I think the bodybuilding has lost popularity because there’s just no passion or humanity it it anymore, it’s been forgotten that at their core bodybuilders are showmen, the physique is the show but so is the character behind it, there’s a reason people like lenny or jason or rich piana are about as popular as mr olympias nowadays and definitely more popular than a lot of ifbb pros (at least back in 2017 or so), they have bad physiques but are extremely entertaining as a bodybuilder should. I think after dorian yates, great as he was, it became acceptable for bodybuilders to walk around as some sort of badass when everyone knows a bodybuilder (I’m talking top level over 270lbs) functionally is a joke, can’t fight, can’t run, will tear muscles if you look at them wrong, only yates could pull that off as he was miles ahead of everyone else, but when you’re “generic muscle man #265” it’s just boring, it’s a bore even to gym rats, it’s absolutely crushing to an average person.

  • Lyssa Racine
    7•2 years ago

    Here’s my pet theory on the most general trend, not restricted to bodybuilding:

    Bodybuilding/Strength Training/Lifting in general became 1000x worse when women entered it in ~2012. Of course there were female bodybuilders before 2012. I’m talking about your average run-of-the-mill woman suddenly taking up lifting as an activity ended up flooding gyms and clubs with morons. Women go to do the same three leg/ass exercises everyday combined with some retarded zoomba class and think they’re Tia Clair-Toomey. That only encouraged all the run-of-the-mill guys to go over the top with the “fitness lifestyle” and act like complete tools. I’ve said it before - it’s just lifting…it’s not a personality, it’s not your “space” or whatever. It’s just lifting. Someone else on this thread mentioned supplements taking the place of effort and he’s 100% right. Everyone is so hyperfocused on getting the slimmest advantage through some esoteric herbal supplement they completely miss the point.

    Anyways, when the supply of these morons gets well above the demand you end up seeing degraded product and performance. I’m sure the same holds for actual bodybuilding competitions. K piss out bye.

      • Lyssa Racine
        2•2 years ago

        they didn’t collab with jason and they got deserved with the order 66 he issued. I guess this was the blow back.