That’s right; you do not have to compete to be a bodybuilder! The difference between a bodybuilder and a physique competitor, anyone who trains with weights is building their body and is therefore a bodybuilder.
Can you believe how times have changed? I can remember in my mid-twenties just hating it when people asked if I was a bodybuilder.
At the time there were many associations to being a bodybuilder that were not so great.
Take your pick - Steroids, narcissistic, no brains, no life outside the gym, etc. Knowing this, I’d answer, "If that’s what you want to call me". One thing for certain, I wasn't always as proud as I am today to be a bodybuilder.