The Perfect Size
I continually have discussions online and offline about what the perfect size for a guy is, in terms of muscle mass. Is the goal to be like Arnold? Or to be really lean but having a nice layer of muscle? Something in between?
Of course, it’s going to vary by individual tastes.
And I suspect that in general, guys will say other men look best with more muscle mass than women would say.
I also occasionally catch flack from some reader because I personally am not huge – of course, that’s fine by me. Getting huge is NOT my goal! [By the way, this might be a good time for you to review the WFN Vision.]
So let’s make this a fun post today. I want you to vote for one of 4 pictures below. You vote by simply posting a comment here (it’s really easy – if you’ve never posted a comment before, don’t be intimidated – it takes 20 seconds). Just add a comment with your vote, and your own gender – I want to see if women rate the pictures differently than the men. If you want to add other comments, that’s fine but keep it pretty short.
Oh, and I’ve intentionally chosen pictures of guys that are pretty lean, but not unrealistically so. I want these pictures to be within the realm of possibility for just about any guy reading this site. All these guys are in the 8 to 10 % bodyfat (so, not competitive bodybuilders by modern standards). But of course, given our focus on the site, they all have great muscular development. And do NOT vote based on how handsome the guy is – we’re talking about the ideal muscle mass, not what his face looks like…
Ready? Here are the four:
- #1: smaller but muscular
- #2: muscular, mid-sized
- #3: pretty big
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8 comments
I’d say realistically the majority of people will pick the #2 Mid-Size but the people that are on here are looking for a specific body type and have chosen something before looking at these images so their opinion is biased.
Or maybe I’m looking into things too much!
Male, #3
I’d strive for #1 since my body isn’t very big. #3 is also good, but I don’t aim for being HUGE. I just want a muscular attractive body. I don’t like being feeble nor do I want to be massive. Oh, I’m a male by the way.
Im a man and I would like to look like #2.
#1 i´m a begginer, but for me, the first option es a little dificult to achieve, so i will be delight if i can reach it anyway
i´m a male and my goal is get as #2 but if i could get up to #3 it would be great, but to me is so dificult to make weigth gains
I choose #1.
i’m a woman (who’s been lifting for 6 months now) and i think 1 is a totally awesome bod. 2 or 3 are good too. 4 is cool to look at but a bit much.
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