When I think about the statement, “Make Bodybuilding great again!”, I think about how the sport of Bodybuilding is starting to come back to its roots of aesthetic physiques, a sense of camaraderie and physique contests that are genuinely entertaining!
In the last 15 to 20 years, with the advent of ludicrous PED protocols including overuse of insulin and growth hormone, we have seen puffy, blocky, unhealthy looking physiques and more deaths that have definitely created an image of something not only unattainable for the average Joe Blo, but also something not all that easy on the eye!
Thankfully, many federations are now calling on streamlined waists and are penalising that pregnant “bubble-gut” look. Even Arnold himself has made his own opinion on this very clear in the same vein!
Social Media is also now assisting our sport in regaining its sense of community and camaraderie. Unfortunately, sometimes things go pear-shaped and we see some of our icons behaving like school-yard bitches online.This is something we need to put a kibosh on!!
Our physique contests, for a while there, were starting to become very clinical with the free posing routine removed from the show so as to speed things up and allow for more and more extraneous divisions, some of which have been a bit dubious!!
The free posing routine to music of the competitors choosing has always been something that the audience really enjoyed and got right into. Even people that aren’t into bodybuilding also love this aspect of the show. Again, Arnold himself, has placed emphasis on this art by including it as Round 3 in the Arnold Classics, whereby the score actually counts! As a result, we have seen the professionals and amateurs alike lift their game and improve their posing skills markedly!
Bodybuilding in the 1960s through to the 1990s was revered as a healthy lifestyle with an overall look that was something to behold.
Hopefully, we can continue to turn the tide on this time-honoured tradition and truly international sport that allows all races and ethnic groups to come together!
So with that, I call on everyone in our amazing sport to keep all of this in mind and indeed endeavour to…
“MAKE BODYBUILDING GREAT AGAIN!”
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