"Strong Man Acts" moved to North America in the 1800's and are credited with inspiring what is known today as bodybuilding. In that day, a strongman meant someone who displayed his physical prowess, ordinarily as a circus stunt man. If you wanted to see a strongman performance, including bench pressing, steel bending and breaking iron chains, you would have to go to the circus. In the 19th century you could purchase pictures of many of the well known strongmen of the time, bodybuilding did not exist yet, however it did not stop them from flexing and posing for pictures. Today, the word "strongman" is associated with contestants in various contest of strength. (rock lifting, pulling or towing large trucks etc).

Using a combination of different exercises to develop physique and muscle fiber is what is referred to as bodybuilding. (mainly weight training) as well as diet plan. However, not every bodybuilder is in it for the competition. Points are assigned based on muscle tone, muscle mass and muscle definition as well as appearance by the judges of the spot.

Relatively new sport of competitive bodybuilding are presented below,the principal landmarks in the development of it.

* Although two weightlifting events were included in the first modern Olympics of 1896, contemporary bodybuilding really began with a Prussian by the name of Eugene Sandow who invented many present day bodybuilding techniques as well as many of the first exercise equipment for the masses (tension bands, machined dumbbells etc).

* On September 14, 1901, Sandow organized the first ever bodybuilding competition, the Great Competition, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Sandow's manager was Florenz Ziegfeld, and the 1936 Oscar winning film, The Great Ziegfeld, tells some of the story of the beginning of modern bodybuilding.

* During Sandow's time, the Grecian Ideal was a term used to describe the perfect physique as represented in the classical proportions of ancient Greek and Roman statues. During the early years of competitive bodybuilding, the participants were judged against these proportions to see how closely would they match them, and Sandow worked on his own physique accordingly.

* Sandow's counterpart in North America was a man named Bernarr Macfadden. Macfadden put forth a great deal of effort to increase his strength (he was not healthy during childhood), and began by offering fitness apparatus for sale. He also advocated women's physical fitness (this was considered a great new idea at the time). The first publication of his "Women's Physical Development" magazine arrived in 1900. It was renamed Beauty and Health shortly thereafter. Macfadden set up several healthatoriums (institutes that offered courses in physical fitness) throughout the eastern as well as midwestern parts of America.

* The first bodybuilding competition in America happened on January 16, 1904 and was sponsored by Macfadden.S at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Two of the terms used to describe it were Physique Contest and Physique competition (other than weight competitions, strength exhibitions or athletic feats) was the focus of the show. The winner, Al Treloar, was declared The Most Perfectly Developed Man in the World. Charles Adams is one of the well known competitors who achieved bodybuilding fame, he did so in the years of 1921 and 1922.

* The initial significant worldwide bodybuilding contest was the Mr. Universe competition, established in 1947, then the Mr. Olympian contest that was in 1965.

The period between 1940 and 1970 is known as the Golden Age of bodybuilding because this is when the criterion of more muscle mass was added to the ideal bodybuilder aesthetic, along with the existing criteria of muscular symmetry and definition. World War II is often sited as the chief reason towards the growth of larger, powerful, boldly assertive attitudes. The 1977 film, Pumping Iron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger also gave bodybuilding added publicity.

* Women's bodybuilding competition began in the 1970s (although a few women had participated in earlier contests organized by Macfadden in the U.S.)

* The International Olympic Committee granted provisional status to the sport of competitive bodybuilding in 1998 but has not yet approved it.

* With advancements in technology, bodybuilders are more massive today than they have ever been. Many competitors in today's bodybuilding competitions weigh over 250 pounds and have less than 5% body fat.

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Another Spring break, another contest. Women strut their stuff all over the place during this party scene. Many are naked or near naked. Many of these women show their tits and then sit pretty while being dosed with water. Tits of all shapes and sizes make cameos here. Blondes, brunettes and redheads are everywhere and all of them are clad in barely there clothes but soon they strip naked. This is certainly one for the books. Everyone has a great time and no matter what your taste is, there is a woman for you in this scene. Strutting around, kissing and gyrating naked and all for the purposes of making mens mouths water. Wow.

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I would like to talk to you today. Im not going to keep it down to four paragraphs to keep your attention. Im not going to fill it with pretty photos. Im not going to fill it with keyword rich text. (You can already tell cant you?)
This article isnt meant for the faceless world at large, its for you, my faithful readers, who join me when I post a new article. Im not going to push it, twitter it, stumble it, digg it, reddit it or any other number of things. If it takes off, I have only you to thank.
So now, lets talk.
How often do you get asked I dont get asked that a lot, but Ive been asked a few times in the last few days. You see, my wife and I just purchased a home, and we are doing the remodel work ourselves.
My wife is a trooper, a true worker and my best friend and partner. The other day, we were both on our hands and knees, laying polyurethane on hardwood floors with every window in the house open, in 34 degree weather. Watching her work beside me, both of us in our winter coats, hats and gloves in the middle of an empty living room, made my heart swell with pride and love. She is my hiking and kayaking partner too, but there is no guy task that she does not want to or is unwilling to do. Sooo..
Ive been asked Why are you gutting 5 rooms and redoing them yourselves? Why dont you hire someone to do it? Why indeed, why am I doing it? I could hire someone to do it, and they might even do it better than I can. So Why do I do the things I do?
Here we go.
When you think the words I am, what follows in your mind? The answer to that has changed over time, hasnt it? I truly believe that it is the answer to that question that dictates why we do the things we do. Please allow me to explain.
For those of you who have been following me for a while, you may rightly believe that I am passionate about the environment. But the real truth behind a thing isnt the I am, but why am I? Why am I passionate about the Environment, and how does that permeate every other thing that I choose to do or not do? What does the Environment have to do with me doing my own remodeling, and what does that have to do with
Those of us that are struggle with it every day. We try to be deep green to help make up for all the people that are (The opposite of Green. Those people who consume and pollute to an excessive degree) We struggle against the very real and human instinct for comfort, taste and sensuality. We try not to eat to much beef, we recycle our toilet paper tubes, we re-set the margins on our printer paper (that ones for you Robin) and we make do with less, reuse what we can and recycle the rest. Its difficult. It really is, but it helps define us.
Some would say that it gives us a Martyr Syndrome. Some would say that we look down our noses at over consumers, at those who shop because of addiction, low self confidence, ego building or boredom. Some would say that we push a Green Agenda because we are all poor and cant afford to consume like the rest, so we hide it behind this new Some people say these things because they cant see it the way we see it, and thats o.k. They ask these things because they dont understand why. They assume that I am all the things above, but I, like many of you, am successful, make good money and have a healthy 401k, investments and savings account.
This is why. Every thing that we do, except for a few things beyond our control, like our breathing, our hearts beating and sleeping, is a choice that we make. Everything else, from the things we put in our bodies to the things we purchase, to the things that we say, are a choice. These choices that we make are predicated on prioritys. If I say , this will happen. If I eat , then this will happen. If I drive this or purchase this or throw away this then this, this and this will happen. If you are willing to live with the this will happen, chances are you will do
But where do we learn these priorities that drive our choices? Nature and Nurture. Nature dictates that we seek warmth, comfort, love and safety. Nurture dictates that we seek power, respect, peer approval, popularity and thousands of other things. Society dictates that all things, in both categories, can be bought. Why does a Coal Executive fight for Mountaintop Mining when he knows it is wrong? Because he wants to stay an Executive. He wants to keep getting paid. He wants the power and respect associated with his position. Why does an S.U.V. driver living in a McMansion insist that Global Warming is not real? Because they are vested in their lifestyle. The balance of their prioritys have not tipped the scales in favor of them making change in their lives. Because to believe otherwise would make them a hypocrite.
We dont see things the way they are, we see things the way WE are. Priorities change the person we are and the person we are changes the choices that we make. That is why arguing with someone who is vested in a way of life makes no sense. Finding ways to change their priorities is the only way to make change.
So who, or what, changed my priorities? Why would I rather reuse my own labor, than pay someone else for theirs, to remodel my home? Why would I pull 4 good rooms of carpet out and donate it to Habitat for Humanity? Is it because Im almost so green that I would rather someone who needs it more than me, have it? Have I taken the philosophy that far? The fact that there is hardwood underneath doesnt hurt, but yes, I do get a thrill knowing that it will go to someone who needs it.
It took an extreme case for me to change my priorities. It took starting over at the age of 30, on the verge of homelessness, two dufflebags full of clothes and $10.50 in my pocket. Thats what it took to change my priorities. (I gave the $10.00 to a homeless woman with 2 children) At 30, I started over, with .50 cents in my pocket.
It was the best thing that ever could have happened to me. After losing it all, It left me free to figure out what life was really about, and I learned very quickly that it is not about consumption. Its not about destruction. Its not about killing yourself or other people. Its about protecting. Its about protecting both the present and future lives of the people who share this house we call a planet.
Its not about saving the planet, its about saving ourselves. Its not about me hating anyone, or looking down my nose at them, its about me trying to convince them that there is more to the world than the world they know. That there is a world outside the front door of the house, and between the car door and the office door that is there for the exploring.
Its about showing people that their world is like a puzzle on a table. They spend their days pushing down the corners of the pieces of their lives, so they dont bounce out of their life puzzle. Bigger and or better houses, cars, clothes, meals, entertainment, trips, toys, careers Longer work hours, commutes, time spent in front of t.v.s, texting, phone calls, computers More time spent paying builders, lawyers, child care workers, massage therapists, pedicurists, lawn care professionals.  Thats a lot of puzzle pieces. How can you have and do all that and give more than just lip service to the environment?  Thats a lot of puzzle pieces my friends.
But what if your puzzle got swept off the table? What if it fell, if it shattered, if all the pieces were suddenly gone, and the only piece that you could find, was You? That little piece right in the center. That little piece that all the other pieces had been holding together?  Suddenly you are not defined by what you have around you, you are defined by yourself alone. Would you be able to pick yourself up off the floor and turn your back on everything? Would you be able to start over?
If you did start over, what would you do differently? Would you create another puzzle, or would you create more of a picture? Would your life be based on things and consumption or would you base it on relationships and beautiful, natural things that are too big to be swept off the table.s why. Thats why I use my own labor. Its one less puzzle piece. Thats why I love the environment. It cant be swept off the table.
Or can it?
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