die auch von kurt stammen könnte....und leider nicht als geschwätz abgetan werden kann..../phpapps/ubbthreads/images/icons/mad.gif
is wieder von mel siff,für alle die sich für trainingslehre interessieren is der mann übrigens nicht uninteressant, lohnt sich meiner meinung nach ein bissi rumzusurfen.....
During some casual surfing of the web while I was reading through some of the
anecdotally based sales pitches of the bodybuilding and fitness communities,
I came across this website:
http://www.hitbox.com/cgi-bin/hitboxFrameset.cgi?http://totalfitness.hypermart
.net/index.htm
Suddenly, more than it has in a good while, it struck me how easily the quest
for acquiring a pleasing and healthy body can deviate into one which can
change one into a highly egotistical being whose whole life, self-image and
stability hinge far too much on one's physical appearance.
Yes, certainly we all know how an improvement in one's shape and appearance
can serve a useful purpose in showing a tangible appreciation for being
blessed with a sound body, for relieving depression, building self-esteem and
enhancing self confidence, but one can really go overboard on the 'body
beautiful stuff'.
Some of us can "puff oneself up" with pride, superiority, and an attitude
that one's bloated hypertrophy makes you better than the next person, simply
because one is smaller and less well endowed than you. This is what the full
frontal lat spread pose shown in the opening photo of this website hammered
home to me.
I am not choosing this website because it is any worse than another
bodybuilding picture website in making this point, since they are others that
probably will convey the image of "puffing up" far more obtrusively. I
simply came upon it by accident and it set off a train of thought that made
me want to say to those folk out there who worry too much about bulk, biceps
and bigness that there are more important things than letting your state of
mind depend on your preoccupation with such trivialities.
There are far more essential things in life than the size of this or that
body part, the best way to bulk up what one perceives to be an inadequacy or
how to pose your pectorals to look as imposing as possible. Certainly, it is
excellent to develop a pleasing body that functions well, especially if that
makes you stronger, fitter and more capable of enjoying a fuller life, but
one should never forget the importance of maintaining a balance of physical,
mental and spiritual qualities in one's life.
Puffing oneself up physically with wings outstretched in a pathetic parody of
a male pigeon trying to pick up a mate on a guano-splashed rooftop is a sorry
indictment of what an inflated, 'puffed up' ego can do to one.
Yes, yes, I know that we find the same mentality among sports stars, movie
heroes, beauty queens, fashion models, pop singers, scientists, doctors,
fitness gurus, CEOs and humans from all walks of life, but my focus here is
the topic of bodybuilding physical puffing up to show the world how 'great'
one is.
Those who are seduced into believing in an overriding importance of physical
size, shape, definition and posing skills have created the mammoth food
supplement business, replete with steroids, prohormones, amino acids and
extracts from foods, animal organs and who knows what.
What I am saying here is probably preaching to the converted, but may it
serve as reminder that there needs to be a definite difference between:
(a) unabashed egotism, vanity and exhibitionism; and
(b) loving one's sport or revelling in the joys of having a healthy,
good-looking and fit body.
By all means train to look and perform better, but never let it puff you up
so much that you cannot see what your real potential is in your passage
through life. Standing on a bodybuilding stage with wings (I mean, lats!)
spread out to prove that you are better-looking than some other human puffing
pigeon may easily become the first step towards becoming a super-egomaniacal
android (or gynoid).
I have met some delightful and exemplary bodybuilding figureheads like Bill
Pearl who epitomise the spirit of body building as a quest for reaching one's
potential in a humble exemplary manner, but I have also met many others (who
shall remain nameless here) whose puffed-up poses and attitudes in the muscle
mags lead a lot of folk astray in the world of fragile overemphasised
physicality.
Along the way, they have created a group of muscle training and fitness gurus
who act like bodybuilding 'groupies' selling just the right blend of
training ideas, flattery and supplements to ensure that their own egos and
pockets remain as happily full as those of the human pigeons who set the
whole hormonally advantaged muscle market place up for them.
Many years ago, the LSD guru, Dr Timothy Leary (whose tale is sung by the
Moody Blues on the album "In Search of The Lost Chord"), wrote in his book
"Politics of Ecstacy" that "the only hope is dope". This same aphorism may
well be the guiding belief among many bodybuilders, though I would also add
the aphorism "the only hope is not being a dope" !!
Don't be a dope (or dope-head)! Don't let anyone or anything dupe you into
becoming some sort of ramp model of hypertrophy to prove that you are better
than anyone else. You are great because of how your mind behaves towards
others and yourself, not because you have a large volume of overdeveloped
matter in your muscles or in your brain.
If you must become a bodybuilder (or indeed, any other athlete), then follow
the example of those special bodybuilders whose characters, natures,
behaviour and manners raise the name of their sport rather than degrade it
into a pathetic pageant for steroidally advantaged egomaniacs.
Dr Mel C Siff
Denver, USA
mcsiff@aol.com
cheers,klaus
is wieder von mel siff,für alle die sich für trainingslehre interessieren is der mann übrigens nicht uninteressant, lohnt sich meiner meinung nach ein bissi rumzusurfen.....
During some casual surfing of the web while I was reading through some of the
anecdotally based sales pitches of the bodybuilding and fitness communities,
I came across this website:
http://www.hitbox.com/cgi-bin/hitboxFrameset.cgi?http://totalfitness.hypermart
.net/index.htm
Suddenly, more than it has in a good while, it struck me how easily the quest
for acquiring a pleasing and healthy body can deviate into one which can
change one into a highly egotistical being whose whole life, self-image and
stability hinge far too much on one's physical appearance.
Yes, certainly we all know how an improvement in one's shape and appearance
can serve a useful purpose in showing a tangible appreciation for being
blessed with a sound body, for relieving depression, building self-esteem and
enhancing self confidence, but one can really go overboard on the 'body
beautiful stuff'.
Some of us can "puff oneself up" with pride, superiority, and an attitude
that one's bloated hypertrophy makes you better than the next person, simply
because one is smaller and less well endowed than you. This is what the full
frontal lat spread pose shown in the opening photo of this website hammered
home to me.
I am not choosing this website because it is any worse than another
bodybuilding picture website in making this point, since they are others that
probably will convey the image of "puffing up" far more obtrusively. I
simply came upon it by accident and it set off a train of thought that made
me want to say to those folk out there who worry too much about bulk, biceps
and bigness that there are more important things than letting your state of
mind depend on your preoccupation with such trivialities.
There are far more essential things in life than the size of this or that
body part, the best way to bulk up what one perceives to be an inadequacy or
how to pose your pectorals to look as imposing as possible. Certainly, it is
excellent to develop a pleasing body that functions well, especially if that
makes you stronger, fitter and more capable of enjoying a fuller life, but
one should never forget the importance of maintaining a balance of physical,
mental and spiritual qualities in one's life.
Puffing oneself up physically with wings outstretched in a pathetic parody of
a male pigeon trying to pick up a mate on a guano-splashed rooftop is a sorry
indictment of what an inflated, 'puffed up' ego can do to one.
Yes, yes, I know that we find the same mentality among sports stars, movie
heroes, beauty queens, fashion models, pop singers, scientists, doctors,
fitness gurus, CEOs and humans from all walks of life, but my focus here is
the topic of bodybuilding physical puffing up to show the world how 'great'
one is.
Those who are seduced into believing in an overriding importance of physical
size, shape, definition and posing skills have created the mammoth food
supplement business, replete with steroids, prohormones, amino acids and
extracts from foods, animal organs and who knows what.
What I am saying here is probably preaching to the converted, but may it
serve as reminder that there needs to be a definite difference between:
(a) unabashed egotism, vanity and exhibitionism; and
(b) loving one's sport or revelling in the joys of having a healthy,
good-looking and fit body.
By all means train to look and perform better, but never let it puff you up
so much that you cannot see what your real potential is in your passage
through life. Standing on a bodybuilding stage with wings (I mean, lats!)
spread out to prove that you are better-looking than some other human puffing
pigeon may easily become the first step towards becoming a super-egomaniacal
android (or gynoid).
I have met some delightful and exemplary bodybuilding figureheads like Bill
Pearl who epitomise the spirit of body building as a quest for reaching one's
potential in a humble exemplary manner, but I have also met many others (who
shall remain nameless here) whose puffed-up poses and attitudes in the muscle
mags lead a lot of folk astray in the world of fragile overemphasised
physicality.
Along the way, they have created a group of muscle training and fitness gurus
who act like bodybuilding 'groupies' selling just the right blend of
training ideas, flattery and supplements to ensure that their own egos and
pockets remain as happily full as those of the human pigeons who set the
whole hormonally advantaged muscle market place up for them.
Many years ago, the LSD guru, Dr Timothy Leary (whose tale is sung by the
Moody Blues on the album "In Search of The Lost Chord"), wrote in his book
"Politics of Ecstacy" that "the only hope is dope". This same aphorism may
well be the guiding belief among many bodybuilders, though I would also add
the aphorism "the only hope is not being a dope" !!
Don't be a dope (or dope-head)! Don't let anyone or anything dupe you into
becoming some sort of ramp model of hypertrophy to prove that you are better
than anyone else. You are great because of how your mind behaves towards
others and yourself, not because you have a large volume of overdeveloped
matter in your muscles or in your brain.
If you must become a bodybuilder (or indeed, any other athlete), then follow
the example of those special bodybuilders whose characters, natures,
behaviour and manners raise the name of their sport rather than degrade it
into a pathetic pageant for steroidally advantaged egomaniacs.
Dr Mel C Siff
Denver, USA
mcsiff@aol.com
cheers,klaus
!