Bony to Beastly—Ectomorph Aesthetics (Full Article)(Updated March 2. Every straight guy knows how a woman’s femininity can tug on our heart strings. And our lust strings. Sometimes a woman’s shape, personality, face, voice—it all just adds up to make her absolutely irresistible. Even if we train and eat well for our health and performance, we also want to attract great women, and ultimately spending the rest of our lives with the one we want is a pretty damn big deal.

And, of course, even once we have her that doesn’t mean we should stop striving to be the man of her dreams. It’s not just about women either—getting the respect of other men is important to us too, both in our personal and work life.

So too is getting the respect of ourselves. I know that confidence should come from within, but that confidence also needs to come from real accomplishments. Being able to put in the time and dedication required to build a strong, healthy and capable body is one of many things that can give us a true kind of confidence. It also gives us the physical power that is sometimes needed to stand up for our beliefs.

Aesthetics, muscle, health and masculinity are all so closely related to one another that how we train and eat can roll over into every area of our life. So of course we care. It’s not just instinctual, it’s logical. If anything, as men sometimes we tend to think attractiveness matters less than it actually does. A new study just published at the University of Notre Dame found that the whole successful but otherwise unattractive guy marrying a beautiful woman stereotype is pretty much just a myth.

It turns out that attractiveness attracts attractiveness, just like success attracts success. This is great news for sexism, bad news for thinking you can get away with being a schlub. Moreover, sometimes it’s those elusive traits that make or break us. I should also point out that caring about building a manly physique isn’t just a skinny- boy thing. In a study done on college football players—guys who are madly in love with their sport and whose careers depend on how well they perform—they found that while most of them listed power and performance as their reasons behind wanting muscular bodies. To a certain extent we’re all unique snowflakes, sure, but when it comes to aesthetics, well, we aren’t. Personal preference has its place, but a lot of it, in fact almost all of it, is basic human nature with some social conditioning sprinkled on top.

Love it or hate it, it happens. It’s instinctive, uncontrollable and often subconscious. We’re built to automatically respect men who display certain traits, and in a similar but different way some of our male traits can create gut- level attraction in women. Think about the effect that a curvy female hourglass physique has on you. Combine the right bone structure with fat in the right places and muscle in the right places and bam—you get that instinctive response that turns your head and knocks the wind right out of you. I often find myself tempted to click on ridiculous ads featuring photoshopped girls for that very reason.

As men, sometimes the character we portray is obvious. I have one uncle who’s 6’2 and maybe 2. That man loves his football and loves to eat. He’s been lifting heavy things and eating big his entire life, resulting in around 1. He doesn’t look like a bodybuilder, he looks like a bear. He has to get all of his clothing not just tailored but completely custom made to accommodate his cartooned musculature. Combine that with his deep booming voice and the overall effect is pretty wild—when he speaks the room falls silent, when he walks down the sidewalk guys give him a wide berth, and when he asks you for something you hurriedly splurt out a yes, often before he finishes his sentence.

It isn’t all show either, and I’ve seen him lift a man off his feet who was (very) disrespectful to my female cousin. When my uncle put him back down the man hit the ground running.

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Seconds later we heard tires skidding as he sped off. Understandably—if a bear set me back down I’d seriously consider the same exit strategy.

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Having a guy like that on your side immediately makes you feel safe. If something goes wrong you just figure things will be okay. He’s a smart and well- read guy, too, and his voice, physique and confidence all make for a hell of a lot of charisma when he speaks. Do you know what words a stranger would use to describe you when you walk by? As men we tune into certain things about other men, immediately sizing them up and forming an opinion. There are traits we don’t even know exist that can have a powerful drug- like effect on women. Some strong athletic masculine men convey them naturally, but I’ve always found that it pays to consciously know how we can improve, even if just to encourage ourselves to be the most that we can be.

That’s how us ectomorphs become strong athletic masculine men, after all. Besides, aesthetics aren’t just skin deep. The benefits go all the way down to our bones*, improving our health, strength, intelligence, performance and mood. Good looks signal higher degrees of those traits after all, which is why they look “good” to begin with.*Not a figure of speech—heavy strength training actually increases bone density, as does solid nutrition. Without further ado, here’s my most research / study / illustration- filled article yet: Woman- friendly Physiques. It’s not about women being shallow and judging you just based on how hot you are, it’s about women being extremely perceptive and using your physique to give them clues about your genes, your lifestyle and your character. Will you make a good breeding partner?

A good husband? A good father? And can she trust you? Will you protect her?

Are you intelligent and ambitious? Will other men respect you? Are you physically, mentally and genetically healthy enough not just to survive, but to thrive?

These are really important questions, and right away smart women will make assumptions about all of them based on the very first impression you give them. Is that fair? Surprisingly it usually is, because, well, women are really damn good at it. Some guys brag and exaggerate, scheme and manipulate. Some guys will hide skeletons and put only their best foot forward. An attractive woman can’t give every single guy a chance—there isn’t enough time.

And they can’t bet their future on a man if they don’t know if he’s worth it or not. It’s not like they can wait for a disaster to see if a guy can keep it together under pressure. It’s just part of their genes. Then, based on their social conditioning and media exposure, those abilities are slightly tweaked and “heightened” to match the society they live in. First here’s a rough idea of what’ll put a gal’s heart in her stomach: The weights and measurements are based on a 6.

Body fat is 8- 1. Now let’s break it down. Strong Broad Shoulders. It’s no coincidence that business suits are designed to make men seem broader in the shoulders – constructed shoulders are the padded push- up bras of male culture. Women respond to broad shoulders far more powerfully than men respond to babely breasts, making suits the more powerful of the two. You know that lustful feeling well cloven cleavage can instil in you?

Well broad shoulders give women that same feeling, except stronger.(study)The first things women will take in is your overall shape, allowing them to get a quick guess at how you’ll stack up in all the following aesthetic arenas. There’s a lot of information in how broad your shoulders are – especially in comparison to your waist – and it’s available at a glance. Every study is in unanimous agreement here, and you’re probably already well aware of it. Phoenix Forgotten (2017) Theater Movie. Well broad shoulders are very indicative of a strong man, since adding muscle to your body invariably adds several inches to your shoulders. And what woman doesn’t want a man whose shoulders can bear the weight of the world?