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Is Bodybuilding a Sport?

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  • 25-01-2011 9:47pm
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    itsgrand
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭


    Hey,was just curious as to whether Bodybuilding is a sport or not.

    I can't seem to find it under the sport section of boards.

    I think it should be considered a sport simply because its so tough to do,what with changing your lifestyle completely for good results,what do you think?

    Any help is appreciated.
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    dave80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,032 ✭✭✭dave80


    itsgrand wrote: »
    Hey,was just curious as to whether Bodybuilding is a sport or not.

    I can't seem to find it under the sport section of boards.

    I think it should be considered a sport simply because its so tough to do,what with changing your lifestyle completely for good results,what do you think?

    Any help is appreciated.

    some say its a sport some dont, my opinion is the bodybuilding training in the gym etc is a sport but the bodybuilding shows are more of a beauty contest


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    clown2brown
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭clown2brown


    +1 Yes I believe it is a sport and boards should recognize this by putting it under the 'Sports' section. Seriously the clowns believe yoga is a sport....:cool:


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    Edwardius
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 3,234 Mod ✭✭✭✭Edwardius


    There's a yoga forum but no strength sports forum?

    Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble, Rabble. :p


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    El Horseboxo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,339 ✭✭✭El Horseboxo


    I see it more as a hobby. If someone asked me if i played any sports i'd never answer yeah i do bodybuilding. Granted i don't compete so i don't have that angle to defend it from.


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    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    I dunno tbh...

    To me competitive bodybuilding is the destruction of your body.

    I always think sports promote health and fitness to an extent.

    I could honestly argue it either way tho.

    *Sits on fence*


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    COH
    Registered Users Posts: 7,111 ✭✭✭COH


    Its more of an art than a sport maybe, but a sport nonetheless given the competitive/physical aspect

    Its a spart!


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    Sangre
    Registered Users Posts: 12,154 ✭✭✭✭Sangre


    Not a sport to me.

    No physical attributes are actually tested in competition e.g. strength, speed, agility, dexterity, flexibility. Only physical appearance.


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    dantes87
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭dantes87


    The sports section on boards contains these:


    Darts, not a sport but a game
    Frisbee??
    Greyhound racing? There aren't even people in the event ffs
    Paintball?
    Scuba diving?:rolleyes:

    If these are sports then you can't really question bodybuilding


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    The Davestator
    Registered Users Posts: 3,409 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    Sangre wrote: »
    Not a sport to me.

    No physical attributes are actually tested in competition e.g. strength, speed, agility, dexterity, flexibility. Only physical appearance.

    Totally agree. I heard once that the definition of a sport is something you need to change footwear for! It's not perfect, but right most of the time.

    I respect the dedication it takes to be show ready, but a pastime in my opinion


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    dantes87
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭dantes87


    The Davestator wrote: »
    Totally agree. I heard once that the definition of a sport is something you need to change footwear for! It's not perfect, but right most of the time.

    I respect the dedication it takes to be show ready, but a pastime in my opinion

    That definition isn't great though is it.

    Working on a building site is a sport?
    I have to get new footwear for a wedding, watching someone get married is hardly a sport:)


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    The Davestator
    Registered Users Posts: 3,409 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    dantes87 wrote: »
    That definition isn't great though is it.

    Working on a building site is a sport?
    I have to get new footwear for a wedding, watching someone get married is hardly a sport:)

    Some basic common sense is assumed when applying this definition.


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    dantes87
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭dantes87


    The Davestator wrote: »
    Some basic common sense is assumed when applying this definition.

    I'm only messing.

    But a "sport" is a difficult thing to define


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    clown2brown
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭clown2brown


    The Davestator wrote: »
    I heard once that the definition of a sport is something you need to change footwear for!

    Didn't know you had to change your footware for riding a feck'n bicycle:pac:


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    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    Sangre wrote: »
    Not a sport to me.

    No physical attributes are actually tested in competition e.g. strength, speed, agility, dexterity, flexibility. Only physical appearance.

    Hold a most muscular for 30 seconds there.


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    itsgrand
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭itsgrand


    COH wrote: »
    Its more of an art than a sport maybe, but a sport nonetheless given the competitive/physical aspect

    Its a spart!

    Hah I think your right. It is an art in the way it's sculpting the body like an artist would with clay. And also a sport due to great demands of constant physical strength which is something to be admired.

    I also respect the way they have to change their diet. Like in every other sport diet is always very important,but in bodybuilding it's crucial.

    I'd love to see a section for it in the sports forum,I think a good few people would have a fair few questions and tips on the subject.


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    SpookyBastard
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭SpookyBastard


    Tough one really. Normally we see sports as some form of organised competitive game/activity with a goal for winning. So yes to all ball games, team games, etc etc . Then you see people referring to some martial arts as sporty and others as traditional or 'arts'. The Chinese word for sport means training physically so would that include body building? Is a body builder an athlete? If they are then it should be considerd a sport as they are athletes competing to attain a goal. Can argue each way of course but I'd be inclined to go with 'yes' :)

    Also, am I the only one who thought 'THIS IS SPARTTTTT!!! AH' to COH's post? :o


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    taz70
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭taz70


    Surely it's just the male equivalent of a beauty pageant.

    This doesn't detract from the hours of dedication required to create the necessary physical transformation, and it's certainly an impressive display, but rather than a "sport", I see it more as an artistic or aesthetic endeavour rather than an athletic one.

    In other words, just because a competitor has to physically train, doesn't automatically make it a sport (pageant contestants also have to train to transform their bodies into the best physical shape that they can prior to competition).

    In addition, are there any sports where what one actually does in training is materially different from the performance required during the competition? I think this is what differentiates it from, say, powerlifting. Granted, competitors practice poses and routines, but this really is just about presentation - which is increasingly crossing over into dance, if we consider Kai Green.

    And for god's sake, would someone tell Branch Warren to STOP SMILING on stage. He's much more impressive without the forced grimace!


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    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,000 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    It is a sport. What about it makes it not a sport? The training and dedication?

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,000 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    taz70 wrote: »
    Surely it's just the male equivalent of a beauty pageant.

    I think you'll find the male equivalent of a beauty pagent is a male beauty pagent.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Male_beauty_pageants

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #21
    LK_Dave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭LK_Dave


    what if bodybuilding leads to powerlifting? I would say that is a sport.


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    Bottle_of_Smoke
    Registered Users Posts: 9,770 ✭✭✭Bottle_of_Smoke


    No, pwerlifting yes but not bodybuilding. If it were you could probably argue weightwatchers is a sport


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    seanmc1980
    Closed Accounts Posts: 346 ✭✭seanmc1980


    sport in the dictionary is defined as.

    "an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment"

    so this is the starting point people.

    put body building into the equasion

    1 yes its and activity that involves physical exerction
    2 not much skill in it
    3 individual or team = yes
    4 compete = yes
    5 entertainment= yes

    so in summary body building is a sport but only if you compete. if you do it for a past time then its just and activity/hobby

    end


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    hardCopy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    clown2brown wrote: »
    Didn't know you had to change your footware for riding a feck'n bicycle:pac:

    Maybe not, but I hate wearing bike shoes to work.

    SH_TR30;Warehouse;Warehouse.jpg


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    Barry.Oglesby
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭Barry.Oglesby


    If bodybuilding is a sport then so is spinning, dieting, tanning, draughts, Guess Who?, and a variety of other things that fulfill some of the criteria for being a sport.

    1. It's skill-free. It has technique (posing) but no skill
    2. See point 1.

    Dedication, hard work, etc. etc. are all fine qualities but none of these make a sport. It seems everyone wants to be called an athlete these days and get kudos for getting out of bed in the morning.


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    Bloody Nipples
    Registered Users Posts: 915 ✭✭✭Bloody Nipples


    I would only class something as a sport if it requires physical exertion in the competitive aspect of it. It's a personal thing but I wouldn't class darts, snooker, bowling, shooting, body building, chess etc. as sports.

    I'm not questioning that they take a lot of time and effort to get good at they just lack that little something.

    In the case of body building, I don't see it as having that element of chance that sport does, apart from the judges score cards which is out of the body builders hands. If you've trained harder and are bigger, you'll win on the day (feel free to correct this impression but this is just how I see it).


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    dartstothesea
    Registered Users Posts: 890 ✭✭✭dartstothesea


    Something in my brain seems to be thinking it's not quite what I'd understand is a sport. Who cares though? It's a contest involving fierce competition, that should be enough. You could sure say it's an art too, I guess.

    Hard to say why I wouldn't think of it as a sport per se, but it's just a word, not the be all or end all.


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    d'Oracle
    Registered Users Posts: 7,025 ✭✭✭d'Oracle


    Is Competitive Eating a Sport?


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    #29
    dartstothesea
    Registered Users Posts: 890 ✭✭✭dartstothesea


    Askin' me or the previous lad? There's just no way my post could have said that anything that's competitive is a sport, I really think there's no way.

    To actually answer your question, I'd say it isn't, no.


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    flyer88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭flyer88


    It is quite clearly not a sport! And adding to that...this thread is in HEALTH & FITNESS rather than SPORT, that explains it in a way.


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    Scuba Ste
    Registered Users Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭Scuba Ste


    flyer88 wrote: »
    It is quite clearly not a sport! And adding to that...this thread is in HEALTH & FITNESS rather than SPORT, that explains it in a way.

    Well there's no forum for weightlifting, powerlifting or strongman but I'd say they're sports (maybe not strongman, I dunno). Most people use this forum to discuss those sports.

    I'd say no it's not a sport. And it definitely doesn't need a forum, there's about 5 proper bodybuilding posts here a year. I don't think yoga needed a forum either though and it's definitely no sport.


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