Since the 1930's, people have been interested in strengthening and defining the human body. However it wasn't until 1960's, that body builders began to resemble the sport that it is today. Bodybuilding is becoming more popular by the day with the recognition of its positive influences on a person's health, discipline, and competition. More, and more public as well professional bodybuilders are using new, advanced, naturally healthy supplements. Bodybuilding has significantly changed in terms of nutritional, aerobic, and resistance training in the past two decades.
             Competition brings the best out in people and is one of the key parts to bodybuilding. It takes hard work, dedication, and competition to build a better body. When most people when hear the word bodybuilding they immediately think of competitions on stage where muscles are flexed and posing trunks are worn and oil. Because it's kind of a peculiar sport if it is a sport, and some may not consider it one, from my research I can tell you that bodybuilding is so much more than that. Bodybuilding and fitness and physique development is what ordinary people do to become extraordinary. It can be an elite athletic event, but bodybuilding itself is for anyone. It is both structured, organized and disciplined and the ability of being able to commit.
             There is some myth about bodybuilding.
             Myth: If women lift weights, they'll get "bulky."
             Fact: Resistance exercise helps women create lean, toned bodies (Phillips 37, 1999). Women began to use resistance training during the early 80's for reshaping their bodies and that method is still continually used amongst women. The number of women using free weights in America has more than doubled in the past ten years, from less than eight million in 1988 to more than 17 million in 1997 (Phillips 37, 1999). The main reason women should not be afraid of weight lifting, is that...