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Exercise addiction - When more Is less
by Richard Benyo

In 1980, at the height of Running Revolution I, it was as common as shoelaces to hear this statement: "Running is wonderful. Running means everything to me. I'm gonna run for the rest of my life!" A fine, noble, unabashed, unapologetic declaration -- and also -- well -- a fib. Certainly, it was not a premeditated fib or a well-constructed deceit. No. It was merely an enthusiastic wrongheaded belief in a saved life built on sand. Very few of the runners I heard utter those words in 1980 are running today. Not because they wouldn't like to be running today, but because either physically, mentally, or spiritually, they no longer can. The sin that kept them from the kingdom of consistency is a sin that we runners seldom acknowledge: exercise addiction.

Positive addiction vs. exercise addiction

"Exercise addiction" is not be to confused with "positive addiction," a concept defined and made popular by Dr. William Glasser in 1976. Glasser studied long-distance runners and found that they faithfully pursued what would seem to the uninitiated a rather boring pursuit, but that they were able to persist because they became "addicted" to it. Glasser referred to this addiction as positive to differentiate it from the classic negative addictions to alcohol, drugs, sex, bingo, and so on.

Positive addiction is that state of mind that allows a person to pursue a seemingly boring activity until it is no longer boring. All aerobic sports are based on that concept. Explanations of the mechanism involved include addiction to the fabled endorphin- induced "runner's high," addiction to increased self-esteem due to the myriad physical and psychological advantages running provides, and tapping into an individual's natural obsessive-compulsive nature. Long-distance running has, for some, served as a positive addiction replacing a recently-shucked negative addiction such as cigarette smoking and alcoholism. For long-distance runners, the sport and lifestyle often complement other aspects of their lives. For the exercise-addicted, the sport and lifestyle of long-distance running are their life.

The temptation to romanticize that level of obsession and commitment is only too common. One must remain aware, however, that the negative side gradually overwhelms the positive. In an ironic way nature balances the situation when the thing obsessed turns on and bites the obsessor.

Similar to some ex-smokers, the most fanatic runners I ran with in the late 1970s and early 1980s who gave up the sport are now its harshest critics. Their mantra is "Running is bad for you. Look what it did to me." This admonition is accompanied by a litany of chronic physical and psychological injuries that have been endured, like chronic wrist problems for a hard-core bowler.
Are you addicted?

So, how do you know you've become an exercise addict?

The logical response is simple: when your exercise controls you, instead of the other way around. When, no matter the circumstances or previous commitments, you must get a workout in today. When, in spite of a nagging injury that you feel ill-equipped to allow time to heal, you batter it with today's scheduled workout, and then lament your body's shortcomings. When you think and talk about nothing but your running. When the obsession with your running turns to an arrogance of mind over matter, where you confuse willfulness to overcome your body's physical limitations with being strong-willed. Running for the elite, for the gods of the sport, is a calculated tightrope walk between appreciating the potential of their bodies, and respecting the innate weaknesses of those same bodies poised to topple them. Their mission is to keep from mindlessly abusing themselves; otherwise, their elite careers would be short-lived.

Running for those of us with jobs, families, and other commitments is a physical and mental challenge, an o***** for mental and physical stress, and an affirmation of the fact that our bodies were designed to use their huge leg muscles for motion - a regular positive reaffirmation, if you will, of our physical selves fighting the negative tide in a modern world that increasingly attempts to barcolounge our nature-given physicality.

The pursuit of a balanced life that includes a generous positive dose of running is possible, even among the best runners, among those we claim to emulate while regularly thrashing ourselves.

My ultradistance running hero is Tim Twietmeyer, four-time winner of the Western States 100. Tim is one of the most intelligent, well-rounded elite runners I know. Although he regularly performs at a very high level in a very demanding sport, he never allows himself to be consumed by his training and racing. He has a rich family life and a satisfying professional life at Hewlett-Packard. Despite the fact that he is a volunteer fireman, backpacks, and enjoys a social life outside running, he regularly wins races.

Therein lies one of the great paradoxes: the exercise addicts seldom perform to their potential because they are so consumed with their exercising that they are usually running hurt or running tired. Addiction, after all, allows for nothing else within its sphere. And addiction to running, like addiction to anything else, has one ultimate outcome: overload and burnout. In exercise addiction among runners, the typical outcome is that the body or the mind breaks down.

With few viable options available, the addicted runner runs whether or not the body can or should. This results in chronic injuries (which are never allowed to heal), which in turn lead to mental frustration and burnout. Ultimately, that which nourished the spirit comes to bedevil the spirit, to drain the spirit, until the runner (now an ex-runner) turns viciously on that which he or she supposedly loved with a passion that transcended time. "I'll run for the rest of my life" turns to "Running ruined my life!" The ancient Greeks in many ways offer ongoing inspiration to long-distance runners. We would do well to take to heart one of their enduring philosophies: "A sound mind in a sound body." In other words, an addiction to balance.

An addiction self-test

Where addiction to running stands in your life

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the strongest, weight each of the following statements as they apply to you and your running. Then total your numbers and check the interpretations at the end of the test. Fill out the test in pencil, or make photocopies so you can retake it periodically.

* ___Running is extremely important to me. I'm positive I'll be running for the rest of my life.
* ___A day without a run is a day without sunshine.
* ___If it becomes downright impossible to get my workout in today, I can always double up tomorrow.
* ___Until I get my workout in, I'm a real bear Ä as in unbearable.
* ___A little pain indicates there's serious progress being made.
* ___If two aspirin/ibuprofen are good, four are twice as good.
* ___Warm-up and cool-down are important, but it's what comes in the middle of a workout that counts.
* ___As far as running goes, more is always better.
* ___A string of running days must remain unbroken.
* ___Quality without quantity is impossible.
* ___Of course I know how many miles I ran last month_
* ___Unless you've run a marathon, you're not a real runner.
* ___The more marathons you've run, the more serious a runner you are.
* ___Rest is for the weary, not for the strong.
* ___Discomfort exists to run through, not to be an insurmountable barrier.
* ___All my friends are runners, and I wouldn't consider befriending a nonrunner.
* ___Many running-related pains can be gotten rid of by running through them.
* ___If a shirt doesn't boast a race logo, it isn't one I want to wear.
* ___It exhibits their inbred weakness if people don't want to hear my step-by-step re-creations of races I've run.
* ___If I have a piddling injury and a sports medicine expert says I shouldn't run, it's obviously time for a second (or third) opinion.

Where does your total fall?

* 161-200: Running addiction personified. Get help quickly.
* 121-160: Leaning toward running addiction; beware.
* 81-120: Neutral.
* 41-80: Fitness with a mellow bent.
* 20-40: Approaching terminal mellow; better sign up for a race.

Patrick J. Bird, Ph.D.
Keeping Fit
Column 638
1999

Q. Why is it that people get psychologically "hooked" on exercise?

A. People do get addicted to exercise and suffer withdrawal when they must be inactive, even for a few days. Some go so far as to compare a good workout to a spiritual experience, like meditation. An avid runner put it this way:

"It means much more than just keeping my body in shape. Running is the major focus of my life. It is the one thing I have complete control over. Every day I can count on my run for a quiet time alone when I can be outside moving, breathing hard. It fills me with a sense of power and confidence as I move quickly through the streets. After the run, I feel very relaxed, confident, satisfied, and in my own world."

For most of us, regular exercise is somewhat less than the focus of our life. Still, along with the physical benefits, we get a definite and persistent psychological bonus -- an improved sense of well-being -- following the activity. Studies consistently show that exercise can lower anxiety and improve mood in healthy, as well as clinically depressed individuals. Why this is so is not clear. But the theories are interesting. For example:

Physiological Factors. Researchers have shown that during exercise a morphine-like substance, beta-endorphin, is released by the pituitary gland. Some scientists speculate that this release of beta-endorphin may be responsible for the feeling of euphoria following physical activity. However, studies over two decades have yet to make a clear connection between this substance and an exercise "high." One reason for the uncertainty is that beta-endorphin is hard to measure in the body. Some of it is discharged into the blood and some into the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). And it’s very difficult to assess the amount in the central nervous system and to separate the total beta-endorphin effect from other possible causal factors.

Lately, researchers have been investigating the relationship between exercise and serotonin. Serotonin is found in high concentrations in the hypothalamus (a gland that sits at the top of the brain stem) and helps to transmit messages across nerve cells in the brain. This chemical can suppress appetite and affect a wide range of conditions, including migraine headaches, depression, aggression, sleep disturbances, mood shifts, and anxiety. A recent report suggests, for instance, that exercise may have an effect similar to that of the prescription drug Prozac. That is, exercise may increase the activity of serotonin in the brain, thus benefiting mood and well-being. But here again, the jury is still out.

Psychological Factors. Some psychologists downplay the possible mood-altering physiological effects of exercise and say that the good feeling we have after exercise is simply due to distraction -- a timeout from our normal activities and concerns. Moreover, they say, exercise provides a sense of mastery and self-esteem. It makes us feel slimmer, firmer, stronger, and more together. And it is a way to help liberate pent-up frustrations, anger and hostility. In addition, the ability to eat more freely without gaining weight also increases pleasure, satisfaction and sense of self-control. Yet, despite the intuitive appeal of this approach, only a limited amount of solid research supports these notions.

Bottom Line. Certainly, exercise is not a panacea for our psychological problems . But most people do feel better after the activity. Why this is so will probably remain unclear for the foreseeable future, due to the complex interactions of mind and body. Still, we do know that something pleasant happens to the psyche of the active person. "Even if the day ever dawns in which it will not be needed for fighting the old heavy battles against Nature, muscular vigor will still always be needed to furnish the background of sanity, serenity, and cheerfulness of life, to give moral elasticity to our disposition, to round off the wiry edge of our fretfulness, and make us good humored and easy of approach."

Hooked on the Pain: Exercise Addiction

by Debbie Mandel

While most of the country is concerned with the epidemic of obesity and a sedentary lifestyle and rightly so, exercise addiction on the other end of the spectrum needs attention, too. Running on a treadmill for hours, spinning out of control or climbing stairs that lead to nowhere, exercise addicts have lost their physical, emotional and spiritual balance. Most of the fanatics are women thirty-five to sixty. All are desperately afraid of aging in a youth-oriented society. They are unhappy about their physical appearance and their life. Some wonder as they approach mid-life if they have accomplished anything significant. They work hard to defy gravity: If they overeat, so what? The next day they can work out even longer than the three to five hours a day they normally do! Exercise addiction is an eating disorder like anorexia and bulimia.

The Personality of the Exercise Addict
After many conversations with exercise addicts I realized how fundamentally unhappy these female worker-outers really were. Even the loveliest woman I spoke to, I will not use any names here for obvious reasons, expressed frustration, “I’m too heavy” “Not sculpted enough” “I should eat more protein and fewer carbs.” When I told her how beautiful her face and body truly were, she scoffed, “You’re just being nice!” Also, she confided that part of the reason for her rigorous weight lifting and aerobics program was that her young son was an obsessive-compulsive, hyperactive child with attention deficit syndrome. The burden of his care rested with her, even when her husband was home on weekends. In addition, when he was home, he didn’t pay much attention to her, either. Another over-exerciser, I know nicknamed, the duracell energizer bunny who just won’t quit, is in her mid-fifties and adheres to a painful exercise program. Working out between four to five hours seven days a week, I have observed this petite brunette lose weight –which she didn’t need to do—along with muscle mass. Now she is gaunt with more noticeable wrinkles on her face and her body is much flabbier than it used to be as she is burning muscle mass. In between her aerobics and weight training sessions she showers at the gym and blows her hair dry, putting on layers of makeup. She dons the mask of youth, but in my eyes and in the eyes of the other trainers, she looks like an old woman with layers of makeup. She runs a successful business, but her husband ignores her. They no longer have sexual relations, so the energizer bunny, invests that primal energy into her workouts.

I observed that periodically exercise addicts break the addiction for months at a time, working out more reasonably and then resume the frenetic pace again. One woman I interviewed during her reasonable phase said that when she took a look at herself objectively, she realized how crazy the whole thing was. “I’m not going to look like an eighteen year old at forty-five. I realize that when I have family problems, I over-exercise. When things ease up at home, I can step aside and see this for what it is—crazy! Also, working out near the other crazies, I get sucked into it. It gets hard to break away from them.” Apparently, exercise addiction is contagious. These women carry the expression, no pain, no gain to the extreme. If they don’t hurt physically, or feel exhausted, annihilated so to speak, they keep on exercising. I have heard comments like, “That was an amazing class. I could barely breathe. I call it death by step!” “What a great training session—he killed me!”

How Can We Solve This Problem?
This raises the ethical question: Is it a trainer’s responsibility to pull in the reigns on a runaway horse? Many trainers at gyms are reluctant to speak up since these over exercisers are the consumers; other trainers try to reshape their client’s mindsets. When I discussed the subject with Frank Mikulka, a respected trainer at the Hollywood Atrium Club in Long Island with over thirty years experience, he responded: “Just last week I cancelled a client, no charge, when I saw her doing two hours of cardio before our weight training session. What kind of strength and energy can she devote to her workout? She has reached the point of diminishing returns and I will not train a depleted client and tax her muscles. I have to take a stand even at a personal cost. Next time she will know that if she wants to train with me she can’t work out for hours beforehand or afterwards.”

Like any addiction, exercise addiction requires motivation and commitment to quit. The first step is to stay away from aerobics and weight training sessions for a month. During that resting phase the addict needs to meditate even if just five minutes a day using a personal affirmation for serenity as a springboard to developing the emotional/spiritual components of personality. Alternatively, taking a nature walk, a walking meditation, will help align body and mind. Journaling during the day is helpful to get to the root cause of personal unhappiness. Many deep thoughts emerge when one is writing them down, placing them in a drawer and reading them later on for greater objectivity.

Finding the Still Point Within
The goal of meditation and journaling is to increase focused attention. Instead of generating wild, distracted energy, the exerciser would be fully focused on her workout, making it concentrated and effective instead of unruly momentum. Another goal would be to cultivate an open presence which means to be acutely aware physically and spiritually of every action—to be in the moment—participating and observing at the same time. The last goal is to cultivate compassion for the self and for other people by re-interpreting negative, irritating situations with compassion, love and forgiveness. In other words, instead of eroding the joints, doing internal organ damage, perpetuating the depression, the over-exerciser needs to develop these basic Zen attributes to heal both mind and body. That means to re-discover the truth through personal experience and to increase flexibility regarding workout time. Make stretching an integral part of the workout routine. By stretching the body instead of contracting or pounding it into submission, the spirit will begin to yield to this more flexible thinking. Ultimately, relationships at home and at work will become more pliant and less stressful.

The over-exerciser needs to change her word choice. To begin her statements with “I feel,” instead of “I think.” She needs to constantly ask herself the question, “How does it feel?” -- Because the exercise addict no longer feels her body or sees how beautiful she really is. Remember the mind can rationalize anything even an addiction. Feelings are more honest. Like any addiction, recovery begins with the first step. In this case recovery begins with rest and contemplation or not taking any physical steps. Ultimately, how do I want to be remembered: How thin I was or…?

Exercise Addiction







Exercise is a great way to get fit, improve your body image and increase your confidence, but when you start going to extremes it can do more harm than good.

What Is Exercise Addiction?
It's what happens when you start exercising for excessively long periods of time to keep our weight or body shape under control.

So How Much Is Too Much?
Experts believe that burning more than 3,500 calories every week can be harmful. Not only is it putting your mind under stress, it can weaken your immune system and increase your risk of injury. 3,500 might not sound like much, but here's an example of what someone weighing 10 stone would have to do every week to burn that amount:

* 10 half hour sessions of fast running
* 26 half hour sessions of gentle front crawl

Signs of exercise addiction include:

* Feeling like exercise is a compulsion, rather than fun
* Feeling guilty, depressed or irritable when you don't exercise
* Feeling like your job, studies or relationships get in the way of exercise
* Missing school, college or work to exercise
* Exercising regardless of injuries, tiredness or illness
* Ignoring the concerns of your friends and family about your attitude to exercise

Who Suffers From These Illnesses?
Exercise addiction statistics are unknown, but it's thought to be more common in blokes.

What Happens?
Compulsive exercise can cause a lot of painful injuries, including everything from stress fractures and damaged bones/joints to torn muscles, ligaments and tendons.

Why Does It Happen?
There are a lot of different reasons, but many experts put it down to:

* The media, who bombard us with unrealistic images of beefed up sports stars and stick-thin models and performers, making us feel a lot of pressure to look good.


* The feelings of elation we get due to the release of endorphins when we exercise.


* Its ability to help us escape from a lot problems and stresses in our lives.

Can It Be Controlled?
In extreme cases exercise addiction may require professional help, but it is possible to control and get over without this. Some important things to remember when exercising are:

* Concentrate on fitness rather than what you look like
* Get a proper exercise plan together
* Don't overdo it - listen to your body, if it's hurting or tired stop exercising
* Try more stretching work, like pilates, to wean yourself off high impact exercise
* Take rest days

Exercise addiction

For some people, exercise can become compulsive, to a degree which is as physically, psychologically and emotionally destructive as ingesting chemicals. Like other addictions (gambling, work, alcohol), the need to compulsively exercise is informed by a range of motivations. These can include avoidance, mood manipulation, a desire to control, and as a general method of coping with life.

How common is it?

Exercise addiction is rare but may be on the increase as exercise patterns change, particularly as exercise is culturally acceptable, even admired. It is widely believed that exercise addiction is linked to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, which affects approximately 1% of the population.

How do I know if I have it?

The feeling of having to exercise interferes with all aspects of a person's life. All addictions are progressive. Increasingly, exercise can become the ‘organising principle' in the persons life at the expense of non exercise activities - relationships, family, work etc. There may be heightening anticipation/preoccupation and an increasing need to create exercise “opportunities”. This is so despite the diminishing efficiency of the behaviour - the addictive ‘high' becomes progressively less available and depression, anxiety, social/emotional isolation, sleep disturbance become symptomatic. The addict will progressively become devious, defensive and secretive in pursuing/increasing exercise opportunities. The addict will rationalise and justify to safeguard what is increasingly becoming pathological behaviours.

Can it be cured?

The addiction ‘cycle' dictates that, in attempting to cope with these problems, the person will more actively and purposefully engage in addictive behaviour. From the addicts perspective, it can seem impossible to arrest this cycle without assistance. Chronic exercise addiction can be a severely d****itating condition meriting clinical intervention, even hospitalisation.

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- Co jest?! Panienka nie zrobi dwudziestu powtórzeń?! Co znaczy: nie mogę? Ja mogę, to ty też możesz! Facet jesteś czy ciota?! Robisz albo *******laj! - godzina przyjemności z panem Marcinem kosztuje 50 zł.

Za tyle Marcin zajmie się tobą, jak rodzona mama. Godzina obrażania, mieszania z błotem i równania z ziemią. Ale przede wszystkim godzina intensywnych ćwiczeń na ławce, ze sztangą i przy atlasie. Jedna seria na rozgrzewkę z 50-kilogramową sztangą: pięć powtórzeń, krótki odpoczynek, potem Marcin zakłada na gryf 75 kg i znowu pięć "ciśnień" przy akompaniamencie zachęcających okrzyków ("Nie op*****laj się nędzny krawaciarzu!"), po kilku minutach odpoczynku trener Marcin dokłada 25 kg i pilnuje, żeby seria (3 x 5) była wykonana prawidłowo i w równym tempie.

Po wyczerpującym treningu pan Marcin pożegna się miło, poda rękę, umówi się na następne spotkanie: "Dobrze było. To fajnie. Spieprzaj do sauny". Numerem telefonu do pana Marcina wymieniają się zapracowani brand managerzy i accountanci z wielkich korporacji: jest w cenie, bo jest stosunkowo tani i skuteczny. Tomek Wacławski, główny księgowy w firmie spedycyjnej, pokazuje swoje zdjęcie z czasów "przed Marcinem": 36-latek o posturze wątłego 13-latka w za dużej marynarce i krawacie ściskającym żylastą szyję. - Dziś wyglądam przynajmniej jak facet

- PRĘŻY SIĘ DUMNIE KSIĘGOWY.

- Tarka jest, biceps też, a w udzie 65. Do Marcina chodzę dwa razy w tygodniu, choćby się waliło i paliło na siłownię znajdę czas. Anabole? Nie, skąd, żadnej chemii. Marcin by mnie wypieprzył. Sam mi dobiera preparaty białkowe i odżywki, uaktualnia dietę. W przyszłym tygodniu zaczynamy pracować nad łydkami. Po co księgowemu doskonale umięśnione łydki? - Chcę dobrze wyglądać, lepiej się czuję, no i w tym roku w Chorwacji po raz pierwszy nie będę się wstydził na plaży swojego wyglądu.

Okazuje się, że nadmierne dbanie o własny wygląd jest nie tylko cechą kobiet. Coraz więcej mężczyzn chce za wszelką cenę zmienić swoją sylwetkę, wierząc, że ładnie umięśnione ciało może się stać przepustką do lepszego świata. Zależy im przede wszystkim na wspaniałej muskulaturze. Ci najbardziej wytrwali i zdeterminowani spędzają na siłowni kilka godzin dziennie. Zazwyczaj ćwiczą bez konsultacji z lekarzem, często bez nadzoru trenerskiego, specjalnie nie zważając na zmęczenie i kontuzje.

- Dlatego Marcin jest w cenie - stwierdza Tomek. - Miły nie jest, powiedzmy sobie prawdę: to rzeźnik i sadysta, ale krzywdy nie zrobi i widać rezultaty jego pracy. Do trenera Marcina chodzi też Darek, informatyk w ZUS-ie. - Nie jestem pakerem, skąd - zaklina się. - Po prostu chcę dobrze wyglądać. Dbam o siebie.

Darek opowiada, jak przez cztery pierwsze miesiące pracowali z Marcinem nad wyjątkowo płaską dupą informatyka, ramionami jak ołówki i opasłym piwno-chipsowym brzuchem. Potem zajęli się rzeźbą. Darek z obrzydzeniem wspomina swój poprzedni wygląd: zwały tłuszczu i zbyteczne kilogramy, tam gdzie nie trzeba. - Dziś też idę do Marcina, a w piątek to zrobię sobie wolne już od 17.00 i skoczę na salę na trzy godziny. Jest coraz lepiej, ale pracujemy z Marcinem nad kapturem (mięsień czworoboczny), bo to moja słaba strona. Co się stanie, jak nie pójdę na trening? No, niby nic... Ale dlaczego mam nie iść, skoro mi to sprawia przyjemność i satysfakcję?

O tym, że częste chodzenie do pakerni może prowadzić do uzależnienia, stwierdzili ostatnio naukowcy z Akademii Medycznej Mount Sinai w Nowym Jorku. Uznali, że ciągły brak akceptacji swojej muskulatury u niektórych mężczyzn może prowadzić do choroby, tzw. bigoreksji. Bigorektyk patrzy w lustro i ciągle wydaje mu się, że pomimo regularnych treningów, jest ciągle zbyt mizerny. Obsesyjnie mierzy obwód klatki piersiowej, bicepsów i stale obserwuje

WZROST MASY.

Inwestuje także w odżywki i suplementy białkowe, które sprawiają, że mięśnie pod wpływem wysiłku rozrastają się do imponujących rozmiarów.

W Gdańskim Ośrodku Psychoterapii specjaliści zajmujący się m.in. anoreksją i bulimią przyznają, że nie słyszeli jeszcze o przypadkach bigoreksji. W historii placówki nie było pacjentów cierpiących na tę przypadłość. Na Zachodzie jednak bigoreksja, uważana za siostrę anoreksji, uznana jest już za poważny problem. Osoby cierpiące na anoreksję i bigoreksję łączy brak akceptacji własnej figury: na anoreksję chorują przede wszystkim kobiety, które za wszelką cenę chcą być szczupłe, a na bigoreksję - mężczyźni marzący o sylwetce kulturysty i spędzający długie godziny na siłowni. Szybko okazuje się jednak, że wyrzeczenia na siłowni nie wystarczają: panowie zaczynają zażywać preparaty witaminowe i wzmacniające, przechodzą na cudowne diety. Kiedy i te zabiegi nie przynoszą oczekiwanych rezultatów, sięgają po anaboliki.

- Sami sobie robią krzywdę - mówi przebywający często wśród trenujących Daniel Miazga, student Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego, a jednocześnie trener i pracownik klubu fitness. Z "koksiarzami" ma do czynienia na co dzień. - Znam kilku facetów, którzy już wyłysieli od sterydów i teraz latają z paniką od lekarza do lekarza, bo coś nie tak z jajkami czy ciśnieniem. Ludzie zażywają różne wynalazki, hormony na kilogramy, prosto z Ukrainy, kupowane na bazarze. Jeden z takich kolesi, Siwy, nie może sam sobie zdjąć koszulki ani podrapać po plecach, tak mu się rozrosły mięśnie - opowiada Miazga. - A krosty na twarzy to ma jak kratery.

Lekarze stwierdzają, iż długotrwałe stosowanie sterydów może doprowadzić do wczesnej miażdżycy, wywołać nowotwory wątroby, płuc i prostaty oraz zmiany zakrzepowe żył. Równie niepokojące są zaburzenia psychiczne, wzrost agresji, napięcia i stany depresji.

Powszechnie uważa się, że problem "przepakowania" dotyczy tylko dresiarzy, złodziei samochodów, bramkarzy w podejrzanych lokalach. - To bzdura! - stwierdza Maryna, studentka IV roku polonistyki na Uniwersytecie Gdańskim, która zerwała ze swoim narzeczonym, doktorantem historii, bo ten zbyt często bywał na siłowni. - Przestaliśmy się spotykać, bo nie potrafił opuścić jednego treningu, żeby pójść ze mną do kina, czy do znajomych. Kiedy ostatni raz widziałam Mateusza, wyglądał bardzo źle, jak nadmuchana piłka, spocony i czerwony. Nie wiem, jak on godzi studia, pracę i swoją... hm... pasję. Testosteron propinat - przeczytała Maryna na małym pudełeczku, które kiedyś wypadło Mateuszowi z plecaka, i wszystko było jasne. - Podobno na siłowni mówią na niego profesor - wzdycha dziewczyna.

Od tragicznych skutków koksowania uchronić się jest łatwo. Wystarczy wybrać dobrą siłownię i od pierwszych treningów konsultować się z trenerem. - Jak ktoś chce ćwiczyć, to najpierw przychodzi do mnie i ustalamy program ćwiczeń. Potem dozujemy ćwiczenia zależnie od wzrostu formy. Owszem,

MOŻNA BRAĆ ODŻYWKI,

ale tylko te atestowane - tłumaczy Miazga - Maxteron, Nutrend Whey Gainer, Ultra Ripped, a nie jakieś gówniane podróbki w plastikowych workach na kilogramy, bo taniej. A już podrobione anabole to po prostu grób!

Bardzo rzadko w przypadkach zgonów młodych osób, w których zachodzi podejrzenie o stosowanie anabolików, wykonuje się szczegółowe i drogie badania, pozwalające ustalić bezpośrednią przyczynę śmierci. Oficjalnie zatem umierają oni na zawał serca, udar mózgu czy ostrą niewydolność krążenia. Naukowcy ze skruchą przyznają, że nie bardzo umieją pomóc osobom cierpiącym na anoreksję czy bigoreksję, gdyż pacjenci ci nie przyjmują do wiadomości swojej choroby. Nie rozumieją zatem, czego się od nich żąda. Nie chcą się leczyć.

- Facet powinien wyglądać jak facet, a nie jak ciota - mówi Marek, student ekonomii i częsty bywalec siłowni. Marek ćwiczy od pierwszego roku studiów. Ma dokładnie dobrany zestaw specjalnych odżywek proteinowo-białkowych, regularnie się waży i mierzy. Na treningi przeznacza 10 do 12 godzin tygodniowo, dużo czasu zabiera mu indywidualny program na rzeźbę. - Bigoreksja? Uzależnienie od siłowni? To jakaś kolejna wielka bzdura! Nagonka psychologów, którzy chcą zbić kasę na pacjentach. Trzeba mieć tu - puka się w czoło student ekonomii, sugerując, że nie nabierze się na nowomodne gadki. - I tu też trzeba mieć! - z radością prezentuje idealnie wyrzeźbiony triceps.

Lol - te po angielsku fajne
a ten ostatni - hrhr

jw.

btw seewy
"Jeden z takich kolesi, Siwy, nie może sam sobie zdjąć koszulki ani podrapać po plecach, tak mu się rozrosły mięśnie - opowiada Miazga. - A krosty na twarzy to ma jak kratery" ROTFL

no wiem, wiem...myslalem ze nikt nie zauwazy

to teraz wiem why tak ciasno w samochodzie z tylu bylo %)
greets ;)

nie, nie, nie....
po pierwsze primo - male auto
po drugie primo - nie siedzielismy tam we dwojke