As long as I feel good about myself, I’m happy. (pic) keep coping 6'3 275, bloatcrew. The benefits are many. Bodybuilding is not all about the body, but the mind also. No matter how hard you worked you would place close to last in any division. YES! And while they make tons of money off you, all you get is a miserable sum which is just enough to pay for that one room hell hole that you live in and your food. It’s mostly about your state of mind and whether you’re in a good place emotionally. Thanks for your article. One of the days I was there I got up to work out as usual and right next to the outdoor workout area a bunch of male and female bodybuilders were getting ready to compete in various bodybuilding/bikini/physique competitions. Note: Waxing your chest will make your eyes very teary. I have lost many good friends, but in the end it will be all worth it. You will have fun showing your body off, and at the end you will win. Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's musculature for aesthetic purposes. Just the thought of standing up on a stage in front of an audience wearing nothing but your tiny trunks, posing in unison to the music, is more than enough to send you into a spiral of self doubt and confusion of whether this was such a good idea after all. And you are pretty much on track with your thinking. Thanks for the article! hello, So joining a competition forces you to be discipline and naturally in all aspects of your life will also be very organized and disciplined. It is so easy to understand the meaning of this word and what this sport is about. I lean out quickly and have a high carb tolerance so I don’t do a load and depletion and I had carbs with every meal and still placed. Me, being 5' 6" was in the 170-190 lbs. I stumbled across your blog today when I made the decision to step away from competition in the bikini division. There are too many competitors out there that do not do their research and end up post show binging and destroying their metabolism. I ended up in 2nd place in my category. Most likely you have a job or school and that will make your journey even more challenging. Be the first to receive exciting news, features, and special offers from Bodybuilding.com! Competing in a bodybuilding contest is one of the hardest things a person can do. Its kind of a weird jump for me, because I have never had interest in the body building world, nor do I have any interest in pursuing body building long term. So competing makes you confident but humble at the same time. Entering a bodybuilding competition requires doing things which most people refuse to do, the pain, sweat, blood and tears makes the end result all the more enjoyable; at the end you look fantastic! The question is: Is it worth it? Why would someone want to compete in a bodybuilding competition? Then went on to become a true icon, world-renowned bodybuilding symbol across this golden era and provided inspiration for many both inside and outside of the sport. The adrenaline rush when competing is amazing. Ways A Bodybuilding Contest Can Help You: They fear being rejected or made fun of, so they hide away their confidence. Maybe it’s just me, but I’ll take the cookie. Nothing makes you more of a man/woman than responsibilities. Do I want to go to the gym and feel good? Get a glimpse of why they do it by reading through this page. Your category and your goals A dramatic decline in popularity of the female bodybuilding category, coupled with the explosion in popularity of weight training amongst women, means that the sport as a whole had to evolve. I've always wanted to be a bodybuilder and I really wanted to start out young and not waste anytime. I deleted myfitnesspal took the batteries out of my food scale and tucked my bodyweight scale away. I competed in a couple mens physique competitions earlier this year (Placed top 5 in my first one I ever did back in May) and honestly you are absolutely correct. Great article there. This post continues the competition series, which tries to provide the newbie bodybuilder with the basics of competition. Life is way too short to not have balance and a social life, that’s just me though. The Coleman Era. You will be able to feel great for the time you are on stage, and the world will feel like it's going at 100 mph (everything will seem exciting). And I agree with you 100%, I just couldn’t go through the workouts and food deprivation to compete .. plus, I never really think these competitors look good .. it’s all so over done, but to each their own. Hi Andrea, yes, people may have very different reasons why they compete. I learned a lot about myself and I do not regret doing it. There’s no doubt about it: taking part in a competition takes an incredible amount of discipline.

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