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Bodybuilders and their Future (Part 1)

Bodybuilders are not immortal; they will all die sometime. But this Bodybuilder was just 30 years old. He was not the most well-known man in the world. He was not even the most well-known in his chosen sport of bodybuilding. He was an American heavyweight, winner of a number of state titles and consistently placing in the middle of the line-ups at National level.

He was a large man, around 6ft with a competition weight of 265 lbs. He always showed the potential of becoming a great bodybuilder and had a great future ahead of him. He worked as a model and also did some "escort" work, which may have been frowned upon by some, but he was well known for his friendly and helpful manner. But suddenly his life came to an end in his golden years and the question still remains...Why did an apparently fit and healthy man die so young?

It's been quite a few years now since I have been competing and I have witnessed incredible changes in the standard of competition physiques. We are well aware that a Mr Universe from the 1970's wouldn't stand a chance against a modern day novice. Nowadays you can sense the anticipation at contests just to see how much freakier bodybuilders have become. We can be proud of the high standards achieved and can expect to see even greater muscle displays in the future, or can we?

Nowadays only an idiot would try and predict the limits to human endeavour, as it probably wouldn't take long to prove them wrong. Not long ago in 1953, Man conquered the summit of Mount Everest and this feat had been deemed as impossible as so many men had lost their lives in a number of previous attempts. Well as we know Everest's peak has been reached on numerous occasions since 1953 as Climbers no longer have that mental block.

As with bodybuilding, years ago to be 6ft tall with a 50 in chest was considered superhuman but now any decent 6ft bodybuilder will have a 50in chest even before he thinks about competing. Over 60in is more like big! Every serious bodybuilder wants to be the best he can be and he knows, even if he is still several years away from approaching Pro standard, that he has to plan to be bigger and better than the top guys today. It's a tall order and to some extent has been a cause of many men deciding not to bother trying - consider the time, the costs and the health risks.

The difference between a top Pro bodybuilder and the average man in the street has become far greater now than it ever has been. Standards have maximised due to better training, improved nutrition, the better understanding of physiology, pre-contest diet improvements, a better life-style and of course drugs. Each one of these points plays an important role although I would like to consider the drugs aspect.

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