The Dark Side of the Male Fitness Internet, Explained | Internetting Season 2

One of the internet’s most popular fitness personalities is a dead bodybuilder named Zyzz. Is he the key to unlocking the link between toxic masculinity, objectification, and fringe politics?

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Episode Notes:
Zyzz, The Bodybuilder Who Became A Legend: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2t41n3vGtDECQ2hS4Rksxo
Muscle in the Age of Instagram: https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a18927948/muscle-in-the-age-of-instagram/
Glossary of male internet culture: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Manosphere_glossary

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