Muscle dysmporhia (commonly misspelled muscle dismorphia) is a disorder that is characterized by the individual becoming obsessed with the thoughts that he/she is not muscular enough.

Those that suffer from muscle dysmorphia will usually think that they are too small even if they are more than the average when it comes to development in musculature.

To put it simple, this is a special type of dysmorphic disorder and will bring problems as time passes, including a need to take in steroids even if they are not justified.

People that suffer from muscle dysmorphia will have some changes in the regular behavior pattern. They will examine themselves in the mirror constantly, will hate what they see, will become distressed if they miss a workout session, a meal or if they do not get enough protein daily. They will often neglect the world around them including relationships, family and jobs. Individuals will also have constant delusions of being underweight or below average in musculature. When reaching extreme cases some people will even inject appendages with fluids in order to simulate muscular proportions that are not acceptable to them.

The good news is that muscle dysmoprhia is rare and can be treated easily through proper treatment.

In most cases, people that practice bodybuilding learn about their bodies and will not develop such a disorder.

As expected, muscle dysmorphia is more common in males and will usually appear during late teens period. The average onset age of muscle dysmorphia is 19.4 years and will usually appear in individuals that are already seen as muscular by others.

Television images of muscular men lifting weights and endorsing products like deodorants leave men feeling depressed and unhappy with their muscularity, which may lead to steroid abuse and unhealthy, extreme exercising, University of Central Florida researchers say.

While a number of studies have shown how images of thin, beautiful models affect women’s self-esteem, UCF professor Stacey Tantleff-Dunn and graduate student Daniel Agliata are among the first to examine how “a culture of muscularity” affects the well-being and self-esteem of men.

Boys are exposed to the culture at an early age, when they play with muscular action figures, Tantleff-Dunn said.

“The level of muscularity and attractiveness that are idealized in the media often are not attainable for the average man,” Tantleff-Dunn said. “Men see more of a discrepancy between how they want to look, or think they need to look, and the image they see in the mirror. Such discrepancies can cause the dissatisfaction and low self-esteem that lead to extreme and often unhealthy actions, such as eating disorders, exercising too much and steroid abuse.”

The study involved 160 UCF students, who were divided into two groups for the study. Both groups watched an old game show episode, but they saw different, modern commercials during the game show.

One group saw ads that featured primarily muscular, young and bare-chested men in commercials advertising products such as deodorant and cologne. Another group saw ads for financial, telephone and automobile companies that mainly featured men aged 30 and older wearing business or casual clothes at home or in a business setting.

Students who saw ads with muscular, bare-chested men reported feeling more depressed and less satisfied with their muscles, while the other students reported feeling much less depressed after watching the show.

More studies are needed to show how the “culture of muscularity” affects the moods, dieting and workout habits of men, the researchers said.

“The key will be to help people develop realistic expectations about their appearance, as well as the appearance of others, and avoid buying into ideals that are impossible or unhealthy to attain,” Tantleff-Dunn said.

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Most aspiring muscle guys who lift weights want to be huge…

But if you want to be the most ripped, muscular guy you can be, it is not going to happen if you get drunk even once/week. While a couple social drinks can actually be healthy, getting completely trashed can knock down your testosterone levels for 3-5 days. Testosterone builds muscle. The more testosterone you have, the bigger and leaner you become. You cannot expect to make any significant progress if you have the testosterone levels of a 12-year old girl for most of the week because of that big party Saturday night.

One major issue with the consumption of alcohol has to do with its effects on the release of growth hormone. Growth hormone is the substance in the body that plays a very large role when it comes to building muscle, stimulating other cell growth and development, and promoting optimal bone growth. When this hormone is low, you aren’t going to get the same amount of muscle development as you would when it’s at an optimal level.

Alcohol consumption also hinders recovery time as well!

Your diet may be perfect, and you may me training like an animal, but get drunk every week and you are wasting your time.

It’s common sense that you will meet way more hookups and fuck-buddies if you are muscular and ripped than if you are fat and drunk. If you often go out with friends or drink at bars because you are shy or trying to forget about something….. STOP RIGHT NOW!

You are completely wasting your gym membership every time you get plastered!

Wearing nothing but a shiny red silk mens bikini, this super-tan sexy college muscle man shows off the goods via his bedroom webcam for an Internet admirer.

But while he may be lean and ripped, we see a bad case of bitch tits (a.k.a. gyno) caused by roid juicing… sorry, we just had to point that out.

We’re only trying to help the steroid users out there to better spot the early signs of gynecomastia.

Scientists have finally come up with a pill that tricks your body into thinking it just exercised so you can develop strength, speed, muscle mass, endurance, hardness and more.

Many anabolic steroids are, of course, based on increasing testosterone levels; however, this new pill increases muscle mass via tricking the muscle into believing it just had a workout. It rebuilds the ‘lost’ muscle tissue, aka increasing muscle size, even without the workout.

What’s the ethical implication of such a drug? Well, expect this drug to be abused by every athlete to build speed and mass.

It will be the next steroid craze, and just wait until it’s in the open market kiddies!

There are actually two possible pills, AICAR and GW1516, both with the ability to help build muscle, increase stamina, and help with weight loss.

For the study, scientists split young adult mice up into two groups, with half of them taking part in exercise with the pill, and half taking part in exercise without the pill. The mice who took the pill were able to run for farther and faster, improving their endurance and speed. The mice who took the pill were able to run 77% longer, and 44% farther after a month taking the pill.

Many already forsee that athletes may be abusing the drug, which is why a test has already been developed to check for the drug in urine and blood samples… even before the drug’s public release!

California has now become the first state in the US to entirely ban food retailers and restaurants from using trans-fat.

Some cities, like New York City and Philadelphia have already banned trans fats.

Trans-fats are partially hydrogenated vegetable oils that are used to extend the shelf life of products and can turn oily foods into semi-solid foods. They’re used for frying and usually put into cakes, pastries, hot chocolate drink mixes, processed foods, margarines, and some fast foods.

They’ve been linked to coronary heart disease, can raise levels of bad cholesterol, have no nutritional benefit, and even a small reduction in consumption can cut heart disease. Totally yucky for bodybuilders and guys trying to honestly harvest new muscle growth.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said the legislation will represent a “strong step toward creating a healthier future.” The new legislation will take effect in 2010. Schwarzenegger will ban the use of trans-fats in oil, shortening and margarine used in spreads or for frying. And those found of violating the new law will be fined between $25 and $1,000.

According to the US Food and Drug Administration, Americans eat on average about 4.7lbs of trans-fats each year.

This is what a muscle jock must endure if he wants to zap the hair off his buttocks.

We are actually personally acquainted with many bodybuilders (mostly straight guys) who zap away all their hair in these areas simply for manageability reasons.

For people considering getting any sort of laser hair removal on any body part, we thought we would feature this video clip for its educational value.

The muscle ass on the table ain’t half bad either!

A ripped personal trainer put together this awesome meditational muscle building video.

It’s definitely quite motivating for bodybuilders of all shapes and sizes.

So if you’re on a cycle or working out hard and not seeing results yet, be patient and keep up the hard work… watch this video and re-energize yourself!

We have always been fans of whey and soy protein powders on this site, but here comes a new contender… hemp protein!

Join celebrity fitness expert and trainer Peter Nielsen as he discusses the benefits of incorporating hemp protein into your nutritional bodybuilding diet & lifestyle.

This shit is packed with the good stuff… anybody out there try hemp protein powder before?

Is a bigger penis really possible?

Yes! But Dr. Brian Kessler has some very interesting facts when it comes to the various forms of penile enlargement that are touted all over the Net.

Before any of you muscle jocks decide to try any of those gimmicks, you better listen to this guy!