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[-] RandomStickman@fedia.io 141 points 1 month ago

Why do guys think they have to be muscle hunks to be attractive?

[Posts pictures of 5 muscle hunks]

[-] TessaRekt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago

Maybe cause most archetypical examples people can think of are going to be from Hollywood and that pushes a muscled bodytype but the reason women are attracted to them is every reason but the bodytype. Look at the descriptors again, they are all based around the vibe.

This whole thread is dudes missing the forest for the trees.

[-] RandomStickman@fedia.io 15 points 1 month ago

I actually 100% agree and have 0 problem with the text itself. But the selection of the men in the Venn diagram completely undermined the sentiment of the text.

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

But it is false. Women do prefer a muscled bodytype.

Hell, men prefer looking at other men a muscled bodytype. It is scientifically proven that being conventionally attractive makes you more socially popular with basically everyone.

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[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Elves, Pedro, maybe middle guy but hard to tell. Are you counting jack black?

[-] RandomStickman@fedia.io 48 points 1 month ago

Everyone minus Jack Black and Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson (intersection of line cook and elf prince only) is a hunk in my book. Jeremy Allen White can be argued either way, granted. But if people think the rest aren't hunks they have an unrealistic body standard imho.

Especially putting Cavil as Geralt on a list of supposed "non-muscle hunks"? Nonsense.

[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

But yeah, cavil, near his superman size, is a physique that is difficult to obtain without chemical help for sure. Steroids have really warped society's view of what size most people can get.

[-] abrake@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

I don't think that Jeremy Allen White can be argued either way. He's definitely a muscle hunk.

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[-] MammyWhammy@lemmy.ml 84 points 1 month ago

There is exactly one dude on that chart that doesn't look like he regularly goes to the gym.

There are several who have posed in muscle magazines shirtless.

[-] GiveOver@feddit.uk 47 points 1 month ago

Is this the opposite version of "I prefer girls without makeup"?

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 14 points 1 month ago

Good catch, it seems like this is

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Elven genetics are bullshit, I agree. Fucking OP immortal assholes.

[-] Meron35@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
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[-] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 73 points 1 month ago

Aren't 3 of the 4 "Elf Princes" still known to be incredibly fit?

[-] Rothe@piefed.social 50 points 1 month ago

Same with the "depressed middle-aged dads".

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 35 points 1 month ago

One of those dudes literally didn't drink water for unhealthy periods of time in order to make his muscle definition stand out more on camera.

[-] prole 9 points 1 month ago
[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 31 points 1 month ago

Henry Cavill for The Witcher:

This schedule culminated in complete water restriction on the final two days, including the day of shooting the shirtless scenes. Cavill explained that the goal was to make his skin “sit on the muscles” for optimal visual impact, a tactic commonly used by fitness models for photo shoots.

[...]

Describing the ordeal on The Graham Norton Show, Cavill admitted the experience was intense and taxing. “By the last day, I could smell water nearby,” he joked, emphasizing just how miserable he felt. The extreme dehydration was so draining he dubbed himself “the most miserable person on the planet.”

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[-] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 11 points 1 month ago

To be fair, the 3/4 fit elves account for 2/4 middle age dads.

[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 37 points 1 month ago

I love everyone in the comments trying to argue what is the objectively best min-max strats of going to the gym and finding a partner, as if Pyramid Head, Bowser, and Shadow the Hedgehog aren't always topping the "God I wish they were real" lists for women. Girls are just as horny as guys, they just don't show it outside certain spaces due to societal constraints.

Men, what I'm saying is: get into cosplay. Thank me later.

[-] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 28 points 1 month ago

as if Pyramid Head, Bowser, and Shadow the Hedgehog aren’t always topping the “God I wish they were real” lists for women.

How you gonna do my boy Shrek dirty like that, not even including him in the top 3?

[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 month ago

Can't believe I forgot about the glorious green King of the Swamp. Forgive me.

Shrek is love. Shrek is life.

[-] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Women are not as horny as men.

They've done studies. I think they worked out that men on average think about sex about 8 times as much as women on average.

Frankly the whole comparison is fucking stupid. It's not a fucking contest.

[-] brambc@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

It’s not a fucking contest.

Who’d win tho?

[-] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 month ago

You've missed the point. Women are just people, like you.

Stop putting them on a pedestal or as a prize to win by being some weird ideal or generic "what women want." Women may not be "as horny" but they do get horny and they all have different preferences. So just do interesting shit that you enjoy and your enthusiasm for whatever it is will help more than you could imagine.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Women are people

🧐 Source?

[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 month ago

men on average think about sex about 8 times as much as women

Spontaneous thoughts of sex /= the entire spectrum of sexual desire.

They've done studies.

I'm not even gonna get into the sociological aspects of this, it's a meme community.

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[-] djsoren19 30 points 1 month ago

Love the idea that twinks aren't also muscle hunks. You think the male body just does that? Unless you're genetically gifted or under 21, expect to put in a lot of gym hours, because if you wanna lose serious weight without gaining muscularture you're in for a shitton of cardio and dieting.

[-] DarkAri 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If you eat a lot of protein and keep carbs low it really helps. I'm on hormones and transfem and I'm still way stronger than most men even as I have lost a lot of mass in my arms and shoulders. A lot of strength is in your nervous system as well. Learning to move heavy stuff without pain or damaging your body sort of unlocks your nervous systems ability to use more muscle fiber at once. It's trying to protect you but as you train and also love your body and treat it well, it learns to trust you more. Most people tell you to train hard but that is horrible advice in my opinion. You actually want to train and also learn to not damage your body at all, even a little, while you are doing physically hard things.

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[-] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 26 points 1 month ago

Congrats to Markiplier for being the perfect guy apparently

[-] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago

I'm cis male and even I think he's a hunk

[-] espurr@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 month ago

Why is markiplier in the middle

[-] espurr@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 month ago

Actually it makes so much sense

[-] dumbass@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago

The ven diagram gods decreed it.

[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago

Hey man, I'm just working out to make the little voice that tells me to kms shut the fuck up.

Hell yeah bro, you show that voice who's boss

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[-] itkovian@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Well, I am just a depressed guy.

[-] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago

Same, my friend, same...

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[-] StrongHorseWeakNeigh@piefed.social 16 points 1 month ago

Markiplier is kind of a muscle hunk though

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[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Impressing girls may be the reason why guys join a gym but impressing their gym buddies is why they stay.

[-] nomy@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Right? A girl checking you out is nice but a "straight" bro noticing the work you've put in means so much more.

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[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Going and getting swole will still get you women but not because of your big muscles in most cases. The dedication and follow through needed for that demonstrates value. Other hobbies are the same way. Of course some women like huge muscled men or cars or d&d or guitars or whatever but the ability to be both interested in and interesting about something is more attractive than the results.

You hit the gym everyday and you'll get way more compliments from men than women. Same if you have some sweet car. It's the effort to attain that super nice back and thick heavy lats that women respond to more so than the muscles themselves in most cases.

Doing something is more interesting than doing nothing. Plenty of guys without hobbies or interests will still find mates but it's harder to get someone to want to know you and get to the point where they love your interiority without some kind of interest. Touch grass, join like minded people for activities, enjoy yourself and the rest will follow.

Tldr.
Slay orcs, cook food, ~~go into the glimmer on a military mission then return potentially infecting Natalie Portman~~ go to avenge a family member killed by the Lannisters and you too can be the middle guy (whoever that is)

[-] VoterFrog@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Of course, Demonstrating value is just the first step in the system. For the next, you need to Engage physically...

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[-] anguo@piefed.ca 9 points 1 month ago

I don't think anyone in this picture played in Annihilation. The bottom picture is Pedro Pascal from The Last of Us

[-] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Lol I confused him with Oscar Isaac. For whatever reason I associate them both with star wars.

Edit: because of the mandalorian

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Comments: Um actually, most of these are muscle hunks

Me: Um actually, Carmy Berzatto is a world class chef and restaurateur, not just a "line cook"

[-] wolfrasin@lemmy.today 10 points 1 month ago

Many women do their makeup and dress for themselves & other women.

Why would it be different for men who are focused on their body's asthetics?

...

The real question here is: Markiplier? Really?

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[-] 4am@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago

LOL I thought the middle was Keanu until I zoomed a bit and realized it’s Markiplier

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