I spoke to Steve Hall, natural competitive bodybuilder on his views on where the sport is at currently and what can be done in future to help draw more people to the sport.
“I think the sport would be in a better place in terms of the public eye if bodybuilding shows were tested and people were natural, the popularity would increase and it would be way more appealing to the general public, perhaps it won’t be as freaky and cool to look at but it would nevertheless bring more eyes to the sport which is always a good thing.”
Bodybuilding is considered more than just a sport by many, it’s an artform, sculpting your body little by little to make the perfect physique in order to be judged well at a show. Symmetry, size, conditioning and posing are the four key components needed in order to become a champion in the sport.
Steve is only one of a large amount of bodybuilding watchers that believe in recent years the sport has gone too far on the basis that judges are no longer rewarding competitors for almost anything other than size, we are seeing an influx of competitors that are so huge in size and weight that it’s almost becoming a bad look for the sport altogether with extreme health issues another major problem for bodybuilders in the current era.
“The Mr Olympia open competitors are massive but the quality has dropped in terms of the conditioning is down with the symmetry and proportions being all off with everyone just chasing size, which I think has turned a lot of eyes away from the sport.”
Could the classic division, which is a division dedicated to your conditioning and symmetry, with aesthetics being the main forefront of what judges are looking for be the first small steps in a long road in the sport of bodybuilding towards the sport becoming more appealing to the general public.
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