Can you imagine that in an age point in time where you can turn your TV onto ESPN and find the nation's spelling bee or the world series of poker on that this would still be a debatable topic? The fact of the matter is that both sides have a valid argument on this issue. From the outside looking in it would seem that bodybuilding competitions are nothing more then male pageants. Let's face it! The men in these competitions wear thongs while parading on stage to music and flexing their muscles. Is there more to it then that? Yes there's a complete lot more that the uneducated eye may miss and definitely after reading the remainder of this article you can pick which side of the topic you fall on!
When golf, Nascar racing and darts are constituted as sports without any resistance, why is it that iron pumping still garners such a high level of negativity? To first understand where bodybuilding is now, we have to understand where it's been. The bodybuilding competitions of the early 1900s were a much different affair then what we have become used to today. The winner would have to excel in all three sides of body-building. The fact that the two most athletic sides of bodybuilding were pulled from formal competitions, leaves many people scratching their heads! It is safe to make the assumption that for the most part the people winning these competitions of old were never the best in each category. This would make the most sense for the explanation that we now have individual competitions in each of these classes.
All this dedication and sacrifice they put in is for the day of the competition.
All the critics are announcing to themselves that yes muscle builders may put work in at the gym but that still doesn't change the indisputable fact that their competitors is nothing more then a glorified pageant for males! If you are up for the test I challenge anyone studying this article to stand up now and steadily flex your muscles at full strength for a 3 minute duration. If you took the challenge I'm hoping you have regained consciousness by now and are able to continue to read. My point wasn't to persuade you that muscle building is or isn't a sport but to open your mind up to the chance that their can be and is, a ton more to a bodybuilding competition then meets the familiar eye. So next time you are asking yourself if iron pumping is a sport remember how much effort, dedication and sacrifice these people make to even get to the point of being on stage!
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