What is the historical development of bodybuilding?

The "early days" of bodybuilding are generally considered to be the period from 1880 to 1930. At the end of the 18th century, the great German sportsman, Sendo, gave a sensational performance at the London Music Hall. His muscular and harmonious physique, like a perfect statue of art, mesmerized thousands of spectators, thus pioneering the sport of bodybuilding. In the 1920s, influential monographs such as "The Law of Muscular Development" and "The Secret of Force" theoretically affirmed the role of bodybuilding. From the 1930s onwards, in some European and American countries, bodybuilding performances gradually turned into an athletic competition - bodybuilding contests, and expanded to all over the world. In the early 1940s, the Canadian Ben Wade brothers traveled around more than 90 countries and regions to publicize and promote bodybuilding, and created the International Federation of Bodybuilding (IFB) in 1946, and agreed on and implemented international bodybuilding competitions, as well as the International Federation of Bodybuilding (FIB). They also agreed on and implemented the organization, rules, judging, awards and other matters of international bodybuilding competitions. Nowadays, many countries have joined the IFB. Bodybuilding (the art of displaying muscles) did not really exist until the 19th century; it was not until the late 19th century that Eugen Sandow, a Prussian, began to promote the sport. He is known as the "father of modern bodybuilding". He is credited with pioneering the sport by allowing spectators to view his physique in a "muscle show". Although spectators were shocked to see a perfectly sculpted physique, it was generally viewed as part of a strength demonstration and wrestling match. Sandow, through his manager Florenz Ziegfeld, built stages around these displays and events where body sculpting could be displayed with great success. He then lent his name to a number of businesses and was one of the first to brand his business under his own name. His popularity grew and he invented and mass-marketed the first fitness equipment (mechanized dumbbells, spring tensioners, and tension bands) Yamamichi was a strong advocate of the "Hellenic Aesthetic" (an aesthetic standard whereby a perfect physique mathematically conforms to the dimensional proportions of the ancient Greek and Roman statues of the human body). In the early days, this was the standard by which physical perfection was measured, and it was the standard by which Yamamichi molded his own form. Yamamichi organized his first bodybuilding competition on September 14, 1901, called the "Great Competition". Great has other meanings such as grand, big, good, etc. I use the Chinese word "棒" to replace it), the competition was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. The match was officiated by Sandow himself, Sir Charles Lawes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and was such a success that tickets were sold out and hundreds of sports fans could only look on from the sidelines. The final trophy awarded to the winner was a bronze statue of Sandow himself, completed by sculptor Frederick Pomeroy. The winner of the contest was William L. Murray of Nottingham, England. Today's top bodybuilding competition is Mr. Olympia, and since 1977, the winner's trophy has been the exact same bronze statue of Sandow as in the first bodybuilding competition in history. On January 16, 1904, the first large-scale bodybuilding contest was held in Madison Square, New York, USA. The winner was Al Treloar, who was awarded the title of "The Most Perfectly Shaped Man in the World", and Treloar won a thousand dollar prize. That was a lot of money at the time. Two weeks later, Thomas Edison made a movie of Al Treloar's body sculpting, and a few years before that Edison had made two movies for Sandow, the first recorded film of bodybuilding. bodybuilding to the world. Alois P. Swoboda, a pioneer of early American bodybuilding, was praised by Charles Atlas for saying, "I learned everything I know from Charles Atlas". Other famous bodybuilders from the early pre-1930 era include Earle Liederman (author of some of the earliest bodybuilding instruction books), Seigmund Breitbart (famous Jewish bodybuilder), Georg Hackenschmidt, and others. Hackenschmidt), George F. Jowett, Maxick (a pioneer in body modeling), Monte Saldo, Launceston Elliot, Sig Klein, Alafred Sgt. Alfred Moss, Joe Nordquist, Lionel Strongfort (Strongfortism, Strongfort's theory, which is a combination of theories covering training, diet, and even daily hygiene and living), Gustav Friesenberg (Gustav Friesenberg), Gustav Friesenberg (Gustav Friesenberg), Gustav Friesenberg (Gustav Friesenberg), Gustav Friesenberg (Gustav Friesenberg), and Gustav Friesenberg (Gustav Friesenberg). Gustav Fristensky (Czech champion), and Alan C. Mead (impressive muscle champion, though he lost a leg in World War I)

Golden Age

The "Golden Age" of bodybuilding is generally defined as the period from about 1940 until 1970. During this period, early aesthetics began to change, as people sought bigger muscles and demanded more symmetry and definition. This was due in large part to the fact that the outbreak of World War II had caused many young men to seek stronger physiques and more intense personalities, which they achieved through improved training techniques, higher levels of nutrition, and the use of more effective equipment. Many influential publications began to appear, and new competitions sprang up in response to the growth of bodybuilding. The "Muscle Beach" in Venice, California was the symbol of this period of bodybuilding. Notable names in bodybuilding during this period include Steve Reeves (famous for his portrayal of Hercules and other ancient heroes), Reg Park, John Grimek, Larry Scott, Bill Scott, and many others. Scott, Bill Pearl, and Irvin "Zabo" Koszewski. With the rise of the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union), the AAU added bodybuilding to its established weightlifting competitions in 1939, and the following year the event was named the AAU Mr. America. Around the 1940s, most bodybuilders began to complain about the AAU's practice of allowing only amateur athletes to compete and favoring only Olympic weightlifting events. This prompted the Wade brothers - Ben Wade and Joe Wade - to organize the IFBB (International Federation of BodyBuilders). Their competition, IFBB Mr. America, was open to professionals. In 1950, another organization called NABBA (National Amateur Bodybuilders Association) began organizing the NABBA Mr. Universe competition in England. In 1965, another major event, Mr. Olympia, was held. Today, Mr. Olympia is the top event in the bodybuilding world. At first, bodybuilding competitions were only for men, but later in 1965 NABBA added Miss Universe, and in 1980 Ms. Olympia was introduced. The introduction of Ms. Olympia in the 1980's.

Modern Period (Post-1970s)

Bodybuilding attracted a lot of public attention in the 1970s thanks to Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie Pumping Iron. Prior to this, the IFBB had dominated the sport, with the AAU taking a back seat. In 1981, Jim Manion, having just stepped down from the AAU Physique Committee chairmanship, formed the NPC (National Physique Committee), which began to become the most successful bodybuilding organization in the nation, and was the amateur division of the IFBB. in the late 1980's and early 1990's, AAU-sponsored bodybuilding events were declining. sponsored bodybuilding events deteriorated; in 1999, the AAU voted to discontinue bodybuilding events. During this period, steroids began to be used more and more in bodybuilding and other sports. In an effort to counteract this, the IFBB began to introduce a drug-testing system for steroids and other banned substances, which was also designed to allow the IFBB to be accepted as a member of the IOC. Despite the drug-testing system, most professional bodybuilders continued to use steroids in order to compete.In the 1970s, people were still able to openly discuss the use of steroids because it was perfectly legal at the time; however, in 1990, the Steroid Control Act was passed by the U.S. Congress, which classified steroids as a Class III controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act. In 1990, pro wrestling promoter Vince McMahon announced the formation of a new bodybuilding organization, the World Bodybuilding Federation (WBF). McMahon wanted to bring the WWF style of showmanship and more lucrative prize money to bodybuilding, and signed 13 competing athletes to lucrative contracts, some of whom were virtually unknown in the world of bodybuilding at the time. Athletes who committed to the WBF soon abandoned the IFBB, and in response to the formation of the WBF, IFBB president Ben Weider blacklisted bodybuilders who had signed contracts with the WBF.The IFBB also secretly discontinued steroid drug testing of its athletes because it was too difficult for the drug-testing IFBB to fight against the new organization that did not test. In 1992, when the FBI began investigating Vince McMahon and the WBF for alleged steroid dealing, McMahon was forced to set up drug testing for WBF athletes. As a result, the quality of WBF fights that year was very much down the shitter (-_-#). McMahon officially disbanded the WBF in July 1992, probably due to his disenchantment with the pay-per-view revenues from WBF fight broadcasts and sales of the WBF publication Bodybuilding Lifestyles (which later became WBF Magazine), as well as multiple six-figure contracts, twice-monthly television broadcasts, and monthly magazine issues. With multiple six-figure contracts, twice-monthly television broadcasts, and a monthly magazine, the WBF was struggling to make ends meet. However, the founding of the WBF did two things for IFBB athletes: first, it prompted IFBB founder Joe Weider to sign many of the top bodybuilding stars to contracts, and second, it prompted the IFBB to increase the amount of prize money available for signing a contract, which eventually led to Joe Weider getting athletes who had previously been under contract with the WBF to pay a penalty of 10 percent of their annual WBF salary to return to the IFBB. IFBB. At the beginning of the 21st century, the IFBB attempted to promote bodybuilding as an Olympic sport. in 2000, the IFBB became a full member of the IOC and attempted to get bodybuilding passed as an Olympic showcase sport, and then as a regular sport, but ultimately failed to do so. Whether or not bodybuilding meets the definition of an Olympic sport is debatable, with some arguing that there is no athletic competition involved in the process of bodybuilding. Others are under the illusion that bodybuilding competitions must involve steroids, which are strictly prohibited in the Olympics. Those in favor argue that the styling competition events in bodybuilding require skill and preparation, and therefore bodybuilding should be considered a sport. In 2003, Joe Weider sold Weider Publications, Inc. to AMI, American Media, Inc. which publishes The National Enquirer, and at the same time Ben Weider was re-elected as president of the IFBB.In 2004, the organizer of the Mr. Olympia competition Wayne Demille abruptly left the IFBB, and the contest moved to AMI.