Im 45 and although I didn't start to compete in bodybuilding until just a few years ago, I've been lifting weights since I was 12 and have always thought of myself as a bodybuiler.
As I work my way up the amateur ranks, Im starting to achieve some notoriety (on a very small scale). A couple of months back I was "amateur of the week" on a well known bodybuilding site. No big deal, but I still appreciated it. Got some free goodies and a T-shirt. As well, I was starting to get some emails. As an amateur, sponsorship would really be a welcome thing. Just getting some of my protein and supps would be awesome. But as the emails came in I discovered how many
freaks there are in bodybuilding. The first email applauded my accomplishments and requested some photos in exchange for $250! Not a bad deal. But as I exchanged a few more emails I was told a few
"tasteful nudes" would be required as well. No thanks. And then there was the guy requesting pics of me in my posing trunks, but puffing out my stomach????WTF??? Although not nude, too weird for me. Imagining some dude

to me puffing out my stomach wasn't gonna work. I was told I could make very good money participating in sex parties in Europe catering to wealthy men and women. What gets me is that 99% of all emails and correspondance were from some kind of
freak.
Now the smoke has cleared and I spend some quality time on this site. Im not the "guru' but I try to help in the forums if I think I can. But, even on this site Im not safe from the freaks. I recently received a PM from a guy looking for help on his contest prep cycle. I exchanged numerous pms. This guy was voicing concern about getting erections while competing on stage. I told him not to worry, you'll be so focused you wont be thinking about sex. He said it happened at the last competition and asked if he should

before the competition. WTF?!?! I said, LOL, come on, just don't look at the figure girls. He then told me he was BI and the girls weren't the only thing that would get him aroused. I noticed the freaks wait until you feel more comfortable before they start to get too graphic.
Im not a homophobe. But Im wondering what kind of fan base this sport has. In all my years of lifting, competing, reading mags, watching DVD's on bodybuilding, Ive NEVER thought of bodybuilding as sexual. Never an erection...
Has anyone else experienced anything like this?