ISBN:
9781560234043
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (333 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Muscle Boys : Gay Gym Culture
DDC:
306.76/62097309045
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
〈EM〉Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Culture〈/EM〉 is an inside look at the secret world of exercise and fitness that's become one of the country's fastest growing and most influential gay subcultures. The author, a personal trainer on the San Francisco gym scene for more than a decade, offers an in-depth look at gay body culture and its role in modern gay life
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; About the Author; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Gay Gym Culture; Chapter 2 Greek Gym Culture and the Greek Ideal; Chapter 3 The Fall and Rise of the Gym-Built Body; Chapter 4 Muscle Media; Chapter 5 The Gay Gym; Chapter 6 Muscle Boys; Chapter 7 The Poz Jock; Chapter 8 The Gay Athlete; Chapter 9 The Circuit Boy; Chapter 10 The Muscle Bear; Chapter 11 The Older Male; Chapter 12 The Locker Room; Notes; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
