Who considers...

**BigJD69** · 03-23-2009, 11:04 AM

Bodybuilders athletes??? and why?? why not???

**ElSpiko** · 03-23-2009, 11:08 AM

Charles Gaines described bodybuilding as athletic preparation for aesthetic competition; I think that sums it up as a sport perfectly.

**Voland** · 03-23-2009, 11:51 AM

Some bodybuilders ara athletes, and some athletes look like bodybuilders.
Also there are bodybuilders who have to take a deep breath after speaking 5 words or have trouble getting dressed or have a hard time going up some stairs, how is that athletic?

**kp3131** · 03-23-2009, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Voland

Some bodybuilders ara athletes, and some athletes look like bodybuilders.
Also there are bodybuilders who have to take a deep breath after speaking 5 words or have trouble getting dressed or have a hard time going up some stairs, how is that athletic?

so three hundred pound nfl lineman who have trouble going up stairs or getting undressed aren't athletic? i would say they are.

**therock030488** · 03-23-2009, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by kp3131

so three hundred pound nfl lineman who have trouble going up stairs or getting undressed aren't athletic? i would say they are.

Yeah when a 330lbs defensive tackle runs down a running back on an outside run I'd say that's pretty athletic.

**DECABEATZ** · 03-23-2009, 11:57 AM

They are athletes of their sport!

**DAVIDHARDY** · 03-23-2009, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Voland

Some bodybuilders ara athletes, and some athletes look like bodybuilders.
Also there are bodybuilders who have to take a deep breath after speaking 5 words or have trouble getting dressed or have a hard time going up some stairs, how is that athletic?

You can be athletic, but still not be in shape. I know what you are trying to say though.

**BigJD69** · 03-23-2009, 02:25 PM

I always looked at it as more of an art-form related slightly to athletics.

**MusclesMarinara** · 03-23-2009, 02:38 PM

i wouldnt consider ALL bodybuilders athletes.

**Wheels** · 03-23-2009, 02:48 PM

Athlete - a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.

Bodybuilders are trained in exercises, to take it at its basest most literal point. The exercises involved involve Strength, Stamina, and, to a lesser extent, agility.

Bodybuilding is a sport, imo, and it requires physical skill; down to Genetics, posing, muscle control, exercise form, etc. I think there are enough qualifications of the aforementioned to qualify bodybuilders as athletes.

**MusclesMarinara** · 03-23-2009, 03:23 PM

If your going to use the bodybuilding is a sport (which i agree that it is) argument, how would you respond to this...

Golf is a sport and some people even consider bowling a sport. Are they athletes? Definately not ALL, maybe a few. I definately wouldnt consider John Daly an athlete lol