Tod, D.
Relationships among muscle dysmorphia characteristics, body image quality of life, and
coping in males. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Belconnen 18.5, 2015, 585-
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Research Log 7
Quotation
Researchers recognize that muscularity is
typically a concern among males dissatisfied
with their bodies.
Muscle dysmorphia has been proposed as an
extreme expression and involves individuals'
preoccupations that they are insufficiently large
and muscular.
Associated with such preoccupations are
behaviours aimed at increasing size and
definition, including excessive weightlifting,
restrictive diet manipulation and illicit
appearance and performance-related drug
use.
muscle dysmorphia has been correlated with
behaviors, including exercise, steroid use,
muscle checking and appearance control
Muscle dysmorphia characteristics may
influence people's lives in multiple ways, and
people exhibiting these characteristics may
interpret these influences positively or
negatively.
Investigators have developed an impressive
body of knowledge about the perceptions males
have regarding their muscularity.
Notes
Most men even if they arent a bodybuilder are
concerned with their muscularity.
Having Muscle Dysmorphia is basically seeing
your body as much smaller than it actually is.
Strict dieting and excessive weightlifting is very
harmful to the body and can cause one to
become obsessed with looks more so than
health.
One of the most recent and biggest bodybuilders
in the industry, Rich Piana was bigger than most
bodybuilders and he still had muscle dysmorphia,
which shows us how anybody can have it no
matter how big.
To those affected positively or negatively they
both have skewed perceptions and do the wrong
things to get to where they want to be.
Most males are concerned about their bodies
because they are trying to impress females which
is why they always want to look more masculine.