There's a guy on the Internet who claims to be an amateur bodybuilder, but he looks kind of fat in his photos. He says that the bodybuilding magazines present an unrealistic image of bodybuilders, because the guys in the photos and in the competitions often deplete their muscles to a certain point, so that their musculature will be accentuated. Is this at all true, or is it a lie?
A: Bodybuilders diet down for a contest so by contest time their fat level is extremely low, and every detail of the muscle shows through the skin. Most pictures in bodybuilding magazines are taken at contests, or shortly after contests when the bodybuilder is in peak condition. People often refer to a bodybuilder who is not dieting for a contest as being "off season." The off season look for bodybuilders varies a great deal. Some gain a lot of
