CAN BODYBUILDERS CHANGE SOCIETY?
by Bob Bonham

As each generation grows up, there seems to be a slip in values. When I say that our values are slipping, Išm talking about a growing lack of respect for others. Think about what your grandparents taught your parents, and your parents taught you, and what youšll try to teach your kids. Can you see that things that were once held in high esteem are now viewed with confidence and disdain?

Wešve got to change this perception back to something positive. You, as a bodybuilder, have all the skills youšve learned through proper training and dietary discipline. (And it certainly takes discipline to diet and consistently work out.) By concentrating on your body, youšve learned how to respect it and yourself. Youšve learned how to reach goals in the long and short term. Youšve learned how to respect others through proper gym etiquette.

If you simply apply the techniques of discipline and respect that you have for your body to your outside life and how you treat others, you will become a better person as a result. The idea is that now you can lead by example and show others how to be a confident and happy person. You can create a less-stressful environment for those around you and they will pick up on your actions.