Some people think that because of race and genes, foreigners' genes are more suitable for bodybuilding, but because they are all Asians, the domestic bodybuilding level is still much worse than that of South Korea, which is enough to show that it is not because of race and genes. Then why is it also fitness, and the gap between domestic and foreign bodybuilders is so big?
First, economic reasons.
If bodybuilding competition is a sport, it may be the most expensive sport. There is really a big difference between general fitness and professional fitness, and there is also a big gap in cost. General fitness may be more casual. Eat some protein powder, eat more chicken and vegetables, and you can shape the good figure of ordinary people. And bodybuilders need to spend too much on food. It can be said that training venues and equipment are really cheap compared with eating, and there may really be no upper limit for eating. This is also the reason why there are more bodybuilders and fewer bodybuilders in China. If economic conditions are bad, they really can't afford it.
Second, input and return are out of proportion.
I mentioned the expenses of bodybuilders in eating earlier, and then there is no authoritative bodybuilding competition in China. Everyone knows that it is impossible to build a car behind closed doors anyway, but without financial support, even if you know that there are bodybuilding competitions abroad, how can you get there? How can I compete without money? There are really not many rich people in China who are interested in bodybuilding competitions. Instead of investing in bodybuilding competitions, it is better to invest in other sports events with more lucrative returns. Many domestic bodybuilders can't support themselves by winning the prize money from the competition, and basically rely on their other sideline businesses to make money to support their bodybuilding. Therefore, even fewer people practice bodybuilding when the input and return are disproportionate.
Third, the training gap.
What I said before was all external conditions. Now let's talk about internal factors. Most bodybuilders in the world will use drugs to exercise, both in small doses and in large doses. After all, the threshold of most bodybuilding competitions is still very low. Compared with the foreign drug fitness environment, domestic bodybuilders have stricter control over drugs, so most of them are natural bodybuilding, and there is a big gap in muscle training level with foreign countries.
Nevertheless, there are many good young seeds in China in recent years, and I believe that bodybuilding can be further developed in China. Many people don't understand that it's not good to spend money to build a muscle, but everyone has their own pursuit. When ice hockey first came out, many people didn't understand it, but now it has successfully joined the Olympic Games.
Who do you think is the person with the highest fitness level in China?