Eat. Sleep. Lift. Repeat.
Abstract
Jaymi Boynton profiles Hannah Doting, a Cal Poly kinesiology student who was also a professional bodybuilder .Boynton shows how Doting balances those two parts of her identity .As you begin your college career, consider how developing new interests can help shape you .What steps can you take to find balance and stay healthy and happy as a college student?The sun rose on Monday morning, streaming light into every crack and crevice of the gym where super-humans were lifting hundreds of pounds over their swollen bodies.Skin glistening and mouths gasping for air, these bodybuilders would not stop until every muscle convulsed in agony.It was just a typical day, though, because it was wintertime, and that meant "bulking season."After a quick flex in the mirror, a bodybuilder pulled out her "protein shake and homemade trail mix" to preserve all the muscle mass she just built.Half-assing anything at this point would not earn her the gold medal in next month's meet.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Health and Lifestyle Studies
Higher Education Research Studies
Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Publication details
- Journal / source
- DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University)
- Publication date
- 23 February 2026
- Language
- EN