What is the Ideal Male Physique?

[the_rake]

This poll is here to complement the other one I made about women. Also, some people criticised a poll I made lately about what racial preferences women have for men - they said that all the pictures I posted were of super buff guys and that this does not reflect reality or what women prefer. So I have here now a variety of male physiques that women might prefer. Some girls said they liked plus size, so I have included this also.

Try to answer based on how you visualise men from each category rather than the actual pictures I've used.

Skinny

Toned - arguably this is just skinny

Shredded

Steroid Freak - had to put this one in (and hey, some women will like this do not lie ;) )

Plus Size - if women can have curves so can men ;)

Updates

+1 y

girls saying they'd vote 'average' just take your pick between skinny and plus-size, lol.

[Minxxie]

Anything but the steroid freak, I see them at school and they look like pinheads it's creepy plus steroids are really really bad for your heart my uncle is only 50 and he is having heart problems from light steroid use in his youth. So with steroids you look nasty and you ruin your health at the same time! I'm not a fan of overly shredded either because you can't really cuddle if a guy's arms are too big and lumpy so that's no fun at all. Skinny, toned, or plus size for me!

[Entruder]

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[Minxxie]

@Entruder lol
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[Littlett25]

I actually laughed out loud at that meme @Entruder

[the_rake]

@Minxxie anyone that looks like that clearly has psychological issues.

[Mustachekitteh]

I don't like the skinny tone you showed. It looks better like this.
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[cocogyal]

Agreed. That guy is between skinny and toned. I think these are more accurate pictures of toned girls.

[9mfeo]

I prefer toned because skinny dudes just end up giving you bruises and not in a good way. Any really muscular person is an immediate no for me because they spend their whole lives in the gym and/or staring at themselves in the mirror.

[the_rake]

bruises? lol, wut?

[9mfeo]

My boyfriend is all kinds of skinny and I get ridiculous bruises from his pointy ass hipbones.

[the_rake]

ah, I thought you were saying skinny guys are more violent, lol.

[JRICHARDS1996]

Plus sized!

If women can bully men into including fat chicks like Ashley Graham into the SI swimsuit issue, then those same women should be willing to accept fat men like Larry the Cable Guy for who they are.

[the_rake]

lol, some girls do haha

[cocogyal]

A lot of women are into big men... that's why dad bods are considered sexy. And if you look at the polls, bigger men are more prefered over the skinny and gym rat types.

[Dim_121]

pst you forgot the results poll option so guys can see the results of it.

[the_rake]

guys can vote too, I'm not bothered because I can see whether it's mainly girls voting or mainly guys.

[ravidricha96]

An average option is what I would have chosen, but I just chose plus size because there's a lack of one so I guess average people fall under plus size

[the_rake]

yeah, most men do not think in terms of 'average' when they think of what is attractive or not. someone that is 'average' is by definition nothing extraordinary or spectacular. so I was making the mistake of looking at this from a male perspective lol, because I would never ask another man if he thought an average woman was HOT, if you get me ;)

[ravidricha96]

That's cool but you're asking women what they think and there's definitely an average option for us. Lol.

[the_rake]

fair

[POTAYTOPOTAHTO]

The curvy guy is my favorite out of those. Even his facial hair is excellent and look at that cute smile! Cuddly is good for me.

[Bandit74]

I think its ideal to be somewhere in-between toned and shredded.

[the_rake]

yah poll votes would certainly suggest this (currently divided between 34% and 48% respectively - although more women voted for the former category). I would define myself as toned (as defined for the purposes of this poll) but looking to bulk up a bit.

[WhatTheHellAmy]

all look good, except for the roid freak.

even the plus size guy looks hot asf, I think he's a ginger <3 :O

[Offthelist]

Bs perfect. C isn't really necessary but its fine too.

[hairydudesrock]

I like E. I like something to get my legs round. I'd be scared in case I broke a skinny bloke

[popsickle]

anything except steroid freak looks good. i like average, plus sized best

[WildButterfly]

I'll take Toned all day and night. Definitely my kind of guy.

[luvstoned4him]

All are great but I tend to lean between toned and shredded.

[aoifeislovable]

Toned... which is coincidentally what most guys my age are...

[Hasaboyfriend]

If I can't rest my head on his tummy as a soft pillow then it's a no go!

[Dtegesd123]

girls love the skinny toned look. But I personally think it looks like a 14 year old boy.

I prefer the shredded look. something like what hugh jackman had as wolverine.

[the_rake]

Yeah, I think I can agree on that.

[COCOCHANEL]

i like skinny and toned

[the_rake]

yeah the toned option was "skinny and toned" really and truly.

[Jxpxtxr]

Between B&C for me, I love muscles on a guy but hate when it's just lean muscle mass so you can see every muscle fibre through the skin 😖 Eww

[skykidx1]

Personal I perfer to be number 2 or 3 but mostly 2. I don't wanna be a walking dick because I do belive their is a suck thing of being too too big

[MondaysAngel]

I don't think toned is the same as skinny. o_o it has to do with muscle mass % body fat.

[the_rake]

yeah, I meant the example of toned I gave was just skinny though he is more defined than your average skinny guy, hence I thought he deserved his on category. when most people hear "toned", they think of option C.

[MondaysAngel]

@Asker oic

[the_rake]

maybe I should have done, "skinny guy", "skinny guy with definition", then "toned" then "shredded" and also included an option for the average guy.

I also want to see if the girls voting for option B are mostly younger (under 21) compared to the girls voting C (over 21, with more mature tastes).

[douride2]

None of your options are what I like. My liking would be some where between B-C.

[the_rake]

which one are you more biased towards? B and C are quite close really, the guy I chose for toned is just a bit skinnier than usual and the shredded guy is perhaps a little more shredded than the guys I would typically consider as being shredded.

[douride2]

One is skinny the other is to bulky What can I say.

[the_rake]

what about this guy?

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[anonuser20]

This guy is so perfect , nice body no hair, perfect combination!

[the_rake]

@anonuser20 I think some hair, especially around the chest looks good but otherwise I agree X)

[Anonymous]

I'm surprised you didn't put obese into this. Then I would have voted for plus-size instead of skinny, because it's a more normal weight.

[the_rake]

well 'obsese' and just 'average' are not things people tend to think of as being HAWT if you get me. I can understand some women like these plus size gents with facial hair because they give out laid-back vibes and darwinistically they would have had good reproductive fitness.

[xobrowneyedbeauty]

between toned and shredded. and i'm an arms girl, i can take or leave the 6 pack :p

[dipta]

Average, but voted B.

[the_rake]

tbh, 'average' could be skinny OR plus-size. most average guys don't have the definition to be option B.

[dipta]

Average would be something in between, since the plus-size is a bit chubby. You don't need a six pack, but careful with the chest area.

[the_rake]

'shredded' is the majority option

[dipta]

If you're counting guy's opinions, maybe.

[the_rake]

true, but it is pretty split between girls also and for option B it's hard to say how many are just teenagers that are fans of the justin bieber look.