Extreme: Muscle Men
5.0/5
Critic Rating
Muscle Men is season one of Extreme, the BBC podcast that knows no limits. Each action-packed season tells the story of people who've pushed themselves to the very edge of what's physically or mentally possible - and in doing so, have changed the world...1980s Los Angeles. A young, amateur bodybuilder named William Dillon comes to California in search of the supersized American dream - to get absolutely jacked. But beneath the smell of sweat, pulsing disco beats, and the rhythmic clank of weights, there's a secret. Many of the bodybuilders and gym rats he meets are using steroids to...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Aug 3, 2024
"(Series: Muscle Men) ...a couple of episodes in and it’s certainly pumping iron....it’s a fun, campy listen...Petrzela knows how to entertain – her interviews are wry without being mean-spirited – and there are some hilarious moments..."