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Muscle: Confessions Of An Unlikely Bodybuilder

Muscle: Confessions Of An Unlikely Bodybuilder

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At age 26, scrawny, Oxford-educated Samuel Fussell entered a YMCA gym in New York to escape the terrors of big city life. Four years and 80 lbs. of firm, bulging muscle later, he was competing for bodybuilding titles in the "Iron Mecca" of Southern California—so weak from intense training and starvation he could barely walk. Muscle is the harrowing, often hilarious chronicle of Fussell's divine obsession, his search for identity in a bizarre, eccentric world of "health fascists," "gym bunnies" and "muscleheads"—and his devout, single-minded acceptance of illness, pain, nausea, and steroid-induced rage in his quest for the holy grail of physical perfection.

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ISBN13: 9780380717637
ISBN10: 0380717638
Language: English
Publication Year: 1992
Format: Paperback

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    Transformative bodybuilding journey of obsession and identity.

  • Who is this book for?

    If you're curious about the intense world of bodybuilding and the personal struggles behind the pursuit of physical perfection, this book is a gripping read. Fussell's candid and often humorous exploration offers a rare glimpse into how obsession can reshape identity and body, making it both inspiring and eye-opening.

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