Options & Outcomes
A probabilistic approach—to physique sports and the markets— requires precision, accuracy and meticulous behavior
Nine Inch Nails nailed it with respect to competitive body-building, where the excitement and exhilaration of show day is preceded by weeks, months, possibly years of boring and repetitive days — every day really is exactly the same.
Physique sports are unique in that 100% of an athlete’s score or placing is determined by his or her body. It’s balance. It’s symmetry. It’s overall aesthetics.
Now, judges in different divisions might look for different qualities. Whereas the male bodybuilding divi- sion places a heavy emphasis on the balance between muscularity and conditioning, the male physique division (it’s not only the generic descriptor for these sports, but its own division) isn’t looking for a lat spread that blocks out...
