Why does bodybuilding have such a negative stereotype to the public?

Because body builders are narcissistic and vain and as dumb as a bag of rocks that only build up muscle with steroids.

Come up with something a bit more original.

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People are insecure.

Lets lift wrote:

Just read an article/survey that suggested 46% of people have an unfavourable view on the sport of bodybuilding

Just 46%? That surprises me. But I don't consider it to be a sport because the goal isn't to lift the most, just to fit the correct image. You seem to have answered the question in your original post pretty well but this is a strange place to ask it.

Troll. Pathetic plea for sympathy.

I know the OP is a troll. But there is nothing that screams douche more than to see narcissistic men flexing and posing in front of a mirror at the gym. Then they go walking around the social areas with their arms raised flexing as if they can't lower their arms in a vertical drop because their lat muscles are just too huge. Immediately after doing a set and grunting loudly with each rep they raise their heads to scan the gym to make sure people are looking at them as they "perform" for all.

They are poster boys for Massengill medicated.

Sometimes these narcissists are distance runners with 10 inch biceps doing curls. To me that's even more silly.

Nothing screams douche like Crossfitters

Because you all are narcissistic and vain and drugged to the gills and dumb as all getout.

No one in his right mind could rationally distort his body to the extent that bodybuilders do. If that wasn't bad enough- you injest massive amounts of chemicals to get this done. Chemicals that end up killing quite a few of you at young ages.

THAT MY FRIEND IS STUPID

Thinks LRC is a bodybuilding forum.

Bro, do you even lift?

0/10.

Gym person wrote:

I know the OP is a troll. But there is nothing that screams douche more than to see narcissistic men flexing and posing in front of a mirror at the gym. Then they go walking around the social areas with their arms raised flexing as if they can't lower their arms in a vertical drop because their lat muscles are just too huge. Immediately after doing a set and grunting loudly with each rep they raise their heads to scan the gym to make sure people are looking at them as they "perform" for all.

They are poster boys for Massengill medicated.

I believe studies have shown that body builders tend to be very insecure.

And seems like a lot of stories where they become completely obsessed. All in all, it just doesn't seem like a very healthy thing, either physically or psychologically.

That said, I do sometimes lament my skinny runner physique .. especially since I'm also slow.

hey gayloard crossfitter here with ur WOD:

20 reverse kegels

100 jumping jacks

12 oz curls

30 pirouttes

Perform all til failure

Aaah bodybuilding, my old lifestyle. I used to be a gym rat before I found running. I used to do power-lifting as it seemed more meaningful to get strong than huge but then again I was still a narcissistic twat because I only did power-lifting to say I'm not a vain bodybuilder, I secretly wanted those gains. I wasted three years of my life that could of been spent actually getting fit. I NEVER did cardio, I was terrified of losing gains, honestly if I saw a treadmill in the gym I'd run and jump out the window. When I did do a run I hated it because my body was so out of shape so I just assumed running was for masochists. It was like trying to have a nice bike ride on a heavy old rusty bike that's too small for you against head wind. Not fun.

So I spent ages 22-27 putting on weight only to find I love nothing more in life than running and I had to lose 40 pounds to get down to my current running weight. I could of been in the shape of my life in the prime of my life (29 now).

My old lifting buddy still goes to gym religiously everyday. He was already naturally strong endomorph body type but says he still feels skinny even though he looks big now. I think it's because he's so short. I noticed the shorter guys are never happy with their gains. There was a guy in the gym who was 5'2" and he looked like a fu**king battletoad.

Because the "competitors" are walking PED labs, who starve themselves and flush fluids out of the body and take insulin to pump their muscles on stage and the competiors don't do anything but pose. At least strongmen use their muscles for a purpose....