Will Mr Olympia 2009 be on TV?

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[quote]Bingbeast wrote:
All kidding aside, it doesn’t really surprise me that it’s not televised, considering there are less then 4 thousand people attending it live anyways. ‘Most’ of us on this site love bodybuilding and take part in it one way or another, therefore we understand what we’re looking at. However I don’t know too many guys that don’t take part in bodybuilding that would want to watch a bunch of other guys wearing tiny bikinis covered in oil. [/quote]

…which is understood. You can bet viewers would increase exponentially if they had some type of lifting component to the competition…but that would require them to NOT diet down to the point that they are extremely weak and dehydrated.

I personally hate the posing trunks used and think they should go back to those used around the 1960’s. I also think they need to reduce this “super ripped” requirement which would allow these guys to not only BE healthier, but to be able to actually show some strength component.

However, that would be very difficult to do unless they divided the contest into two portions…one done in the off season where they could be as heavy as they needed to be and were tested on strength…and another at the actual bodybuilding show months later after they diet down.

The problem even with that though is that not every huge guy is as strong as Ronnie Coleman was and it would open them up to even more injuries that could ruin any further progress.

It will remain a niche sport for that reason…and frankly, who gives a shit if all people accept bodybuilding? Guys would like to BE football players, not so much because of the sport but because of what that professional sport brings…sex, money, and fame. If bodybuilding ever reached the same level of success, the following would also grow simply because of that.

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[quote]jt561 wrote:
That’s a bunch of bullshit. These are some of the best athletes in the world, with the best physique’s in the world. Beyond that, steroids is common in just about every main sport out there.

Where can I watch it online? Though I wish I didn’t have to sacrifice quality.[/quote]

Athletes?

are you serious?

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Prof X … I think you may be onto something! I personally would love to see some kind of lifting component. But more related to bodybuilding and not just bodybuilding fused with powerlifting. Maybe 4 or 5 lifts instead of the power 3 and 3 or 5 reps instead of 1. That would help separate it from powerlifting and would also be considerable safer.

It’s not that far fetched of an idea considering the first bodybuilding competitions not only involved the physique but a lifting and agility component.

Perhaps it could be named Powerbuilding?!

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
Bingbeast wrote:
All kidding aside, it doesn’t really surprise me that it’s not televised, considering there are less then 4 thousand people attending it live anyways. ‘Most’ of us on this site love bodybuilding and take part in it one way or another, therefore we understand what we’re looking at. However I don’t know too many guys that don’t take part in bodybuilding that would want to watch a bunch of other guys wearing tiny bikinis covered in oil.

…which is understood. You can bet viewers would increase exponentially if they had some type of lifting component to the competition…but that would require them to NOT diet down to the point that they are extremely weak and dehydrated.

I personally hate the posing trunks used and think they should go back to those used around the 1960’s. I also think they need to reduce this “super ripped” requirement which would allow these guys to not only BE healthier, but to be able to actually show some strength component.

However, that would be very difficult to do unless they divided the contest into two portions…one done in the off season where they could be as heavy as they needed to be and were tested on strength…and another at the actual bodybuilding show months later after they diet down.

The problem even with that though is that not every huge guy is as strong as Ronnie Coleman was and it would open them up to even more injuries that could ruin any further progress.

It will remain a niche sport for that reason…and frankly, who gives a shit if all people accept bodybuilding? Guys would like to BE football players, not so much because of the sport but because of what that professional sport brings…sex, money, and fame. If bodybuilding ever reached the same level of success, the following would also grow simply because of that.

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True all the way through. Though it’s depressing that TV producers wouldn’t want to put any showcase of the best of the best on. Guys might not be interested in looking at other guys in bikinis, but most guys would have a “Holy shit, that’s impressive” reaction that would keep the interest up.

As an earlier post noted, they barely showed the Olympic weightlifting too. So there must be some kind of prejudice against the pure muscle/strength sports.

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I know it blasphemy to mention bb.com here, but I believe its gonna live from their site.

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[quote]HypertroPHd wrote:
I know it blasphemy to mention bb.com here, but I believe its gonna live from their site.[/quote]

So it fucking should since they sponsor it AFAIK.

Are people still arguing that bodybuilders can’t walk up steps? Are contest now won by seeing how many stairs a pro bodybuilder can walk up without losing their breath or something?

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I aint gonna read the replies, so don’t bother responding directly to me.

Original poster here, after quite a while.

To you life noobs, who think big muscles=no athletic performance, go flex -as hard as you possibly can- for 20 minutes straight. While constantly switching positions. See if you get out of breathe. Now, drop to 3% body fat, and don’t eat for a day, and do it for 6 hours. Then try to tell me bodybuilders have no conditioning.

Like all sports, professionals condition for the sport they compete in. These guys are doing whatever is best to keep them doing what they’re doing, having the best physiques on the planet.

Frankly, running a mile is counter productive.

But you couldn’t dare under estimate the amount of rigid training, time, and effort they put into themselves, to say that they couldn’t convert to another sport.

Are they as athletic as they look? No. I won’t argue that one.

But don’t think that you can compare these guys to the world of warcraft hacker in that one south park episode.

Besides, some are more uncoditioned than the rest. Don’t compare the “bodybuilders” you see at your local gym having a “tough time up the stairs” (forget the workout they completed) to the guys you see on t.v., for I’m sure they wouldn’t compare on stage.

Most of the top level Olympia competitors understand to truly develop the body, you must round and balance it, and that includes strength training. Shit, go watch Kai Greene’s performance at the arnold, when he stands on his head, and bicycle’s his legs. And he’s a flexible guy, on top of that.

If these guys really wanted to, they could be pro in most other sports within a month or two of re-conditioning.

Ronnie Coleman is a cop outside of bodybuilding, you know. And not the one who just sits behind the desk. If his big ass was unconditioned in street defense or arrest situations, he’d be shot by now.

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[quote]jt561 wrote:

If these guys really wanted to, they could be pro in most other sports within a month or two of re-conditioning.
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That is probably the dumbest thing I have ever read on this site.

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[quote]The Austrian Oak wrote:
jt561 wrote:

If these guys really wanted to, they could be pro in most other sports within a month or two of re-conditioning.

That is probably the dumbest thing I have ever read on this site.[/quote]

You didn’t proofread your earlier post in this thread I guess then…

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[quote]countingbeans wrote:
The Austrian Oak wrote:
jt561 wrote:

If these guys really wanted to, they could be pro in most other sports within a month or two of re-conditioning.

That is probably the dumbest thing I have ever read on this site.

You didn’t proofread your earlier post in this thread I guess then…[/quote]

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[quote]countingbeans wrote:
The Austrian Oak wrote:
jt561 wrote:

If these guys really wanted to, they could be pro in most other sports within a month or two of re-conditioning.

That is probably the dumbest thing I have ever read on this site.

You didn’t proofread your earlier post in this thread I guess then…[/quote]

lol!

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[quote]The Austrian Oak wrote:
countingbeans wrote:
The Austrian Oak wrote:
jt561 wrote:

If these guys really wanted to, they could be pro in most other sports within a month or two of re-conditioning.

That is probably the dumbest thing I have ever read on this site.

You didn’t proofread your earlier post in this thread I guess then…

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Why am I not surprised I have to explain it to you?

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The Austrian Oak wrote:

Athletes?

are you serious? [/quote]

While I disagree with jt561 that [quote]If these guys really wanted to, they could be pro in most other sports within a month or two of re-conditioning.[/quote], your comment insinuating they are not athletes pretty much means you shouldn’t be calling out others for making stupid posts.

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I’m watching the pre-judging right now and Cutler looks amaaaazing!!!

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[quote]GumsMagoo wrote:
I’m watching the pre-judging right now and Cutler looks amaaaazing!!![/quote]

Agreed.