Jon Hotten journeys deep into domain of bodybuilding, meeting ab obsessives, 'roid boys, and other equally bizarre characters in a book that offers an hilarious and at times disturbing insight into the world's weirdest sport.
John Hotten is the author of Unlicensed- Random Notes from Boxing's Underbelly and The Years of the Locust- A True Story of Murder, Money and Mayhem in the Last Age of Boxing, which was longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. A former editor of Kerrang!, he has written for the Guardian, the Sunday Times, Esquire and Punch.
Is there not something heroic in the single-minded pursuit of the
maximally developed human body? Jon Hotten's superb book offers
some answers
*The Guardian*
When it isn’t alarming, [it’s] merely amazing... Balanced,
respectful, non-judgmental and rendered in an admirably muscular,
entirely fat-free prose
*The Times*
A compelling and often alarming through the darker side of gym
culture
*Time Out*
A compelling piece of reportage
*Daily Telegraph*
Like a hardboiled detective story... The first must-buy book on its
subject
*Men's Health*
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