MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THE PRACTICE OF BODYBUILDING

The daily routine and its amenities end up leading to a sedentary lifestyle, however, bodybuilding gyms through supervised exercises provide possibilities to stay active. A subject that has aroused the curiosity of researchers is the motivation in the practice of physical exercises. Regular physical exercise is very important for all people and of any age and can contribute to improving health by providing individuals with a healthier lifestyle. Conduct a literature review to identify the motivational factors that lead to the practice of bodybuilding in gyms, identify the reasons for staying in the practice of bodybuilding, address the relationship between motivation and resistance training and identify the reasons for giving up in the practice of bodybuilding. This is a bibliographic review of the literature where a search was carried out on Google Scholar, Medline, BVS, Lilacs, Scielo, Pubmed, using as descriptors: Bodybuilding, motivational aspects, gym, intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. Prioritizing publications in Portuguese, English and Spanish, between the years 2015 to 2021. In the 9 articles found the main factors for adherence to bodybuilding, the motivation: Health, aesthetics, physical conditioning, socialization, for giving up the factors were: laziness and discouragement, or lack of time. It is noticed that motivation is still a complex phenomenon, and that it must be understood as a process, since keeping individuals physically active on a regular basis has become one of the great challenges