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Why are guys intimidated by fit women?
Anonymous(30-35)a lot of guys, mainly the effeminate/beta kind, are ONLY attracted to slender women with little or no meat in their bodies. They also find muscles a turn off.
These men go online and belittle those types of women.
Sad but true. :(
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I think it's quite awesome that girls can be physical strong too.
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There is nothing wrong with fit girls. Though obviously some men don't like them because they threaten their masculinity. Some men's masculinity are more fragile than others...
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I like fit women who achieved their physique naturally, not via steroids.
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I'm not and I like a fit girl but maybe not the last one. There's some threshold for me between mass and body fat that's a sweet spot. Too of one or the other and I start finding it unattractive.
Well, I'm heterosexual and I can't measure "attractive" exactly but I think even Ronnie Coleman is "too much", as the threshold for super mass and super leanness is exceeded in my opinion. That's still with respect for his hard work but my idea of an ideal human figure is sculpted by activities closer to how we evolved, like climbing, swimming, leaping, etc, not leg pressing 2,000lbs or lifting cars.
So I prefer more "relative strength", as in the ease of resisting our own body weight (light on hands, light on feet, like handstands and sprinting with relative ease). That doesn't favor such a skewed body since massive legs translate to dead weight when pulling up the body for a muscle-up, e. g., and the massive upper body slows down sprinting like the wind. So I like that kind of "balanced body", designed for compound motions that resist bodyweight first and foremost, on both sexes. -
I am not. I don't have a reason to be. Fit and potentially strong females inspire and motivates them to be even better. It's also more like each to their own scenario. If a woman decides to take this path where they work on maximizing their physical strength and fitness beyond average, that's perfectly fine and i never understood why it should bother me by any way. People make different choices and not everyone supposed to be in those certain ways, all of this, regardless of gender.
Insecurity, ego, denial, pride, etc.. are among the reasons that some men tend to be intimidated by physically fit and strong women.
Whether they get to feel insecure and self-conscious and start questioning their manly characteristics seeing a fit woman who could be potentially physically superior to them. Also it might happen due feel lack of trust in their own strength and ability.
Whether they feel egotistic and prideful seeing females getting fit and strong. They might tend to feel attacked as their pride is too big to accept that women can lift weight, women can carry their own stuff and they can be physically strong and competitive. They remain in denial and it hurts them to accept the fact that females have their own strength and they care capable of developing them.
Some men unfortunately get to be so self-conscious that they feel really ashamed and afraid of this possibility [what if] a woman/female can perform a highly demanded physical activity in an altitude that the man might not be able to.
Men tend to instinctively feel to be dominant and protective, if the man is unsure of themselves or they really live with a high ego that can't see women can be physically competitive, it starts to get to them. As far as looks go, if she isn't taking steroids and she isn't seriously into the power lifting thing, I'm probably not going to be turned off by her being stronger/fitter than me. Middle photo is very nice (and the other two are nice as well).
That said I am pretty shy and I tend to not be good at approaching strangers if I don't have an idea of what to say, and I have no idea to talk about fitness stuff. This isn't their problem or anything. It's 100% something I have to overcome on my own. I'm better than I used to be, anyway.-
I'm not intimidated by fit women, nor would I feel like "less of a man" if she was stronger than me. That kind of archaic thinking is just stupid. A woman's level of fitness or build does not solely determine her attractiveness or femininity. I'd have no hesitation whatsoever to date a strong, fit woman. 👍
- Anonymous(45 Plus)
Masculinity is often tied to strength, so men feel they should be 'strong'. Of course what does that mean? Skinny or out of shape guys are generally stronger than children, small animals and so on, and professional powerlifters are not very strong compared to grizzly bears or hippopotamus. So it's relative strength that matters, in terms of self-identity.
One thing then is that guys expect to feel strong relative to most women, and also suspect that women who are stronger then them would look down on them as non-masculine. So on one hand they might not like how they feel, but beyond that, they assume she'd not be attracted to him.
Similar things happen with tall girls, girls who earn a lot of money, etc. It can also happen with slim-fit guys, guys who are really well dressed, etc. There is a difference between being fit and in shape and putting on muscle.
It's a mistake to think I would be intimated and I don't believe most men are either.
As a woman, the choice to bulk up on muscle which your body wasn't designed for has consequences, health-wise and how men view you.
I, for instance, am extremely attracted to feminine, submissive women. Who imbued those most feminine qualities, which I simply don't distil. It's a simple matter of the more masculine you appear, the less interest I am going to show in you. Nothing to do with intimidation.341 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic. I like fit women lol, I think what's intimidating in guys eyes is some of them tend to be flirts, talking to bunches of guys at the gym. No guy wants to be that guy with a girl like that. If gender roles reversed point still stands.
I might be biased cause I'm fit too.-
Overly worked out women cease to be viewed as feminine. In most cases, excessive working out is usually a symptom of poor self esteem. They tend to lack the acceptance of their own bodies. There's nothing wrong with working out but when you start to look like those men in the picture, you got issues.
I like fit women they care about their appearance and I find them more relaxed because regular training reduces internal stress. Maybe those girls above are a little bit "too trained", but girls in rowing club where I'm member have mostly sexy bodies. Women need regular exercise like men and there are many other options than lifting.
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Fit is one thing, muscular is another.
Lithe issue here is not intimidation. We aren't afraid of fit or muscular girls.
But muscular girls are like a man in high heels. They just don't look good together. A fit feminine body is amazing a muscular one is not.
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I just love when women try to conflate either dislike or repulsion with 'intimidation'... I'm not intimidated, i don't think it looks good because I don't want to date someone that look like my gym coach or a would be cell partner in prison... Don't go reading some psychic message into it, most men don't think it looks good...
If I find a dish disgusting, i'm not intimidated by it-i just don't like it
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I'm not , never have been , former British Army paratrooper and keen combat sports exponent. Fit and toned is attractive , but bulky muscle is much too masculine. One reason , of many , why I dumped my ex wife is she became obese and totally lazy , which is a key reason why she was always in a foul mood... a Latin statement " Mens sana in corpore sano " ... a healthy mind in a healthy body is very true.
- Anonymous(25-29)
I would imagine that most guys prefer girls to look feminine. I feel than muscular girls do not come across as being that attractive. The thing is that a girl can be fit, like I am, but does not have to have a load of muscles.
It is the same for me as far as guys are concerned. I am not impressed by bulging muscles. I am interested only in their personality. I think most men aren't intimidated by then, but id the word... Sorta disgusted maybe? Thats not the best choice of words, but women like the one on the bottom is definitely taking male hormones. Its just not feminine looking. As a straight guy, seeing a jacked chick is weird. Especially hormone abusing women, they start to develop deep voices and manly qualities.
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I do like a woman who takes care of her body,,,, but Im not intimidated by them... I have learned.. a healthy body equals a healthy mind... good decisions last... bad decisions bring you down... fit women are the same as all others... only difference is they work out more...
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As soon as they find a fitter guy they'll dump you for him and blame you because it's not their fault. It's not about whether men like them; it's about if they're trustworthy when you don't work out as much as them, or are as fit as they are. That's what's intimidating if anything. Are they trustworthy, because no matter how or why she leaves, to her it's your fault because you're the guy, regardless of how much you loved her.
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I mean I don't like overly muscular women, but fit women, not only do I like them, but they are literally "my type"
I don't think we are, generally. It's more often the case that we aren't sexually attracted to them because we find their bodies too masculine. I'm referring specifically to women with extremely visible muscles.
383 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic. Their strenght is intimidating.
Men want women to be kind of weak and fragile and for them to be the hero
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