So you've decided to try out American bodybuilding. Great! Now before we go right on to the basic starters in bodybuilding, let me first tell how bodybuilding came to America in the first place.Bodybuilding actually started in 11th century India and spread all over Europe during the time of the "gladiating" Romans. Though by the 1800s, bodybuilding gained enormous popularity in Europe, the sport did not make the American cross-over until the time of Bernarr McFadden, the great American bodybuilding athlete and inventor of the "chest expander." McFadden's bodybuilding sideshow in New York State's Madison Square Garden greatly helped popularize the sport in America.Okay, enough with history. Let's go to the real issue. There is actually no such thing as American bodybuilding or European bodybuilding for that matter. Unless, you take into consideration the region in which the bodybuilding program is being undertaken, in which case, there is very much an American bodybuilding sport.There are quite a million things to consider before undergoing American bodybuilding. But first thing's first. Set your American bodybuilding goals. Whether it is to build mass, tighten up your midsection, slim down, or strengthen up your biceps, these are all possible in a good American bodybuilding...