Are you allowed to call yourself a "Bodybuilder" if you have not competed yet?

[Presser]

Just curious what all of you thought about this. I personaly think you do not have to have competed yet in order to call yourself a bodybuilder but what do u think

 

[DOLAMI76]

I think so.Alot of people train for years to eventually get in the shape to compete.If that's what their goal is why shouldn't they call themself a bodybuilder.

 

[saudades]

Sure. They just aren't competitive bodybuilders yet, but they are building their body.

 

[Presser]

I agree,lol, i just heard this debate in the gym not long ago and thought ofcourse you do not have to compete to be considered a bodybuilder but then thought i wonder how many think you do

 

[nuknuk]

well I guess you can look at it both ways because I have seen people on stage that I wouldnt call bodybuilders. lol IMO I think you do. People would ask me all the time if I was a bodybuilder and to this day I say no, I just lift wieghts.

 

[Presser]

lol, good point,lol

 

[saudades]

Hmmm...that is a good point. Well in that case, maybe I'm just a weightlifter then.

 

[Presser]

lol

 

[bigheinz]

Everybody that walks in the gym, even an 80 years old woman that wants to change and be healthy, is a bodybuilder for me, they are just in their own level, and i design nutritional plans and training like their are bodybuilders because is the only way to reach the goals.

Everybody is looking for the same goal: lose fat, build muscle and strenght, loose weight and be healthy.

 

[nuknuk]

Everybody that walks in the gym, even an 80 years old woman that wants to change and be healthy, is a bodybuilder for me, they are just in their own level, and i design nutritional plans and training like their are bodybuilders because is the only way to reach the goals.

Everybody is looking for the same goal: lose fat, build muscle and strenght, loose weight and be healthy.

so the guy who never works legs and does chest and biceps 4 times a week is a bodybuilder.mmmm Im not buying it. There are 3 types of people in gym. Weight lifters, power lifters, and bodybuilders. And I dont think Jay Cutler would be to happy you campared him to a 80 year old woman, haha, lol

 

[Oshkey]

^^ lol, yea, symmetry should play a big part in who is a bodybuilder.

 

[dreww]

I think you dont have to compete to be a bodybuilding. If you compete, you are a "competing bodybuilder".
I consider myself a bodybuilder. I am constantly trying to add muscle and size - or build up my body. That qualifies me for a bodybuilder. When I am no longer trying to get bigger/stronger (which will be never), then I am no longer a bodybuilder.

 

[Presser]

All good points, GEGERAL CONSENSUS SAYS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COMPETE IN ORDER TO CALL YOURSELF A ABODYBUILDER, I KINDA OF THOUGHT THAT WHERE WE WOULD WIND UP, BUT WERE OPEN TO ANY OTHER ARGUMENTS EITHER WAY

 

[jtunderdog]

You could always be politically correct and say "bodybuilding enthusiast."

 

[MrPerfect]

Everybody that walks in the gym, even an 80 years old woman that wants to change and be healthy, is a bodybuilder for me, they are just in their own level, and i design nutritional plans and training like their are bodybuilders because is the only way to reach the goals.

Everybody is looking for the same goal: lose fat, build muscle and strenght, loose weight and be healthy.

well put heinz

 

[herpdude]

No you don't have to compete to call yourself a Bodybuilder. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
The love of the art and the motivation to sculpt your body as close to perfection as chemically, I meant to say godly possible should be enough.<o></o>
I have friends that call themselves weight lifters. They are not as much into the beauty of bodybuilding as they are into lifting a whole bunch of weight.<o></o>
Some would say bodybuilding includes lifting a whole bunch of weight. I believe it’s more in how you lift the weight. I believe it is a combination of mind to muscle and perfectly executed form.<o></o>
Personally having this mentality has kept my ego in check, free from injury and consistent gains.<o></o>
But that’s just my opinion.<o></o>
God Bless

 

[Stickler*]

All good points, GEGERAL CONSENSUS SAYS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COMPETE IN ORDER TO CALL YOURSELF A ABODYBUILDER, I KINDA OF THOUGHT THAT WHERE WE WOULD WIND UP, BUT WERE OPEN TO ANY OTHER ARGUMENTS EITHER WAY

Correct, I always say I used to bodybuild recreationally, and that many things open to interprretation, not to mention I would tell them I used to train, etc.... but no I've never been on stage and at this point want to 'body build' to enhance myself to where *I* feel satisfied.