So you want to be a bodybuilder? Becoming a member of the world’s most extreme sporting family – installment three You know you are a hardcore bodybuilder when: You do not in any way consider showing off your ripped gluteus maximus to male audience members to be in the least bit strange. When eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman posed down on the pro bodybuilding stage, one might have expected his spectacular biceps development to receive most of the audience’s plaudits. Perhaps it was his world-beating 32-inch quads that enlivened the crowd? Wrong on both counts, for it is when he turned around and lifted his trunks to expose his freakishly ripped glutes that his fans really kicked into action. No, I’m not making this up. In fact, so fascinated have bodybuilding fans and the bodybuilders themselves become with the muscular ass that a striated nether region is widely associated with excellent overall muscular conditioning and serves as an overall benchmark for pre contest excellence. Such a bodybuilding expression of intent has become “I’m in such great shape eight weeks out that my glutes are already ripped” that it is commonly used to describe a degree of leanness that few ever acquire. Highlighting one’s posterior in the mandatory back poses is now so common that it is in no way regarded as being even the slightest bit weird. You are a walking, talking anatomy chart, with a vocabulary to match Being a serious competitive bodybuilder means you are the go-to person on all related subjects. Equipped with a unique lexicon that has developed over many years of studiously reading bodybuilding magazines and, as your knowledge base has increased, advising aspiring lifters on their technique and the different muscles that comprise the human body (the more unpronounceable and obscure the better you sound and the more knowledgeable you appear), you have gained the gym-level equivalent of a PhD on human anatomy and exercise physiology. Though largely unrecognized by serious academic types, your knowledge is easily parlayed into a career as a personal trainer (the default profession for many bodybuilders) and absorbed by the masses who wish to build a physique just like yours. Further, you know just how many grams of carbohydrate a regular-sized baked potato contains and how many egg whites must be eaten to obtain the 30-40 grams of protein that is needed ever 2-3 hours to remain anabolic 24/7, all of which will allow you to gain massive amounts of ripped to shreds muscle ASAP. Who said bodybuilders were obsessive? Part 4 to follow About the author David Robson is a New Zealand-based professional freelance writer, book author, personal trainer and health and fitness authority. With his academic credentials and experience he has, through his written works and guidance, helped thousands of people achieve their health and fitness goals. As a staff writer, David’s articles can be read in leading health and fitness periodical Status Fitness Magazine. David can be contacted at: [email protected] or at his website: davidrobsonelite. For online training contact David here: davidrobsonelite/onlinetraining.html
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:29:22 +0000
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