The Process of Bodybuilding is an attempt to capture a detailed glimpse into the life of anamateur bodybuilder. A year-long process has been documented between the 2007 and 2008 Mr.and Ms. Ball State Bodybuilding Competition. It includes protocols for diet, training, andpictures in both the "off-season" and "pre-contest" time periods. Also included is a brief look atthe history of bodybuilding in the paper entitled "The Obsession with the Body". The ultimategoal was to see results and to explain the sometimes complicated process that goes on behind the scenes of this muscular production.