Training Patterns and Mental Health of Bodybuilders and Fitness Athletes During the First Lockdown of the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Samuel Iff (Author), Stefan Fröhlich (Author), Robin Halioua (Author), Christian Imboden (Author), Jörg Spörri (Author), Johannes Scherr (Author), Ingo Butzke (Author), Erich Seifritz (Author), Malte Christian Claussen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background:Government restrictions during the first COVID-19 lockdown, such as the closure of gyms and fitness centers, drastically limited the training opportunities of bodybuilders and fitness athletes (BoFA) who rely on indoor training facilities. This provided a unique situation to investigate t...