Bodybuilding in Deutschland, Österreich und den USA: Ein paar kulturelle Bemerkungen
Ich wohne zur Zeit in Innsbruck, Österreich. Selbstverständlich sind die Gesellschaft und die Kultur anders. Ich möchte ein bisschen darüber …
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Representations of Bodybuilding in Film: The Short Film ‘Dennis’
Dennis (2007) is a short Danish film, directed by Mads Matthiesen, which chronicles a competitive bodybuilder (played by Kim Kold) in …
The Judgment Zone: Prejudice and Discrimination Against Bodybuilding
In 1992, fitness center Planet Fitness opened their doors (to some). In the last few years they have created controversy …
Motivating the Objectification of the Female Body: The Male Gaze and Female Bodybuilding
Notions of masculinity circumscribe the world of bodybuilding. Female bodybuilding is delineated in/by the male gaze and male constructions of …
Anecdotes of Academia
I would like to present three anecdotes as a point of departure for considering the intersection of bodybuilding and academia. …
The Mind-Muscle Connection: A Delineation
“The Mind-Muscle Connection” refers to a well-known concept in the world of weight training. Of course, in relation to my …
Pre-Workout: An Introduction
I am a bodybuilder. I am an academic. A socially constructed juxtaposition forces these statements apart. There are expectations and …
