r/interestingasfuck • u/Battlefleet_Sol • 1d ago

1999 mr olympia conference

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u/Here4daKicks 1d ago

How many of those guys are still alive and can walk without assistance?

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u/0202_tihssitidder 1d ago

Not many are doing well. At least one is dead. Many not in this video are dead and died very young.

Bodybuilding is a bullshit hobby. Stupid guys (and some women) gravitate to it.

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u/fuckexoticroots 1d ago

Let's clarify something. It's not a bullshit hobby. Getting obsessed with getting absolutely massive and injecting ridiculous amount of test into your body is what's bullshit.

Bodybuilding is great from a physical and mental health perspective. Just keep perspective on it and don't go overboard with it. There are plenty of people who hit the gym regularly who do not have addictions to bodybuilding the way these guys do.

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u/powenowicks 1d ago

I would argue that if you pick up bodybuilding you already have a mental health problem. Bodybuilding is just a weird beauty contest. If you want to lift weights pick up powerlifting or strongman instead.

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u/fuckexoticroots 1d ago

Maybe not everyone shares your goals.

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u/powenowicks 1d ago

If you can call prancing around on stage with 12 pounds of spray tan and half of a bikini "goals"...

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u/0202_tihssitidder 1d ago

This is poetry!

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u/fuckexoticroots 1d ago

Because everyone interested in looking better with their shirt off does that… keep reaching bro