I did weightlifting for ever ( still do ). I started getting into those Armed Forces bench press competitions over seas. But it was so favored by some services, that they would send people who full time job in the services was GYM. These people would do GYM 24/7, while myself and many others did our REAL MOS ( job ) that we signed up for. So there was no way we could compete. I was 175 at the time benching 365, yet they had people in my same class doing 425. I was in shock.
But it's like that in everything. Stereo sound off's. Did that for 8 years. Kicked ass when I first started into it ( 1988 ). But then came the cars sponsored by high end car audio shops and it was all over after that. They came with more shit and kickbacks from the show and the shops.