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First published on September 18, 2007
Men and Masculinities 2007, doi:10.1177/1097184X07304809

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Masculinities in Hardcore Bodybuilding

Bryan E. Denham*

Clemson University

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: bdenham{at}clemson.edu.


  Abstract
In his definitive ethnography of hardcore bodybuilding in Southern California, Klein (1993) examined gender construction in a narcissistic subculture characterized by deceit and excess on many levels. In the present article, I compare my own experiences as a strength athlete and bodybuilding author with some of the observations Klein made at Olympic Gym. Like Klein, I address ironies associated with hardcore bodybuilding and discuss the nature of deviance in the bodybuilding subculture.
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