Study on Aspects of Bodybuilding and Fitness Practitioners’ Motivation and Weight Training Routine

Abstract

Physical activity is an essential element in maintaining psychophysical well-being. Workouts with specific weights for bodybuilders and fitness practitioners, sports that act for body shaping, adopting a healthy lifestyle and in order to participate in competitions organized by the Romanian Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness involve considerable physical and mental strength to reach goals. followed. These aspects are highlighted by international studies that have researched "exercise in the gym, the perspectives of selfdetermination theory" or "training programs designed for muscle hypertrophy in bodybuilding", "personality traits of bodybuilders and relationships with anthropometric variables and sports behavior" and others. The aim of this study is to know the aspects of muscle strength, motivation for training or emotions experienced during exercise, as well as training plans.The study was conducted in the form of a survey addressed to athletes practicing bodybuilding and fitness, gym subscribers/ legitimized or illegitimate at a sports club, competitive or non-competitive, by completing an opinion poll, own concept, suggestively called "Go to the gym". The data were collected from 60 bodybuilders and fitness practitioners, in order to investigate aspects related to the motivation to practice bodybuilding and fitness training, weights used and training routines. The expectations of young practitioners are ambitious, and they are motivated to become champions while older practitioners want to maintain a healthy lifestyle by performing bodybuilding and fitness training.