The body is a factor that makes men feel masculine and the role of the body in the construction of masculinity is undeniable. Bodybuilding has many features that are associated with masculinity such as performance, strength, muscular appearance, endurance. The scope of this study is to determine how male bodybuilding athletes construct masculinity through the body they construct and whether choosing this sport branch is meaningful in terms of masculinity. The data of the study were collected with a social constructivist stance, through a focus group interview. Participants of the study were four elite male bodybuilding athletes. According to the findings of the study, the participants were united in a common discourse that they started bodybuilding in order to be more muscular and bulky and that the ideal male body is bulky and intimidating. In addition, bodybuilding is considered as an area where participants can build masculinity and consider the new bodies they have built as an element of respect, a symbol of power. Bodybuilding represents the strength, power, and competence characteristics associated with masculinity for the participants, and is considered as an area where men can build a muscular appearance, which is the ideal body shape. In other words, through bodybuilding they use their bodies to construct masculinity.