Women, are you attracted to muscular guys?

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17 Oct 2016, 10:11 pm

I find the pursuit of strength and fitness to be more worthwhile than the pursuit of the "perfect body".

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18 Oct 2016, 1:30 am

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Don't ask such questions; you won't get answers.

Observe instead.

At the beach, I was subtly watching what makes girls' heads turn - and it's a six-packed guy everytime.

It was extremely obvious - women even tend to be even less subtle while they're starting at some guy (probably because they don't get scorned if they do so) and you can literally see their heads turning fixated at the target.

From what I've observed many times, no other body type makes their heads turn except the toned and six packed type.
All other types passed as if they're invisibles.

I actually have to agree with this. A lot of women don't like to say they like to look at muscular men, probably because somehow people fear others will think they are shallow if they like what is generally considered the most attractive. Mind you, people actually have different preferences and some women will actually not like the looks of muscular men but I've always had the impression that there are a lot more women who say they don't like this look than ones that actually don't like it.
Men might not be better though. A lot of men claim they don't care if a women wears make-up or don't think it's attractive and this certainly is true for some of these men but likely not for all.

Either way, that women have a tendency to look at muscular men doesn't necessarily mean muscular men will more easily find a girlfriend.
For example some muscular men would simply look too serious for me. I might glance at them walking by but if I'd actually talk to them for a while and they didn't smile a single time I'd not be attracted to them. Of course it's not true for all muscular men but some have very little mimic and always look serious and there's nothing physically more unattractive than an inability to smile.
I don't know if the same is true for other women or if that's just me.

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Men with muscles look like they'd be aggressive. So no that's not attractive.

I think this is true too and might be a reason why some women (even if a lot of them might still look at muscular men) are not that attracted to muscular men.

There probably is no correlation between being muscular and being violent but it's more about what a women might feel than what she might think when she meets a muscular guy.
Again I don't know about other women, but very tall very muscular strangers tend to make me feel uneasy (in any context that might indicate they could be interested in me. If they just e.g. ask me which train goes to whatever place they don't make me uneasy). This doesn't mean that I think they will do anything to me. I know that most of them are not violent but if I were alone with one of them and he were violent I'd not have the slightest chance to defend myself. Other men could also be violent and most of them are also stronger than me but I'd still feel like I'd have a chance to defend myself and this makes a huge difference for how I feel about it. I know this isn't completely rational as it probably wouldn't cross my mind that the guy could be dangerous if he's not tall and strong unless he did something that indicated he might be whereas if he is tall and strong I'd feel uneasy - especially if he's one of these guys who lack mimic.

What's more funny, that a lot of women think of what's naturally muscular and naturally "lean"... is actually ain't.

Women don't hear the guys in the gym lockers talking about the injections, fat burners and the supplements they take (which aren't recognized by FDA nor by any other pharmaceutical authority and usually full of roid and T. materials) as much as we....other men witness.

Men who take these stuff, don't mention it in front of women.

I bet that lot of the body photos posted by Outrider are seen as "natural" by a lot of women.

It's like how many men who fail to see makeup, like they are "Oh she's naturally beautiful!" yet they fail to see the ton of makeup on her face or they fail to see the unnaturally symmetric pair she has, as if she was born with red lips and rosy cheeks - It's laughable.

Check this thread: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=235231

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18 Oct 2016, 1:43 am

I'm with Alliekat here. I am more attracted to someone who is heavier. It is wonderful for cuddling. That been said, looks aren't a high priority on my list, as long as they have good hygiene.

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18 Oct 2016, 2:14 am

FACE OF BOO:

All of them are natural aside from Zyzz (very muscular guy #1).

He was 22 in that pic, started working out at 18, and died of 'heart complications' at age 24 (a known side effect of roids)

Zac efron (very muscular #2) is a similar size, but started at 16-18 and is now 28. Zyzz got a decades worth of perfect nutrition and training body in less than half as much time.

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18 Oct 2016, 2:21 am

Outrider wrote:

All these guys look muscular - naturally done or not...I dunno.

But bear in mind those guys work out for a living- they're celebs, they have at their disposal trainers, nutrient specialists and get paid for this.

Most normal guys, with normal jobs, don't have the time nor the means to reach a such body naturally.

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18 Oct 2016, 5:17 am

The only one there who doesn't look like he has a pretty strict work-out regimen, and even he's obviously athletic, is the second "lean" one.

I really don't think those kinds of Ken-doll bodies are what most girls are expecting when you say you're "lean" (leaving out "and toned") or "intermediate." While I'm sure most girls would find them nice eye-candy, it's not like Taylor Lautner and Channing Tatum lack fangirls, many don't even consider them ideal. As shown in at least two people who said they prefer muscular bodies on guys actually not really caring about definition. An attitude that I've found is pretty common, and of the three I'm guessing "muscular" is the most likely to be associated with that kind of definition in most girls' minds.

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18 Oct 2016, 5:31 am

My "natural" life has led to staying home outside of work most of the time. I look nothing like these guys even with steering clear of junk food or tons of carbs. Gym is absolutely necessary.

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18 Oct 2016, 5:31 am

All of those guys are super ripped lol

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18 Oct 2016, 5:42 am

Frankly, most guys aren't like those guys. Even many good-looking, strong ones. They are just not perfect like those guys (with the possible exception of the guy in black and white).

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18 Oct 2016, 6:08 am

RetroGamer87 wrote:

All of those guys are super ripped lol

Lol what do you people define as ripped??! !

Seems a lot of people define 'ripped' simply as 'low body fat'.

If everyone with low body fat is ripped, then these guys must be the most ripped of all:

I define 'ripped' as: "Excessive muscle, more than the average person, and low body fat." AKA only guys Somewhat Muscular or higher.

Novak Djokovic is 188cm and 78kg.

Brad Pitt in Fight Club is 180cm and 72kg.

Phelps is 193 and 86.

I have more muscle than Novak, just higher BF.

Honestly, this was something I noticed was very common in high school and it ticked me off.

It seems a skinny kid who's never lifted weights a day in their life and has skinny noodle arms and almost zero muscle in all other areas will get compliments from lots of girls as long as he has abs.

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18 Oct 2016, 6:31 am

Anyway, maybe you're onto something Outrider. Maybe the reason girls seem to like skinny guys is because they're skinny-ripped.

I was worried that I might get too muscular but for girls to like me but it seems like this is more nuanced than I thought it would be.

Traditionally muscular guys are considered hot but the reason I was inspired to conduct this poll was because I've seen lots of pretty girls walking arm-in-arm with guys like this and this

At first I thought guys like that were just skinny but maybe the guy who looks skinny with his shirt on might have a visible sixpack with his shirt off.

Anyway, are girls attracted to guys like those two? ^

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18 Oct 2016, 6:46 am

Pravda wrote:

Don't believe everything said at face value - observe.

Honestly, this is the only type I see women all the time at pools/beach stare at: lowering sunglasses, their heads chase them like a space radar, they even tilt and lean when he's getting out of sign around the corner. :lol:

Also if you experiment on tinder, you will see a such body get x10 times more matches at least.

Natural or not, they're widely liked.

It can't be more obvious than this.

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18 Oct 2016, 6:51 am

This is all so very sad. What are men being made to become for the sake of getting women? :roll:

I hate this world. Us men are really screwed. This isnt the only place Ive heard these things.... women like either skinny men whom cam easily be broken in half, or nogger guys who basically do physical labor jobs to develop that broad,thicker natural look.

If you are a guy whos worked behind a desk hos entire adult life and actually eat food, forget it.

I go to the gym to make myself feel and look better... but half the point is missing if the best I can hope to attain is an artifical look or stay a fat slob... friggin awesome.... lemme just go f*****g shoot myself now...

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18 Oct 2016, 6:57 am

Most men aren't like those guys in the picture.

Most men who have, say, a BMI of 30, a beer belly, love handles, do find girls.

All this thing about muscles is half-bunk.

It's true...and it isn't.

Those muscular guys are a fantasy--but not an expectation.

Eye candy, that's all.

Really...I know this to be true!

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18 Oct 2016, 6:58 am

Hate to be the guy that comes and ruins your party, but I have seen countless couples where the man does not have one of these bodies you guys seem to think is so important.

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18 Oct 2016, 7:02 am

You better believe it.

Outrider's pictures of the skinny guys don't look realistic to me.

Even if the are, very few guys are like those guys.

It's more common to see the black and white guy.

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