Girls... Is muscle a turn off?

There was a study done in 2006 about this topic, that being what body types were deemed the most attractive and what body types were not. Most of it is pretty obvious.

If you had to put a mathematical value on lust/love (I consider them one and the same for most people) then the most accurate measure of lust/love would statistically be the body fat % number of a male, not the size of his muscles.

The #1 most desired body type of the majority of women studied was the man who fell between 14 and 17% body fat. This is the area where a man's abdominal muscles are visible, but is not too slender where he appears weak or too small.

Many people confuse low body fat composition with muscular. A man may be muscular and have a low body fat percentage, but he may not, he will just appear that way because there is no fat obscuring the musculature underneath his skin.

Roid monkeys were actually third on the list of most desired body types, which surprises a lot of people. What was second? A man that falls around 22% body fat, or "a small gut".

Also fun note: body hair in general for males is generally seen as a turn off by the majority of women studied.

If you look more like Thing from the Fantastic Four than a normal human man (in shape AND hue), you're incapable of bringing your elbows into your sides, and you've ever flexed in the mirror and kissed your bicep, it's too much.

It's not the least bit of a priority to me. As long as a guy is strong enough to live a normal life, I don't care if his muscle is visible or not. But all the leading men on True Blood are pretty nice to look at, especially Eric and Alcide.

I guess there is a fine line where muscle is hot or not.
For example, in my opinion, this body is not sexy to me: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-9067450/stock-photo-sexy-muscular-man.html

I don't mind the body, not my ideal, not a dealbreaker, either, but... and I know you shouldn't judge a book by the cover... but that from the neck up he just screams "high maintenance douche" to me. :laugh:

This is hot....

Okay this is where I am heading... Glad to see the girls around here just have no idea what they are talking about haha

How can they have no idea what they are talking about when its a personal preferance subject. I think the guy in the picture is a more than I would like

Okay this is where I am heading... Glad to see the girls around here just have no idea what they are talking about haha

How can they have no idea what they are talking about when its a personal preferance subject. I think the guy in the picture is a more than I would like

Maybe they're telling him all girls feel that way? Kind of like the women posting here claiming that those of us who don't agree with their taste are lying?

Also fun note: body hair in general for males is generally seen as a turn off by the majority of women studied.

And to me, some body hair is what makes a man a man. I'm not interested in a man who has hair growing on their backs and the back of their necks. Nothing against men who don't have any chest hair, but I feel like I am looking at a teenager's body when there isn't any hair. And there's just something creepy about that!

I do not like the professional bodybuilder type. .

This. But my husband's lean body and cut shoulders and arms are lickable.

I think a ripped up man is AWESOME!! Just saying...

Well defined muscle is quite hot but not when they over do it so that their head is smaller than their beefy body XD

Its nice when a guy takes care of himself but not attractive when too vain that they have to check themselves out every time they walk past a reflection. ew

I don't like the big body builder types, but holy **** are ripped guys hot! I love the ripped/lean look and I think the girls you are talking to just don't know what they are talking about, lol

My husband is a hottie with a body. He has the abs, the butt, arms, everything! I normally wasn't attracted to that because of my bigger size and always thinking it was out of my league and I felt more comfortable with chubby guys before. That ws until I had lost a lot of weight (which I have gained most of it back but I'm working on that).

But who was I kidding?

Guys with muscles are really attractive! And they keep your warmer.

A guy that takes care of himself, healthy, with some nice strong arms is great, but a guy that has muscles all over and veins popping out is very unattractive.

I agree to this also

THIS is a turn on.




THIS is not.

AGREE !!!!

i completely agree!!!

I assume most girls do not like a guy like this:




But Id definately argue girls like guys like this:



I guess I cant speak for all women, but I know thats what my girl likes

That first one looks like the muscles are going to pop off into fully grown men, like in Gremlins. EEEEWWWW!!!

And, no, the second one isn't attractive to me, either. Not gross, but not my thing. I can see how OTHER women would find that attractive, but I just don't.

One thing I don't like (and, again, if we were talking about a man I actually know and have feelings for, this would be different) is the hips on men with a lot of muscles. That indentation creeps me out. But I do like strong shoulders and arms.

How would you even fit clothes on that!?!?!?

The ideal look for me is a swimmers body.