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Thread: Who started the myth that women don't like big muscular men?

post 1509186611 06-21-2017, 08:39 AM
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post 1509186691 06-21-2017, 08:40 AM
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Women have different tastes. The Ronaldo pretty boy physique will do best among prime aged women.

It tends to be older women who like the increasingly muscular physiques.
post 1509186901 06-21-2017, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted By vsportsguy⏩
Women have different tastes. The Ronaldo pretty boy physique will do best among prime aged women.

It tends to be older women who like the increasingly muscular physiques.
I noticed this as well too actually.

Usually girls 18-23 will gravitate more towards guys who are skinnier/lean with a better face, and 23+ will go for bigger and muscular "Klokov" style guys.

Having a 6 pack though is pretty much universally appealing.
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post 1509187081 06-21-2017, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted By NLnemesis⏩
This kind of muscle is okay.
Originally Posted By EnforcerOTF⏩
This kind of muscle is not attractive to me. It's just too large. I wouldn't want to be crushed every time we made love.
Originally Posted By EnforcerOTF⏩
no chick wants a hardcore gym rat though whos' all about "im grinding in the gym, bleeding and sweating", girls just wanna have fun.
You've made the assumption that slimmer, toned men with visible abs work less in the gym than the larger, bulkier dudes.

Which isn't true at all.

And you're wrong that girls don't like men who are dedicated to fitness. A girl who is into fitness will bemore attracted toa fitness buff than a non-fitness buff.
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post 1509187261 06-21-2017, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted By MuzzieChik786⏩
This kind of muscle is okay.



This kind of muscle is not attractive to me. It's just too large. I wouldn't want to be crushed every time we made love.



You've made the assumption that slimmer, toned men with visible abs work less in the gym than the larger, bulkier dudes.

Which isn't true at all.

And you're wrong that girls don't like men who are dedicated to fitness. A girl who is into fitness will bemore attracted toa fitness buff than a non-fitness buff.
Please don't generalize your ownopinionas fact to an entire gender's preference
post 1509187401 06-21-2017, 08:47 AM
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women just want a dude who's cut.

a majority of women don't like the guido/bodybuilder type is because they're more high maintenance than women themselves.


just lol at wanting to be big so you can stand in front of other men on stage and flex for them in a speedo.
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post 1509187431 06-21-2017, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted By MuzzieChik786⏩
I wouldn't want to be crushed every time we made love.
said no honest woman ever
post 1509187551 06-21-2017, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted By EnforcerOTF⏩
Please don't generalize your ownopinionas fact to an entire gender's preference
You do realize you just did the same thing though right?
post 1509187561 06-21-2017, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted By vsportsguy⏩
Women have different tastes. The Ronaldo pretty boy physique will do best among prime aged women.

It tends to be older women who like the increasingly muscular physiques.
Sort of yeah, however all women will find the Ronaldo physique attractive, whether younger or older, however not all women will find the bigger physique attractive
post 1509187701 06-21-2017, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted By EnforcerOTF⏩
Please don't generalize your ownopinionas fact to an entire gender's preference
This. Leave the sweeping generalizations about women's opinions to us men.
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Basically what they're saying is that muscle can't compensate for just being tall and goodlooking.

I've heard of women complain that there are too many short guys at the gym and that tall men rarely build muscle, so they like muscle but only on certain men.
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I like big muscular guys OP.
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because after a certain point its just ugly
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post 1509187961 06-21-2017, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted By EnforcerOTF⏩
Please don't generalize your ownopinionas fact to an entire gender's preference
Reading comprehension of peace...
Originally Posted By MuzzieChik786⏩
This kind of muscle is okay.

This kind of muscleis not attractive to me.It's just too large.
Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
said no honest woman ever
Personal preference.
Originally Posted By deadhead6391⏩
You do realize you just did the same thing though right?


It's ok, she/he can't read.
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post 1509188271 06-21-2017, 08:56 AM
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Women's idea of 'muscular' is different to mens

When they say they love muscles they usually mean nice strong looking arms, shoulders, neck, abs etc.... Like a rugby player build. They're almost never imagining a shredded mass monster

I've had a ton of women say they 'love my muscles' 'you're so muscley hnnng' etc and I'm 100% a twink by misc standards
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post 1509188501 06-21-2017, 08:59 AM
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Ive never heard a woman say the like the Ronnie Coleman look, they always say its repulsive.
post 1509189261 06-21-2017, 09:06 AM
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Different strokes for different folks.

Personally I don't care what girls like, I'm not busting my ass, riding a bike, and eating like an elephant to pull chicks.
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post 1509189351 06-21-2017, 09:07 AM
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IMO, the ideal male physique:





Having said that - physical attributes play a very small role in a successful relationship.

I reckon women who don't like dudes who are highly into fitness is because they're in need of more attention than other, more secure, women.
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depends what kind of muscular physique we're talking about:

this will have more success:



than this:

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it was probably some muscular guy that started a rumor. if more guys became muscular/aesthetic, there would be more competition
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post 1509190651 06-21-2017, 09:18 AM
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I did op, I started that rumor. It was cause I'm jelly of all you buff, muscly guys 🙃
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Gonna be real here ... most dudes that I've met and know that are unnaturally huge have body image issues. Most of the women I've met that gravitate towards these guys have a similar mindset.

You also have to take into account numbers. The amount of dudes that look like Pitt in fight club on up to Ronnie Coleman is a small section of the population. The number of skinny-fat twinks and fat slobs is vastly more, and therefore the most observed. If we actually lived in a healthy society I'm certain things would appear drastically different. If you lived in a society where the average dude was 6'1 and jacked ... that also would change the perspective.

IMO... Steve Reeves is probably the top echelon of what a typical woman would find physically attractive. If you're confused about why most women don't find Ronnie Coleman types attractive then you're just dense.




Honestly... what does it matter though? I prefer women with bikini fitness type bodies... most of my friends prefer skinny, zero arse, zero muscular definition type women. That's great for me... one less dude to compete with.
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This is the ideal body for women



Tall, wide shoulders, naturally strong, doesn't shave his body hair (but doesn't look like a rug), doesn't try to get to 5% body fat.
He looks like he's just like that, farm strong.

Before copers come out of their caves I know he's a Hollywood actor with a PT and a diet, but regardless he looks naturally athletic, which is the point.

Once you start looking like the guy below you start deviating from the ideal male body, and into the trashy, corny, poor taste self obsessed gym retard who's obsessed with abs, low body fat, dieting, grooming, is more vane than any woman, and spends most of his free time in the gym.


And even then face > height > athleticness
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Why are you guys about to debate the obvious logic? If someone's aesthetic it's blatantly obvious. Who cares about the random copers who claim they aren't interested. It's like the trash that posts on Angie Verona threads that she's lost her glow. My name is Jeff Seid, Connor No T-Shirt Murphy etc those guys are muscular as fack but 9/10 girls will be lining up for their 3inch-5inch bite-size child friendly sausages.
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Guilty of loving muscular guys. Especially the ones that can curl 100+ pounds for reps with one arm.

Honestly though I used to think Justin Beiber was too big. But now I'm that vain girl that wouldn't bat an eye if you're smaller than hulk (mirin Bradley Martyn).

Most women don't find 4% bf vascularity very attractive though, probably why the whole women don't like muscles started.
They said she's gone too far this time

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Originally Posted By sunchine⏩
And even then face > height > athleticness
It's more like

social status >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> face > height > athleticness
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Originally Posted By NLnemesis⏩
This is the GOAT physique for chicks, deal with it boyo
Nope sloots admit that hes Troy physique is hotter
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