Bulgarian princess

Muscles like Kalina: is it only possible to lift dumbbells?

Princess Kalina of Bulgaria trains her muscles hard every day.

(Bild: Krone KREATIV/APA/AFP/Nikolay DOYCHINOV, stock.adobe.com)

Extreme body images are appearing more and more frequently in the media. A current example: the Bulgarian princess Kalina, who caused a sensation with her muscles. Many people also want to achieve these "ideals". Experts explain whether this is even possible by natural means and how dangerous doping agents are.

In recent weeks, images such as that of Princess Kalina with her muscular physique have caused astonishment among many people, with some young people even under strong pressure to conform to the supposed ideal of beauty. But can the mountains of muscle that Kalina shows off only be achieved through targeted training without performance-enhancing substances? Krone+ asked experts about this.