The Muscle Trade. The Use and Supply of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs, Hardback/Nick (Leeds Trinity University) Gibbs

The health and fitness industry has experienced a meteoric rise over the past two decades, yet its slick exterior conceals a darker side. Using ethnographic data from gyms, interviews and social media platforms, this book investigates the growing use of image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs) and their role in masculine body image. Publisher: Bristol University Press Author(s): Nick (Leeds Trinity University) Gibbs Illustration(s): 2 Tables, black and white; 12 Illustrations, black and white Number of pages: 202 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 160 x 242 x 18 Cover type: Hardback