Comments on: Working the Non-Mirror Muscles Part I – Vanity

By: Ass Builders, Rump Shakers and Money Makers

Ass Builders, Rump Shakers and Money Makers — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:35:13 +0000

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By: Mark Martinez

Mark Martinez — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:15:56 +0000

True, I still see guys doing this. I knew a dude who used to go to they gym and be just so stuck on chest and biceps. I’d see him every other day, he may slip 2 sets of triceps or back and then back to endless sets of biceps. Some addiction.
Mark Martinez,

By: exnerd

exnerd — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:33:47 +0000

JC, I just discovered your blog – brief yet insightful entries, keep them coming!

The apparent paradox you describe here is easily resolved: Rather than attracting the other sex, male bodybuilders aim at intimidating their own sex.

This makes sense from an evolutionary perspective: a man sporting big guns and a barrel chest looks like a more dangerous opponent in a physical confrontation, raising his status in the male dominance hierarchy by several notches.

This may also be an advantage in matters of reproduction, as potential rivals will be scared off.

However, I can’t offer a convincing explanation why the beauty ideals promoted in women’s magazines are so different from what men desire. I have the feeling that it’s basically the same with women (i. e. that they are more interested in the reactions they get from other women than in attracting suitors), but I really can’t fathom the underlying mechanism.

By: birthrecord.me

birthrecord.me — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:45:52 +0000

That’s really great post. I am very much moved by the way you have projected. As an athlete we are always convicted by our old school of thoughts that more was better; that long, slow workouts were much more beneficial – for health and fitness – than short bursts of intense exertion. The more we have acquainted with this wild situation the worst we have faced our injury and sometimes it is difficult to cope with this situation. Thanks a lot as you have enlightened us a lot.