“Only Competitors are Bodybuilders”

Oh. Get. Over. Yourself.

Julia E Hubbel
Nov 3 · 5 min read

Not long ago I got a comment on a story I was writing about fitness. A woman fired a shot ( I just wrote snot, which was the same thing) across my bow, claiming that the term “bodybuilder” only applies to those who, like her, compete.

Where do you get off, sister?

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Julia E Hubbel

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Prize-winning author, veteran, adventure traveler, animal masseuse, athlete, international traveler/speaker. Perpetually curious.

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