How muscular is too much for a woman?

Izable2011

I need an idea of what is sexy and what is not. Of course eveyones opinion is different so post some photos of your opinion!

123456654321

Don't put limits on yourself. Everyone has different tastes....what's important is that you feel sexy.

JennLifts

Don't put limits on yourself. Everyone has different tastes....what's important is that you feel sexy.

I definitely agree. And the odds of you getting too much muscle for someone's liking is very slim if your body fat is in a normal healthy range.

ninerbuff

That's subjective. I find Jessica Biel to be sexy, but know of friends who thinks she's too muscular.

Sj20fame

Don't know but the Fruit on your Default pic looks Scrumptious!! Nummm Numm Numm!

sister_bear

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I like my womenz with a little meat on them, so my goal weight is on the higher end of the 'healthy' range.

mlb929

This question is one of my major pet peeves. If you feel good about yourself, are fit, and muscular, and you feel sexy, you will be. I lift heavy weights, I love strength training, and no one has ever ever said to me that I look muscular.

LaurnWhit

WOWWW! Who gives a crap what other people think! The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn so I want more and more so I can eat more and more...

aprilshowers13

This question is one of my major pet peeves. If you feel good about yourself, are fit, and muscular, and you feel sexy, you will be. I lift heavy weights, I love strength training, and no one has ever ever said to me that I look muscular.

This!!

WifeMomDVM

As others said a personal opinion, but I'm a HUGE advocate of women lifting HEAVY weights and here is why:

http://i.imgur.com/nj1UJ.jpg

evesacks

Interesting question. Can we talk in percentage terms?

http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

Think the 18% photo with the pink bikini is attractive but the 15% with the blue bikini (scroll right down) too muscular.

Mine is currently around 20%, would like to get to 18%.

vhuber

I have enough muscle on my body and I want to keep it that way! I don't think I look gross!!! I am ok with what I have but I'd love to ditch 10 pounds for good!!!!

JennLifts

Interesting question. Can we talk in percentage terms?

http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

Think the 18% photo with the pink bikini is attractive but the 15% with the blue bikini (scroll right down) too muscular.

Mine is currently around 20%, would like to get to 18%.

I agree. You can be as strong as a lioness, and no one will know as long as you have some fat on it

PaulaAnn143

I have asked myself this question. As I hit my goal wieght I lost 10 more pounds and was like what is it that I want for my body, I want a little muscle, but I dont wanna look like a man. My husband made that clear too. I asked a trainer about it he said paula you are a female your never gonna look like a man. He piont out some of the more fit women in the gym. Yes he was right. They were all fit women. The day I decide to go for some muscle, I was sitting across from a woman at work she was wearing a sleeveless shirt and she had some nice guns! just sitting there at rest. I said "wow! you have really nice arms!" I could tell that made her feel good. I wanted that too! So I have been wotking it and it paying off! the same trainer just yesterday made a comment about my arms and another person ask me how did I get that defintion to my arms. Its a mix of cardio to kept it lean c(ause you cant see them if they are covered in fat) and lots of weights, I have add some supplements too. Im loving the results and so is the hubby!

lilRicki

I'd love to be 18-20% body fat....

mark03264

As others said a personal opinion, but I'm a HUGE advocate of women lifting HEAVY weights and here is why:

http://i.imgur.com/nj1UJ.jpg

The women on the right look good. The women on the left are quite gross in my opinion.

Interesting question. Can we talk in percentage terms?

http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

Think the 18% photo with the pink bikini is attractive but the 15% with the blue bikini (scroll right down) too muscular.

Mine is currently around 20%, would like to get to 18%.

I think 19-20 % is ideal. Again, in my opinion.

Izable2011

Thanks everyone for posting some photos and opinions!!! I'm glad to know I won't look like a man if I work out hard!!! lol

yanicka

As others said a personal opinion, but I'm a HUGE advocate of women lifting HEAVY weights and here is why:

http://i.imgur.com/nj1UJ.jpg

The women on the right look good. The women on the left are quite gross in my opinion.

Interesting question. Can we talk in percentage terms?

http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

Think the 18% photo with the pink bikini is attractive but the 15% with the blue bikini (scroll right down) too muscular.

Mine is currently around 20%, would like to get to 18%.

I think 19-20 % is ideal. Again, in my opinion.

agree

andreae13

Interesting question. Can we talk in percentage terms?

http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

Think the 18% photo with the pink bikini is attractive but the 15% with the blue bikini (scroll right down) too muscular.

Mine is currently around 20%, would like to get to 18%.

That was facinating!!! Thanks for sharing! It really gave me a good goal to shoot for now. I've always had a % goal in mind but now that I know what it looks like I feel even more confident.

SoCalSwimmerDude

My wife is buff and I think she's perfect. I'd post pictures, but I'd be sleeping on the couch tonight if I did.

baisleac

You're only as sexy as you feel.

If you feel too muscular, but within a healthy bodyfat range, then you're too muscular. (note the healthy BF qualifier).

Personally? I like just a bit of padding and am aiming for 19-21% BF.

Laura_D11

When you can see your muscles when you aren't flexing, I believe is when a woman is too muscular. It isn't a bad thing, like other people say, it's up to you how muscular you want to be.

KayteeBear

Once you start looking like a man then it's too much muscle. lol

Other than that...you choose. You pick how much muscle makes YOU feel sexy. It really is in the eye of the beholder. I usually think it looks pretty hot (and dreaming of those muscles on my body!) up until the woman starts to look like a man...

NewVonnie

This is just my opinion remember..but this pic is too much..wayyyyyyyy too much..not sure most men would wanna snuggle up to that..but I could be wrong..

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=female+bodybuilders&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=hlIkQvie3waEiM:&imgrefurl=http://visboo.com/Female-Bodybuilders.html&docid=h59FondGYA7UdM&w=500&h=781&ei=Lr9BTpOuJo7PgAf9k8HQCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=191&vpy=142&dur=936&hovh=281&hovw=180&tx=98&ty=139&page=3&tbnh=188&tbnw=126&start=58&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:58&biw=1366&bih=566

mark03264

This is just my opinion remember..but this pic is too much..wayyyyyyyy too much..not sure most men would wanna snuggle up to that..but I could be wrong..

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=female+bodybuilders&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=hlIkQvie3waEiM:&imgrefurl=http://visboo.com/Female-Bodybuilders.html&docid=h59FondGYA7UdM&w=500&h=781&ei=Lr9BTpOuJo7PgAf9k8HQCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=191&vpy=142&dur=936&hovh=281&hovw=180&tx=98&ty=139&page=3&tbnh=188&tbnw=126&start=58&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:58&biw=1366&bih=566

Nasty, Nasty, Nasty!! (in a bad way)

NewVonnie

This is just my opinion remember..but this pic is too much..wayyyyyyyy too much..not sure most men would wanna snuggle up to that..but I could be wrong..

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=female+bodybuilders&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=hlIkQvie3waEiM:&imgrefurl=http://visboo.com/Female-Bodybuilders.html&docid=h59FondGYA7UdM&w=500&h=781&ei=Lr9BTpOuJo7PgAf9k8HQCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=191&vpy=142&dur=936&hovh=281&hovw=180&tx=98&ty=139&page=3&tbnh=188&tbnw=126&start=58&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:58&biw=1366&bih=566

Glad you agree, didnt want to think I was wrong..LOL..That said, I love the way the chic in my profile pic looks ( its not me) but will be some day I hope..or someything like it...:)

Nasty, Nasty, Nasty!! (in a bad way)

KayteeBear

This is just my opinion remember..but this pic is too much..wayyyyyyyy too much..not sure most men would wanna snuggle up to that..but I could be wrong..

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=female+bodybuilders&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=hlIkQvie3waEiM:&imgrefurl=http://visboo.com/Female-Bodybuilders.html&docid=h59FondGYA7UdM&w=500&h=781&ei=Lr9BTpOuJo7PgAf9k8HQCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=191&vpy=142&dur=936&hovh=281&hovw=180&tx=98&ty=139&page=3&tbnh=188&tbnw=126&start=58&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:58&biw=1366&bih=566

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Damn, that's scary!!! No offense to any women who look like that or wanna...but I find that just gross. Talk about looking like a man...

jenomaha

This is just my opinion remember..but this pic is too much..wayyyyyyyy too much..not sure most men would wanna snuggle up to that..but I could be wrong..

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=female+bodybuilders&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=hlIkQvie3waEiM:&imgrefurl=http://visboo.com/Female-Bodybuilders.html&docid=h59FondGYA7UdM&w=500&h=781&ei=Lr9BTpOuJo7PgAf9k8HQCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=191&vpy=142&dur=936&hovh=281&hovw=180&tx=98&ty=139&page=3&tbnh=188&tbnw=126&start=58&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:58&biw=1366&bih=566

I'm all for muscle and strength, but uh, yeah...that is too much muscle for my taste . I like strength and muscle, but I still wanna look and feel like a woman

Qarol

I think extreme female body builders are disgusting. But if she thinks it's sexy, then it doesn't matter what I think.

FabCheeky

http://crossfitmommeghanphilpot.blogspot.com/2011/05/do-you-see-what-i-see.html
^^This. Read this blog.

LorinaLynn

If you're using steroids, and you're all orange and oily, and people mistakenly call you "sir"... it's too much.