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Movies featuring leading men with sculpted bodies have created unrealistic benchmarks. For instance, the transformation of Gerard Butler for 300 became a talking point, as his intense regimen—six-hour workouts—was hardly sustainable for the average person. Such portrayals set the stage for young men to believe that extreme discipline in bodybuilding was the only path to acceptance and recognition.

Social Media: The Catalyst for Bigorexia

As the fitness industry began to flourish with the advent of social media platforms, the standards of what constitutes an ideal physique only grew loftier. Platforms like Instagram brought forth aspiring fitness influencers who often showcased unattainable body standards, inadvertently contributing to the rise of bigorexia.