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ShareBodybuilding is the process of developing muscle fibres through the combination of weight training, increased caloric intake, and rest.
Someone who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder.
In competitive bodybuilding, bodybuilders aspire to develop and maintain an aesthetically pleasing (by bodybuilding standards) body and balanced physique.
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