SWOLE: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle. By Michael Brodeur. Beacon Press. 256 pages. $28.95. Author Michael Brodeur takes the gym too seriously, and not seriously at all at the same time, ...
When Michael Andor Brodeur was working at the Boston Globe in 2010, he was in a serious bicycle accident that required a lot of gym time to rehab. “I got back to normal and then decided that there was ...
Fueled by a lifelong curiosity about masculinity and a passion for bodybuilding, debut author Michael Andor Brodeur, a classical music critic at The Washington Post, gives a wholly unique work that ...
Getting swole is great. But cognitive function also improves when you work a certain muscle group. “Never skip leg day” ...
What are big muscles for? They were sidelined long ago by the Industrial Revolution; engines drive plows and hammer steel more cheaply and less complainingly. Somehow, though, they retain an ambiguous ...
MIKE COLTER HASN'T always had to look swole. The 46-year-old actor describes one of his earlier notable roles, Lemond Bishop in CBS's The Good Wife, as having one real physical requirement: looking ...
You can shed fat while sculpting muscle with the right nutrition and strength training. If you're trying to lose fat while building muscle, body recomposition is the approach you're looking for. You ...
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The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game This gut-wrenching account from sociologist Mauldin (Made to Hear) spotlights the hardships endured by couples in the U.S. when one partner becomes ...