Weak economy is responsible for rampant swoleness: study
Poor economies impact countries in a number of detrimental ways including higher rates of poverty, unemployment and chronic disease.
Now, a new study shows the bad economy is to blame for another unfortunate trend: the rise of #swoleness.
Skim through any fitness enthusiast’s Instagram, and you’ll find allusions to being “swole” — or in Herculean shape. Since the 2008 economic crisis, more men have taken to social media to post images of their fit bodies, according to the Journal of Gender Studies report. The trend, which experts have dubbed “spornosexuality,” reflects men attempting to seek validation through their bodies, instead of more conventional means, such as their work.
“Austerity has eroded young men’s traditional means of value-creation so they have become increasingly reliant on their bodies as a means of feeling valuable in society,” said study author Jamie Hakim, a professor at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. “In theoretical terms, so-called ‘spornosexuality’ is an embodied response to material changes brought about by neoliberal austerity.”
The study found that the most significant increase for gym attendance from 2006 to 2013 was among 16- to 25-year-old men. Hakim denied the growing interest in bodybuilding simply reflects a new craze.
“The rise of men going to the gym and sharing images of their worked-out bodies began around 2008, coinciding with the intensification of neoliberalism that occurred in response to the 2008 economic crash and the following austerity measures,” Hakim said. “This is no coincidence.”
Based on the research, experts said that fitness junkies will continue to impact capitalism.
“The projection of what constitutes a ‘good life’ has become so spectacular even while the means of achieving home ownership, a prestigious career and a high income are radically diminishing,” Hakim said.
@Poitier said to me he doubts he can deadlift abov e 150 poudns and doesnt give a shyt....well can he explain to this coli why this grandmother can?
dont lift weights brehs....
have grandmothers lift more than you brehs...
Poor economies impact countries in a number of detrimental ways including higher rates of poverty, unemployment and chronic disease.
Now, a new study shows the bad economy is to blame for another unfortunate trend: the rise of #swoleness.
Skim through any fitness enthusiast’s Instagram, and you’ll find allusions to being “swole” — or in Herculean shape. Since the 2008 economic crisis, more men have taken to social media to post images of their fit bodies, according to the Journal of Gender Studies report. The trend, which experts have dubbed “spornosexuality,” reflects men attempting to seek validation through their bodies, instead of more conventional means, such as their work.
“Austerity has eroded young men’s traditional means of value-creation so they have become increasingly reliant on their bodies as a means of feeling valuable in society,” said study author Jamie Hakim, a professor at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. “In theoretical terms, so-called ‘spornosexuality’ is an embodied response to material changes brought about by neoliberal austerity.”
The study found that the most significant increase for gym attendance from 2006 to 2013 was among 16- to 25-year-old men. Hakim denied the growing interest in bodybuilding simply reflects a new craze.
“The rise of men going to the gym and sharing images of their worked-out bodies began around 2008, coinciding with the intensification of neoliberalism that occurred in response to the 2008 economic crash and the following austerity measures,” Hakim said. “This is no coincidence.”
Based on the research, experts said that fitness junkies will continue to impact capitalism.
“The projection of what constitutes a ‘good life’ has become so spectacular even while the means of achieving home ownership, a prestigious career and a high income are radically diminishing,” Hakim said.
@Poitier said to me he doubts he can deadlift abov e 150 poudns and doesnt give a shyt....well can he explain to this coli why this grandmother can?
dont lift weights brehs....
have grandmothers lift more than you brehs...
Your no different than cacs going to asian girls for "massages" 
body and bank account
yall think its funny...i keep telling yall this society has destroyed man hood and esp black men...the modern BM is basically a slave that need to use his dikk to survive....most bm economic plan is to give some lonely bytch good dikk for a place to stay
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