Body Building Competition

Bodybuilders show their great accomplishments in competitions held first at local levels, but later the contestants who are successful move on to regional and national competitions. Body building competitions started at the beginning of the last century. The competitions began in New York, but these competitions are now held all over the country. Some bodybuilders have become famous by moving on to careers in the film industry. The body building competitions were greatly popular in places such as Venice Beach in California. This town became a magnet for those preparing for body building competitions. Several of the contestants found some success in the movie industry, and one eventually became governor of a major state.

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