What is bodybuilding and
first bodybuilder in the history ?
Bodybuilding is
an exercise to develop once muscle. A person who involved in this activity
is called a bodybuilder. In competitive bodybuilding, bodybuilders have
to perform on stage in front of judges with difference types of poses, , under
bright lights, flexing their gigantic biceps, triceps, and pectorals for an
enthusiastic audience. Yes, these are bodybuilders, and yes it is a competitive
sport that many men and women around the world participate in competiton and
judges are making a result which bodybuilder has good body. In this era there
many tpes of bodybuilding such as fitnees models , mens physique, classic,
bikini, 212, Mr Olympia so on. Bodybuilders prepare for competitions through
the elimination of nonessential body fat,
enhanced at the last stage by a combination of extracellular dehydration and carbohydrate loading, to achieve maximum
muscular definition and vascularity, as well as tanning to
accentuate the contrast of the skin under the spotlights. Some bodybuilders
use anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to build
muscles; however, competitions usually ban using them because of the health
risks or considerations regarding fair competition.
The winner of the annual IFBB Mr. Olympia contest is generally
recognized as the world's top male professional
bodybuilder. Since
1950, the NABBA Universe
Championships have been considered the top amateur
bodybuilding contests, with notable winners such as Reg Park, Lee Priest, Steve Reeves, and Arnold
Schwarzenegger.
Winners generally go on to become professional athletes.
History
Bodybuilding was started with Eugen Sandow in
1894
Stone-lifting traditions were practiced in
ancient Egypt, Greece and Tamilakam. Western weightlifting developed in
Europe from 1880 to 1953, with strongmen displaying feats of strength for the public and challenging each other. The focus was
not on their physique, and they often had large bellies and fatty limbs.
Eugen Sandow
Bodybuilding developed in the late 19th century, promoted in
England by German Eugen Sandow, he was the first bodybuilding in the world" who allowed
audiences to enjoy viewing his physique in "muscle display
performances". Although people were forced to see a well-developed
physique, the men simply displayed their bodies.Sandow also show strength
demonstrations or wrestling matches to the audiences. Sandow had a stage show
built around these displays through his manager, Florenz
Ziegfeld. The Oscar-winning
1936 musical film The Great Ziegfeld depicts the beginning
of modern bodybuilding, when Sandow began to display his body for carnivals.
Sandow was so successful at flexing and posing his physique.
After some time he started his businesses around his fame, and made a market
product with his branded name. He was credited with inventing and selling the
first exercise equipment and tools for the masses: machined dumbbells,
spring pulleys,
and tension bands. Even his image was sold by the thousands in "cabinet cards"
and other prints.
First large-scale bodybuilding competition
Eugen Sandow: organized
the first bodybuilding contest on September 14, 1901, which is known as
"Great Competition". It was held at the Royal Albert
Hall in London and judged by himself, Sir Charles Lawes, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the contest was a great
success and many bodybuilding enthusiasts were turned away due to the
overwhelming amount of audience members. The trophy presented to the winner was
a gold statue of Sandow sculpted by Frederick Pomeroy. The winner was William
L. Murray of Nottingham. The silver Sandow trophy was presented to
second-place winner D. Cooper. The bronze Sandow trophy — now the most famous
of all — was presented to third-place winner A.C. Smythe.In 1950, this same
bronze trophy was presented to Steve Reeves for
winning the inaugural NABBA Mr. Universe contest .It would not
resurface again until 1977 when the winner of the IFBB Mr. Olympia contest, Frank Zane,
was presented with a replica of the bronze trophy. Since then, Mr. Olympia winners
have been consistently awarded a replica of the bronze Sandow.
From December 28, 1903 to January 2,
1904 the first large-scale bodybuilding competition in America took place
at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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