BY ROBERT BUSA
To learn the culture of Bodybuilding
 Learn their beliefs on Health and Illness
 Understand the habits of Bodybuilding
 Differentiate the cultural backgrounds and
Illnesses
 Learn more about Performance Enhancing Drugs
(PED)
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THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN ANY ORGANISM DEFENDS THE BODY
AGAINST FOREIGN SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE (5)
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF BY EACH INDIVIDUAL
BALANCED TRAINING , EXERCISE, AND REST HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO
INCREASE ONE’S IMMUNE SYSTEM (5)
HOWEVER, OVER STRENUOUS EXERCISE CAN LEAD TO SUPPRESSING
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, WHICH CAN LEAD TO ILLNESS AND INJURY (5)
SINCE EACH INDIVIDUAL IS DIFFERENT, ONE MUST FIND THEIR OWN
PERSONAL BALANCE.
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MAINTAIN CALORIE INTAKE, NUTRIENTS, REST, PROTEIN, AND MUST CONTINUE TO TRAIN (3)
WITHOUT THESE FUNDAMENTALS, ANY ATHLETE WOULD STRUGGLE TO COMPETE
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MANY MARTHON RUNNERS WILL EAT PASTA SIMPLY FOR THE HIGH CONTENT OF CARBOHYDRATES, WHICH SIMPLY
GIVES YOU ENERGY
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CARBOHYDRATES: ANY ORGANIC COMPOUND WHICH INCLUDES CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND OXYGEN (4)
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VITAMINS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE AS WELL
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PLENTY OF REST, EXERCISE, AND FOOD AND SUPPLEMENT INTAKE ARE
MONITORED CLOSELY
WATCHING INTAKE OF PROTEIN, CARBS AND FAT ARE EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT
VITAMINS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART (6) FROM BIOTIN, NIACIN, AND
MORE IMPORTANTLY VITAMIN C (7)
VITAMIN C IS BENEFICIAL AND VERY IMPORTANT IN MANY ASPECTS
AND SHOULD BE TAKEN BY EVERYONE
HIGH PROTEIN, LOW CARBOHYDRATES however THIS COULD LEAD TO
KETOSIS WHICH IS ABNORMAL AMOUNTS OF KETONES (5)
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THE FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES CAN BE HISTORICALLY TRACED BACK TO 776 BC IN OLYMPIA,
GREECE (1)
ATHENS, GREECE IS CREDITED WITH THE FIRST MODERN DAY OLYMPICS WHICH OCCURRED
IN THE YEAR 1896 (1)
ALL FREE GREEK MALE CITIZENS WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE NO MATTER WHAT THEIR ROLE
IN SOCIETY WAS, HOWEVER WOMEN WERE NOT ABLE TO COMPETE OR EVEN WATCH (1).
SOME EVENTS THAT ATHLETES PARTICIPATED IN WERE BOXING,WRESTLING, DISCUS THROW,
RUNNING, JUMPING, AND EVEN EQUESTRIAN EVENTS, WHICH INCLUDED CHARIOT RACES
(1)
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BORN IN 1867, FRIEDICH MUELLER, LATER KNOWN AS EUGENE SANDOW IS
KNOWN AS “THE FATHER OF MODERN BODYBUILDING”. (2)
HE IS CREDITED WITH THE FIRST BODYBUILDING MAGAZINE AND, THROUGH HIS
PROMOTION OF BODYBUILDING, TWO WEIGHTLIFTING COMPETITIONS OCCURED
FOR THE FIRST TIME, IN 1891 THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND IN 1896 AT THE
FIRST MODERN DAY OLYMPIC GAMES (2)
AT THE AGE OF 58,EUGENE SANDOW PASSED IN 1925 AFTER SUFFERING A
STROKE, HOWEVER HIS LEGACY LIVES ON, AS THE WINNER OF THE HIGHEST
AWARD IN THE BODYBUILDING COMMUNITY, MR OLYMPIA, RECIEVES A STATUE
CALLED THE ‘SANDOW’ (2)
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CONCUSSIONS CAN BE SERIOUS, AT ANY LEVEL OF SEVERITY (8)
76 OF 79 DECEASED NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS EXAMINED
HAVE BEEN LINKED TO A DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISEASE (9)
ACTION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY NOT ONLY IN
FOOTBALL
THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN SPORTS RELATED INJURIES (18)
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IS A DISORDER THAT OCCURS WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL’S FIXATION
OCCURS ON THEIR OWN BODY (10)
TO OBTAIN THE PHYSICAL IMAGE THAT SOCIETY PORTRAYS AS THE
“IDEAL BODY”
OCCURS MORE IN MEN (10)
EATING DISORDERS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS ARE PRESENT IN
SOME CASES (10)
IT STILL BEING RESEARCHED AND STUDIED AS MORE EVIDENCE IS
NEEDED
THESE PEOPLE FEEL PHYSICALLY “SMALL”, NO MATTER HOW BIG ONE
CONTINUES TO GET
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A STUDY DONE ON ELITE WEIGHTLIFTERS INJURED DURING TRAINING
AT THE OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTERS OVER A 6 YEAR PERIOD (11)
FOUND THAT THE BACK (LOWER), KNEES AND SHOULDERS
ACCOUNTED FOR 64.8 % (11)
THE BACK AND THE SHOUDERS CONSISTED MOSTLY OF STRAINS,
WHILE TENDINITIS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST KNEE INJURIES (11)
THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE INJURIES WERE MOSTLY SECONDARY
TO OVERUSE AND OCCUR IN OTHER SPORTS AS WELL (11)
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SIMPLY PUT, ANY DRUG THAT WILL ENHANCE PERFORMANCE IS
CONSIDERED A PERFORMANCE EHANCING DRUG
USE OF SOME CERTAIN PED’S ARE ILLEGAL IN SPORTS AND
BODYBUILDING
THE UNITED STATES ANTI-DOPING AGENCY (USADA) IS IN CHARGE OF
TESTING ATHLETES IN AND OUT OF COMPETITION AND THEIR MISSION
IS TO PRESERVE INTEGRITY (12)
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IN 1994, PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER HULK HOGAN, ADMITTED TO A FEDERAL
COURTROOM, THAT HE HAD USED STEROIDS, AND CLAIMED IN 1976 THAT
80% OF THE WRESTLERS HAD USED STEROIDS (19)
IN JUNE 2007, PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER CHRIS BENOIT KILLED HIS WIFE AND
SON, AND THEN HUNG HIMSELF. TOXICOLOGY REPORTS TEN TIMES THE
NORMAL AMOUNT OF TESTOSTERONE IN HIS BODY (19)
TWO YEARS EARLIER, CHRIS’S FRIEND, EDDIE GUERRERO ALSO DIED AT 38
FROM HEART FAILURE. HIS DOCTOR, A FLORIDA PHYSICIAN, WAS TIED TO A
STEROID INVESTIGATION THAT HAD INCLUDED SEVERAL WRESTLERS (19)
IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF YOUNG WRESTLERS
HAVE LOT THIS BATTLE SECONDARY TO STEROID ABUSE
WOMEN
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INCREASE IN BODY HAIR
DEEPENING OF THE VOICE
REDUCING OR HALTING THE
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
MEN
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ACNE ON THE BACK
BLURRED VISION
DEEPENING OF VOICE (ALSO)
INCREASED AGIATATION IN SOME
CASES
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COMPILED BY GEORGE J. MITCHELL IN DECEMBER OF 2007 (13)
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SERIOUSLY LOOKS INTO THE PAST AND PRESENT USE OF PED USE IN
SPORTS BUT MAINLY PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS
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LISTS MANY BASEBALL PLAYERS AND HAS EVIDENCE OR PROOF
THAT HAVE USED IN THE PAST (13)
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BASEBALL NOW HAS IMPLEMENTED AN ANTI-PED USE POLICY
WHICH INVOLVES SUSPENSIONS, WHICH TO SOME CRITICS IS STILL
NOT ENOUGH (13)
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DIFFERENT CULTURES WORLDWIDE HAVE DIFFERENT BELIEFS
THE CULTURE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM(CEP) DEVELOPED AT THE
FIRST YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES IN SINGAPORE IN 2010, TEACHES
OLYMPIC VALUES WHILE EXPLORING OTHER CULTURES (14) !
IN 2011, A FEMALE MUSLIM AMERICAN, KULSOOM ABDULLAH, WAS
ABLE TO WEAR A MODIFIED WEIGHTLIFTING OUTFIT THAT WOULD
COMPLY WITH HER FAITH AND RELIGION. * (15)
BECAUSE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, TIME MISSED WOULD OCCUR OR
EVENTS MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WITH SCHEDULING
ROUTINES
SOME WOULD EVEN BELIEVE THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS ARE PRESENT SUCH AS EAST COAST
(INDOOR TRAINING) VS. WEST COAST (OUTDOOR TRAINING)
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GREGG IS A 45 YEAR OLD CAUCASIAN MALE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES
HIS PARENTS WERE BOTH BORN IN ITALY, BUT HE HAS NO REAL EDUCATION OF HIS
BACKGROUND
HE DOES KNOW THAT SECONDARY TO HIS FATHER’S POOR DIET, HE WILL NOT
CONTINUE IN HIS FATHERS HABITS OR LIFESTYLES
BOTH OF GREGGS PARENTS ARE DECEASED, WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO FIND ANY
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HIS MEDICAL HISTORY, OTHER THAN WHAT HE
ALREADY KNOWS
GREGG LIFTS WEIGHTS AND EXERCISES DAILY TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE DOES NOT WANT TO SUFFER AS HIS FATHER DID
GREGGS FATHER WAS OVERWEIGHT, DID NOT EXERCISE, AND HAD A POOR DIET –
GREGGS MOTHER DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
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GREGG
TAKES MULIVITAMINS DAILY
LIFTS WEIGHTS OR EXERCISES ON
A DAILY SCHEDULE
DOES NOT DRINK OR SMOKE
WATCHES HIS DIET WITH
EXTREME CARE, AND PREPARES
HIS OWN MEALS
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GREGG’S FATHER
DID NOT TAKE VITAMINS, UNTIL
LATER IN LIFE
ACTIVITY INCLUDED BOWLING
TWICE A WEEK
ENJOYED AN OCCASIONAL DRINK,
AND SMOKED MANY YEARS AGO
IN THE NAVY
FOOD INTAKE WAS WHATEVER HIS
WIFE COOKED, AS WELL AS FAST
FOOD ON OCCASION
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GREGG WAKES UP EARLY AROUND 6 AM DAILY
HE HAS A HIGH PROTEN, LOW FAT DIET
HE GOES FOR A MORNING WALK, OR IF THE WEATHER IS BAD, HE UTILIZES
HIS TRADMILL TO GET HIS HEART “GOING”
HE THEN PERFORMS HIS DAILY WORKOUT ROUTINE WHICH CONSISTS OF
LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS EVERY OTHER DAY AND AEROBICS ON
ALTERNATING DAYS
AFTER HIS WORKOUT, GENERALLY A COUPLE OF HOURS, HE DRINKS HIS
PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT DRINK
GREGG THEN GETS READY TO GO TO WORK AND IS OFF TO HIS JOB
DURING THE DAY GREGG PREPARES HIS OWN MEALS WHICH AGAIN WILL
CONSIST OF HIGH PROTEIN AND LOW FAT
AFTER WORK, GREGG COMES HOME AND RELAXES HIS BRAIN AND BODY
GREGG GENERALLY GOES TO SLEEP AROUND 10 PM
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GREGG IS A NATURAL COMPETITOR IN BODYBUILDING COMPETITIONS
HE TRAINS VERY HARD, YET BECOMES DISCOURAGED BECAUSE HE
BELIEVES THAT MOST COMPETITORS DO NOT COMPETE “NATURALLY”
HE NOT ONLY BELIEVES, BUT SEES, AND HAS BEEN OFFERED THE
“OTHER” LIFESTYLE THAT OTHER COMPETITORS EXPERIENCE
GREGG BELIEVES THAT PED USE AND OTHER ‘ENHANCING’ DRUGS ARE
USED AND STATES “NO INDIVIDUAL CAN ATTAIN THAT SIZE OF MUSCLE
MASS WITHOUT ANY EXTRA HELP”
ALTHOUGH GREGG BELIEVES THAT THIS IS TRUE AND DISCOURAGING,
HE STILL CONTINUES TO COMPETE THE ALL NATURAL WAY
CARBOHYDRATES ARE:
a) Any organic compound that includes Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
b) Any organic compound that includes monosaccharides
c)
Any organic compound that includes polysaccharides
d) Any inorganic compound that includes Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
BESIDES PROTEIN AS A SUPPLEMENT, WHAT VITAMIN IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT NOT ONLY IN BODYBUILDING, BUT SHOULD BE TAKEN DAILY
BY ANYONE
a) VITAMIN D
b) NIACIN
c)
IRON
d) VITAMIN C
WHAT YEAR WERE THE MODERN DAY OLYMPICS STARTED?
a) 776
b) 1874
c)
1896
d) 1906
WHO WAS THE CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF MODERN BODYBUILDING?
a) KULSOOM ABDULLAH
b) ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
c)
EUGENE SANDOW
d) JOE PISCOPO
THE MITCHELL REPORT IS A REPORT COMPILED BY GEORGE MITCHELL
DETAILING PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS IN MAINLY WHICH
SPORT?
a) HOCKEY
b) WEIGHTLIFTING
c)
BASEBALL
d) FOOTBALL
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