Now I'm a bodybuilder! - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

MartialArtMan · 07-08-2008, 09:47 PM

Well I'm not, not really.

At what stage of your training did you start to feel that you looked like a bodybuilder?

I.e:
when you could bench 1.5 times your bodyweight
After 2 years training
When you got down to 10% bf

etc, etc

chrisj22 · 07-08-2008, 09:51 PM

There's loads of different speculations TBH....

Many guys who compete say you're only a bodybuilder when you've competed, and I tend to agree.

There was a similar thread going about not so long ago.

muscle head · 07-08-2008, 09:56 PM

Got to agree with Chrisj22, once youv'e been on stage then your complete as a BB.

cellaratt · 07-08-2008, 10:02 PM

I disagree...To be a competetive BB or a professional BB then yes you would have to do a comp. But to break the word down...anybody doing something to build there body into something that it was not is a bb...

Littleluke · 07-08-2008, 10:06 PM

So people who lift heavy weights are powerlifters then??

A bodybuider is the complete loop, bulk, diet and compete IMO!

Geo · 07-08-2008, 10:07 PM

Your only one, when you complete the circle.

Geo

Littleluke · 07-08-2008, 10:08 PM

Or another example is "I do boxing".. It's totally different to "I am a boxer".. You train for size and you are bodybuilding "building your body".. But to be a bodybuilder you must complete the loop.

(This thread = CAN OF WORMS OPENED lol)

MartialArtMan · 07-08-2008, 10:09 PM

Sorry guys, what I was implying with the question is not when does everyone else consider you to be a bb but when you felt as though you looked like one i.e at what stage was you when you started to notice some muscle on your frame.

Sorry, poorly written first question.

cellaratt · 07-08-2008, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littleluke

So people who lift heavy weights are powerlifters then??

Why not...? Just because someone chooses not to compete with others or get componsation for it means they aren't what the word describes...?

cellaratt · 07-08-2008, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littleluke

(This thread = CAN OF WORMS OPENED lol)

Healthy debates never hurt...just makes us grow stronger as a community...

dmcc · 07-08-2008, 10:15 PM

I'll be a BBer when I look like this. It'll never happen, but I can dream...

PompyMan · 07-08-2008, 10:16 PM

i dont think i look like a bber even now, when i have competed four times and am about 3-4 stone heavier than when i started.... even though all my peers see me as a 'beefcake',,, and i suppose i get a few looks in the street, i dont feel different... think its down to my mentality... i feel i am skinny still

Littleluke · 07-08-2008, 10:16 PM

What I have posted makes total sense and I'm not going to continue to go over and over it. It's my opinion and no matter how many times someone disagrees I will never change it.

Body Building - training for size
Body Builder - Size, Cut and compete.

PompyMan · 07-08-2008, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littleluke

What I have posted makes total sense and I'm not going to continue to go over and over it. It's my opinion and no matter how many times someone disagrees I will never change it.

Body Building - training for size
Body Builder - Size, Cut and compete.

i would have to agree here with luke... as a competitor it is a little disgruntling to hear someone call themselves a bber when they havent gone the whole way.... though i can see both sides of the argument and some non competitors have fantastic physiques and could actually do very well...

cellaratt · 07-08-2008, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littleluke

What I have posted makes total sense and I'm not going to continue to go over and over it. It's my opinion and no matter how many times someone disagrees I will never change it.

Body Building - training for size
Body Builder - Size, Cut and compete.

Never said your opinion didn't make sense...

07-08-2008, 09:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
MartialArtMan Kung Fu Panda! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 221	Now I'm a bodybuilder! Well I'm not, not really. At what stage of your training did you start to feel that you looked like a bodybuilder? I.e: when you could bench 1.5 times your bodyweight After 2 years training When you got down to 10% bf etc, etc

07-08-2008, 09:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
chrisj22 An absolute fat bastard Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: T'up North Posts: 3,331	Re: Now I'm a bodybuilder! There's loads of different speculations TBH.... Many guys who compete say you're only a bodybuilder when you've competed, and I tend to agree. There was a similar thread going about not so long ago.

07-08-2008, 09:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
muscle head Gym Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kent, Train at 'Ministry of Muscle' Aylesford. Posts: 104	Re: Now I'm a bodybuilder! Got to agree with Chrisj22, once youv'e been on stage then your complete as a BB.

07-08-2008, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
cellaratt In the Cellar Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VT, USA Posts: 1,914	Re: Now I'm a bodybuilder! I disagree...To be a competetive BB or a professional BB then yes you would have to do a comp. But to break the word down...anybody doing something to build there body into something that it was not is a bb... Last edited by cellaratt; 07-08-2008 at 10:07 PM. Reason: spelling

07-08-2008, 10:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Littleluke Junior Bodybuilder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK. Posts: 3,385	Re: Now I'm a bodybuilder! So people who lift heavy weights are powerlifters then?? A bodybuider is the complete loop, bulk, diet and compete IMO!

07-08-2008, 10:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Geo Getting HUGE! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 1,223	Re: Now I'm a bodybuilder! Your only one, when you complete the circle. Geo

07-08-2008, 10:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Littleluke Junior Bodybuilder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK. Posts: 3,385	Re: Now I'm a bodybuilder! Or another example is "I do boxing".. It's totally different to "I am a boxer".. You train for size and you are bodybuilding "building your body".. But to be a bodybuilder you must complete the loop. (This thread = CAN OF WORMS OPENED lol)

07-08-2008, 10:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
MartialArtMan Kung Fu Panda! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 221	Re: Now I'm a bodybuilder! Sorry guys, what I was implying with the question is not when does everyone else consider you to be a bb but when you felt as though you looked like one i.e at what stage was you when you started to notice some muscle on your frame. Sorry, poorly written first question.

07-08-2008, 10:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
PompyMan Competing 2009, watch this space Classics! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 1,435	Re: Now I'm a bodybuilder! i dont think i look like a bber even now, when i have competed four times and am about 3-4 stone heavier than when i started.... even though all my peers see me as a 'beefcake',,, and i suppose i get a few looks in the street, i dont feel different... think its down to my mentality... i feel i am skinny still

07-08-2008, 10:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
Littleluke Junior Bodybuilder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK. Posts: 3,385	Re: Now I'm a bodybuilder! What I have posted makes total sense and I'm not going to continue to go over and over it. It's my opinion and no matter how many times someone disagrees I will never change it. Body Building - training for size Body Builder - Size, Cut and compete.

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