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Asian Games Fact Box: BodybuildingDate: 02.12.2006
Posted by: Anabolic Info Team United States
Eight gold medals are at stake in the 15th Asian Games, in men's weight categories from 60kilograms upwards.
By Xinhua, Doha, Dec 2 - Bodybuilding is the art of sculpting a balanced and muscular body through resistance training, diet and rest. At a competitive level it is all about impressing judges looking for the most aesthetically pleasing and balanced physique.
Bodybuilding competitors perform a series of well-practised poses designed to show off their physique to best effect. A good pose can make the difference between winning and losing.
Bodybuilders are required to perform seven compulsory poses: front double-biceps, front lat-spread, side chest, back double biceps, back lat-spread, side triceps, and abs and thighs.
Unlike weightlifting, strength has no relevance to bodybuilding. The judges are only looking for the competitor with the best overall size and shape, with emphasis on four categories: muscularity, definition, proportion and symmetry.
Spectators eagerly await the final pose down, with the top competitors sharing the stage for the final time before the results are announced. The pose down has no relevance in the final scores. It is simply a chance for the bodybuilders to offer one final performance for the often fascinated and enthralled audience.
Eight gold medals are at stake in the 15th Asian Games, in men's weight categories from 60kilograms upwards.
The first evidence of weight training comes from 11th century India where athletes made wooden dumbbells. Bodybuilding as an aesthetic sport however, did not develop until the late 19th century.
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