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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  I think the issue with "dumb bodybuilders" is commenting on the fact that while many people would want to look like one, they wouldn't necessarily want to experience a bodybuilder's health (with some exceptions). It's sort of a values issue: getting strong vs. getting healthy. It's certainly possible to have one without the other.
As far as my values are concerned, I like a reasonable degree of functional strength, like being able to do at least 20 push-ups and lift heavy items overhead. But I find Bruce Lee's build more appealing than Arnie's. |
I don't think bodybuilding itself is unhealthy at all, unless taken to an extreme or supplemented with heavy drug use. Everyone likes to talk about Arnold's heart issues, but meanwhile other well known older bodybuilders like Dave Draper and Frank Zane are getting up there in age and still healthy and in incredible shape.
I'd prefer the Frank Zane look myself, with just a little more mass than he usually carried
