Tråd: Stop bodybuilding now

I took my son, Tyler, who is 5-1/2 years old, to the prejudging of the Florida Bodybuilding Championships (NPC) on August 25, 2007. Unfortunately, I was more impressed with the campus of the University of Central Florida, than the physiques on display.

Just how far has bodybuilding progressed in the last 40 years? I did not see a single guy, and there were 30 entered, who had the potential to place in the top 10 of a Mr. America contest of the 1960s. There was not a single one who had outstanding symmetry from head to toe, or who had a great pair of arms combined with great calves.

But I will tell you what I did see: one guy with a Mohawk haircut, three men with obvious bitch tits, five guys with over extended midsections, 12 men with at least one dropped shoulder, and 20 guys with poor posture, and nobody in the entire contest who know how to stand RELAXED.

It was a down day for me.

Tyler, who has a growing interest in bodybuilding, halfway through the comparisons, stretched out on the three seat empty seats to our right and said: "Daddy, I'm going to take a nap." I felt like doing the same.

A week later, I'm attending a party with a number of past bodybuilding champions: Chris Dickerson, Anibal Lopez, and Warren Frederick.

They all agreed that the state of amateur bodybuilding is in a mess. Of course, professional bodybuilding has been a total disaster for more than a decade. Who in their right mind would want to look like most of the competitors . . . with their bloated, distorted physiques?

After much analysis, here's what I feel like saying:

STOP bodybuilding now! That's right, if everyone instantly stopped bodybuilding, then the health and well-being of the nation would rise significantly.

Why? Why because there would be fewer exercise injuries, fewer drug-related problems, fewer liver and kidney complications, fewer psychological disturbances, and fewer martial disagreements.

So, if I had the power, I'd put an end to bodybuilding.

But I can't do that. Bodybuilding has been an important aspect of my life for 50 years. I like the training and the discipline behind it. I respect greatly the champions of the 1950s and 1960s. And I appreciate the lessons that the training has taught me in self-confidence and sports competitions.

I don't, however, approve what bodybuilding contests, and their competitors, have become.

It's like Arthur Jones said years ago: "It's a shame that bodybuilding is wasted on bodybuilders." All people need to build their bodies for health, safety, and cosmetic reasons.

Today, the goal of any type of bodybuilding should be a return to the look of the classic physique champions.

Ellington

www.drdarden.com

Hehe. Tror han der henger litt igjen i "The golden era"

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Hehe. Tror han der henger litt igjen i "The golden era"

Han henger litt igjen ja, men jeg er faen meg enig med han. Såvidt jeg forstår det så var bodybuliding en konkurranse om å oppnå den fineste og mest muskuløse kroppen. Nå er det mer sistnevnte, med det resultat at det ligner mer på et freakshow enn en "skjønnhetskonkurranse".

For all del, når man ser på de der digre jævlene så er det fremdeles imponerende å se på og på en måte, jævlig rått. Men det er ikke spesielt pent.
Det er ikke lenger estetisk, og det ser alt annet enn sundt ut. I The good old days så tror jeg det var en del av poenget.

Men alt utvikler seg jo, og ikke alltid i den retningen man ønsker. Spesielt for den godt voksne garde. Kroppsbygning er vel ikke noe unntak.
Som tilskuersport for Hvermansen, så er kanskje dagens utgave med sine frekashow tendenser et mer interessant show, enn hvis det var en en ren skjønnhetskonkurranse. Det er jo pengene som avgjør til sist

Kom ikke her å si at kroppen til Ruhl ikke er pen!

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Kom ikke her å si at kroppen til Ruhl ikke er pen!

Kroppen til Ruhl er ikke pen!

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Kom ikke her å si at kroppen til Ruhl ikke er pen!

Kroppen til Ruhl er ikke pen!

Den er BAD ASS

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Kroppen til Ruhl er ikke pen!

Den er BAD ASS

DAS FREAK

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Kroppen til Ruhl er ikke pen!

Ditto.