Bodybuilding Persuasive Speech

For a good many people, bodybuilding means getting "ripped" and being able to compete in bodybuilding competitions, where competitors look as if they can tear any Ordinary Joe in half in one movement. The competition part of this misconception is partially true: some bodybuilders do compete in competitions to exhibit professionally what they have achieved through months or sometimes even years of discipline and training.

However, this misconception, for all its usefulness for marketers of power drinks and protein bars, should be treated as such and nothing more: a misconception. Bodybuilding is not merely getting muscles and looking good. The bodybuilding lifestyle in itself, when adapted, can save your life.

The sport existed because of discipline and not vice versa. The discipline may be adapted for the following reasons:

* Reduction of fat and cholesterol

* The …show more content…
The diet sustains the body while working out continually improves the physique and "heals" the human body by burning excess stored fats and strengthening the cardiovascular system.

The cardiovascular system is composed mainly of the heart and the lungs, two of the strongest organs in the human body that are responsible for gas exchange (oxygen in, carbon dioxide out) and the circulation of blood throughout the human body.

The success or failure of a bodybuilding regimen depends largely on the efficiency of the cardiovascular system. For one, the body must be able to sustain the regimen until the body starts to build muscle from the regular strain.

A bodybuilding lifestyle will accomplish two things:

* Build muscle (this is one of the most visible signs that the regimen is working)

* Improvement of strength, endurance and