Men Debate Whether They Get More Female Attention When They're More Muscular

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Jul 1, 2022 2:30 PM EDT

When people think about improving their lifestyles, one of the common things that come up is going to the gym. Working out more often is on so many people's New Years resolutions lists, even if not all of them end up sticking to what they said they were going to do. You know what they say: things are easier said than done, and the phrase definitely applies when it comes to hitting the gym regularly. Those that have stuck to their gym goals are putting in a lot of time and effort into their health and physique. While going to the gym definitely makes for a healthy lifestyle, we wonder how it impacts attraction. In today's 'Ask Men' post, someone asked men who have become more fit and muscular if it has impacted the amount of women that approach them, and gym bros had a lot to say on the matter. Scroll down for all the muscle talk. 

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    Font - Posted by u/frisbeemaster7 20 hours ago 3 Men who are visibly more fit and muscular than other: has the number of women that have approached you changed compared to when you were less fit and muscular?
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    Men need to know if all that time spent lifting is worth their time. Of course, they care about getting fit too, but they're also curious to see if the gym pays off when it comes to attracting women. 

  • 02
    Font - CostaViva 9 hr. ago The amount of women that will talk to you is directly related to how you feel about yourself. If YOU do not like yourself, how would you expect another person to like you? Make sure you become somebody you enjoy hanging out with. Be confident, and just Go for it!
    via u/CostaViva

    This man speaks the truth. We love a man with confidence, whether or not he has muscles or not. 

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    Vertebrate - HonorHeartHire. 19 hr. ago Male As a guy who used to be in shape, more women are interested in me since I got a gut. The amount of men interested in me has dropped.
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    Font - JanitorOPplznerf 19 hr. ago Let's ignore approaching because women by & large do not approach. Let's instead ask "Are women more open to dates" Being fit & muscular helps, but the number one thing women are attracted to will always be men who can communicate at a high level. Being articulate & charming can cover a multitude of other issues.
    via u/JanitorOPplznerf
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    Product - Any_Ad1592 19 hr. ago Not anymore women then before, but the ones that do I find are now a lot more interested to talk. And you can spot the ones that do want you to talk to them a lot easier But like everyone else said, a lot more attention from men lol
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    Font - Sun_Sand_Skulls. 19 hr. ago No. Only the amount of compliments from fellow dudes in the gym. Confidence boost? Sure. I've asked more girls out than I used to when I was a toothpick.
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    Font - Fatkok2 19 hr. ago Yes yes and yes lifting honestly changes your face, neck how your body is built and therefore you just look healthier in general. Fitted clothes look 1000 times better when you're jacked. Imo it's simple biology, look healthier attract more partners.
    via u/Fatkok2
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    Font - Round_Baseball_8328 - 20 hr. ago. edited 20 hr. ago In my experience women very rarely fling themselves at anyone, muscular or otherwise. My physique does make me more confident though and it seems to make women more receptive to me in general, but I've never been approached.
    via u/Round_Baseball_8328
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    Font - MaterialCarrot 19 hr. ago So, I was a fat kid and then had a magical puberty experience where over the summer I grew like 4 or 5 inches, lost all my baby fat, and it turns out that fat on my face was hiding a magnificent jaw line. I had also spent the entire summer baling hay and so sported a tanned and toned body. Yes, this was like something from a bad 80's teen movie, and I lived it. I wouldn't say girls approached me, but the looks they directed at me sure as hell changed and I became
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    Font - DirkWiggler42 20 hr. ago Attracts slightly different types of people. Being incredibly skinny was great for pulling in hipster and scenester crowds. Being hugely muscular attracted random types from all different segments who just like big arms, etc. Then cutting that down and being jacked while skinny pulls a lot in general.
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    Font - mekosaurio 17 hr. ago Hit the nail in the head. With hipster type girls being jacked is actually a hándicap. They might be physically attracted but you have to overcome the meathead stigma and you often hear comments like "i've never though you were going to be so educated/inteligent/nice when we first met". Also some girls assume that if you're muscular and ripped you'd only wan to date fitness girls(funny because i hate the fitness instagram thot type).
    via u/mekosaurio
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    Font - tinman_inacan 17 hr. ago Same experience here. I got very fit my last year of college, and all that really happened was compliments from other guys. It did boost my confidence quite a bit though, which did help me land a few dates in the end. In my 29 years of life, I've never had a girl approach me or ask me out lol. Muscles didn't change that. I guess when my tall buddy and I went to the bar, the girls didn't immediately ignore me in favor of my friend, but not much really changed.
    via u/tinman_inacan
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    Font - Byizo 19 hr. ago Mail Over the course of about a year of being fit and muscular and actually going out with friends on a regular basis the number went from 0 to 2. It's something, but you're much more likely to get guys asking you what you bench and then mentioning how much they used to bench. However your "success rate" does change noticeably if you're able to talk to strangers without seeming socially inept.
    via u/Byizo
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    Mammal - IzzYaBoy 19 hr. ago Approaching? Not really Getting looked and stared at? Yes, significantly I'm getting more "invited" to approach, I guess
    via u/IzzYaBoy

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