Is Bodybuilding Dying?

[@keithgreen3127]

Bodybuilding may not be dying, but too many bodybuilders are.

[@davebarry4647]

At the state level, BB is 100% dying and there's zero question about it. In the years past, the Teen Michigan competitors' would fill the entire stage along with another line behind them that filled the entire stage in the mid-'80s. Now we get maybe 2-3 teens for the entire show. Some of the state-level shows I did in Michigan had a shocking amount of competitors and now some shows have 8 BB's total. I think the NPC is hoping that classic physique replaces BB at some point but to date not enough people are interested in classic physique. Finally, much is also dependent on how you define BB? IMO it's open BB and classic physique competitors and besides that, I don't consider anyone a BB like so many like to say. In fact, since I no longer compete, I'm no longer a BB. When someone asks me if I'm a BB I simply say, "no, I lift weights."

[@XLRemix]

This is bellybuilding

[@vincentwolthek2736]

lol😂

[@wiktorluz5995]

Lol 😂 ahhahahahahaha

[@finchy015]

Gold 😂

[@gohansupersaiyajin5131]

😂😂😂😂

[@rahulraghuram4804]

Hahahhahahahahahahaa

[@dadlovesyounevaehandresfra5154]

Bodybuilding isn't dying, Bodybuilders are dying 😢

[@TheAshingBLaze]

We're all dying

[@Chris-iq5pr]

David Slaying Goliath yes..😔

[@HABO2210]

kinda morbid, but true

[@waqiwasli6794]

💔

[@nukacola3795]

You ment Drug addicts tho. No loss really. " They Died Doing What They Loved" Drugs.Facts.DontCryForIdiots.

[@shokosugi561]

The era of the mass monsters is dying..A lot of body builders are losing their mass to save their health.Bloated frames and bubble guts...God bless the classic physiques..

[@trennyandcwhisky]

I'm not a bodybuilder, I don't watch bodybuilding shows but I do work out and I love your videos. Cheers buddy!

[@JC-ic3wq]

Trenny and C working out is bodybuilding.

[@nalil5p776]

JC Cuber No, no it’s not...

[@TheUntrainedNinja]

You wouldn't call yourself a bodybuilder if you didn't compete

[@Cammyd4fun]

Levi Hill lifting hard and consistently is though

[@Erik-md9wi]

it actually is, what u mean is competetive bodybuiding.

[@Fitnessat40years]

Classic physique! Much better looking and safer.

[@guyfriedman295]

Not much safer,they also use a lot of juice.

[@alexryan3263]

Not safer definetly not

[@fitnessmmaplaylists3548]

Not safe to get down to 4/6% bf at all

[@ryanwalker3509]

The judges are rewarding mass in classic. It will be totally ruined in 3 years.

[@vikrantupadhyay266]

U fool ...😂😂😂😂 classic phy better yhe but safer no .... Tu andapad he chutye uneducated people like u

[@OdinAesthetic]

The era of the mass monster is dying. Maybe not in the ifbb, but in the people's eyes. It's actually getting "ugly." The bodies are getting ugly. Take the names out of it and just look at some physiques. Even the youtube personalities ( Lobliner, kali, rich Piana.) The bodies are not pleasant to look at. The immense giant quads on top ifbb pros : this is not athletic. This is bizarre.

[@willpowers4762]

Classic physique is the future of bodybuilding !

[@alphazoomii9408]

Yep.... that kills people's motivation too.... they see bloated bubble guts and it's just a huge turn off. The fact people would rather STILL look at Arnie's pictures vs the sports now.... seems ridiculous but it's the truth and the truth should hurt.... but it's not hurting the sport as much as it should. They should be laughed off stage at the conditioning now.

[@denizbatu7812]

Dick to balls ratio tho

[@denizbatu7812]

Rip your dtb

[@peedddro23]

Maybe 1 year ago, but at least the top ten mr olympia are working in fixing the bubble gut just look roelly winkler now 🙄 or William bonac 2016 vs 2017

[@thebigfatcat8711]

The saddest thing about bodybuilding in my opinion is that sometimes it just comes down to who can use more gear and live longer to participate in more competitions... like there is such a big difference in the main focus between now and then; back in Arnold’s era, they tried to look like Greek Gods, not record burger eaters lol

[@justapekinduck3558]

When they all give birth. there offspring will re establish the golden era

[@princeekeson12]

just a pekin duck Hahahaha

[@riggel8804]

Hahaha. Lmao

[@adrianliveslife1421]

*Their.

[@felixjoshua4876]

#RIPiana

[@NicThornsberryDrums]

😂😂😂

[@NathanStar-vw3dm]

7:20 jesus who is 91 and who told him he could get on a stage like that ?

[@JuanGar21]

The era of the mass monsters are dying but not the classic physique look. #goldenera

[@lunaretic3]

All of it is super gay. Male beauty pageants fueled by roids and gay4pay

[@maxbilo6191]

@lunaretic3 So what ?

[@master_Blaster91]

lunaretic3 explains why you're watching a bodybuilding video

[@joaquinlobos356]

lunaretic3 no u

[@Slash1066]

Strongman is the future, it's full of stars like Thor, Shaw, Matiusz the list goes on

[@copegrizz3923]

This is why you have 100% the best bodybuilding channel on youtube bro

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

Cope Grizz what about Janoy?

[@jonathanlim2272]

RIP LUI

[@NIRO1885]

9:00 thats the scariest god damn thing I've seen all week.

[@jerrydesu]

If you can't do a vacuum pose, automatic disqualification. That would keep bodybuilding alive!

[@monke9304]

jerrydesu I accidentally did vacuum when I was 5 and now I’m 15 knowing that vacuum is a great thing

[@jlogan2228]

Lol alot of people i have talked to say arnolds living in the past with saying stuff like that and im like...uhhhh arnold is a cultural icon bc he had an incredible physique that was also desireable and pleasing to look at so i think he knows what hes talking about

[@RiggyRonnie]

I'm going to do a vacuum pose just because of this comment

[@seanc8054]

i agree, they need to start failing people not giving them the go ahead to continue looking like that, but a lot of it has to do with money, and sponsors though, what better way to sell your product that increases muscle mass then let a guy that is 350 pounds of muscle sell it for you.

[@HoobleyWoobley]

djearth Wdym accidenltly Did? And yeah bro I do them every night, they're great for that small waist. I'm 15 too

[@randomdude239]

Make the stomach vacuum pose mandatory again. That’s gonna bring the good old days back.

[@swedishwiking2955]

Big Lenny will save bodybuilding!!

[@cileplay]

Most aesthetic bodybuilder since Arnold

[@halofanaticboy]

it bellybuildening

[@TheCoffeeNut711]

you spelled mike o'hearn wrong

[@mar1355]

Go eat your turkish meatball

[@dustin7763]

What about that DALLLLLLLLLLLEEE

[@neo8840]

1:56 that's a LEGENDARY Physique looks like..

[@marcelimarilag]

Phil heath’s era of bodybuilding surely is dying because people wanted arnold’s era back. The classic, no gut, v-shaped body.

[@aaronarguelles8322]

Marcel Marilag yeah man, lean, classic, V taper with no gut. Couldn’t have said it better man.

[@GTLees]

Marcel Marilag, a sure way for IFBB and other promoters to help the trend along would be to make the Vacuum pose mandatory. Oops, nevermind, those guys are companies for profit not health and fitness. I guess it's up to good guys like Nick and all of us. ....................PEACE!!

[@cromartie1984]

or bob paris, aesthetic bodybuilding died in 1990

[@samson9098]

Marcel Marilag true

[@MCJOHNSON95]

If you walk up to anyone on the street and say what do you want to look like they will always say v shaped no gut body. This is bodybuilding to look good and aesthetic. Being as big as possible in each category of bodyparts doesnt look good. having certain smaller parts can make you actually look better!

[@youreshouldoflearntgrammer8277]

08:51 Most aesthethic physique EVER!

[@vvvss-cx1vd]

he’s not even got abs how did they let him step on stage like that

[@th3th387]

@@vvvss-cx1vd its a joke...

[@discordmemesductor5518]

No , Big lenny

[@vinnyjg]

@@th3th387 he knows

[@emppuposti8040]

He is Jari ”bull” Mentula from Finland!!

[@rev7484]

The pregnant look doesn't look good at ALL

[@WickedRibbon]

I think this is a broad question that needs to be split in two: 1. Is the interest in *bodybuilders* dying? No, As you've mentioned, they have massive followings on social media. We're in an age where lighting, filters and editing can make a very good physique look absolutely incredible. This only helps individuals who's main business hinges on showcasing their body. 2. Is *competitive* bodybuilding dying? At best, I'd say it's stagnant. Those millions of social media followers are clearly not flooding in numbers to watch pro competitions. If they were, we'd see far higher levels of sponsorship investment and prize money. There's a large gap between liking a picture of a bodybuilder on Instagram and taking the time/having an interest in watching them compete at the latest pro show. This gap isn't helped by the destructive "more size = better" mindset that plagues bodybuilding judging - putting the freakiest athletes front and center. To me, I don't see a mainstream interest in the competitive merits of bodybuilding. People care less about on stage performance, and more about the lifestyle. You can clearly sell supplements, merch and training plans on the back of your idealised social media image rather than your competitive performance. I think it's telling that Kai Greene is the World's most famous bodybuilder, even though he hasn't competed since 2016. Kai Greene the personality, the motivator, the showman, is arguably more appealing than Kai Greene the competitive bodybuilder.

[@jlogan2228]

Agreed i only became interested in kai after generation iron and sae his personality his history etc. The prob w modern body building is that everyones a mass monster and everyones the same shade of dark tan so in a competition its hard for anyone to really stand out and im defonitely not gonna be interested enough to pay money or even watch guys just flex. But if they are interesting people ill follow them on social media

[@MrObaaMaa]

Don't forget kali muscle

[@springerscliffy1992]

Its fucking dying

[@HbVki]

Well said

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Damn, that's sharp! YOU should make a video about this yourself! I'd watch it!

[@grahammarkhorn]

So Im 46, watched Levrone, Yates and Wheeler live posing and in major comps and guest posing when I was in my early twenties.....left the sport to get on with life and re discovered the sport through Nicks channel...still train today and love watching the players today doing there thing......so no its not dieing...but classic is the future...Bumstead and Vissers are where its heading...for me anyway...Nick you are the man and your questions and answers are always worth a watch.

[@IBleedTiranga]

The tittle should be, is old school bodybuilding dying( Arnold, frank zane generation ) don't promote bubble gut.

[@maxdelater3369]

Is it dying? No. The Arnold and Frank Zane generation has loooong ended. This mass monster problem has been gooming on since the early 2000s, I'm glad that were just starting to realise it can't go on like this and were (trying) to make some changes. Introducing classic physique is already a really good thing, although this won't be the big solution. We're making progress and in a little over 10 years we'll probably be back to the mid-90s physique with bodybuilding.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

@@maxdelater3369 I'd argue Dorian started the movement, although he did it with RAZOR sharp conditioning. (Whats that? The 1997 Olympia? Never heard of it. Didn't happen. He retired in 1996 and Nasser won in '97)

[@noodles2732]

Even though it's not a popular opinion I personally like Phil Heath and his physique (when he's closer to 100% obviously 2017 was a shit show and a half). The problem is that most bodybuilders at lower level IFBB shows look like utter train wrecks because all they do is blast gear and carb load trying to be Heath. Modern bodybuilding requires a hard balance of good quality gear, obscure genetics, and luck to not die of heart and renal failure before getting a pro card.

[@jacobp948]

Couldn’t agree more

[@Z-209]

Chicken Wings and Deadlifts True true. I'm also a fan of Phil Heath. He's a pretty chill dude. Despite the weekend warrior comments. I wonder what's gonna happen after Phil retires

[@preachinoldschool5726]

Classic is the right direction

[@bblvrbiboy9860]

I think nick keeps adding that picture at the end to see if we actually watched the whole video and paid attention lol

[@denizbatu7812]

BBLVRBIBOY its a cursed picture when you see it once you see it for the rest of your life

[@GTLees]

BBLVRIBOY, it is an attention getter that's for sure! HaHaaa!

[@jamespollman6616]

Was there ever a doubt that drugs would destroy the "art of the sculpture". Imagine Michelangelo presented with the "ideal" of a bodybuilder in its current popular form! Tragic.

[@alicecullotto7530]

Classic physique is the future

[@kschumac]

Lol no

[@like7349]

Jarihan se siinä thumbnailissa :D oispa rahkaa

[@taurian98393]

I hope modern bodybuilding dies so we can go back to the good oldschool bodybuilding. The real bodybuilding.

[@oscarescobarescobar8219]

TheRandomGuy Preach🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@ironmountain7907]

It defiantly is, men’s classic is gaining so much more traction with consumers! Chris bumstead, cal von moger, Steve cook, etc! Aesthetics should be prioritized over size.💯

[@NicksStrengthandPower]

I think both mens open and classic can survive and thrive if things change

[@marsbeegeefan1482]

Nick's Strength and Power Nick, Mars here. Classic Bodybuilding is needed for now. But....Open Bodybuilding will always be The Draw. See, Classic is nice, but still, competitors still are too small. It is an excuse to not do Open Bodybuilding right, which is being big, round and in shape! These guys pictures you showed here are horrible, should never even be on that stage! Did you not see them? Damn, look at that gut....oh my. I see what you're saying, and you're right, but Classic is not going to take the place, only hold a place, like in math. I just can't fathom how a guy can present himself as a bodybuilder looking the wsy they look. Disgusting....seriously, let's be real and say the truth. I will be glad when alot of this transistion is over and what you say comes to pass. Great vid mate. Keep on trucking!!

[@JosephArata]

Mass monstering got taken way too far. The abusive use of insulin, igf-1, research chems, and overeating carbs caused this problem. We never had this prevailant a problem with it in the early first decade of the 2000's. It got out of control once Phil Heath took and kept the Mr. O title.

[@vmax-cv1ml]

Someone commented "Classic physics" and I agree. The guys on the lower levels . Looks so good.

[@KarmaInTheWater]

That last pic again lmao

[@jamezrobertz8638]

I subscribed when you had about 400 followers, I have never witnessed a page grow as quick as yours Nick. Bodybuilding is doing great.

[@Richlore]

Grapefruitbuilding

[@denizbatu7812]

Gym Carrey gRAPE

[@jimmorgan8688]

Gym Carrey "#Metoo" - Annoying Orange

[@yokedswole]

That's comedy bro haha

[@COHOFSohamSengupta]

You know what's the most important thing to me...Its just being in a proper shape and size...Im definitely not a body builder..Im a just college student...

[@locobadger3376]

Soham Sengupta Being fit is better than being big! Being big comes with a cost.

[@Android25K]

I just want to be healthy and wake up everyday with a "I'm in good shape"

[@kickinwinghotboi883]

"I'm just a college student" Ok, good for you

[@thetoad7367]

Yes they all look like shit apart from the old school look. Classic physique where it at.

[@Fabian11446]

2:57 Iiiiiiööööö Leute Karl hier.

[@Bejita666]

Auch die extreme attention whore jil...

[@-Medici]

Gip buchclup. 8i

[@reinoldi1097]

Karl ess 🤮🤮🤮

[@jackdaniels2483]

No it's just a rough patch that will go away when Phil Heath is gone

[@wardlombaert1021]

jack daniels Without Phill is the only one with an olympia worthy physique atm atleast imo

[@Articfox_therian293]

bonac is the only one to save bb. cedric has all of the tools but cant seem to dial it in.

[@markgibson4582]

jack daniels I

[@kevinvandorst]

guys please be real, the classic physique STILL go hard on the juice! Don't be fooled.

[@dogs4life217]

Well... Duuh, it's not about the drugs, it's about the awful looks.

[@cookiefly6241]

Lol they aren't natural?

[@milosilic23]

Of course they do. Every profesional athlete is on some sort of enhancement drug. To get bigger, to recover faster, to be faster... But classic physique is just better, than looking at these pregnant dudes

[@bilal00276]

True but it looks so much more appealing to the 'average' gym goer

[@vietnamaesthetics3330]

Kevin van Dorst any division does! All the way down from men’s physique

[@kashmiirr7634]

MAKE.THE.VACUUM.MANDATORY.

[@abraham1O2]

Peak Check "I ABUSE HGH TESTOSTERONE AND STEROIDS AND HAVE A BUBBLE GUT THEREFORE VACUUM POSE ISNT FAIIRRRRRRR WHAAAAA"

[@henrigodefroidt6346]

Peak Check everyone can do it. You just have to train

[@MrJedge78]

Hadi chopan has a terrible gut but he can still hit vacuums so it wouldn’t help

[@zstrode.8953]

Internet Driller yuppppp

[@zstrode.8953]

Peak Check then they dont need to be on stage

[@miIitaryminded]

me, walking away from the troubles in my life 9:00

[@Grannyknockers]

It's time to get rid of the IFBB. Their problems are too deep seeded to fix I'm afraid. They have shown that they are entirely incapable of leading the sport in the direction it needs to go. There's no reason the competitors of the 80s and 90s should look better than the ones today who have so much more equipment, knowledge, and resources at their hands.

[@andrewcolvin7908]

Agree with you nick. I remember being 16 in 04 and being the only kid in my gym. The big dudes would always walk up to me and say it’s awesome to see you in here. Nowadays you have tons of people of all ages in gyms

[@patriciodiez4990]

In my opinion BODYBUILDING itself is dying. What is not dying is the fitness industry, in fact like Nick says fitness industry with all this social media has never been in such a high popularity. Here in Argentina, for example, lot of people who were born in the 60s and 70s tend to smoke and drink a lot without caring about consequences. That had a big impulse over the 90s and 2000 generation because we started to realize that if we do exercise we can live better longer and happier unlike the older generations who in most cases are suffering liver disease, lung cancer, etc. Nowadays you can literally see gyms in every fucking corner of Capital Federal where 20 or 15 years ago you could barely see even 1 with a 20 blocks round area.

[@cajundaddy64]

Well, I remember the 70's. I also remember all the names of 70's bodybuilders you mentioned. Couldn't name one today. The mystique is gone from todays bodybuilding. Freakishy big isn't better.

[@officefishwatch]

Bodybuilding isn't dying. The IFBB is dying.

[@H.abuelhassan]

Richard Schmidt maybe yes

[@mikepeligro]

Bodybuilding ceased to be bodybuilding when all that they cared about was to increase the size of their guts. It should have been called "Open Gut Building"

[@fistsofforgiveness2829]

Aesthetics in open bodybuilding is dead and buried. Thank God for classic physique

[@RoadToGlory]

Thanks for featuring a photo of myself on this Video Nick 💪

[@JayBruceWorld]

Bodybuilding has peaked and is now in sharp decline. Not unlike the porn you watch, once things start getting extreme, you’ll never be able to go back.

[@stinic4263]

all hail out lord and savior Dinkleberry, he's the only natty out there and he will save bodybuilding from dying by his insane lifts

[@chrism45]

The brofessor has a comprehensive lesson on that.

[@op-em5ep]

You're not just a bodybuilding commentator, I started liking bodybuilding because of you, and I believe fast forward 20 - 30 years someone would make a video on you saying "Nick the greatest bodybuilding or classic physice promoter ".BDW great channel and great content. 👍

[@RobbiePatsRobbie]

Congrats on 400k Nick! Keep up the consistency and you'll hit 1 mil easy

[@NicksStrengthandPower]

Thanks bro, that's my goal

[@RobbiePatsRobbie]

Nick's Strength and Power Love your content bro, you are jump-starting bodybuilding!

[@brettdziekonski1451]

Nick's Survival and persistence

[@biglawllc1551]

"It's because of toxic masculinity" damnnit!

[@raymondervin1596]

Not DYING it is CHANGING and it will be better and HEALTHIER

[@NicksStrengthandPower]

I agree it's evolving. Nothing is a linear line going straight up. There are always ups and downs. Good and bad periods.

[@tut8banana]

nothing healthier in bodybuilding

[@davebarry4647]

One point I've heard you make as well as many other younger bodybuilders (BB) is that they miss the days when BB's had a small waist like Arnold back in the "Golden Era." I giggle every time I hear that because most BB's in the '80-'90s considered Arnold (including Arnold himself in the '70s.) to have a wide waist. Also, the various twisting poses Arnold did was not meant to hide his left bicep since it wasn't as peaked as his right as you mentioned. In fact, Arnold did various twisting poses to hide his wide waist based on what Joe Weider told him. That's one point that makes this channel interesting because so many are commenting purely based on pictures, old videos, and current thought.

[@geminierica4077]

I'm a new fan to the sport also at 38, I stated out following women who compete in bikini because that's the body type I most prefer for myself but through social media and their connections I've become a fan of bodybuilding as a sport (like watching hockey or something ..hey I'm Canadian!) But I find the whole thing (how people can sculpt every inch of their body) very interesting and somehow I ended up watching nicks strength and power and enjoying the videos and bodybuilding competitions. I'll never bodybuild myself more than casually, but even if you don't it's a fun spectator sport and open I think now to more people than ever with these athletes on social media and such.

[@punkadjacent]

Wesley Vissers is going to save bodybuilding. Dude is the perfect ambassador for the sport.

[@FratBoyFitness]

Bodybuilding isn’t dying it’s been dead. Ever since the mass monsters hit the scene the public opinion on bodybuilding shifted from men at the peak of physical fitness to “look at those freaks” that’s why the faces of fitness today aren’t Phil Heath and Kai Greene. It’s guys like Jeff seid, Steve cook, David laid and jon sky walker.

[@patrikroyale179]

I understand how mass monsters came to be, being that taller bodybuilders have to put on more mass in order to have the longer striated muscles to be full but somewhere a long the way symmetry and aesthetics along with overall appearance and shape was lost. There was a time of when the upper torso was tapered off into a v shape which meant a smaller tight waist line, tight abs and then the thighs when together was supposed to be equivalent to the width of the chest to create proportions.....I think that if there were less judging for mass, body builders like Dexter Jackson, Kevin Levrone, Shawn Ray, Flex Wheeler, Lee Priest and a few others would have won at least one or maybe two Mr. Olympias simply because they usually were undersized against Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, etc.....

[@The3N3RGIZ3R]

One thing is dying for sure. My legs and glutes as I do my heavy leg workout as i watch this video in the rest periods.

[@Allex1991]

FOCUS!

[@NicksStrengthandPower]

Sorry babe.

[@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive]

It is actually not. The amount of jokes around the world just increases making it a ridiculous subculture again. All the work of Schwarzenegger & co. Of brining it to the mainstream, seems to be wasted and thrown away.

[@Flexb123]

I don't think bodybuilding was ever meant for mainstream. It was better when it almost seemed underground. I don't know if its social media, or just all the wannabe's but its changed a lot the past decade. I remember when the Mr O used to seem like a mythical figure, now just seems like regular dudes who are very forgettable. Prob cause they're so accessible on the net. Back in the day only way you'd know about someone is If they made the magazines and you'd have to wait a month to find out who won the Mr O.

[@LordWout]

Hahaha again with that picture at the end

[@Nizzon.]

It made my day! >.

[@TaiMaiShue]

8:44 Hory shiet it's a real life Terraformar

[@κάργκοελλάς]

i think that today's bodybuilding is dying...natural bodybuilding is growing

[@Konstantinos_Tzouvaras]

κάργκο ελλάς ακριβώς αδερφέ

[@ihebarfaoui340]

Yes

[@κάργκοελλάς]

Kostas Tzouvaras φιλε ειμαι 18 και το βλεπω...πολλοι νεοι πανε γυμναστήριο και βλεπω να γυμνάζονται και αυτο ειναι πολυ καλο

[@diegovaz5862]

I'd say that low doses bodybuilding is growing haha

[@jesusblanco7657]

Lol natural is growing 😂 this guy

[@WorldofMrGrey]

Bodybuilding in the competition sense i think is definitely dying, and i think the organisers amd judges are primarily to blame. They are the ones who let the mass bodies with thier bubble guts get the praise, instead of cit conditioned bodybuilders. I'm 39 years old, been a fan of bodybuilding competition for years but my fandom has been chipped away the last few years due to the way the competition has gone. Its no longer about cut or aesthetics its all about mass and size. The bubble guts are the worst thing to happen to the sport.

[@ironman2326]

You should've seen the gym scene in 97 and 98, Nick. That's when I began lifting. I was the only kid in high school (that wasn't an athlete) that lifted weights.

[@NicksStrengthandPower]

I was only age 4 bruh

[@Gspotdepot]

Iron man I wouldve loved that, now you got all these fat fuck football players on my high schools that carry their gallons of water around school trying to getting attention. Dude I swear its like there side chest fat rolls on there arms when they walk its fucking nasty. "Yeah i bench 300 but weigh 260" lmao gtfo

[@RealAnthonyJones]

Gains yeah, you mad cause you small.

[@boerpanther1301]

Gains LMAO... true

[@Gspotdepot]

Anthony Jones Thats not what your mother said 😬

[@josemelendez5488]

It’s a big difference when I first got interested in bodybuilding in my hs years... they are way out of line now, I just started lifting again and I love the classic physic. That is true body building all in conjunction with the body type and lines... perfect...

[@arscards2228]

No one's around to keep it alive they all die off

[@AnthonyRizzotherealbatman]

That last photo is terrifying

[@billschmidt4192]

Pregnant Bodybuilders.... I don't like that look!! Steve Reeves will always be the best!! How can these guys win with 40 inch waists and massive Intestines??

[@mztrdro]

It's like school, as we grow n have more knowledge with info at our fingertips these days, Mike Chang was like elementary but it got most of us off our asses and started, then as more info comes available with more uploaders with valuable info so do we as the participant's interests. Zyzz kinda started the aesthetic movement, but now it's college n knowing all of that we need more. It's like being a ricer for cars, all look no go. The best n most healthy is to train with purpose. Either it's kickboxing, martial arts or sports training etc, training for purpose will get u the aesthetics but also mobility n function ur body needs. It will react n move when naturally when suppose to instead of just looking the part. Trust, u don't wana be the big for nothing dude, who don't have the skill sets when situations arise n most needed. By now think the fitness community should or have been grown into this state, bettering ourselves further. If not then what we really handing down to the youth n next generation, cus getn big as possible is unhealthy I promise. Just an opinion. #SS

[@helmutha5589]

I listen to metal and play wow and like bodybuilding. People say things I like are all dead

[@keyboardwarrior0082]

I listen to metal while training, i love it.

[@gixxerfixxer4159]

Yeah but when's the last time a rock/metal album or song charted number 1 most recently. It's pretty much dead to the mainstream. It's been surpassed by Hip-Hop, which is the current edgy/rebellious music for most kids today.

[@lancecuckborn7392]

Helmut Ha dude wow you're so unique and cool!!! :)))

[@Esceti95]

Wow is not dying! 😁

[@helmutha5589]

I might as well be a necrophiliac at this point

[@TheBerega]

Woah, that last image. I had to scroll back and see what was going on there after the video ended. Great content. Love your insights!

[@PomazeBog1389]

*_"IS BODYBUILDING DYING?"_* *_::PUTS UP RICH PIANA'S TWITTER _**_2:23_**_::_*

[@alphazoomii9408]

Very calculated by Nick there..... lol. 1dayumay die..... yes....everyone is going to die.

[@PapaSeed]

Instagram dumbasz

[@ThePaladin5084]

Phil Heath looks like a Goron from the Legend of Zelda. Same skin tone, same mass, same belly

[@TC-iv7dn]

He can also roll to move

[@matthewmarshall6948]

@@TC-iv7dn 😂😂😂😂 does he eat rocks?

[@DidoInFlames]

Nick I don't care about following on Instagram. Bodybuilding after Coleman Era is pretty much dead. The best was in the 70s and 90s

[@MatsNorway]

Bring back the vacuum as a pose and points for best condition. Boom the field gets significantly chanced.

[@carloslamadrid4799]

I hope it's not. It needs to stay.

[@DedricSilva]

Bodybuilding will never die. At least we have the Open class, Classic Physique, and Men's Physique which the last two i want to do after i lose belly fat.

[@leolopez140]

Carlos Lamadrid It's the same thing people say all the time about boxing but it's just the casual fans who don't really follow the sport.

[@joehollow2505]

Well if bodybuilding is those bubble gut freaks, than i hope so. Sometimes you need to destroy things you love. Perhaps than it could be rebuilt into what it should be.

[@CinBro]

Mens open needs to die

[@ApplySkills]

no it doesn't

[@mrginga4044]

Bodybloating these days

[@RAZOR12334]

I started lifting weights back in 1998.Im 34 now and I can proudly say I belong to the old school era.

[@melsoro7311]

R u built?

[@GTLees]

Bodybuilding dying? Nah. You're right Nick, social media has made the level of awareness and the number of followers explode. I also agree that the quality and caliber of the competitors had been on a steady decline since the trend of mass monsters began. I believe that trajectory has been righted and is now headed upward with the Classic Physique division. The fact that the cover has been peeled offa certain enhancements has also helped repair some damage and lotsa fans, myself included, don't wanna see competitors and icons die young. There has also always been many of us who have no desire to see or promote overgrown piles of meat. In fact, I prefer to watch Belgian Blue Bull contests and commentaries to that kind of thing. Couldn't agree more Nick, you're good for bodybuilding so keep it up brutha! Heh, heh. ......................................PEACE!!

[@Ben-mu1db]

Open bodybuilding is dying; classic physique is taking its place.

[@ItsPlutonium]

Pro Bodybuilding is dying but the Sport Never dies!!!!!!!!!

[@BountyFlamor]

"as a sport, as a pageant. Whatever you wanna call it" Let's be honest: the goal of professional bodybuilding is competing at events. Technically, it's just a pageant, not a sport.

[@mikemike7345]

I love bodybuilding but my favorite era was the 70s 80s in the early 90s after that I got they got you big it's too much for me thanks for the video

[@tendonsondemontime1520]

I could be wrong about this, but it seems that before, many powerlifters moved onto bodybuilding, whereas today, many people make the opposite transition.

[@NicksStrengthandPower]

like who?

[@tendonsondemontime1520]

Nick's Strength and Power I guess I worded that wrong. I meant that many people who are big on social media are either Powerbuilders or straight up trying out powerlifting. Russel Orhii is a good example.

[@KhoiBoa]

I hate powerlifters, bodybuilding, crossfit as pros compete. I like running, triathlon, swimming, gymnastics, those type just involve more movement and good form.

[@ramonfarr]

Did anyone focused on the last pic? 🙃😁

[@ceasariomulumba5956]

That pic says #Vice versa is True#

[@Greengoblin2345]

Didn't have to flex on us that hard @ 3:57 lolol

[@InsaneArenaSHOTS]

One of the decent channels on youtube regarding bodybuilding with actually and factually good content. I’d appreciate if you put up some workout and diet tips too.

[@videomemes9363]

I think competitive bodybuilding is dying. Bodybuilding is really insufficient for paying up the bills But bodybuilding for looking good and getting girls/guys (😁) is getting way popular

[@edfrazier5751]

48 yrs old and a life long BB that is a true old school Kevin Levrone mind set to training and nutrtion. All that said, im starting to take a look at the Classic division now and truly enjoy watching it take off. May not surpass the open freak division, where u can put the top 10 in the world together behind a silhouette screen and they all look the same. Only diff is ht! Distorted muscle proportions do to site enhancements they ALL USE! I have Big nutrition company connection that is friends with all the big names and its nearly all top level. Take that with the amount of food and insulin used by some and its just a genetic freak , chemical game. Most we see as top level are all guys who could pit muscle on easier than you or I. Anyway.. Nice work Nick, glad to see you come into your own the past couple years. All the best. Big Ed

[@Leocomander]

Aesthetics bro😂😂😂

[@raged70]

nick please do more videos really appreciate the work .. you have a great view on things

[@braddingleberry9473]

The LUI is the only one who thinks its dying

[@zstrode.8953]

Brad Dingleberry because his channel is dead

[@krazyaim]

LUI channel is a man showing off to gay men now

[@amaurycorona3694]

That lui guy is an idiot

[@mrrhombus716]

The LUI invented Classic Physique. Bow down bitches.

[@Wolfenman]

Yes. I feel it is dying in the way you described it, Nick. Sad but true. There is hope with Classic Physique. 60s, 70s, & 80s bodybuilding had the greatest physiques ever. Okay, some early 90s as well. But when Dorian started the era, or Error of the Mass Monsters, that was the beginning of the end. Let's hope Classic Physique can get it all back on track to the way bodybuilding used to be. The way it should still be now.

[@chrisr546]

Your channel deserves more subscribers....

[@atlassadsad7422]

It's all social media. Social media has the amazing ability to uncover something like bodybuilding that is usually a niche.... Back in the 70s there weren't many people interested in bodybuilding because it's something hard to give context to until you train. + People were way less health conscious back then

[@chriscanale4044]

No

[@landonduplechin7590]

to be honest, I had no interest in bodybuilding for a long time. I started off with athlean-X when I was 13 and followed his tips and tricks and made some great newbie gains. It wasnt until I found your channel that I was impressed by how much work it took to be a bodybuilder and the level of persistence it took.