The Big Read: Ripped – the tyranny of the male body beautiful

WAY back in the early days of this year’s Love Island season, one of the key dramatic moments was the arrival on the show of personal trainer, Adam Collard – a contestant whose job it was to steal one of the girls off one of the guys. “And here’s Adam,” Caroline Flack announced, as a hulk of a man all six-pack, brawn and pecs, swaggered into the villa wearing nothing but what appeared to be a pair of boxer shorts. There seemed to be a knowing wink in that introduction. Partly it appeared as if Flack were introducing the show’s latest prize bull and was rather pleased with it. Partly it seemed as if she were selling a hot, new weapon. Here’s Adam – so perfect a gym-crafted specimen of manhood, he’s like a bomb about to go off in the house. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16399049.the-big-read-ripped-a-new-vision-of-perfection-and-the-tyranny-of-the-male-body-beautiful/