Lets explore "bulky" women...

natersmama

LOVE jamie eason! and while the victoria secret models do have nice bodies, i prefer more muscle for myself. stacy has the body i'm looking to achieve love this post.

mandasimba

I'm usually much more of an arm/shoulder girl, but this is a lower half to die for.

jellybaby84

Woman A - puke! Almost literally. Rarely have I ever seen anything so grotesque! Definitely not something to aspire to imo.

Woman B - wow, amazing body. Too fake and shiny looking for my taste though.

Woman C - my idea of perfection. I would give anything to look like that but never will

Woman D - a little bigger than my ideal but a great body.

My order of preference would be C,B,D ... many many ranges of body skinny to obese ...... long range of awful bodies ..... oh, and A.

Rae6503

Wow. Look at that as5. I mean her calves. Look at her calves...

mandasimba

Wow. Look at that as5. I mean her calves. Look at her calves...

Great calves... you could bounce a quarter off them :happy:

CAlexRose

Women B-F are all beautiful, strong healthy women and it annoys the piss out of me that women don't want "muscle" or "bulk" and only want to "tone.

Can I ask why? I think it's all about personal preferences. I want to look toned and small, you want to look strong and fit. I think we both have the goal to be healthy, which can be attained by looking many different ways. So why are you annoyed by people who have slightly different goals than you?

I don't know. You are right. It shouldn't annoy me. Maybe I'm taking it personally.

I think for me, because I've been called a "boy" because of my muscles, I never felt feminine because of my tone. Like I said in a previous post, I wanted to be super thin since I was in my teens. Now that I'm going on 33, thankfully I've gotten over that and thankfully I can *walk*, let alone lift.

scagneti

Hooray Miranda Kerr! She drinks 4 tablespoons of coconut oil per day. Oh of the fatiest oils there is.

She is living, breathing, beautiful proof that fat does not make someone fat

HeikkiLaukkanen

My preferences would be B, D, C a distant third, and D not in the running. I like my women athletic, not weak.

darrcn5

I am another one who prefers Miranda Kerr. I would kill to have her stomach. Women A and B are too athletic looking for my personal preference, but Woman D looks awesome.

RNMDFF

I want to look like the last girl

nickydp

I wouldn't say no to any of them.

Woman A because, well, you'd just do whatever she told you. Not gonna argue with her!

Woman B, C and D because they are all very sexy.

Great Post, love it. This comment is too funny.

julslea

I want stacys body

Me too!

julslea

I want stacys body

Me too!

jill___

Maybe I'm crazy, but I don't think women should look muscular. I think being "soft" and curvy is much sexier than having such defined muscle mass. I don't think it looks natural. But I'm also not at all attracted to "bulky" men... anything more than slight muscle definition looks gross to me.

LorinaLynn

It's all in the body fat percentage.

Jamie Eason, for example, when she's not at a low body fat for competitions, looks soft and feminine:



I think I look soft and feminine, too. But I just moved all the dining room furniture into the front room, and moved the couch into the dining room to make it more of a den, and moved a 36" older model tv (not a flatscreen - weighs a ton) onto different higher tv stand, etc. by myself before my husband got home from work. I can't see that little VS model doing that. Then again, she could have movers come in and do that for her.

Rae6503

I would like to look feminine but not "soft". Pretty sure it's possible. And women "shouldn't" be anything. They CAN be whatever they want.

thecrossfitter

The blog about Staci:

http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

She does eat 3000-4000 calories a day when she was building muscle, but NOT just ANY calories. All food is not created equal. I believe she went paleo... but that pretty much just means eat real food (minus grain and dairy for paleo), but you get the point.

Other strong women:

thecrossfitter

One more who looks a bit "softer" relatively speaking



Body fat percentage can make a difference.

The truth is, that muscles don't make you bulky. Fat does. The "tone" look that a lot of women want (not all, and that's fine!) is created by TWO things
1. Strong muscle
2. Little fat covering those muscles

The degree of fat can make a difference - you need to get down to a low percentage to even look like the woman above, but the other women you are seeing that seem more muscular than you may prefer have an even lower amount of fat. ALSO it depends on how you train. To get the larger legs like some of the women posted (I don't mean like woman A, but just the fit/strong females with the larger legs) trained in a VERY SPECIFIC manner to get there following some sort of body building routine. It doesn't just happen. It takes strategic planning and a lot of time!

MThurs

Thanks so much for sharing this!

jetscreaminagain

Awesome thread. Thanks.

Barneystinson

I think one thing to take away is that, while not often publicized, many female celebrities have rigorous training programs to stay fit and attractive. I saw a photo in EW this week of Cameron Diaz flipping a tractor tire around outside. Other actresses like Halle Berry and Jessica Biel also clearly follow strength training.

Often times models may not lift heavy as to not create highly visible muscle mass (image C) but still perform bodyweight resistance training, yoga, and other forms of cardio (typ. boot camp with a trainer) at a high frequency weekly.

So you don't have to be a powerlifter, but the takeaway is that to create results you NEED to challenge yourself.

engineman312

This is Stacy, a powerlifter mentioned in a blog linked here on the board. She eats 3000-4000 calories a day and can deadlift over 300lbs:

i love staci. posting up her story, one more time: http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

LorinaLynn

My current muscle-motivation is Karina Smirnoff on Dancing with the Stars.

Definitely muscular:



Definitely hot:

MarieAnneN

I would die for Demi Moore's body in Striptease!
http://www.slymf.com/forum/attachments/1177d1303262441-demi-moore-cougar-demi_moore_striptease.jpg

rybo

This thread certainly shows beauty can come in many forms, and many people have different views of that beauty.

A "toned/lean/athletic" body can be incredibley sexy.

But at the same time so can a "soft/curvy" body.

The thing I do agree on most and kind of got lost is that women shouldn't fear lifting weightt and getting bulky. 99% of them aren't going to lose that "soft" look without a very strict regimen and eating.But they will look & feel great. That's just my opinion.

Scott613

I want Stacey to deadlift me!

bbygrl5

Woman C and D are both attractive to me. Being completely honest? ..I would love to look like woman C with more muscular arms and legs if I could. The reality of the situation is that I've lost almost 100 lbs and a person who has lost a lot of weight doesn't acheive a "tight" looking body like that without a certain level of lean muscle building. Body composition takes time and a lot of very focused work to change.

Aside from the "looks" aspect of it all, I've been able to do things I never thought possible with my growing muscle. Who would trade that kind of empowerment?

Rae6503

Wendy, keep lifting. You won't add volume unless you eat above maintenance (which is something I've done for 2 months and gained 2 whole pounds).

LorinaLynn

Wendy, if you're not happy with how your back looks, how does it look when you're not flexed? Maybe it's just when you're poppin' the muscles out it's not something that appeals to you.

NovemberJune

I would like to look feminine but not "soft". Pretty sure it's possible. And women "shouldn't" be anything. They CAN be whatever they want.

I'm glad you said this. I was getting the impression that you were getting frustrated with women saying they don't think women should be muscular, and then just going the opposite way and saying women shouldn't look like C (or I'm forgetting the letters!). I think there are many many beautiful body types.