Bigorexia

/bˌɪɡɔːɹˈɛksiə/

/bˌɪɡoːɹˈɛksiə/

Bigorexia

a disorder where individuals become excessively obsessed with building muscle mass and have a distorted perception of their own body image, leading to compulsive exercise behaviors

Examples

1. People with bigorexia are focused on their body fat.

2. Number five, bigorexia, muscle dysmorphia or reverse anorexia.

3. But bodybuilders also often suffer from a type of muscle dysmorphia aptly nicknamed bigorexia.

4. In 2015, Piana revealed to Jerry Ward of Bios3training that he'd struggled with bigorexia since he was a young child.