Bodybuilding was an Asian Games event from 2002 to 2006. Bodybuilding is no longer an event at the Games because of the judging controversy during the 2006 Asian Games.
| Event | width=20 | width=20 | width=40 | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 60 kg | 2 | |||||
| Men's 65 kg | 2 | |||||
| Men's 70 kg | 2 | |||||
| Men's 75 kg | 2 | |||||
| Men's 80 kg | 2 | |||||
| Men's 85 kg | 2 | |||||
| Men's 90 kg | 2 | |||||
| Men's +90 kg | 2 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | ||||
| width=180 | Nation | width=20 | 02 ! | width=20 | 06 ! | width=40 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Number of nations | 20 | 25 | |||||
| Number of athletes | 79 | 94 | |||||