November 22, 20241 yr Author 3 hours ago, LHookins said: What are the psychological factors? Once you've gone beyond aesthetically pleasing to what is basically a caricature, what drives someone to do this? It's like women who starve themselves to the point of looking skeletal, but still think they're overweight. I remember seeing pics of Arnold Schwarzenegger and thinking he looked good. Generally well proportioned and not grotesque. When we're talking about very extreme muscle mass, then its usually the competitive aspect, bodybuilding is a sport. For somebody that's not a competitive bodybuilder to push themselves to the mass monster level with unhealthy eating practices, anabolic steroids, growth hormone and other drugs, then yes, in my opinion there could certainly be psychological factors at play. In terms of the natural bodybuilder, who's not prepared to risk their health with drugs, it's about health and fitness and simply having a more aesthetically pleasing body. Arnold had great genetics, he gained mass but still retained that aesthetically pleasing look. That was back in the golden age of bodybuilding. They took steroids back then, but not to the crazy extreme that people do now. 3 hours ago, LHookins said: Did the ancient Greeks or Romans ever create statues or other artwork depicting bodies like this? Or Michelangelo? That seems to be the standard for male beauty. Not mass monster level, no, as such a thing would have been impossible without modern anabolic androgenic drugs, so they wouldn't have had a good reference for what such a body would appear like. Back when Arnold was competing, it was Frank Zane that was regarded as the most aesthetic.
November 22, 20241 yr Still grotesque! Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
November 22, 20241 yr Administrators @Mike A The guy on the left is lucky to find his thingy when he has to pee! Then there is this nimrod! Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
November 23, 20241 yr 12 minutes ago, charliearon said: The guy on the left is lucky to find his thingy when he has to pee! And not pee on himself!😵💫
November 23, 20241 yr Author 10 hours ago, Mike A said: JAYZUS-AITCH-CRYST! That photo on the left, my goodness 👀! They called Tom Platz Quadzilla. 😁
November 23, 20241 yr Author 9 hours ago, charliearon said: Then there is this nimrod! That's no muscle. It's Synthol.
November 23, 20241 yr Author 9 hours ago, birdguy said: Still grotesque! Noel Even Frank Zane? Remember, these are contest condition photos. That degree of leaness is only maintained briefly.
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