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Opinion- Men with broad chests/small waists; attractive?

Mobilemuscle
Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
edited February 5 in Chit-Chat
Just curious? Ive had more of a weightlifters body(thick powerful torso/neck...etc) built for power and performance over aesthetics.

And Ive had the bodybuilders look with the wide flaring back/ wide rounded shoulders tapering into a tight and small waist. Certainly LOOKED cartoonish and impressive but I was really all show and no go.

What do most people find the most attractive?

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  • You and youre fake pics are pretty hott!

    Should I call you "google search"?
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    ^^^ What?
  • Sovictorrious
    Sovictorrious Posts: 770 Member
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  • pictures please!
  • jamiem1102
    jamiem1102 Posts: 1,196 Member
    Honestly - I like a big strong muscle-y... brain. lol Seriously. The outside package is only a brief distraction. Please, blow me away with your brawny intellect and I'll come swooning all over your washboard abs. ;):smokin:

    But to answer your question - in terms of aesthetic - I think everyone prefers something different, but I personally like to see a balanced body.
  • maggie16sweetxoxo
    maggie16sweetxoxo Posts: 314 Member
    Mmmhhhmmm there was this blonde surfer hotty with that body type who I about fell in love with this summer.... Yeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    Honestly - I like a big strong muscle-y... brain. lol Seriously. The outside package is only a brief distraction. Please, blow me away with your brawny intellect and I'll come swooning all over your washboard abs. ;):smokin:

    But to answer your question - in terms of aesthetic - I think everyone prefers something different, but I personally like to see a balanced body.

    interesting....gotta sign up for luminosity:)
  • bellesouth18
    bellesouth18 Posts: 1,071 Member
    Personally, I guess that I prefer a weightlifter's body over a bodybuilder's. I'm not into the veins and humongous muscles. But heck, once I see a broad chest with some nice shoulders on each side, I don't notice anything else. :love: :blushing:
  • donthesitate
    donthesitate Posts: 255 Member
    Personally, I guess that I prefer a weightlifter's body over a bodybuilder's. I'm not into the veins and humongous muscles. But heck, once I see a broad chest with some nice shoulders on each side, I don't notice anything else. :love: :blushing:

    Agree :heart: and a "small" waist doesnt matter so much
  • bellesouth18
    bellesouth18 Posts: 1,071 Member
    Personally, I guess that I prefer a weightlifter's body over a bodybuilder's. I'm not into the veins and humongous muscles. But heck, once I see a broad chest with some nice shoulders on each side, I don't notice anything else. :love: :blushing:

    Agree :heart: and a "small" waist doesnt matter so much

    Exactly!
  • Naomi0504
    Naomi0504 Posts: 964 Member
    Personally, I guess that I prefer a weightlifter's body over a bodybuilder's. I'm not into the veins and humongous muscles. But heck, once I see a broad chest with some nice shoulders on each side, I don't notice anything else. :love: :blushing:

    Agree :heart: and a "small" waist doesnt matter so much

    Exactly!

    Also agree :smile:
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    them weightlifters get all the action
  • bernied262
    bernied262 Posts: 882 Member
    Honestly, I am not immediately attracted by body, I am more drawn to personality. I have met a lot of guys with a great bod but the personality of a walnut, and then there are the guys with the less than 'perfect' body but amazing personality. I go for the latter. Personality rarely changes, body shape does.
  • jamiem1102
    jamiem1102 Posts: 1,196 Member
    Honestly - I like a big strong muscle-y... brain. lol Seriously. The outside package is only a brief distraction. Please, blow me away with your brawny intellect and I'll come swooning all over your washboard abs. ;):smokin:

    But to answer your question - in terms of aesthetic - I think everyone prefers something different, but I personally like to see a balanced body.

    interesting....gotta sign up for luminosity:)

    I'll challenge you to a game of chess any day. :drinker:
  • Mobilemuscle
    Mobilemuscle Posts: 945 Member
    Honestly - I like a big strong muscle-y... brain. lol Seriously. The outside package is only a brief distraction. Please, blow me away with your brawny intellect and I'll come swooning all over your washboard abs. ;):smokin:

    But to answer your question - in terms of aesthetic - I think everyone prefers something different, but I personally like to see a balanced body.

    interesting....gotta sign up for luminosity:)

    I'll challenge you to a game of chess any day. :drinker:


    careful...im pretty good

    I play Chessmaster:grandmaster edition and can hold my own
  • thezorb
    thezorb Posts: 67 Member
    Honestly, I am not immediately attracted by body, I am more drawn to personality. I have met a lot of guys with a great bod but the personality of a walnut, and then there are the guys with the less than 'perfect' body but amazing personality. I go for the latter. Personality rarely changes, body shape does.

    ^^ This!

    However, to answer your question, I like balance. There is one guy at the gym that has this huge muscled body and a head the size of a 10-year old. It always makes me giggle cuz he looks like the opposite of a bobble head doll or something. Does he not look in the mirror?
  • Hellzyeah! And I'm not going to get all high & mighty about not being superficial. I LOVE a ripped, good looking man. I'm at a point in my life right now where I couldn't care less about relating or lifting one another up. I just want to swim in the sheets with a hot piece.

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  • DaniettaF
    DaniettaF Posts: 212 Member
    Apart from the obvious that personality goes above body on the importance scale, and also their face goes above body too, I personally think the huge broad shoulders and tiny waist aesthetic looks daft. It looks so unnatural to me. If a guy has muscles I like them to look in proportion.

    Then again I'm not a number one fan of huge muscles. I like them when they're natural muscles from doing their hobbies like drummers arms, basketball players legs and builders ;) Not so much maxed out muscles from being at the gym.
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