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Sjálf hef ég skorið einu sinni svona niður í rúmar 12 vikur. Tvö orð yfir það, aldrei aftur.



Mig langar til að deila með ykkur smá textabroti úr Abnormal Psychology (klínísk sálfræði) bókinni minni. Bókin er notuð til kennslu í sálfræðinni í HÍ og einungis er vitnað í rannsóknir og ritrýndar greinar. Textinn útskýrir einnig nokkuð vel ástæðuna fyrir því af hverju þessi "íþrótt" vekur ekki nokkra aðdáun hjá mér.

"Bodybuilding is an increasingly popular sport, but bodybuilders routinely have substantial weight fluctuations as they try to shape their bodies for competition and then binge (ofát) in the off-seasons. For example, one study compared male bodybuilders with men with diagnosed eating disorders. This study found that the bodybuilders had a pattern of eating and exercising as obsessive as that of the men with eating disorders, but with a focus on gaining muscle, rather than losing fat (Mangweth et al., 2001). In another study of male bodybuilders, 46 percent reported bingeing after most competitions, and 85 percent reported gaining significant weight (an average of 15 pounds) in the off-season.  Then, they dieted to prepare for competition, losing an average of 14 pounds (Anderson et al., 1995). In a parallel study of female bodybuilders and weight lifters, 42 percent reported having been anorexic at sometime in their lives, 67 percent were terrified of being fat, and 58 percent were obsessed with food (Anderson et al., 1995). A study of female weightlifters found that they often abused ephedrine, a stimulant that helps reduce body fat, particularly if they had symptoms of an eating disorder (Gruber & Pope, 1998)".

Ég ætla ekkert að málalengja þetta neitt frekar, en er ekki bara betra að hugsa vel um líkamann sinn, hreyfa sig reglulega, borða heilsusamlegan mat og vera þá kannski með nokkur aukakíló utan á sér?

Próteinduft, próteinsúkkulaði, Herbalife í allar áttir og töflur fyrir allan fj**dann? Ekki góð þróun.

-Karen Lind-