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Have you ever heard of "bigorexia"? It's a bit like anorexia in reverse. While people with anorexia starve themselves from food in order to lose weight, people who have a bodybuilding addiction obsessively try to put on muscle mass. No matter how big they get, they look in the mirror and think they are small.
Being successful at bodybuilding takes a lot of self-discipline. At the competitive level, it is most certainly 24/7. Rigorous training coupled with some form of aerobics, meal prep, scheduled eating times, adequate rest. Just a few of things successful bodybuilders encompass in their daily lives.
But is there a point where someone becomes OCD with bodybuilding, and it becomes detrimental in the overall scheme of things? I think so. When an individual becomes so addicted to bodybuilding, that he/she develops a "do whatever it takes" attitude to attempt to achieve success. And if you don't think there are a ton of individuals like that, type in "dead bodybuilders" on YouTube.
Bodybuilding is a wonderful activity, and is the best way to help improve the bulk of the muscles, adding definition and increasing overall strength. But bodybuilding is one of the few sports where genetics plays such a large part in your success. There are so many great bodybuilders out there, and yet there are a limited number who every stand on a national level stage, and fewer than that who earn a pro card, and fewer still who will ever set foot on the Mr Olympia stage! So enjoy your training and have fun with the sport. If you decide to compete, train hard, diet correctly, stay motivated and focused and go for it! But always remember...abusing steroids and ancillary products will never make you a champion!
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Being successful at bodybuilding takes a lot of self-discipline. At the competitive level, it is most certainly 24/7. Rigorous training coupled with some form of aerobics, meal prep, scheduled eating times, adequate rest. Just a few of things successful bodybuilders encompass in their daily lives.
But is there a point where someone becomes OCD with bodybuilding, and it becomes detrimental in the overall scheme of things? I think so. When an individual becomes so addicted to bodybuilding, that he/she develops a "do whatever it takes" attitude to attempt to achieve success. And if you don't think there are a ton of individuals like that, type in "dead bodybuilders" on YouTube.
Bodybuilding is a wonderful activity, and is the best way to help improve the bulk of the muscles, adding definition and increasing overall strength. But bodybuilding is one of the few sports where genetics plays such a large part in your success. There are so many great bodybuilders out there, and yet there are a limited number who every stand on a national level stage, and fewer than that who earn a pro card, and fewer still who will ever set foot on the Mr Olympia stage! So enjoy your training and have fun with the sport. If you decide to compete, train hard, diet correctly, stay motivated and focused and go for it! But always remember...abusing steroids and ancillary products will never make you a champion!
GD