• blarghly@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Lol. I love this joke.

    But also, I feel the need (a crime in the shitposting community, I know) to point out that, in fact, most women find muscles on men attractive, and if you are a man trying to attract women, while getting jacked isnt the end-all-be-all, you could certainly have a worse strategy. If you don’t believe me… well, go bench 225 and cut down to abs and get back to me.

    If you are benching 225 and have abs already, then the problem is much simpler. The reality is, the modal woman interested in men finds stereotypically masculine things hot - being jacked, riding motorcycles, being able to fight, making lots of money, being good at sports, being a leader, etc. But all of these things are sort of like making upgrades to your car - you can do an engine swap, upgrade the suspension, replace the exhaust, add a spoiler, and put flame decals on the wheels. But your car isnt going to go anywhere if you don’t take your key and put it in the ignition. Similarly, being really hot and attractive in a bunch of different ways isn’t going to get you laid if you can’t meet a new woman and ask if she wants to bone without being weird about it.

    Which - funny enough - is illustrated in this very comic. Gym bro hits the gym, walks out expecting girls to fall all over him, and gets no response because he doesn’t talk to them.

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      2 months ago

      well, go bench 225 and cut down to abs and get back to me.

      That’s a bit of an ask, it would take several years of training hard to reach a 225 KG bench press.

    • kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz
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      2 months ago

      In the situation of that comic, talking would not improve his chances much, though. That is a totally wrong place, and time. You go and stare at women just walking by like that, and they will assume you are some creep.