ybsmall
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I hoped that would get your attention but seriously...
Like many of you, I watched earlier the behind-the-scenes after show that followed 'Pumping Iron'. I was amazed at how much class and respect the sport received in those days from inside and especially, outside, the community. It's a shame that currently many people say/feel like the statement I made in the subject, that we are all unhealthy, body neurotic freaks, or even that we are reverse anorexics. The momentum of the sport to produce ever larger pros, I think, has taken some of the heart out of the sport. I believe that most of us are in this for a healthy lifestyle, and to artistically modify our body types toward muscular perfection, not just to keep expanding until one of us explodes. I felt compelled to say something for I missed out on the "fun" days when the amount of work and sacrifice that we make was truly respected and admired by all those people without the willpower and fortitude that we possess. I don't know if we can ever get back to the "glory" days and I don't want to bum everyone out but I wanted to see if I was alone in this or if others felt the same. Food for thought.
Like many of you, I watched earlier the behind-the-scenes after show that followed 'Pumping Iron'. I was amazed at how much class and respect the sport received in those days from inside and especially, outside, the community. It's a shame that currently many people say/feel like the statement I made in the subject, that we are all unhealthy, body neurotic freaks, or even that we are reverse anorexics. The momentum of the sport to produce ever larger pros, I think, has taken some of the heart out of the sport. I believe that most of us are in this for a healthy lifestyle, and to artistically modify our body types toward muscular perfection, not just to keep expanding until one of us explodes. I felt compelled to say something for I missed out on the "fun" days when the amount of work and sacrifice that we make was truly respected and admired by all those people without the willpower and fortitude that we possess. I don't know if we can ever get back to the "glory" days and I don't want to bum everyone out but I wanted to see if I was alone in this or if others felt the same. Food for thought.