Your Bodybuilder Lifestyle Could Be Affecting Those Around You
As a bodybuilder, you are always striving to add lean muscle mass while reducing body fat. Researchers are now showing that when you are dieting and losing weight, you are actually affecting those around you as well. In fact, those around you don’t even need to be trying to lose weight in order to see similar results from your bodybuilder lifestyle.
The Ripple Effect
Researchers at the University of Connecticut are calling this phenomenon “the ripple effect.” They conducted a study where they gathered 130 couples (individuals who lived together regardless if they were married or not) and worked with them over a six-month period. What they found was that when one person began a weight loss program to drop body fat, their partner actually lost weight too (3% of their weight to be exact) – even when they were not following the same fat loss program or bodybuilder lifestyle. Oddly enough, there was a correlation between how quickly the weight was lost/gained. They noticed that when one partner lost weight quickly so did the other. Likewise, when one partner gained weight, again, so did the other.
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One of the researchers said, “When one person changes their behavior, the people around them change. Whether the patient works with their healthcare provider, joins a community-based, lifestyle approach like Weight Watchers, or tries to lose weight on their own, their new healthy behaviors can benefit others in their lives. How we change our eating and exercise habits can affect others in both positive and negative ways. On the positive side, spouses might emulate their partner’s behaviors and join them in counting calories, weighing themselves more often, and eating lower-fat foods.”
What Have I Experienced From a Bodybuilder Lifestyle?
I read this study and to be honest, it’s not painting a true picture in my opinion. Sure, it’s possible that this could occur, but I know from personal experience that this isn’t 100% always the case. I could start a cut to get ready for the summer months and my wife’s weight doesn’t change. So, I’m not so sure there is a direct correlation. Additionally, my healthy behaviors from a bodybuilder lifestyle have not affected or changed my wife’s to mirror my own. Don’t create an unrealistic lifestyle for yourself.
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