Curious

[Melanie85]

LOL! That was cute, but I really shouldn't laugh. After all, I can understand how the myth of the ideal female can drive an MtF to seek total perfection in their presentation. Men don't usually have to live up to such standards, though, do they? For the record, my tie doesn't have to match my boxer briefs, but my undershirt does.

Actually.... now that I think about it, there IS a myth of the ideal man; the Muscular Man. The Macho-Man stereotype. The Body-Builder. The Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Except compared to women we [guys] have less emphasis on looks and it is hard to build muscles like that (so it's understandable if one doesn't completely live up to this image), therefore there's less pressure. (My theory)
But still, more muscles = more manly;
More physical strenght = more manly.

Then again, even as a guy I wouldn't want to look like Arnie, even if I do exercise and I want some muscles. Too much muscles means too much maintenance. Plus people might treat me differently. I might get pigeonholed into the "All Muscles No Brains" stereotype, or the Macho-Man Stereotype. (Or maybe I unconsciously don't wanna look like Arnie because I'm a cd? Okey, time to turn my brain off...)

[Abraxas]

Personally, I think that if you have a hard time folding your arms, and when you walk your feet are shoulder-width apart because your thighs are so big, it's time to stop pumping the iron already!

I'm much more into the Bruce Lee type build. Small, compact, and toned.

[CaptLex]

Personally, I think that if you have a hard time folding your arms, and when you walk your feet are shoulder-width apart because your thighs are so big, it's time to stop pumping the iron already!

I'm much more into the Bruce Lee type build. Small, compact, and toned.

I agree, Abraxas. Bruce Lee was all muscle, but he was very lean. I want to build muscle tone, but I've never been into the Arnold look. Some of those bodybuilders look so "swollen" you can tell it's all steroids. Yuck!