אימונים Exercise dependence and the drive for muscularity in male bodybuilders, power lifters

[Mike Bikov]

Body Image. 2010 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print]
Exercise dependence and the drive for muscularity in male bodybuilders, power lifters, and fitness lifters.

Hale BD, Roth AD, Delong RE, Briggs MS.

114a BCC, Department of Kinesiology, Penn State-Berks, Reading, PA 19610, United States.

Researchers have hypothesized differences in exercise dependence and drive for muscularity between bodybuilders and power lifters, while others have not found the predicted differences. This study assessed 146 weight lifters (bodybuilders, n=59; power lifters, n=47; fitness lifters, n=40) on the Exercise Dependence Scale, Bodybuilding Dependence Scale, and the Drive for Muscularity Scale. Results showed that bodybuilders and power lifters were significantly higher than fitness lifters on EDS Total, 7 EDS scales, and the 3 BDS scales. In contrast, power lifters were found to be significantly higher on DMS Total and DMS Behavior scales than bodybuilders. The regression results suggest that exercise dependence may be directly related to the drive for muscularity. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.​

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