Conservative Men, Martial Arts And Fake Masculinity

by Ben Cohen

When I was a teenager, I felt intimidated by what I would regard as hyper masculine men. I was obsessed with body building and bought stacks of magazines to gain insight into how to put on muscle, in large part because I equated size with toughness. I lifted weights relentlessly, pushing my body as far as I could to get it to grow. I drank p…