Bodybuilding and Sports Training in Athletes from the Gymnasiums of the City of Guaranda, Year 2022-2023

Abstract

Bodybuilding, popularly known as bodybuilding, is a physical activity that is based on the intensive performance of physical exercises, normally of an anaerobic nature, which mostly consist of training with weights and specialized machinery in the area of a gym through of hypertrophy or strength exercises, in athletes from gyms in the city of Guaranda, Province of Bolívar. The main objective of this research is to describe bodybuilding and sports training; to meet this objective, a monographic work was carried out. Some considerations emerged from the following work: the practice of bodybuilding is closely related to body image as well as certain personality traits, eating habits, self-esteem, scientific research also showed that this practice has an impact on social, family and not only individual population that practice. Among the most notable findings, significant relationships could be seen between narcissistic personality traits, low self-esteem, depressive and anxious symptoms in bodybuilding, especially in those who compete. According to the analysis of the information obtained, there are information gaps at the national level. Bodybuilding is a trendy concept in the world of sports. It is, in general terms, a competitive sport in which the participants are judged, both by their physique and by their athletic quality. They are elite competitions, both at the provincial, national and international level, which in the vast majority of cases have a great impact.