Boxing The Gym And Men

Author : Jérôme Beauchez
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319560298
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boxing, the Gym, and Men written by Jérôme Beauchez and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the lived experiences of boxers in a French banlieue, largely populated by people from working-class and immigrant backgrounds. Jérôme Beauchez, who joined in the men’s daily workouts for many years, analyzes the act of boxing as a high-stakes confrontation that extends well beyond the walls of the gym. Exploring the physical and existential realities of combat, the author provides a multifaceted “thick description” of this world and shows that the violence faced by the gym’s members is not so much to be found in the ring as in the adversity of everyday racism and social exclusion. Boxing can therefore be understood as an act of resistance that is about more than simply fighting an opponent and that reflects all the existential struggles facing these men who are both stigmatized and socially dominated by race and class.

Author : Ronald K. Fried
Publisher : Thunder's Mouth Press
ISBN 13 : 9780941423489
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Corner Men written by Ronald K. Fried and published by Thunder's Mouth Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Boxing Trainers.

Author : Danna Scott
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780399526015
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boxing written by Danna Scott and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-understand, fully illustrated guide to health and fitness with the art of boxing. It will be useful either to the novice fighter or to those looking for a new form of exercise. It explains the equipment, punches and combinations, defensive skills and movement, ring strategy, boxing styles, training techniques, and tricks of the trade.

Author : Hector Roca
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 074328688X
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gleason's Gym Total Body Boxing Workout for Women written by Hector Roca and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the top Hollywood boxing coach comes a proven fitness program that will get women in knockout form for their everyday lives.

Author : Peter De Pasquale
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 : 9780385240925
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boxer's Workout written by Peter De Pasquale and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lucia Trimbur
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069115029X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Come Out Swinging written by Lucia Trimbur and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nuanced insider's account of everyday life in the last remaining institution of New York's golden age of boxing Gleason's Gym is the last remaining institution of New York's Golden Age of boxing. Jake LaMotta, Muhammad Ali, Hector Camacho, Mike Tyson—the alumni of Gleason's are a roster of boxing greats. Founded in the Bronx in 1937, Gleason's moved in the mid-1980s to what has since become one of New York's wealthiest residential areas—Brooklyn's DUMBO. Gleason's has also transformed, opening its doors to new members, particularly women and white-collar men. Come Out Swinging is Lucia Trimbur's nuanced insider's account of a place that was once the domain of poor and working-class men of color but is now shared by rich and poor, male and female, black and white, and young and old. Come Out Swinging chronicles the everyday world of the gym. Its diverse members train, fight, talk, and socialize together. We meet amateurs for whom boxing is a full-time, unpaid job. We get to know the trainers who act as their father figures and mentors. We are introduced to women who empower themselves physically and mentally. And we encounter the male urban professionals who pay handsomely to learn to box, and to access a form of masculinity missing from their office-bound lives. Ultimately, Come Out Swinging reveals how Gleason's meets the needs of a variety of people who, despite their differences, are connected through discipline and sport.

Author : Thomas Page McBee
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1786890895
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Man Alive written by Thomas Page McBee and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If he is to become a man, what sort of man should Thomas Page McBee be? To find out, McBee must confront the suffering he has endured at the hands of men: the abuse he endured as a child from his father, and the violent mugging which almost killed him as an adult. Standing at the brink of the life-changing decision to transition from female to male, McBee seeks to understand these examples of flawed manhood, and reclaim his body on his own terms. Powerful, uplifting and profound, Man Alive is a story about transformation; about freedom, and love, and finding the strength to rebuild ourselves as the people we are meant to be.

Author : Ted Lewin
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781596432314
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At Gleason's Gym written by Ted Lewin and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the visitors and activities which go on at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, where famous boxers such as Muhammed Ali trained.

Author : Ray Klerck
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1492582115
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Body Trainer for Men written by Ray Klerck and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working out but not getting results? If you’re seeking improved fitness and muscle tone or a slimmer, more ripped physique, Body Trainer for Men is your ticket to an ideal physique. Fitness expert and writer Ray Klerck, one of the world’s most sought-after personal trainers, has produced a comprehensive fitness guide specifically tailored to the unique needs and goals of men. In this book, you will find workout programmes that can be performed at home or in the park as well as in the gym, making this resource completely accessible and convenient. Body Trainer for Men offers solutions to the most common issues men face inside and outside the gym. So if you are stressed or overweight and want to muscle up in a short time, now you have the means to fix these problems without spending for a personal trainer. The methods and training plans are all linked, so rather than being forced into a particular goal, you can make desired improvements concurrently. Whatever your present needs or future goals may be, you’ll find the advice in this guide 100 per cent effective.

Author : Malissa Smith
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442229950
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Women's Boxing written by Malissa Smith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Records of modern female boxing date back to the early eighteenth century in London, and in the 1904 Olympics an exhibition bout between women was held. Yet it was not until the 2012 Olympics—more than 100 years later—that women’s boxing was officially added to the Games. Throughout boxing’s history, women have fought in and out of the ring to gain respect in a sport traditionally considered for men alone. The stories of these women are told for the first time in this comprehensive work dedicated to women’s boxing. A History of Women’s Boxing traces the sport back to the 1700s, through the 2012 Olympic Games, and up to the present. Inside-the-ring action is brought to life through photographs, newspaper clippings, and anecdotes, as are the stories of the women who played important roles outside the ring, from spectators and judges to managers and trainers. This book includes extensive profiles of the sport’s pioneers, including Barbara Buttrick whose plucky carnival shows launched her professional boxing career in the 1950s; sixteen-year-old Dallas Malloy who single-handedly overturned the strictures against female amateur boxing in 1993; the famous “boxing daughters” Laila Ali and Jacqui Frazier-Lyde; and teenager Claressa Shields, the first American woman to win a boxing gold medal at the Olympics. Rich in detail and exhaustively researched, this book illuminates the struggles, obstacles, and successes of the women who fought—and continue to fight—for respect in their sport. A History of Women’s Boxing is a must-read for boxing fans, sports historians, and for those interested in the history of women in sports.