| glwanabe |
01-31-2010 11:01 AM |
You could take this thread the Skip lacour thread, and others and morph them all together. At the root is the issue of, personal integrity.
There was a time when a Mans word meant something. To break that trust was a serious reflection of who you are. Today it means nothing to most people. To lie, cheat, and outright steal peoples money, and defraud them, is just part of doing buisness, and if you don't know better then it's not their fault you trusted what they claimed to be true.
Is it any wonder that so many on the outside view this sport as so suspect? The People who should be mentors prey on the neophytes to steal their money with nothing more than snake oil.
It happens over and over that people just getting involved ask about a supplement stack before they have truely begun lifting any iron at all. There was a time that men lifted iron, ate food, and became true bodybuilders. They lived a healthy life, and were role models. The modern bodybuilder at the pro level is so far removed from what it once meant that it is not even the same sport.
This sport has always been on the fringe, and in many ways I don't believe that the exposure brought about in the last 30 years has all been good. In many ways I feel it has been damaged more than if it had stayed as a fringe sport.
Everybody can benefit from lifting weights, and exercising. Only a few truely have the genetics to be champions at the top. Thats just the way it is. Even if you can't be a champion, you can still enjoy, and participate. Your better off than those who never get off the couch in the first place. That goes for any activety, not just weight sports.
There's more, but I'm at work and busy right now.
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