Teen Fitness ConcernsMuscle Dysmorphia
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The topic I have chosen to research as a teen fitness concern is muscle dysmorphia. Muscle dysmorphia otherwise known as bigorexia is medical condition that mainly affects bodybuilders, but can affect anyone who may feel inadequate with their self image.
The easiest way to explain what muscle dysmorphia is to use an example. I will use myself as an example. When I was young I grew up being average at school and average at sports. I was never the first to be picked at kickball and I was never the last. I was very skinny and was called names because of it by the kids that were tougher than me. I remember looking into the mirror in my bathroom and wishing that I had special powers that would make me bigger, stronger, faster, better with girls, and the toughest mofo at junior high. I never got these powers I had wished for but I did find the next best thing. Although I did not dedicate myself to a weight training program until mid way through my senior year of high school once I touched it I never put it down...