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This article discusses the theme of masculine body image problems. Specifically, in progress clinical research of Muscular Dysmorphia (Adonis Complex). It displays the cultural aspects of the problem and the effects of the associated behaviors like the use of anabolic steroids in physical and mental health. The author addresses the situation from the conceptual framework of Genders Perspective and the Construction of Masculinity. Discuss the findings of research accomplished with 20 men that attend to a gym at the Metropolitan Área of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The research explored the motivation of men to exercise and the perception they had of their body image. Finally it discusses the implications for the profession of Social Work.