Is it a sin to do bodybuilding?

Answer 1

Bodybuilding is not a sin in itself. It is possible to enjoy the benefits of bodybuilding with a clear conscience. However if bodybuilding becomes an idol or an uncontrollable obsession, then bodybuilding is a sin for that particular person. Because people are meant to worship God alone.

Answer 2

I would agree with other answers that there is no "too young" or "too old" per se, and it's very specific to the individual.

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Some thoughts on the "too young" end of the spectrum in terms of when to start:

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1. Skeletal maturity - To date, I'm not aware of any data supporting the commonly held belief that heavy weight training in a skeletally immature will somehow impair long bone growth. This was a theoretical risk that was held by many physicians until recently. But as I said, to date no one has shown this happens with data.

2. Heavy lifting - While there may not be any negative long bone growth repercussions to weight training in a skeletally immature child, the remainder of the connective tissue is a concern. Children and young adults have disproportionately weak/plastic cortical bone when compared to their tendons. When their muscles are loaded with heavyweights (near maximum) they're at increased for a special type of fracture called an "avulsion" where essentially the muscle tears a piece of bone off from the rest of the bone. These can be hard to treat and we see them commonly in children. My recommendation to parents and young lifters is to use the childhood years to teach children how to perform basic lifts with impeccable form (before you get old and your mobility starts to wain) with moderate loads, and save the maximum effort lifts for later in life once your body.

3. Nutrition - Bodybuilders push natural human metabolism to the limits through varying calorie excess and deficits to achieve the desired body composition. I'm not a fan of subjecting anyone younger than the mid 20s to extreme calorie restriction, as more and more the thought is that these periods of "starvation" that bodybuilders endure to lean out for shows have long term if not life long ramifications on metabolism. If you don't believe, ask any bodybuilder who's cut below 7% for a show if that person is ever not hungry again following that endeavor. I could never feel comfortable enforcing a large calorie deficit diet to a developing teen.

4. Steroids - I'm sure you didn't mean this. but in my opinion, answering a bodybuilding question without commenting on anabolics is an incomplete answer. Short answer, there's no need for anyone younger than their mid-late 20s to be taking anabolics. Men will continue to develop their HPT axis long into their 3rd decade and any drugs taken before this time will ultimately limit your potential endogenous testosterone production, probably for life. Teens and early 20s do NOT need anabolics.

As far as "Too old" to start. I don't have a good answer for you. The typical person will need years of training before they develop the work ethic, daily habits, and body mass/composition to step on stage with a serious chance of winning. 5 if you're gifted, more like 10 if you're not. As men enter their late 30s and 40s the potential rate for improvement starts to dwindle. My guess is that if the average person starts bodybuilding in his 40s he'll never step on stage as a legitimate contender. (There are, of course, exceptions.

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Bodybuilding just like any physical activity is very specific to your goals. Anyone can start a reasonable diet and weight training program at practically any age with the aim of improving body composition, independent of plans to compete.