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Bodybuilding as a sport because you don't do anything strenuous during the actual competition, regardless of what you do to look like what you are, the physical part does not take place during the actual competition, you are simply posing now you can argue that posing is a sport I suppose but the strenuous part of bodybuilding isn't done in competition and therefore can not be factored in when assessing the definition of the event. Bodybuilding is more like working on a peice of clay for years and years and showing it off, so if Bodybuilding is a sport so is Show & Tell.
Bodybuilding is not a sport! To me, a sport requires you to be athletic and there is no athleticism in bodybuilding. Lifting heavy weights, eating right and having excellent genetics does not constitute athleticism in my eyes.
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I definitely consider pro bodybuilders athletes, as far as bodybuilding being a sport per se I can see room for debate and how many view a bodybuilding show as a "beauty pageant" since there is nothing athletic about the competition itself and it is extremely subjective.
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I'm sure that half of you guys saying that bodybuilding is a sport also don't believe golf is one.
Golf is sport. It is one of the most hand-eye coordinated sports there is. I think hitting a golf ball is harder than hitting a baseball. I can crush a baseball, I played gold for 4 years and still can't hit a descent shot.
Hunting on the other hand is not a sport.
The question posed is, "is weight lifting a sport".
First of all, lets cut the bullshit, and go straight to the dictionary. Which at least 5 people already have.
There is no "in my opinion". There is no "my belief". There is no room for subjective thought. Bodybuilding competitors are athletes in every sense of the literal word, and competitive bodybuilding is a sport in every sense of the literal word.
Now, finally will people stop the nonsense. If you don't think bodybuilding is a sport, you are wrong. This isn't about opinions, this is about the literal fucking meaning of the words in question. If you have a problem with it, take it up with Webster, otherwise shut the fuck up.
Yes, I know better than all the experts and reference material that humans have developed over the millenia.
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The question posed is, "is weight lifting a sport".
First of all, lets cut the bullshit, and go straight to the dictionary. Which at least 5 people already have.
There is no "in my opinion". There is no "my belief". There is no room for subjective thought. Bodybuilding competitors are athletes in every sense of the literal word, and competitive bodybuilding is a sport in every sense of the literal word.
Now, finally will people stop the nonsense. If you don't think bodybuilding is a sport, you are wrong. This isn't about opinions, this is about the literal fucking meaning of the words in question. If you have a problem with it, take it up with Webster, otherwise shut the fuck up.
I don't buy that. I have been playing REAL sports (basketball, soccer, kickboxing) all my life and the activity you engage in called bodybuilding is not a fucking sport. The bottom line, you can be a super-dedicated workout animal, bench press 400lbs for 20 reps, but at the end of the day what you're judged by is ... "oh, look how pretty his feathers are..."
Sorry, but this is not how it works in sports. Again, my point is not to devalue all the dedication, commitment, knowledge, and drugs it takes to build a competitive physique, but simply to point out, that you are not athletes. As a real athlete in ever sense of the word, I do not want to be likened to bodybuilders. Bodybuilders share many of the same characteristics as do hardcore athletes, however, the end activity is still not a fucking sport. I'm through.
Im on the fence on subject..
But would you consider power lifting a sport?
What about Strongman?
I have a question for everyone: Is competitive juggling a sport?
If it's not a sport then why does it hurt like one?
So, you believe that posing and flexing requires no skill? If so, why do bodybuilders take classes in just posing? Also, do you consider the competitors to have no physical prowess? Also, do you think that bodybuilding competitors lack a competitive nature?
I am disappointed to hear you say that there is room for debate.
I have a great way of determining if it is a sport or not, even though it is not in the favour of bodybuilding (yet).
It is a sport when it is in the Olympic Games
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