An Investigation of the rationalisation of males’ obsession with bulking up Hi there! I am an honours student conducting a study with males and would like your help. Please fill in all the answers honestly. All the information will be kept confidential and anonymous. Thank you.
Age:___ Race: White Black Coloured Other
Do you wish you looked more like the men in the media? Yes / No
How often do you think about being more toned or having more defined muscles? Rarely Sometimes Always
Do you feel that you need to bulk up? Yes / No (Please motivate.) ___
Have you started to bulk up? Yes / No
At what age did you start?___
Why did you start?___
How did you start?___
What does your daily diet consist of? List briefly.___
Have you consulted a dietician? Yes / No
Do you belong to a gym? Yes / No
Are you training according to a programme? Yes / No
Have you consulted a personal trainer? Yes / No
Have you discussed this with anyone? For example your parents, or coach at school? Yes / No
Are you using any supplements, creatine or growth hormones? Yes / No
Where do you get your supplements from?
Do you think it is healthy and natural to bulk up? Yes / No
Would you say that bulking up boosts your self-confidence? Yes / No
Do you think that males who bulk up receive more attention from girls? Yes / No
Do muscular men receive more respect than men with smaller statures? Yes / No (Please motivate)___
Do you think that males have always wanted to bulk up, or do you think that it is becoming more popular amongst males Yes / No (Please motivate) ___
When will you be bulk enough?
Please feel free to add any other comments, questions or queries below:
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18 White Mexican no I no I could look better No I've learned im me and that peeps just have to deal with that 6 9 god no one wwe none no always no im pretty strong now for not rally working out for a year then only havin 2 wks at the gym. yes 16- 17 then again 18 bout to be 19 just wanted to be really strong and get some more muscle and some was to looke good even though I dont have to try lol Startin going to the gym lifting weights and cardio and just lifted for about hour each day now it goes from 2 hour to 4 hours of lifting its hard to explain because we cook different things each day at school and breakfast sanwhich or leftovers and chicken or pork no I have 3 weeks left for free but in going to get membership when I get paid or talk to my mom and dad no no yea friends that work out to protein powder to help the muclses grow walmart yea to an extent yes yes no its becoming more popular now a days when I can bench 350 to 400 hundred pounds