Athlete?
What is an Athlete? Social media has skewed my idea of being an Athlete is. With major and minor “fitness” companies circulating the word Athlete for their sponsored personnel who are seen to be hulking monsters of mass, low body fat all year round specimens, or both being labeled under the term Athlete. This is not a to bash the gym-goers who attain amazing physiques by training endlessly in and out the gym by ascertaining to diets which vary throughout their season and training which has to be done both in a fuled or depleted state. However, what is the classification of an athlete, and should bodybuilders and physique models be classified as such? Definition of Athlete as given by: Merriam Webster Dictionary: 'a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina.’ Oxford Languages (first search on google): ‘a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.’ With these definitions in min