Comments on: Working the Non-Mirror Muscles Part I – Vanity http://jcdfitness.com/2010/01/working-the-non-mirror-muscles-part-one-vanity/ A No BS Approach To Looking Great Naked Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:56:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Working the Non-Mirror Muscles Part I – Vanity « Building Muscle http://jcdfitness.com/2010/01/working-the-non-mirror-muscles-part-one-vanity/comment-page-1/#comment-11267 Working the Non-Mirror Muscles Part I – Vanity « Building Muscle Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:21:22 +0000 http://jcdfitness.com/?p=2952#comment-11267 [...] Working the Non-Mirror Muscles Part I – Vanity. Building Muscle    Conquering Mistakes: Valuable Advice for Gaining Muscle | [...] [...] Working the Non-Mirror Muscles Part I – Vanity. Building Muscle    Conquering Mistakes: Valuable Advice for Gaining Muscle | [...]

]]> By: Mark Martinez http://jcdfitness.com/2010/01/working-the-non-mirror-muscles-part-one-vanity/comment-page-1/#comment-8366 Mark Martinez Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:15:56 +0000 http://jcdfitness.com/?p=2952#comment-8366 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, 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 http://jcdfitness.com/2010/01/working-the-non-mirror-muscles-part-one-vanity/comment-page-1/#comment-6915 exnerd Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:33:47 +0000 http://jcdfitness.com/?p=2952#comment-6915 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. 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 http://jcdfitness.com/2010/01/working-the-non-mirror-muscles-part-one-vanity/comment-page-1/#comment-6610 birthrecord.me Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:45:52 +0000 http://jcdfitness.com/?p=2952#comment-6610 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. 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.

]]> By: FJ - No BS Fitness Blog http://jcdfitness.com/2010/01/working-the-non-mirror-muscles-part-one-vanity/comment-page-1/#comment-6344 FJ - No BS Fitness Blog Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:10:54 +0000 http://jcdfitness.com/?p=2952#comment-6344 Tru dat man. Yeah nothing is WORSE than a ripped physique with absolutely no trap muscles. Have you seen this shit? Massive dudes with chest and arms and have no traps... they look like walking shipping containers with a mouth. Ridiculous. Anyways, this is a good topic bro... glad you covered it. Tru dat man. Yeah nothing is WORSE than a ripped physique with absolutely no trap muscles. Have you seen this shit? Massive dudes with chest and arms and have no traps… they look like walking shipping containers with a mouth. Ridiculous. Anyways, this is a good topic bro… glad you covered it.

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