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bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a sport and subculture centered on developing muscle mass through resistance training and specialized nutrition, often associated with competitive physique display and intense discipline.
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In the Psycheverse
Bodybuilding serves as a lens for examining toxic masculinity, homophobia, and violence within hyper-masculine spaces. Psyche and guests use the culture as a case study for how spiritual and psychological disconnection can manifest as aggression toward perceived threats to masculine identity.
🐇 Rabbit Hole
Topics that frequently appear alongside bodybuilding
homophobiaHomophobia is systemic prejudice and discrimination directed at people based on sexual orientation or perceived non-heterosexuality.masculinityMasculinity is a set of cultural and social characteristics, behaviors, and values traditionally associated with being male—shaped by biology, psychology, socialization, and historical context.sports cultureSports culture encompasses the social values, institutions, and practices surrounding athletic competition, including the communities and hierarchies that form around sports participation and fandom. It functions as a significant masculine space with its own codes of behavior and social enforcement mechanisms.LGBTQ+ issuesSexual orientation, gender identity, and the lived experiences and social issues affecting LGBTQ+ communities. This encompasses discrimination, representation, cultural attitudes, and interpersonal dynamics within and outside queer spaces.debate
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