In this paper, we implemented a methodological framework of interpretative phenomenological analysis IPA and a theoretical conceptualization of multiple selves to explore the subjective accounts of six amateur bodybuilders using appearance- and performance-enhancing drugs APEDs. The participants made sense of their bodybuilding careers and experiences with APEDs in a way that showed a multiplicity and complexity of reasons for using APEDs, which stemmed from tensions they perceived between the context of bodybuilding and other life domains. However, success in balancing the two selves also created the possibility of the future use of APEDs. The evolution of modern sports through hegemonic ideals of accomplishment has been intimately intertwined with the use of performance-enhancing substances Dimeo, For a long time, doping was exclusively considered to be a problem of elite sports, but appearance- and performance-enhancing drugs APEDs gradually found their way to leisure sports, including amateur bodybuilding and fitness, and permeated a broad population of regular clients of gyms, fitness centers, and the general fitness community Backhouse et al. Gyms and fitness centers have been found to represent the type of environment in which individuals are the most susceptible to doping, especially the use of anabolic steroids Simon et al. In the United Kingdom context, Grace et al. In the bodybuilding context, APEDs were originally used mainly by competitive bodybuilders Lenehan et al. However, presently, we can see a much more diverse picture regarding both the characteristics of APED users and their motivations McVeigh et al.
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