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TIL the moon pose (facing one's backside to the judges & bending over from a standing position) is the only banned pose in bodybuilding. When it was still allowed, bodybuilders who performed i... (www.essentiallysports.com)

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Original Title: TIL the moon pose (facing one's backside to the judges & bending over from a standing position) is the only banned pose in bodybuilding. When it was still allowed, bodybuilders who performed it were labeled as homosexuals & the public accused them of trying to entice the judges which led to the ban.

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[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago

And of course the rest of it's totally straight 😜