid to think homosexuals wouldn’t take notice. I honestly don’t see what that has to do with anything though because homosexuals are pretty much everywhere. What difference does it make?

The answer should be “none” if you are comfortable with your own sexuality.[/quote]

I’m pretty sure Rich Gaspari was the first guy to show up onstage with the almighty striated glutes.

I agree with the rest of your post, though: the lengths one must go to get all the fat and water to disappear from your ass are massivley unhealthy and have, in fact, led to death for more than one pro.

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[quote]Omnivore wrote:
dre wrote:
mazilla wrote:
Professor X wrote:
HugeMutha wrote:
You’re right. I think I am “anti-semantic” also.

But just in case you are being serious, an “Antisemite” is someone who hates Jews.

I’m an Anti-Semantite!
I am against using Jewish words if they make the subject or sport harder to understand!
[/quote]

What a schmuck. :slight_smile:

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
HugeMutha wrote:
Your “logic” really is killing me. I’m curious to know whether or not you actually know what semantics is. Your mistake is in your deduction:

Bodybuilders lift weights
I lift weights
I am a bodybuilder

Let’s try this:
Cats poop in litter boxes
I pooped in a litter box
I am a cat

Do you get it yet?

That’s right, keep typing. This thread will be a winner yet.

You don’t just lift weights, genius. You said you are also trying to get bigger muscles. Bigger muscles aren’t really the goal to anyone else BUT bodybuilders. While some powerlifters may ALSO lift weights to look good, the act of doing so is still called BODYBUILDING. You can give it 5,000 different names but it won’t change what it is.

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Amen >;)

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I have apologized to Professor X.

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[quote]BRONIUS wrote:

I notice that you call yourself professor. Have you even earned a doctoral degree? Do you have a PhD specializing in exercise biology and nutrient biochemistry? What makes you a serious trainer?[/quote]

I am a doctor in the military and an ex-personal trainer. My pic is in my profile. Any more info you want in detail will have to be pm’d. Now, what makes you a serious trainer?

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[quote]HugeMutha wrote:
Weightlifting - functional
[/quote]

OOOooohhhhhhhh. Now we have the answer.

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[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
HugeMutha wrote:
Weightlifting - functional

OOOooohhhhhhhh. Now we have the answer.[/quote]

Yes. It’s true. You ARE gay.

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[quote]ybthere1 wrote:
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

powerlifting

SYLLABICATION: pow er lift ing
PRONUNCIATION: pour-lftng
NOUN: A weightlifting competition in which participants compete in the squat, dead lift, and bench press.

Main Entry: body?build?ing
Pronunciation: -"bil-di[ng]
Function: noun
: the developing of the body through exercise and diet; specifically : the developing of the physique for competitive exhibition

Different.

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Interesting, but who penned these definitions, someone familiar with these pursuits or not? That’s just someone else’s interpretation of these words, doesn’t make it correct.

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[quote]Kliplemet wrote:
don’t strain your brain[/quote]

Hmm, it’s funny that what appears to be a slightly retarded looking, probably soon to be butch-lesbian fatty is holding that sign. Opps hope that wasn’t too judgemental.

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[quote]mazilla wrote:
look, i don’t know what ya’ll got going on here, but what does hatin jews got to do with bodybuilding? and why is you two so proud of ya’lls hatred?

[/quote]

Bwahahahaaaaaaaa!

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[quote]HugeMutha wrote:
Olympic champion Pyrros Dimas looking like a cokehead.[/quote]

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[center]Oooh, nice thread![/center]

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[quote]harris447 wrote:
Professor X wrote:

I’m pretty sure Rich Gaspari was the first guy to show up onstage with the almighty striated glutes.

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I think it was Renel Javier (sp?).

Wait, why am I debating who’s ass is the most ripped? (Not that there’s anything wrong with that…)

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[quote]HugeMutha wrote:
rrjc5488 wrote:
HugeMutha wrote:
Weightlifting - functional

OOOooohhhhhhhh. Now we have the answer.

Yes. It’s true. You ARE gay.[/quote]

Man, this thread is getting funnier and funnier. I opened up the thread thinking yawn, then of course it goes off a completely different tangent.

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[quote]Deinabolic wrote:
harris447 wrote:
Professor X wrote:

I’m pretty sure Rich Gaspari was the first guy to show up onstage with the almighty striated glutes.

I think it was Renel Javier (sp?).

Wait, why am I debating who’s ass is the most ripped? (Not that there’s anything wrong with that…)

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No, I think it’s either Andres Munzer or this really ripped turkish guy - can’t remember his name. Oh shit, I’m also sucked into the who’s ass is more ripped debate. (There’s definitely something wrong with that)

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[quote]oriensus wrote:
Deinabolic wrote:
harris447 wrote:
Professor X wrote:

I’m pretty sure Rich Gaspari was the first guy to show up onstage with the almighty striated glutes.

I think it was Renel Javier (sp?).

Wait, why am I debating who’s ass is the most ripped? (Not that there’s anything wrong with that…)

No, I think it’s either Andres Munzer or this really ripped turkish guy - can’t remember his name. Oh shit, I’m also sucked into the who’s ass is more ripped debate. (There’s definitely something wrong with that)
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By turkish guy, you mean Mohammed Benaziza? If so errily coinkidinkal that he and Munzer both died from overdoing it with diuretics.

Innuendo aside, I think whoever it was is relevant because it definitely ushered in a new level of required conditioning. Kinda like how Yates pretty much put an end to any small guys having a shot at good placings on aesthetics alone.

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[quote]Deinabolic wrote:
oriensus wrote:
Deinabolic wrote:
harris447 wrote:
Professor X wrote:

I’m pretty sure Rich Gaspari was the first guy to show up onstage with the almighty striated glutes.

I think it was Renel Javier (sp?).

Wait, why am I debating who’s ass is the most ripped? (Not that there’s anything wrong with that…)

No, I think it’s either Andres Munzer or this really ripped turkish guy - can’t remember his name. Oh shit, I’m also sucked into the who’s ass is more ripped debate. (There’s definitely something wrong with that)

By turkish guy, you mean Mohammed Benaziza? If so errily coinkidinkal that he and Munzer both died from overdoing it with diuretics.

Innuendo aside, I think whoever it was is relevant because it definitely ushered in a new level of required conditioning. Kinda like how Yates pretty much put an end to any small guys having a shot at good placings on aesthetics alone.
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Not Benaziza and he was Egytptian by the way. The Turkish guy’s name is Hamdullah Aykutlu. Anyway, I was just joking as to who’s ripped ass came on stage first.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
BRONIUS wrote:

I notice that you call yourself professor. Have you even earned a doctoral degree? Do you have a PhD specializing in exercise biology and nutrient biochemistry? What makes you a serious trainer?

I am a doctor in the military and an ex-personal trainer. My pic is in my profile. Any more info you want in detail will have to be pm’d. Now, what makes you a serious trainer?[/quote]

Ooooh, nice one BRONIUS. Maybe next you should ask him what the hell he knows about being black…

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I have always wondered if lesbians like pro female bodybuilders. They look and sound like men but still retain female parts.