Are Muscular Men More Attractive?

They put this study in the new article of Women's Health.

I think the best bet is... To feel confident :)

Chubby men for the win. More cushion for the pushin, heh.

Danielle said:
Of course, like most women, I fine chubby and overweight the least attractive![...]

I find chubby men quite attractive. More cushion for the pushin, honey.

I just like a guy with some bulk. Someone i feel like i could give them a good sqeeze and it wouldn't crush them. It may sound a little strange but i also wouldn't want the guy to be too too much more buff than i am. i'm and athlete and an active person but i defiantley fit into the "average" catagory and am currently dating someone with a similar body shape.I just wouldn't want the person that i will see my body the most (after myself) to judge me and find me a little too large or a little too small compared to themself.
There is always sterotypes of what is attractive and desirable but i think in the end it all comes down to personal preference. Dont worry skinny guys and you chubby or typical or whatever guys don't worry either, cause for each one of you there is a girl (not necessarily of the same body shape) that is out there looking for a boy just like you.

I think built, but brawny's good too. That's cuz I'm really curvaceous I suppose. Not fat, but just really curvy with a disproportionately larger chest to my waist. But I'd feel extremely awkward if a guy was slender ...

i would like to vote
tall
hansome
strong
most erotic
sexual
guys
the reason is that according to my studies, physically built men are seeming strong but they are not much sexual and they tend to satisfy women little wtih their sexula abilities
so i like strong and big stamina men
thak you

I'm much more slender than "Slender Guy," and I can't get a woman to look twice at me.

I'm well-educated, quite intelligent, gentle, and not afraid of commitment.

Women of all ages look right past me, or through me, like I'm not even there.

Say what you want, but in my experience women DO go for the Arnold Schwarzeneger types. Men like me don't even show up on their radar.

First of all, I'd like to say that I've been looking for a study/response page like this for a long time. I think that images provided are not good models for each body type, though. What Veronica said is exactly me--I'm (a) gentle (man), and I know how and when the application of my strength is required. What Karl said is precisely my viewpoint on "vanity"--my body is my material for my artwork, my own unique masterpiece. Your body is your temple, in my eyes, an you ONLY GET 1. Someone who regularly participates in a productive activity, in this case weightlifting/working out, shows dedication, discipline, determination, and for you ladies, COMMITTMENT. I once read an article on a model, and she believed that guys who are built (brawny in this case) are narcissistic. I wanted to reach into the picture and slap the s#%@ out of her.
I just feel that being the, "self-sculpted" individual that I am, I am always misconeived. Every female I come across doesn't like "big guys." It just bewilders me!

what would REALLY be interesting is if they could have included a survey of the body types of the women interviewed. i'm wondering if there could be any possible correlations...?

I don't see why women are hating on the chubby guys so much! We've got big soft stomachs that are fun to grab and lay down on, that's what other women have told me at least.. lol

Your comment (poor writing and grammar) certainly doesn't make you seem as intelligent as you like to think you are.

Muscular men r hot!

Say what you want, but in my experience women DO go for the Arnold Schwarzeneger types. Men like me don't even show up on their radar.

^^ its true man some girls just look completely past skinny guys or somewhat chubby guys. because most girls go on first appearence, so if a guy is too fat, or skinny then they are just left in the dust.

im 21 and im 6ft and weigh 145. i personally have always felt inadequate when it comes to women because i feel like innately women are attracted to the typical dude..but instead of living off that fantasy the tend to settle for a different type becasuse the typical guy is more likely to be promiscuous. i personally think people settle..in general. i feel also most women are completely situational its not that they wouldnt date a specific guy its just that the guy shes with is the one who was there at the right time..im a pretty thin guy and i feel that if put into a situation with a more masculine guy she would ultimately give in i guess i have my own philosophies of course she will tell me that im all she wants etc.. but i believe ultimately it is that "type" of guy that women actually do prefer i.e. the toned brawny type

Hardly a well substantiated survey. And women aren't necessarily apt judges of who will behave in what manner. A more physically fit man is probably more confident and happy, so the idea that he should behave in a surly fashion is a bit strange. People probably associate muscular men and their behavior with steroid or other illegal supplement users and their behavior, because they (incorrectly) assume that such a body could not be created naturally.

Surely women would admit that it is hardly fair to exclude the category of who would be best capable of taking care of them; the physically unfit other models, or the ones displaying more developed musculature?

And for the record, the 'typical' guy is A: something that a few physiologists decided represents the average of the entire human race as a whole, and B: in my opinion, chubby and quite scrawny.

And actually, in my experience, women are attracted to a man with broad shoulders and large pectoral (chest) muscles. Well defined abdominal muscles count for plenty, but the first thing most women can or will notice about a man in the average workaday setting is the bulk of his upper body.

It probably does trigger natural reflexes as to whether a man with his phenotype would pass on good genes to his children in copulation. But then, I've always thought, given my own beginnings, that bodybuilding is hardly based on genetics. Of course, in a natural environment, it would indeed be very difficult for a man not well endowed genetically to become and stay muscular with bulk. The absence of his workout tools would mean that only the males with impressive genetic endowments would be muscular, so the 'muscularity as a sign of good genes' measure would, in the natural world, be accurate.

Yeah, humans are kind of shallow -- or rather, they have shallow tendencies. But I don't think that exactly goes along with what this article is showing:
It's just saying that women think certain things when they see different body types. Someone, man or woman, could be completely not shallow, but they will probably still have a preference of a certain body type(s).
Being shallow means that how someone looks is the thing that matters most to them. Some one who isn't shallow will still have a preference but it won't be very high on their list of what a guy/girl should be like.

i like this girl

im about 5'11 and stand around 187 lbs. i jump to this weight from around 165 fairly quickly from year to year. i get more looks when i bulk up. some women may prefer slender builds but the truth is that most of them want a bigger guy.. after all we're only monkeys with a language. so.. get into the gym skinny guys. but dont do it for chicks, do it for yourself.

I find thin men to be extremely sexually attractive. I think it's ridiculous to try and find one ultimately attractive body type, because there isn't one. If you know yourself well enough, than you know what you like. I personally don't ever 'check out' guys anyway. I have a boyfriend but even if I didn't, I still wouldn't look at guys like that, it's just silly in my opinion. All men should learn to love the way they naturally are, and women shouldn't be so hypocritical and shallow. The most important thing is to find balance within yourself and to know you wouldn't want the type of girl who needs you to spend half your time at the gym when you are perfect the way you are!

P.S. If you aspire to be one of those 'casanova' types and just sleep with a bunch of women, then I hope you hit puberty

I actually prefer less muscle.

oh well... see, I don't know what I prefer, but my current boyfriend is... odd. well, he's tall, but he's also chubby. however, he does have muscles, just not excessive or a six pack. I like it. I never liked guys with too much muscle...
in my opinion, having a guy with muscles is nice because yeah, I feel safer and plus its nice to know you have someone stronger. I also think its an instinctual thing, too.

I'm chubby guy, but not fat. I have a belly and some love handles. I've been working out and am starting to see some results a little at a time. I lack confidence with women, so above all I'm trying to overcome that. THAT is the reason I have trouble, not my build. My goals are to get a better build, feel better about myself whether I'm around women or not and finding someone should come naturally. At least, that's what I believe, so I'm running with it. It's all good.

I met a guy that shattered the stereotype, he's an actual bodybuilder... let's just say the brawny guy above looks really skinny compared to him. He is huge and turns a lot of heads but he's in graduate school and one of the most interesting, intelligent people I have ever met. He's caring, sweet and has a great sense of humor, just a totally down to earth guy... it just so happens he can also intimidate the heck out of other guys and is in incredible shape. He might be a rare one but he really made me re-think the way I see guys, when I saw him I figured he would be a typical jock but he had so much depth. Just goes to show.

I think it's actually 'programmed'in our minds what we like, but maybe a bit biased by both stereotypes and what we see on tv (for both men and women). I think in short we like what best fits with OUR genes

People often feel attracted to their opposites. (and i mean: what they are WITHOUT dramatically change their appearnance by going to the gym too much). It would be logically since it would balance out the genes for their kids. Very manly (often naturally built) men liking very (naturall builty) manly women would end up with kids that would become very (even more) manly .This would make it hard if they had daughters to find a male that would fit with them since they would be extremely manly. in society often those women are considered less attractive. This is logical since most men are manly and like feminine girls. On the other hand, those manly women would be perceived as very attractive by the (smaller amount) of men that are more feminine. Society (and tv) is pretty much based on averages, to promote their products, so they will always display feminine women since this will give them the highest amount of (male) potentional buyers of their products. (after all - the amount of feminine guys is small)

Also I've noticed people like the kind of bodies that correspond with the type of personality a partner has. When you grow up (and after that) the same hormones will both affect your brain as well as your body. Higher amount of testosterone, for example, will lead to a more typical manly personality. This will mean you will become muscular and sporty, more goal aimed and more protecting, BUT ALSO less verbally strong, less social intelligence, more agression, less of a thinker. It's not better or worse, but based on a person's preference what is liked or not. And since there is a clear correlation between brain & body, and bodytype & mate etc, it's not shallow to have a preference. As most posts show here, all bodtypes are liked, even if they may have a negative image on tv (chubby for exmaple)

Apart from the examples of testosterone there are of course alot of other hormones that affect your body & brain, like for example your adrenal glands, oestreen,thyroid etc. Thyroid function is like the thing that in simple makes your body work fast or slow. (like a machine). If it works faster you will become more happy, loose fat easily, verbally louder and if it works slower you will become fatter, more clam and less optimistic. (if it works too slow you will get depressed. - slow thyroid function is one of the most common causes of depression)

All very interesting I would say,

And maybe you've guessed already, I'm slender/male

Greets,

Neroves

About the girl that say's she met a guy that shattered the stereotype (the bodybuilder), it's quite clear he's working on his body, what makes the "stereotypes" not fit. Chances are he could actually be a little overweight, slimmer, or whatever before he started bodybuilding. This would explain the 'not fitting' personality

ummm... i wonder what happened to the character of the person...

I spend 4 days in the gym 1 - 2 hours depending on muscles i build. I belive i have no choice but to spend the next 2 years in there, because it will bring results. training is very hard work, check out how sly, did his training, his image back in the eighties is what i hope to be one day.

its not just about attracting women, its about looking good, looking good gives you confidence, you have to do the work, look unique, in order for woman to pick u

so work hard like myself and good luck

id believe that, about 2 years ago i started lifting weights, at the time i didnt get that much female attention and i wasnt getting it from the girls i desired so i thought id try the muscular look and see did it make any difference and i havent looked back, im now 35lb heavier than i was back then( thanks to the use of some muscle enhansing products !)

I think this study is flawed because the heads were blocked out by black circles of varying sizes. Women don't like a man who looks too thick. They usually judge by comparing their body and neck to their head. However here the heads were covered with black circles with the top three muscular men having the biggest black circles and the slender man the smallest.

I'm a gay guy and here's what i think women and gay guys like from a to z.
toned, tall, built, average, chubby, thin. Thin is the least desirable because then when you hug him you hit his bones and it is uncomfortable. Sometimes tall is what seals the deal but then you gotta think about his strength so i want a toned guy.
The winning personalitys are smart and funny Or smunny.
Before i leave this out its always good to have a guy who has at least 5% hair. The biggest turn on is seeing a guy with a nicely cut beard.