Female Bodybuilders

It is all too tempting to treat this is a transgender phenomenon. Are these radical women who aspire to have the hard bodies of the men? Many individuals in this portfolio appear to have crossed the line of gender definition. Is it correct to conclude that they are the corollary of men who through hormones and surgery reshape themselves into women? That may indeed be a motive and explanation for some but clearly not all of the women assembled in this remarkable and intriguing book.