Is there not something heroic in the single-minded pursuit of the maximally developed human body? Jon Hotten's superb book offers some answers

When it isn’t alarming, [it’s] merely amazing... Balanced, respectful, non-judgmental and rendered in an admirably muscular, entirely fat-free prose

A compelling and often alarming through the darker side of gym culture

A compelling piece of reportage

Like a hardboiled detective story... The first must-buy book on its subject

He is likeable and builds up the tension...with some skill

Marcus Trower engages from the first word...a vivid, personal journey...this is sports writing at its best

Trower has the perfect pitch for a sentence that illuminates an entire culture

His dedication to finding a spiritual dimension to a lost art is hard to fault

Notable for its honesty. The Liverpool defender's published opinion that he is happier retired from international football prompted a media frenzy

One of the few current footballers worth an autobiography

Amid the basketful of bland post-World Cup books, McGrath's life story stands out a mile... Fascinating reading.

The Republic of Ireland's most popular sportsman, still adored by fans of Manchester United and Villa.

An all-too honest account of a playing career that just got better and better, despite threatening to go off the rails.

An extraordinary book.

Harrowing and brutally honest...a gripping story.

Brutally honest.

Less a football autobiography, more repentant confessional.

stunning