Posts Tagged ‘Body Image’

Muscle dysmorphia a growing issue

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Bodybuilding is all about sacrifice and size, but where do you draw the line in a world where body image is becoming ever more important?

Jupi Corporation Expands International Empire With Licensing Deal for Pop-Culture Phenomenon ‘The Biggest Loser’

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Leading international designer Bruno Schiavi and his apparel company, Jupi Corporation, will design and distribute a range of athletic apparel inspired by the lifestyle of NBC's hit weight loss show, The Biggest Loser.� As an expert on body image and self esteem-building through his highly popular international brands, Schiavi is a natural fit to design and distribute a product created to ...

Steroid use by bodybuilders not dependant on body image concerns

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Washington, July 1 (ANI): Steroid use is not necessary to be heavily concerned with muscularity and leanness, suggest researchers. According to Timothy Baghurst, a visiting assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Arkansas, there is no difference between bodybuilders who use steroids and those who do not when it comes to characteristics associated with muscle [...]