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A qualitative exploration of the motivations underlying anabolic-androgenic steroid use from adolescence into adulthood [PDF]

, 2016
Background: This study explored the direct experience of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use by young men, with an emphasis on how motivations progressed from adolescent initiation to more entrenched usage.
Alwyn, Tina, Dunn, Michael, Harris, Marc Ashley   +2 more
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A pilot investigation into the effect of maca supplementation on physical activity and sexual desire in sportsmen [PDF]

, 2009
AIMS OF THE STUDY: Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp) is consumed both as a sports supplement by strength and endurance athletes, and as a natural stimulant to enhance sexual drive.
Alvin Ibarra, Andrea Zangara, Borg, Cicero, Currell, Emma Stevenson, Gonzales, Gonzales, Grunewald, Marc Roller, Mark Stone, Milasius, Neave, Quirós, Reich, Ruiz-Luna, Spector, Valentová, Wang   +18 more
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The Political Novel in the Age of its Impotence: On Recent German Right‐Wing Fiction

The German Quarterly, Volume 99, Issue 1, Page 5-20, Winter 2026.
Abstract While scholars have increasingly studied the German right's publishing strategies and literary politics, less attention has been paid to the literary texts as such. They are worth examining in detail, I argue here, because they reflect in exaggerated form a problem that troubles political novels more generally: the dwindling role of the novel ...
Sophie Salvo
wiley   +1 more source

Definire la vigoressia: una revisione della letteratura

Phenomena Journal
La vigoressia nervosa, talvolta nota anche come dismorfia muscolare o bigoressia è un costrutto nosologico complesso, caratterizzato da un’intensa preoccupazione per il corpo e comportamenti ossessivi legati all’esercizio fisico e alla dieta.
1 Giulia De Cristofano, 1 Maria Barone, 1 Maria De Masis, 1 Alessandra Di Donna, 1 Anna Asia Forino, 1 Lucio Marino
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High Resistance Training Volume and Low Caloric and Protein Intake Are Associated with Detrimental Alterations in Body Composition of an Amateur Bodybuilder Using Anabolic Steroids: A Case Report

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2017
Many bodybuilders use anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) to potentiate muscle mass gain as a result of specific resistance training and nutrition. The case we describe hereafter outlines alterations in body composition of an amateur bodybuilder during ...
Ricardo Viana, Paulo Gentil, Eloy Brasileiro, Gustavo Pimentel, Rodrigo Vancini, Marilia Andrade, Claudio de Lira   +6 more
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Permissible Purchasing, Obligatory Abstention: The Strict Vegan Case against New Omnivorism

Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 43, Issue 1, Page 128-145, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent developments in consumer ethics have given rise to a new breed of animal protectionist: the new omnivore. These new wave animal protectionists claim that strict veganism is impermissible for the very reason that typically motivates strict veganism; that is, animal protectionism.
Daniel White
wiley   +1 more source

Autonomic Rebound Following Maximal Exercise in Bodybuilders and Recreationally Active Participants

Sports
The off-season for natural bodybuilders (BB) is characterized by increased training loads and fluctuations in caloric intake, which may lead to insufficient recovery. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a pivotal role in recovery.
Brian Kliszczewicz, Gabe Wilner, Andre Canino, Pedro Chung, Abigail Nickel, Keilah Vaughan, Cherilyn McLester, Robert Buresh   +7 more
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Bodybuilders' accounts of synthol use: The construction of lay expertise online. [PDF]

, 2015
Synthol is an injectable oil used by bodybuilders to make muscles appear bigger. Widely available on the Internet, it is reported to carry a wide range of health risks and side effects such as localised skin problems, nerve damage and oil-filled cysts ...
C Pudlinski, G Benedetto Di, GL Urban, IJ Banke, J Mackiewicz, K Young, L Foley, M Veen, M Wetherell, S Epstein, S Ghandourah, S Grogan, S Staske, U Darsow, YD Wang   +14 more
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Idealized Body Images and Fitness Lifestyles on Social Media: A Systematic Review Exploring the Link Between Social Media Use and Symptoms of Orthorexia Nervosa and Muscle Dysmorphia

European Eating Disorders Review, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 256-280, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Social media (SM) is a source of appearance‐focused content that promotes idealized bodies and appearances. It also spreads misinformation about nutrition and fitness practices. While SM use has been linked to attitudes toward eating disorders, its association with orthorexia nervosa and muscle dysmorphia—characterized by obsessive ...
Cristina Vintró‐Alcaraz, Cristina Ballero Reque, Georgios Paslakis, Giulia Testa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fitness technologies and their influence on the state of health of young people [PDF]

, 2017
Статья посвящена анализу существующих фитнес технологий. Выявлено положительное влияние занятий фитнесом на физическое и психическое здоровье занимающихся, в том числе улучшение их ...
Иккес, Д. В., Мамаева, И. И., Семенова, Г. И.   +2 more
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