Fitness Doping by Jesper Andreasson & Thomas Johansson

Author:Jesper Andreasson & Thomas Johansson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030221058
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

In contrast to the discussion that initiated this section, masculinity (as well as femininity) can form the foundation for unbecoming a user. For Hans, fatherhood and maturity gradually developed into superior masculine ideals, and to this end, unbecoming a fitness doper was largely a matter of leaving a position in which he had pursued muscular masculinity.

Dependency on steroids is tightly interwoven with a specific lifestyle, identity, and body. Quitting these drugs could endanger the person’s whole body and lifestyle project. In particular, the fear of losing a certain body and look may have detrimental effects on people’s attempts to exit the lifestyle and stop using the drugs. The process of distancing oneself from the cultural context is also touched on in several narratives—for some it was a necessity if they were to unbecome a fitness doper. Included here are also negotiations between different perceptions of an idealized lifestyle. Jim, who still trains on a regular basis but no longer uses PIEDs, explains:The training lifestyle—doing bodybuilding—makes it difficult to enjoy life. I mean today, if I’d been okay and not had a cold, I would have gone to the gym after our talk. Yeah, I would go to lift some weights. And then, I’d come home to take a bath and perhaps enjoy a malt whiskey, although I would probably also take a protein shake and some nutrition. But, this feeling of just enjoying life, and having a nice evening, it’s unusual for me. Cooking a nice dinner and just enjoying being there. When doing bodybuilding, you have to weigh everything. There are needles here and needles there, pills here and pills there. And then you go off training, and you go powerwalking for two hours in the evening, since you have to keep fit. It’s a totally different life. And I mean, it’s not so damn healthy. (Jim)

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