The Mental Health Risks of Bodybuilding and Extreme Dieting. Feat: Mikayla Nogueira

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The risks of bodybuilding and extreme dieting.
Once again, I am tagged in a video (this one from Mikayla Nogueira ‪@mikaylajmakeupp‬ talking about her negative experiences with bodybuilding.
Every time I talk about this, some people get their feathers ruffled as if I am saying bodybuilding is a terrible sport, or that negative health risks happen to everyone.
I am not saying either of those things
I AM saying that there are health risks involved with trying to diet to extremely low levels of body fat and that placing too much emphasis on how you look can backfire and cause worse mental health issues. This isn’t me plucking it out of the air, it is supported in research literature.
Why do I talk about this so much?
Because honestly, after spending a lot of time in the fitness industry, I think this problem is far more common than most of you would think.
I have spent a lot of time around bodybuilders, fitness models and physique athletes and generally speaking, I think a surprisingly large chunk of them would admit to not having very healthy relationships with their body.
And talking about it on social media is difficult for many, because they have to look a certain way to make their money and keep their sponsorships.
So, if this is a path you are tempted to go down, please be careful.
That’s all I am saying.
P.S. my best-selling book, ‘Everything Fat Loss’ is currently on sale at Barnes and Noble, Apple, Kobo, Google, and at Amazon with an extra 29% off (in Canada only). Feel free to grab it before the price goes up.
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References:
- Towards a Sustainable Nutrition Paradigm in Physique Sport: A Narrative Review
- Body image and psychopathology in male bodybuilders
- A psychological comparison of females with anorexia nervosa and competitive male bodybuilders: body shape ideals in the extreme
- Competitive bodybuilding: fitness, pathology, or both?

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20 сен 2023

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@donnaaltena761 9 месяцев назад

I've just finished studying for a diploma in sport and recreation (I work in the swim industry). People I've studied with and my lecturers have talked a lot about this from their gym experiences. Thank you for your honesty, it's been an eye opener for someone who has only been on the edges of gym culture and probably would be "that know nothing person" in the background of someone's videoclip.

@user-fk8rb8ue5h 9 месяцев назад

I'm 70 years of age and I can tell you and you already know this. Too many bodybuilders for want of a better word want the outcome while hating the process, I mean the gruelling workout commitment. I remember reading an article when I was 17 about bodybuilders taking cocaine just so that could get through the work out and I can well believe that.

@paladindanse98 9 месяцев назад

I’m a bodybuilder and I enjoy everything I do

@Swanson-hs5df 9 месяцев назад

Came here from the RP channel. Big fan of your nuanced and well-thought takes on multiple topics, great vid.

@BenCarpenter 9 месяцев назад

Welcome, new friend. Thank you very much. 🙂

@ericmsandoval 8 месяцев назад

Wow. Absolutely riveting info.

@BenCarpenter 8 месяцев назад

Thank you

@chihotdog1554 9 месяцев назад

Thanks, Ben. That was very well said. What are the signs you are going too far? Maybe you could compile a small checklist of warning signs the community can use.

@Frank_Jones314 3 месяца назад

I'm late to this video, but I see some references to a related Renaissance Periodization video. Can anyone tell me which video that is? Thanks. (I agree with everything Ben said here, as is the case with every video he makes.)

@janani-9185 6 месяцев назад

ben - saw your latest post (perhaps on IG?) talking about a person who didn't look fit, but was strong af. i weight train consistently, at home, with basic dumbbells and kettlebells. how do i ensure i am actually building strength, when i am training for a set of reps, and consistently increasing load as well? i mean, isn't the point to be able to move around and flourish as you age? how do i, a layperson, do that?

@FoxFaceGaming 8 месяцев назад

Question - Have you ever looked at DDPY and posted your thoughts about the program?

@markaguilera493 Месяц назад

On how many calories were you at the time you felt like dogshit?.. How long did it take for you to get there? How long did you stay there?

@user-ns4zm1sm7z 8 месяцев назад

Did you reply to Mike Israetel?

@BenCarpenter 8 месяцев назад

I did on the video, and also emailed to say I am happy to talk more about it in a video if they would like. :)

@catche85 8 месяцев назад

I'm no body builder but since starting lifting, I've absolutely noticed my self esteem has become poor. I have always been very secure, even when overweight, and felt good in my body. But as you start to try to change it, so quickly do you become obsessed with it. I love lifting for the physical health benefits, but I've absolutely seen a mental health decline.

@Hat65 8 месяцев назад

I’m the complete opposite. Exercise helps with mental health, but ok lol.

@nicolebenson4517 5 месяцев назад

Vanity….it’s a sin. No doubt it will bring misery. Your image is God, focus on Him.

@jonathansteele8601 9 месяцев назад

The only people that have a problem with bodybuilding are the ones that have low/poor mental health before they started bodybuilding. Going to the gym and eating healthy does not cause poor mental heath so stop blaming bodybuilding (I’m NOT saying this video does that).

@GuidetteExpert 9 месяцев назад

Not really. These are former athletes that get into the sport because the sport was created for former athletes. Then there are these wannabees in between and some that have no experience get a real sport scientist and succeed.

@GuidetteExpert 9 месяцев назад

The way you got in that form was not healthy. There are athletes in other sports that dont feel shitty while looking shredded.

@BenCarpenter 9 месяцев назад

With all due respect, you assumed what I did wasn’t healthy, but I reported the same symptoms of getting to that low body fat that are commonly observed in research literature. There probably isn’t a healthy way to get to unhealthily low levels of body fat lol

@giuliam2531 8 месяцев назад

There are people who are genetically low body fat and don't suffer from being at it. The problem is not being low body fat per se, the problem is that being at that low % of body fat is very far from what is a healthy body fat % for most people. It's not how you get there it's how below the normal/healthy level is, and for most people (not all but most) it's too much.

@GuidetteExpert 8 месяцев назад

@@BenCarpenter You can look shredded and be healthy. Shredded does not equal unhealthy. If you want to criticize something then you have to explain why other groups of people have no problem.

@BenCarpenter 8 месяцев назад

@@GuidetteExpert I didn’t say you can’t be lean and healthy. I said that lean often comes with health risks, not that there aren’t anomalies. Talk to any bodybuilders you know and ask them how they feel when they are on stage, chances are they will openly admit that they don’t feel great. It’s not a secret, or even controversial 🙂