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RE: Why is America obsessesd with being huge?
A woman's tastes regarding a man's build are usually a strong indicator of her social class.
Prole women are almost entirely interested in mass. I've heard them disparaging the physiques of elite tennis and soccer players many times - despite these guys being in the top 0.1% of two of the most competitive sports on the planet.
They seek a man who would produce offspring capable of intense physical labour. Note how there is a worship of the supposed nobility of 'working with your hands'.
Upper class women seek athletic men, not strongmen. Lion Of The Blogosphere recently made a fascinating post about the interests listed in the wedding announcements of New York's upper class, tennis and running were predictably commonplace, whereas bodybuilding has been mentioned zero times.
http://lionoftheblogosphere.wordpress.co...crunchers/
All this being said, money and power still wins over all.
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RE: Why is America obsessesd with being huge?
(09-14-2013 03:24 PM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote: Just for reference, here is Thor's actor (Christ Hemsworth) at the time of filming:
![[Image: chris_hemsworth_thor_16l8rs1-16l8s1p.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ez0RZBfFKWQ/TcL6vtTO-oI/AAAAAAAADv4/D7uhFcS3yB4/s400/chris_hemsworth_thor_16l8rs1-16l8s1p.jpg)
Representing roughly the ideal physique for women. He is not a roid monster, but he is huge nonetheless. David, Bruce Lee and Houston's grandpa would all be considered really thin (or average at best) to them. Of course, being defined and lean still counts, but in terms of size, they would be overlooked.
This is also not to say that this would mean that they wouldn't get laid, as female preferences don't put so much weight on looks (thank gods), but it would be a penalty for them. I believe this is due to the average western woman becoming more and more dominant and thus requiring an even more dominant guy to be attracted to. Muscles, height, tattoos and etc. are all external indicators of dominance, and the dominance threshold is constantly increasing.
LOL, Hercules has a fupa 
Sorry to burst your bubble but this guy is on synthetic hormones.
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RE: Why is America obsessesd with being huge?
(09-15-2013 12:37 PM)Wutang Wrote: (09-15-2013 07:39 AM)kosko Wrote: Women favor the more lean built look. The Soccer player physique for instance comes to mind. David Beckham looks malnourished to me at times but women cream over his this build, same goes for many other soccer players. This gives you be balance of strength and functionality. IMO the "perfect physique" gives you the balance of both. Men could never get huge back in the day but they could still get strong. It's ideal to look healthy and strong more than huge IMO.
Pretty much. The ideal I see girls constantly harp on about is the "swimmer's body" - long, slender, and toned. The only girls that are attracted to the balloon muscled types are guidettes and other assorted white trash. I think someone with a build like GSP is the upper limit of what girls like - actually a while ago a buddy of mine and me were talking about GSP has the most female-friendly body out of all the big name MMA guys.
I used to show this picture to girls and 100% of them said they were disgusted by Sean Sherk's body:
![[Image: sean-sherk-roids_medium.jpg]](http://assets.sbnation.com/imported_assets/71598/sean-sherk-roids_medium.jpg)
The most important physical trait that women look for in men is height. There is ABSOLUTELY no question about that. I believe with my entire being that most girls will prefer a tall skinny guy over a average height muscular guy. You'll see it over and over again when girls describe their ideal man when it comes to his physical traits - girls who are like 5'3" asking for guys that are 6 ft or over.
dude i'm 6'2 and i can tell you in my experience being tall helps, i'm not going to lie but it doesnt mean girls open their legs right after they see you, would a tall dude have an advantage over a short guy yea, but this is about having all the advantages possible, look at VK 5'10, 183 he said it himself after the broad touched his abs she melted, but everything came together, build the best version of yourself and minimize your weaknesses.
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RE: Why is America obsessesd with being huge?
Because America is always been about more. More money, more freedom, bigger screens on your phones, larger cars, larger boats, longer freeways, bigger meals, larger tits.
Is it the end all be all? No
Will it help having bigger muscles, bigger wallet, nicer car, nicer house, fancier clothes, better food? Of course.
People really need to stop these mental masturbation thread. It truly is paralysis by analysis.
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RE: Why is America obsessesd with being huge?
(09-15-2013 02:54 PM)Samseau Wrote: Too many guys without game responding in this thread. lol at these responses:
Quote:Upper class women seek athletic men, not strongmen.
That's who they marry. Not who they fuck.
'Athletic' doesn't mean skinny. Athletic, to me, and most people, is like a boxer or something. You're a smart guy, surely you understand what Starke is alluding to?
I think this is the one subject where Americans and Non-Americans are never going to agree on. That said, Beckham get loads of love from women in America for his (fairly unremarkable) body. Yes, probably because it's 'David Beckham' - social proof and all that.
To be honest, I don't even know why I get involved in these kind of threads, I'm in decent shape and I'm happy with that. No complaints from girls, and I'm very nearly happy with the shape I'm in. I'd probably like to be about 10lbs heavier, but still be able to box with the speed and functionality I currently have. I suppose it's a toss-up between what you think looks good, and what you require in terms of functionality. For the record, I'm no Fisto, I just enjoy sparring and training.
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RE: Why is America obsessesd with being huge?
(09-15-2013 11:05 AM)Every10GivesMeA10 Wrote: (09-14-2013 03:24 PM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote: Just for reference, here is Thor's actor (Christ Hemsworth) at the time of filming:
![[Image: chris_hemsworth_thor_16l8rs1-16l8s1p.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ez0RZBfFKWQ/TcL6vtTO-oI/AAAAAAAADv4/D7uhFcS3yB4/s400/chris_hemsworth_thor_16l8rs1-16l8s1p.jpg)
Representing roughly the ideal physique for women. He is not a roid monster, but he is huge nonetheless. David, Bruce Lee and Houston's grandpa would all be considered really thin (or average at best) to them. Of course, being defined and lean still counts, but in terms of size, they would be overlooked.
This is also not to say that this would mean that they wouldn't get laid, as female preferences don't put so much weight on looks (thank gods), but it would be a penalty for them. I believe this is due to the average western woman becoming more and more dominant and thus requiring an even more dominant guy to be attracted to. Muscles, height, tattoos and etc. are all external indicators of dominance, and the dominance threshold is constantly increasing.
LOL, Hercules has a fupa 
Sorry to burst your bubble but this guy is on synthetic hormones.
I went to see Thor with my girlfriend at the time. The first time Hemsworth came on screen with his shirt off, she leaned forward in her seat, her jaw dropped, her eyes opened wide and she was transfixed. this from a smart educated woman who had told me "I just like guys who are fit, not too muscular."
A look something like Hemsworth's is really about the ideal I think to attract women-he was very jacked but not bodybuilder huge. I don't think you really need quite as much mass as that though to get close to maximizing attraction.
He was definitely using gear to prep for the film
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RE: Why is America obsessesd with being huge?
First of all, I would think most guys had learned not to listen to what women claim to be attracted to by now.
Secondly, it's always the same examples given for this so-called ideal 'athletic' body type... Brad Pitt, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo.
I have some info for you fellas. These guys had women sweating them before they were even seen with their shirts off. If you have model-esque looks, you just need to not be fat. Think the aforementioned guys and others like Clooney, DiCaprio, Depp, etc. These guys get (female) attention for their face.
But then you look at the next class of male celebrities. Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Will Smith, Mark Wahlberg, Gerard Butler. Wow, that's shocking! These guys are all physically bigger for some reason. Why do seemingly average looking guys like Jason Statham and Daniel Craig have women all over their nuts?
Weird how the soccer player and swimmer's physiques are ideal yet women give zero fucks about Lionel Messi or Michael Phelps.
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