| Commandment 1: Bodybuilders frown upon the current | | | | being and does not feel the need to intimidate on or |
| abuse of anabolic agents that prohibit searches of true | | | | off the gym floor. A bodybuilder knows that he or she |
| athletic potential. Consequently, true bodybuilder's are | | | | can wear a smile on the floor, hoping to advertise a |
| satisfied in developing through their own natural | | | | correlation between joy and an awesome sport. |
| physiological processes and compare only to those | | | | Commandment 7: A bodybuilder is not timid when |
| alike. | | | | communicating commitment to the sport. As a result, a |
| Commandment 2: A bodybuilder ignores all distractions | | | | true bodybuilder is above peer pressure that results in |
| in and around the gym, realizing that every minute | | | | lack of sleep, overeating, or other self-destructing |
| passing a capable effort will result in decreased | | | | behaviors. Essentially, we are the master's of our fate, |
| muscular growth response. | | | | and captains of our soul. |
| Commandment 3: A bodybuilder takes time before his | | | | Commandment 8: A bodybuilder teaches another gym |
| or her workout to plan progressive overloads upon the | | | | member in between sets when he or she witnesses |
| muscle, realizing that memory's recall is limited when | | | | incorrect physical mechanics that may result in injury. |
| attempting to summon previous workouts. | | | | Instilling knowledge in others serves as a platform to |
| Commandment 4: A bodybuilder has respect for the | | | | build true bodybuilding camaraderie. |
| next user of equipment and thus re-racks all weights | | | | Commandment 9: A bodybuilder pursuits and |
| to their proper places. This, the bodybuilder realizes, is a | | | | eventually acquires a competent perspective of the |
| selfless act to balance a mistakenly selfish discipline. | | | | relevant sciences. A bodybuilder practices |
| Commandment 5: A bodybuilder is a lover of | | | | kinesiological, nutritional, and motivation principles to |
| knowledge and actively extracts from sources holding | | | | increase the effectiveness of his or her efforts. |
| years of experience. In this way, a bodybuilder is a | | | | Commandment 10: A bodybuilder lives the healthy life |
| humble being, and is prey to a wealth of influence from | | | | beyond gym walls. A bodybuilder's views his or her life |
| others that is of tremendous value. | | | | as a constant war-zone, in which survival is dependent |
| Commandment 6: A bodybuilder is secure as a human | | | | on sound, healthy choices and actions. |