the CR cre of masculine Beauty this was
the world's most perfectly developed man
in 1922 today it's called a dad bod over
time the idolized physique has changed
from bulky to fit gangly to dumpy flabby
to an enhanced if we can make sense of
some of the most bizarre Trends
throughout history we can make
predictions to the Future and come
closer to understanding what the ideal
male body really means
a gleaming chest bright skin broad
shoulders tiny tongue strong buttocks
and a little prick was the ideal
physique according to ancient Greeks
this was symbolic of someone more noble
and civilized as opposed to lustful and
depraved come
on yes yes these traits can be seen in
the R's bronzes the diso Bolis and the
leak kunan son statue physical strength
was celebrated in the words of s
it's a shame for a man to grow old
without seeing the beauty and strength
of which his body is capable probably
why Greeks invented the gymnasium which
translates to school for naked exercise
masculinity was about facing adversity
headon with a mental or physical he
who's only an athlete is too much a
Savage he who's only a scholar is too
soft the ideal citizen is a scholar
athlete the man of thought and the man
of action
in the Elizabethan age intellectual
power was more important than upper body
strength as this was associated with The
Peasants who had to work manual jobs the
upper class would wear angular clothing
and raised heels accentuating the only
body part in display the cves in High
Society men saw strong legs as a height
of physical Perfection when he wasn't
executing his wives Henry VII was posing
for frightened painters who portrayed
him with massive C
this look was clearly popular with
Shakespeare deciding to take it further
flashing his
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quads as the middle class Rose the
wealthiest who traveled Europe for arts
and fashion became known as the
flamboyant macaronis named after their
love for The Italian Dish they would
wear feminine clothes tall hair and were
typically skinnier people it was a
statement of wealth as they didn't need
to engage in manual labor they saw
themselves as refined with
and socially important with the Earl of
Bristol's nephew reportedly wearing a
photo of himself across his chest but
unfortunately after public ridicule and
attacks on hair powder the trend died
out inspired by the powerful look of the
past Eugene Sando built a physique
through studying grou statues he was
regarded as a celebrity and admired as a
figure of masculinity popularizing
weightlifting however this was still a
niche look and more of a circus act the
ideal physique for many was now actually
a wide waist and sizable stomach a look
that signaled wealth and social status
as it showed a man could afford lots of
food so the fat men's club Trend began
in which had to be over 200 pounds and
learn the secret handshake to join I've
got to be good-natured I can't fight and
I can't run was their motto at 1904
Boston Globe article described their
arrival the natives who are mostly bony
and Ang
have stared With Envy at the portly
forms and rubican faces which have
arrived on every train clubs popped up
in America and France where men stuffed
themselves with huge breakfasts and then
headed out for friendly Olympic style
contests of strength and
virility however this food became more
accessible fat became less desirable
1920s Hollywood largely shaped the male
body ideal it was believed the camera
added about 20 lb to an actor's frame
and many actors did their own stunts so
a slim athletic build became desirable
the Hollywood icon body type was born in
this era meanwhile marketers realized
that emotion invoking advertising was
highly effective so they began
publishing Classics such as I could
never fall in love with a skinny man
don't be half man and my personal
favorite is a story about a skinny guy
with his girlfriend a muscular man haduk
him in the face for being skinny so he
bu Charles atlas's program bulks up only
to return to that same Beach to knock
the guy out what a
man at San Francisco they found a tribe
of strong silent and almost perfect men
muscularity was becoming more popular
with better resources and
information the CR cre of masculine
Beauty however the Hollywood lead was
still a lean muscular healthy look with
the likes of James Dean and Clark Gable
with more people learning televisions a
young Elvis Presley was idolized for his
music his physique healthy and moderate
and in 1951 the first ever diet and
exercise program aired good morning
happy Monday morning to you my name is
Jack Lan and I'm here for one reason and
one reason only to show you how to feel
better and look better so you can live
longer the ideal body type was healthy
and athletic however with various Wars
brewing and the rising popularity of
competitive Sports there was a massive
push for the development of performance
enhancements that would change
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possible before storys would explode in
popularity the Vietnamese War largely
divided America which marked a
counterculture wave the slim physique
represented a rejection of the previous
generation more traditional masculinity
and so I think that I think that a
generation of kids which says we don't
care about your concepts of cleanliness
as a revolutionary generation instead of
strength and Conformity the
counterculture embraced ideas of freedom
non-conformity and natural living
influenced by movements like hippie
culture anti-war protests and the rise
of rock stars like Mick Jagger Bob Dylan
David Bowie and hris but traditional
masculinity was still prominent in
Hollywood with action Stars including
Paul Newman Steve McQueen and Clint
Eastwood you mean you're Don buy a piece
it's not really easy to like something
you know nothing about with a more
muscular Steve Reeves featuring as a
herculan character in many Hollywood
films meanwhile Joe wider took Charles
atlas's advertising to the next level
featuring bodybuilding Champions to sell
Fitness productss and he was about to
meet an Austrian that would make him a
fortune
Dylan you son of a
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Arnold Schwarz [ __ ] and Sylvester
alone bodybuilding and pumping iron
became mainstream with chemically
enhanced physiques perceived as the
epitone of masculine Perfection with
more people taking performance
enhancements shows like wrestling became
more popular featuring insanely muscular
people with the likes of Hulk Hogan
Brutus beef Cake The Ultimate Warrior
Rocky Johnson and Lex Luger other male
icons included Chuck Norris the Batman
and Superman with Bruce Lee still
incredibly popular for his impressive
martial arts displays and lean
physique as bodybuilders began chasing
more and more mass this main stream
appeal faded the the effects of steroid
abuse became more welln so the Idol's
physique became less extreme in
comparison to the golden ER of
bodybuilding Hollywood leads included
Kanan Reeves DiCaprio Patrick suy Tom
Cruz Johnny Depp and perhaps most
representative of the idolized male body
Brad Pit from Fight Club more attention
was focused on the male body and
advertising such as with Mark wilber's
campaign with Calvin Klein now the best
protection against AIDS is to keep your
Calin on the number of male CA I
procedures increased
256% from 1997 to 2001 while the paid
circulation of men's health went from
250,000 in 1990 to more than 1.5 million
in
1997 hinting at a new
trend with the rise of social media
sites such as Facebook Instagram and
forums the aesthetic era arose with more
of an emphasis on leaness and
proportions as opposed to sheer mass
championed by the likes of Z's and the
aesthetic crew which spawned a wave of
Fitness influencers but this somehow
became normal gym shark was formed and
they would sponsor the most idolized
younger men in the bodybuilding social
media industry for me this is where my
goal moved from Ronaldo to Fitness
influencers as I quit the sports I
enjoyed to spend more time in the gym
Hollywood included more muscular actors
such as Chris Hemsworth The Rock Henry
caval Tom Hardy and Hugh Jackman even
Action Figures were being produced with
more muscle there was clearly a demand
for increased
muscularity and this shift was further
demonstrated with the remake of Baywatch
and films like Twilight which began
portraying more muscular teenagers
popular influencers began photoshopping
their photos to have more extreme
proportions so they could stand out on
social media and for some mystical
reason the fitness influencer became
synonymous with self- obsessive
dishonest and narcissistic kickstarting
a new trend it's the dead B popularized
by celebrity figures such as Chris Pratt
DiCaprio and seph ran which many believe
represents a more approachable form of
masculinity that balances attractiveness
with the demands of daily
life prominent actors such as Zach Efron
and the rock bulked up even more with
Chris Hemsworth achieving his Peak
physique SLI too hard damn it reality TV
shows such as love Island featured more
muscular physiques meanwhile on social
media influencers were being more open
about their performance-enhancing drug
use it's now not unusual for teenagers
to be sharing their steroid cycles with
performance enhancements such as SSS and
testosterone more accessible than ever
before yet many Hollywood lead actors
still displayed fit widely achievable
body types from more androgenous builds
to athletic and it became a lot more
apparent what a lot of people meant when
they were referring to a dadb can you
rate to this
guy when many people think of dadbods
they're referring to a bodybuilder in
the offseason or James Bond I think the
dadbods very attractive in my opinion
that's what you mean by dadb immediately
no yeah no see I like that that's not a
dadb that's I think it's a even the
world's most perfectly developed man
from the early 20th century would be
mocked if he had an Instagram Adonis
himself would not be fit to play most
superheroes and Arnold to F to win Mr
Olympia today male body dysmorphia is on
track to overtake female body dysmorphia
within the next few decades these shifts
are ultimately driven but what the mass
Market wants to see it looks cool but as
a side effect there's a growing
disconnect between what most men and
women find
ideal men Helmsman but out a PO to his
audience of mostly serious lifting men
and women and you can see that the men
typically chose more muscular physiques
while the woman only preferred muscle up
to a certain point you can see that
women prefer a decently muscular build
but when you get to like bodybuilder
level with super high muscle definition
the rating staber of precipitously
another study found that men from three
different countries believed the body
with 30 more pounds of muscle than
themselves was ideal while the pilot
study found the actual woman preferred
an ordinary male body this is by no
means to put you off going to the gym
just to stress it doesn't take trt to
achieve the mainstream ideal physique
and the idealist objective so trying to
reach her for the approval of others is
a losing game yet you may have noticed
that a healthy body has always been
respected and fluctuations away from
healthy are never as much about the body
as the character traits they signify
whether that's an ability or more
Carefree nature or ambition this is why
I now simply do the sports I enjoy with
more of an emphasis on performance
because Trends will come and go but
strong values health and Mastery are
Timeless if you enjoyed this video I'd
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