How do you know if you have bigorexia?

So, be careful: Just because you go to the gym every day, that you want to have a perfect body, that you pay a lot of attention to your body image, it does not mean that you suffer from this addiction. In bigorexia, you suffer from what is called dysmorphophobia. In short, whatever your efforts, you will doMake sure you have a physical defect and it will become an obsession.

It’s all about strength training in people with bigorexia. Everything will revolve around physical goals and despite the results achieved, bodybuilding will become an obsession. Bigorexic people will always be dissatisfied and will always see their body as too thin or too small While this is absolutely not the case, even if it means risking their health. Always pushing the limits.

Given that they are still in this cult of performance, which is rather linked to a form of self-esteem problem and lack of confidence, well, They will put their bodies to the test by restricting their diet, their sleep, and overtraining. This overtraining can obviously cause injuries that they will sometimes ignore and continue to train despite the pain.

Dangers of doping products

Sometimes with certain excesses connected with the use of doping products. We must distinguish 2 things: protein-based supplements and anabolics. The supplement is based on protein, this powder called whey, which allows you to increase your protein intake to build muscle, and In the absence of kidney disease this practice does not pose any problem. other side, Anabolic products, called steroids, are prohibited and the most dangerous to your health.

These anabolic steroids, taken in pill, injection or cream form, will contain a hormone that mimics the action of testosterone. thanks to her, You will gain muscle, and it works, but the side effects are numerous. As you bring in external testosterone, your body will no longer need to produce it, your internal production will decrease, but I will remind you that it is the testicles that produce testosterone so they will atrophy. net, With doping products, your testicles will look like raisins.

There are other things to fear. Among impotence, decreased sperm production, Behavior may change with aggression, Sleep disorders, but also high blood pressure And much more. In short, in summary: bodybuilding is a great thing, and I encourage you to do it, but when it becomes an addiction, when you risk your life and nothing else counts, It becomes an illness for which consultation will be necessary.

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