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No matter how he ate or exercised, he never felt muscular enough. Then he hit rock bottom

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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — George Mycock’s fitness routine had gotten out of hand. The 22-year-old was terrified of putting on body fat but eager to develop more muscle. He tracked his food so thoroughly that he was weighing lettuce leaves. And he was exercising –– way too much, in fact. “If I halved it, I’d still probably be doing the same, if not more, than what anyone else I knew who was going to the gym,” Mycock said. As hard as he wo…

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No matter how he ate or exercised, he never felt muscular enough. Then he hit rock bottom

Call it muscle dysmorphia or bigorexia, but body image issues aren’t always just about getting smaller. Experts explain why wanting to be bulkier can be a problem.

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