Bodybuilder thread spinoff - Is it an eating/body image disorder?

Sort of like the reverse of my powdered donut obsession.

Looks like thread got anchored already. I shouldn't have put "spin off" in title

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I see it as a form of a body image disorder.

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it absolutely is.

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ended up getting on steroids (celltech)

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I've got a nephew that I think is on it. He's a good family man( late 30's) and he is really swole, I'm talking hulk. He lives a good ways away , I may see him once every two months. I'm worried about his health long term ( I'm almost positive it's roids) I want to ask him without offending him or damaging our relationship

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'm not talking about female fitness competitions or people that are health nuts, run, exercise, etc. These people have a goal they reach and stay with it.

I'm am talking about bodybuilders and their quest for the biggest, bulkiest muscles.

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Funny thing is, there often isn't a difference between these subsets. Any fitness competitors faces, as you say, "super extreme diets, drugs, and other stuff..." regardless of gender. Bodybuilders who are legitimate bodybuilders have goals they stick with. Many people who run, diet, exercise, etc. become excessive with it. But because someone competes, it's suddenly unhealthy?

I ASSUME what you're talking about is your average gym Joe versus a roided up Mr. Olympia (P.S.: your hardcore female bodybuilder also juice). Yea, steroids are far from everyday vitamins. But no one is complaining about Olympic athletes or baseball players. It's simply an extreme that many people are willing to take to reach a goal (like your health nut who won't eat or drink with their friends because of their diet, or an Olympic skater on a special training and time regimen who can't have fun with their friends anymore).

What I'm saying is, while your muscle mass guys are an admitted extreme, this is a presumptuous, ignorant post. Many "average" gym goers have eating/body image disorders and may actually be MORE unhealthy than a competitor in this sense. I've seen some sickly small looking women in the gym who aren't going to a show, or some total bros destroying their bodies with or without drugs.

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bodybuilder/competitive powerlifter

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To me, they are not even close (I maybe wrong). Most competitive weight lifters I see are not obsessed with their body image. They set goals that can be reached. I'm sure steroid use is huge in that sport as well, but they are using it for a different reason (not saying that's good). It seems most powerlifters have quite a bit of belly fat from their extreme diet, unlike bodybuilders, that seem to starve their bodies when competition season rolls around.

As someone who obsessively avoided drinking alcohol or eating anything fried; covered in sugar; or heavily processed for nearly two years, yes, I would say that it’s unequivocally an eating disorder. Body dysmorohia and bodybuilding are closely tied to one another in the psychological community.

celltech is slang for steroids lol

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Ive met several lean powerlifters


Only fat ones I’ve seen were 275 and shw

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i was lean AF. I started off as a 148. when it came time for competition i was lean AF. I switched federations to a fed that didn't test for performance enhancers and when i quit powerlifting i was lifting in the 198s (with abs). I weigh about 170 now. i miss the test and eq lol