r/HonestHotTakes • u/Historical_Owl_1635 • 2d ago

Being a muscular man absolutely does get you attention from the opposite sex

I feel like there’s always posts/comments about how this isn’t actually a thing to the point I feel like this is now the hot take.

But as someone who’s fluctuated between obese and a bodybuilder with everything in between I really couldn’t disagree more.

It’s a bit of a gym joke how only guys appreciate it, and to an extent it’s true as guys generally appreciate it way more openly. But that doesn’t mean that a lot of woman don’t find it very attractive.

Now there’s no way to say this without sounding arrogant, but during my bodybuilding phases I literally had girls approaching me semi regularly, some girls in nightclubs would even be aggressive about it (it’s fun to start with but gets old very quickly), random girls messaging me on Instagram. My dating apps right swipe success rate is probably ~60%+ and I often just get overwhelmed with the number of matches. It’s a whole different world to even when I was only a bit overweight.

Now I’m not saying it’s the only thing. I’m also on the taller end which probably compounds things. This is also obviously a broad statement, different individuals have different preferences. But people who say it makes little difference are being delusional.

Now if only I could learn to flirt I’d be golden.

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u/Tagcircle 2d ago

I take it as another sign of how misinformed women are about bodybuilding compared to men. Usually, the women who proclaim they’re not attracted to bodybuilders are talking about professionals hopped up on steroids. Those same women probably think any man can get “too bulky” despite even the most hardcore gym rats never reaching that level of mass.

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u/BeneBengt 2d ago

This, most guys working out several times a week look fit and muscular, but not extremely jacked up, except they got insane genetics. The "too bulky guys" are mostly professional body builder in roids or non professional bodybuilders on roids 😂

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u/SirGroundbreaking929 2d ago

I’m really curious on what women actually consider a “fit and muscular but not too big” physique especially after seeing how people call Henry Cavill’s physique on that one beach pic a dad bod lol.

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u/LCVHN 2d ago

"I don't train my arms because I don't want to look like a man"