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Coping strategies in bikini fitness competition
Kazdová, Barbora ; Mudrák, Jiří (advisor) ; High, Radka (referee)
This bachelor thesis titled Coping Strategies in Bikini Fitness Competition discusses one of the contemporary phenomena in the female bodybuilding category - Bikini Fitness. This category is continuously increasing in popularity within girls and women of different age ranges and levels of experience mainly due to the growing influence of the current social trends and media. Considering the combination of the physical and modelling requirements with the requirement of preservation of femininity, Bikini Fitness can be seen as a rather specific category. The author of this qualitative-oriented thesis mainly focuses on the assessment of the competitor's motivation, experience, and the subjectively perceived challenges rendered within the category and the respective coping strategies. Moreover, the author examines the competitor's functioning during particular periods of the contest season in regards to family, employment, study and social life demands. This examination leads to the identification of different approaches and methods adopted by the competitors and their subsequent comparison which highlights their effectiveness or ineffectiveness and the potential consequences. The author of this thesis opted for qualitative form of multi-case study as a research method and for personal semi-structured...
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The effects of fitness and eating on young girls and women
Jarchovská, Alžběta ; Starnovská, Tamara (advisor) ; Cibulková, Natálie (referee)
(in English) Title: The effects of fitness and eating on young girls and women Goal: This thesis focuses on identifiying the reasons, which drive young girls into exhausting diet fitness regime before a competition. The main goal is finding out, whether and in what way this fitness regime affects a physical condition of female participants. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical section. Methods: In the theoretical section a brief history and evolution of fitness program is described. Pre-competition regime is described in its own chapter. Practical section uses dialogue as a means of inquiry among young girls, who are active in fitness programs. The evaluation of presented answers will be accopanied with nutrition analysis of the aquired information. Keywords: fitness, young girls, physical and mental condition, exercise, diet, fitness competition, bikini fitness
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Pre-competition preparation of bikini fitness competitor
Melčáková, Monika ; Mahrová, Andrea (advisor) ; Krištofič, Jaroslav (referee)
The title of the work: Pre-competition preparation of the Bikini fitness category competitor The aim of the work: The main aim of this bachelor thesis is to compare training and nutritional approach during competition season and outside it and their influence on body composition. Another aim of this thesis is to compare my pre-competition preparation with pre- comtetiton preparation of another Bikini fitness category competitor. Methods: In the theoretical part of this thesis there are explained all basic terms and areas related to the chosen topic. The research was based on comparision of two training and nutritional approaches and their effect on body composition. To obtain the body composition data, a bioelectric impedance measurement methor was used on the TANITA device. There was a gap of 5 months between the measurements. The first measurement took place in the competition season and the second outside of it. Results: The results confirmed the following hypotheses: In the first measurement (in the competition season), a lower amount of body fat was measured by 2-3 kg than in the second measurement (outside the competition season). During measurements following changes were detected: a higher amount of muscle mass at least of 1 kg was measured; a higher body fat amount of 2-3 kg was measured....
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