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Strong is the new skinny the world has changed yet again

#21 Silencer

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 02:47 AM

Thread title fixed, it was bugging me too. XD

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 03:20 AM

Thank you!

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 08:28 AM

The primary driver for women's body shape and perception of the 'ideal' is other women, not men.

And I completely agree with whoever said upthread about women fearing that doing weights will turn them into muscular freaks. It's a real problem with getting them to do a balanced exercise programme. One of my friends is a pro MMA fighter, and she swears by her Olympic deadlift programme (swears at it, too, but she still loves the results :harhar:

). But she's one of the few who've actually taken the time to study the literature.

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 08:43 AM

Rawr!

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 08:54 AM

Loki, on 15 June 2012 - 01:46 AM, said:

Though of course we all tend to have a preference (not a requirement, Frook

)and mine would be a guy who has well defined, but not bulky, arms and is cuddly around the middle. :harhar:

We should meet... I have one out of two of those things....

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 10:29 AM

UseOfWeapons, on 15 June 2012 - 08:28 AM, said:

). But she's one of the few who've actually taken the time to study the literature.

Rosi!

She is indeed one of the few - even within pro MMA - who take the time to study nearly everything health-related to her profession.

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 11:03 AM

Fit girls are hot as hell. But hey, not the only ones.

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 11:18 AM

Both very attractive girls. Normally I am not too interested in very trained women, but both of them has a good cut and look sexy. Dont see the problem ?

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 12:57 PM

I approve of this trend.

In a purely scientific sense, fit is better than skinny. Granted, fit to the extreme and skinny to the extreme are both unhealthy in their own way, but the process of attaining the former is impossible without exercise and good nutrition. Those two things are essential to a healthy lifestyle and striving to be fit is bound to do more for N.America's obesity problem than striving to be skinny with accelerated diet programs.

In a sex appeal sense, hell yes. Fit laides are fine. I'm not into manly piles of muscle and popping veins, but a toned-up athletic body type gets me every time.

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 11:20 PM

Being fit and healthy is cool, and sexy. There's a difference between like body-builder ripped, and just being athletic, fit, etc.

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#31 dktorode

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Posted 15 June 2012 - 11:45 PM

SAUCE ON OP's PIC!!!

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Posted 16 June 2012 - 02:29 PM

I'm making my once-every-six-months foray into the Inn to weigh in on this discussion (I have no idea why.)

This is pretty much all I have to say on the matter:

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Posted 16 June 2012 - 03:48 PM

The question I vote is 'what does this say about the taste of men and our psychological (maybe physical. I have no idea.) progression as a species'
Stronger guys seem to be getting less popular too by the way. 'nerdy and cute' and whatnot is winning.

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Posted 16 June 2012 - 07:09 PM

The dancing game said:

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The question I vote is 'what does this say about the taste of men and our psychological (maybe physical. I have no idea.) progression as a species'
Stronger guys seem to be getting less popular too by the way. 'nerdy and cute' and whatnot is winning.

Bullshit. Girls can say nerdy and cute all thy want.But all they really mean is hot with glasses.

I think those girls are smokin. I think it's awesome more women are getting interested in fitness and the decades long lie that women will bulk up if they lift is finally being understood by the general public. Fit>skinny all day.

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Posted 16 June 2012 - 11:28 PM

Slow Ben, on 16 June 2012 - 07:09 PM, said:

The dancing game said:

Bullshit. Girls can say nerdy and cute all thy want.But all they really mean is hot with glasses.

A guys 'hotness' is greatly (if not completely) determined by his outward confidence. So I guess it would be more accurate to say we want geeky but confident.
It's okay to have insecurities but constantly showing them to the world isn't going to help you get the girl. Unless it's one of those 'I can fix him' or 'I love wounded animal' types and you don't want them.
Physical appearance is always trumped by personality (unless you only intend something of the 'one night only' variety. Then it could go either way). Atleast that's how it is for me. I mean, you have seen Garrus, right? XD

Wry, on 29 February 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

And you're not complaining, you're criticizing. It's a side-effect of being better than everyone else, I get it sometimes too.

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Posted 16 June 2012 - 11:54 PM

Loki said:

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Slow Ben said:

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The dancing game said:

Bullshit. Girls can say nerdy and cute all thy want.But all they really mean is hot with glasses.

Ok then. Confident with glasses. Better? Posted Image

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Posted 17 June 2012 - 12:35 AM

Slow Ben, on 16 June 2012 - 07:09 PM, said:

The dancing game, on 16 June 2012 - 03:48 PM, said:

Blah. People are attracted by different things. Stuff that says otherwise is just media coverage.

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Posted 17 June 2012 - 02:40 AM

Yah, for instance I'm attracted to girls dressed as ponies. Or was that ponies dressed as girls? Actually I think it's women, dressed like the Powerpuff Girls, riding ponies, who are dressed like princesses, and have sparkly tramp stamps. And they gotta be rich.

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