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This internet poll is breaking men's brains! - What we get when male fitness standards clash with female preferences.
(nataliaantonova.substack.com)
this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2025
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I don't mean to imply that any man needs to change to please women's "type", even more important is that the guy be in the shape HE wants, of course. Just like I am not going to get fake boobs to please some "ideal", neither should guys worry about any ideal. Best to please yourself and let things settle out around that. I just think it is interesting when there's a disconnect.
I do feel happy for guys who achieve the bodybuilder physique, it's an accomplishment worth noticing. I don't think guys are doing that to be sexy, they are doing it as a project for themselves. I just personally don't find it more attractive than a baseline fitness, if that makes sense, and think I'm in the majority on that, not just of women but of people.
I didn't read it like that!
The main issue is that I (and likely many others) work on something we don't want only because some dude told us women like that. Exercise is one thing, but "8 pack abs" is another