Again bodybuilding isn't life BUT it HAS saved my life more than once.
one time i was in the hospital with Pneumonia, and almost died. had i not been so strong when i went in the hospital....i would have died. doctors told my folks straight....he is lucky he was so healthy and strong before.
another way....Bbing gave me strength to overcome a drug addiction! With out the willpower and discipline found in bbing....i would have been a statistic!
Inner strength, discipline, structure, focus and the ability to push yourself farther than most mentally, is something bbing has given us, and it can and should be applied to other areas to our lives to enhance it.
I have to remind myself everyday, 18 years training, and i don't just have a body to show for it,..i have a whole life to show for it!