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Do women see extremely muscular men the same way men see anorexic women?
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betty swollocks
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1: Why do these guys go so overboard with the muscles?
Because its like cumming everywhere! At home, in the gym, backstage. It's teriiiiiiific!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaLuZy66Oeg
Pumping Iron / Schwarzenegger
Because its like cumming everywhere! At home, in the gym, backstage. It's teriiiiiiific!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaLuZy66Oeg
Pumping Iron / Schwarzenegger
FallingEdge
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No way. Dood was too skinny.
Best body type.
YES! YES! YES!
Steroids are not need to achieve a body like that. Not even close.
My mistake. I still don't think they are using roids. Maybe HGH, but not roids.
When did I say there were needed? I said they are used, not that they were necessarily needed.
FallingEdge
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Thick women are the best women.
OP, whatever the ideal male body type is, it's probably not you. I'm basing this on your avatar.
People tend to look at the extremes, but like most are saying it's in the middle. Buff men are trying to impress other men, and fashion models are trying to impress homosexual male fashion designers and wrinkled up asexual female magazine editors. It's a complicated system.
People tend to look at the extremes, but like most are saying it's in the middle. Buff men are trying to impress other men, and fashion models are trying to impress homosexual male fashion designers and wrinkled up asexual female magazine editors. It's a complicated system.
dem thighs~
Edit: thick is probably too much to me I like "average"-chubby body types
Supermodels don't do anything for me
Kitsunebaby
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I'll be honest, I freaking love muscles. I don't dig the grotesque kind of definition some bodybuilders have going on, but a bulked up dude is pretty damn sexy. I seem to be the minority though, as most of my friends prefer leaner guys with moderate muscles.
Most women aren't that set in their type, though. I've been attracted to guys with a wide range of body types, even if thin isn't really my preference.
Most women aren't that set in their type, though. I've been attracted to guys with a wide range of body types, even if thin isn't really my preference.
theDeeDubs
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Most every woman I know below 40 says Ryan Reynolds is the epitome. I think his personality helps him a lot too. Most over 40 say Matthew McChaugnehey (however you spell it). Every single one says they hate overly muscular guys because they imagine they spend more time looking in the mirror than they themselves do and wouldn't spend any time with them due to gym requirements.
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The Everyman
i need the data, one way or another.
if i had to guess i would say that most men DO agree on a narrow body type range as being the most attractive
Generally, men have common characteristics they find attravtive - hourglass figure, high enough bodyfat percentage to signify fertility, symmetrical face, etc. This is a fact confirmed by repeated experiments. But there are outliers. There are people attracted to different physiques or even the same sex. Despite evolution being driven by natural selection, there is randomness in genes and how those genes will interact with an environment. So while a characterstic might be selected by natural selection, and the general population will have such a charachteristic, on average, there will be cases where epigenetics results in different characteristics among individuals.
Vicetrailia
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Pretty sure that women like big-buff guys more than men like skeletons.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
The real question is why don't women appreciate the bear mode body type?
Aizu_Itsuko
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For most people I've talked to over the years, looking anorexic or extremely muscular is a turn off, whether you are male or female.
And I agree.
Take that as you will.
And I agree.
Take that as you will.
Dark Stalkers
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They enjoy being able to walk.
Kitsunebaby
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You know, I'll never understand gaf's obsession with Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling. I see far more guys on these boards touting their supposed handsomeness than I ever hear women in real life saying. Same with John Hamm.
FallingEdge
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I find all types of women attractive but my preferred body type is one that has curves. A little pooch does not bother me at all.
Gosling looks skinny/small in that pic. That's just me though =/
And it is incredibly hard to get BB big. It is basically a (2nd?) job so I can understand where the dedication comes in but to say that they spend more time looking in the mirror and that they won't spend any time due to gym requirements is ridiculous. Those guys look like that for 1 or 2 days max. No one walks around like that.
Zoe
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I've had my eye on Ryan Reynolds ever since The Odyssey. Two Guys and a Girl cemented it <3
All those celeb/bodybuilder pics are unrealistic.
Anyone can look like that with enough money and time. However, it's not a long term thing by any means. Actors get personal cooks and trainers. They have all the time in the world to train and have pro's to ensure everything is perfect. Soon after filming is over, they lose all progress made (most of the time).
If you want to look like Brad Pitt/whoever for the rest of your life then good luck. You're going to need it (and a lot of time, effort and money).
Anyone can look like that with enough money and time. However, it's not a long term thing by any means. Actors get personal cooks and trainers. They have all the time in the world to train and have pro's to ensure everything is perfect. Soon after filming is over, they lose all progress made (most of the time).
If you want to look like Brad Pitt/whoever for the rest of your life then good luck. You're going to need it (and a lot of time, effort and money).
Kitsunebaby
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At least he has a somewhat cute teddy-bear type face. Gosling just looks weird as hell to me, and the only women I've known who liked him were all Notebook fangirls.
Although, I might just be weird. I never really got the love for Brad Pitt either. He attractive no doubt, but sexiest man ever? Psshhh.
Don't most convicts work out and look like that in america ?
So, basically, you like a guy with a natural well-developed body, low bf % - but not too low, a general v-taper shape, and an attractive and symmetrical face? Evo psych
The Anti-Monitor
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Ken Masters
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These celebs have personal trainers, chefs, nutritionists, everything, and most importantly, they are PAID to look that good and in between filming they have nothing else to do but train and look good
I've read a few studies on this.
1. Men think the optimum is significantly more muscular than what women think is the optimum.
2. Women when asked generally chose the toned or built look over the jacked or thin look. Toned being men who had somewhat more muscle than average and a fairly low body fat, and built being men who had somewhat more muscle than that.
Basically get decently strong and fit, get fairly lean and you'll be fine physically for the ladies. Good posture and confidence help a lot!
1. Men think the optimum is significantly more muscular than what women think is the optimum.
2. Women when asked generally chose the toned or built look over the jacked or thin look. Toned being men who had somewhat more muscle than average and a fairly low body fat, and built being men who had somewhat more muscle than that.
Basically get decently strong and fit, get fairly lean and you'll be fine physically for the ladies. Good posture and confidence help a lot!
Could this be due to perceived notions about their personality, rather than a true physical preference for skinny guys?
We all know you're in the closet, Lissars!
Just look at who most women like in pop culture and you have your answer. Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt 10 years ago, etc. They like guys who look lean but clearly work out regularly. Women like something like this:
I'm not gay, but if I was, this would be my ideal type. I wish I could look like that. Goslings body looks perfect
Hmm... I doubt it. I mean, I've met muscled nerdy guys and they weren't all that attractive to me. I mean, I guess if they really REALLY had an attractive personality to me I'd go for it (I'm not quite that shallow), but otherwise I'd much prefer a skinny one.
I am!? :O
crimzonflame
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R.I.P Zyzz
I've heard that too, many times.
I've also heard/read somewhere that the stats for male fashion models, are close to ideal too. NOT the skinny stereotypical male models. Just generally the advise not to bulk up past a 40-42 size suit.
I'd say he was still more muscular compared to the average man, he just wasn't as muscular as say a fitness cover model
I've also read that a waist to hip ratio of 0.67 is the most attractive ideal for women, and a waist to hip ratio of 0.90 is most attractive ideal for men.
I couldn't find that article... but here's what wikipedia says about Waist to hip ratios.
His physique would say otherwise. Regardless if someone thinks his body looks normal, then I really don't know what to say
Escape Goat
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Who is Zyzz? He looks ridiculous.
Ken Masters
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He's dead?
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