http://www.musclesportmag.com/2009/10/27/ifbb-eliminating-posing-routine-scoring/ Fitness, Bodybuilding, and Professional Sports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:37:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.musclesportmag.com/2009/10/27/ifbb-eliminating-posing-routine-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-9614 Joe Pietaro Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:06:00 +0000 http://www.musclesportmag.com/?p=3054#comment-9614 Excellent take on this subject, Alex. I, too, would love to hear from the competitors and anticipate adding that to my 'must ask' list of questions during interviews. Thanks. Excellent take on this subject, Alex. I, too, would love to hear from the competitors and anticipate adding that to my ‘must ask’ list of questions during interviews. Thanks.

]]> http://www.musclesportmag.com/2009/10/27/ifbb-eliminating-posing-routine-scoring/comment-page-1/#comment-9610 Aleks Georgijev (Wales) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:48:00 +0000 http://www.musclesportmag.com/?p=3054#comment-9610 Well what can I say, as the bodybuilding heirachy pushes the sport further into the realms of the dark ages one can only guess at their reasoning for this utter lunacy. Bodybuilding is not & never shall be a sport in the purest sense of the word. It is a form of entertainment as much as anything else. It seems the powers that be, see fit, yet again, to drive it further away from public acceptance by trying to make it as mundane as possible. I've worked hard over the many years I've been a part of 'the game' to persuade ordinary, non-training people to attend shows & enjoy the spectacle of a full blown muscle display. An essential part of that enjoyment is the artistic input the competitors use in their individual routines. With no competitive advantage gained by spending time picking suitable music or choreographing an impactive display, there would seem no incentive to waste time on it. I fear this could mark the end of an era, sure, the posing round will be there, but the lacklustre performances that are sure to follow will make Physical Culture an even smaller minority pursuit. I note that no feedback was sort from the people who really count in all this, the competitors! No doubt this decision was made by a gaggle of suits behind closed doors. Why is it that 'they' seem to be working so hard to turn bodybuilding into a shunned sub-culture that appeals to less & less people as time progresses? There is something amiss deep in the heart of our beloved pastime. Another nail in the coffin...... Well what can I say, as the bodybuilding heirachy pushes the sport further into the realms of the dark ages one can only guess at their reasoning for this utter lunacy. Bodybuilding is not & never shall be a sport in the purest sense of the word. It is a form of entertainment as much as anything else. It seems the powers that be, see fit, yet again, to drive it further away from public acceptance by trying to make it as mundane as possible. I’ve worked hard over the many years I’ve been a part of ‘the game’ to persuade ordinary, non-training people to attend shows & enjoy the spectacle of a full blown muscle display. An essential part of that enjoyment is the artistic input the competitors use in their individual routines. With no competitive advantage gained by spending time picking suitable music or choreographing an impactive display, there would seem no incentive to waste time on it. I fear this could mark the end of an era, sure, the posing round will be there, but the lacklustre performances that are sure to follow will make Physical Culture an even smaller minority pursuit.
I note that no feedback was sort from the people who really count in all this, the competitors! No doubt this decision was made by a gaggle of suits behind closed doors. Why is it that ‘they’ seem to be working so hard to turn bodybuilding into a shunned sub-culture that appeals to less & less people as time progresses? There is something amiss deep in the heart of our beloved pastime. Another nail in the coffin……

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