El bodybuilding y su repercusión en la significación del cuerpo y en la feminidad.

Abstract

Bodybuilding transcended mere competition and had an impact on the construction of femininity. The cult of the body and muscular development associated with bodybuilding could influence how women perceived and constructed their femininity. From a psychoanalytic perspective, the body became a tool for the formation and expression of the self. The gym became a space for personal creation and transformation, where the body was molded according to the ideals established by society and the individual themselvesIn this study, a qualitative approach was adopted . with the overall goal of analyzing the impact of bodybuilding on the construction of the body and femininity through interviews with women who practiced bodybuilding and clinical psychology professionals with a psychoanalytic focus, in order to gain a greater understanding of the subjective position they adopted. The analysis of the literature review and interviews reveals a deep and nuanced understanding of the relationship between the individual and their body, the various perspectives on femininity, and the implications of bodybuilding in the construction of bodily identity. It was concluded that a female bodybuilder's body is a space where women can reconstruct and reinvent themselves, but it can also be a body veiled by the real and fragmented; therefore, the complexity of this body depends on the individual's specific characteristics. Femininity is not tied to the "big Other," but rather is a cross-cutting construction that goes beyond conventional gender roles. The cult of the body in bodybuilding can influence women's perception of femininity and the body, generating both empowerment and social pressures.