Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Culture

ISBN-13: 9781560234043 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 316 str.

Erick Alvarez

Opis

An inside look at the secret world of exercise and fitness thats become one of the countrys fastest growing and most influential gay subcultures.

Spis treści

List of Figures. Acknowledgments. 1. Gay Gym Culture. 2. Greek Gym Culture and the Greek Ideal. 3. The Fall and Rise of the Gym Built Body. 4. Muscle Media. 5. The Gay Gym. 6. Muscle Boys. 7. The Poz Jock. 8. The Gay Athlete. 9. The Circuit Boy. 10. The Muscle Bear. 11. The Older Male. 12. The Locker Room. Notes. Index.

O autorze

Erick Alvarez is a freelance writer and independent scholar. He has a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from San Francisco State University, and has been a personal trainer in the San Francisco gym scene for over a decade.