To the guy at the gym who told me I was “too ripped for a girl”: Maybe telling you to go fuck yourself on the spot was unnecessarily harsh. I’ve had some time to think about it, and I realize that I should be gratified by your “respect for my dedication,” and thankful for your insight that “dudes don’t find that much muscle attractive on a girl.” But here’s the thing, and I realize it’s a thing that will not ever have occurred to you before, so put down your protein shake: I don’t owe you a hard-on. It’s not my job to sculpt my body into a form that is pleasing to your eye. I’m not depriving you of something you’re entitled to by pursuing a physical ideal that’s not attractive to you. So while I appreciate your advice to “focus more on cardio,” I’m not about to completely reevaluate my fitness goals because some random meathead doesn’t want to bone me. On second thought, “Go fuck yourself” was the appropriate response.
-Not Your Eye Candy

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  1. Okay, maybe his delivery was wrong, but really… muscled women? Guys? Is this really a turn-on for you?

  2. Someone taking care of their body health is a turn on for me. I like seeing women in the weight lifting area instead of mindlessly wasting 400 hours on the elliptical.

  3. gad op, how wrong you are! did you miss the lesson in life that said women have absolutely no purpose except to be attractive to men? all men. any man. all the time.

    this is why I shall be hanging myself by and by. being a crone and fat I have run out of reasons to exist.

    guys, think about this before you comment…. is your mom’s only purpose in life to be attractive to total strangers in the store, on the street at the library? or is she ok to just schlep along because she is a nice mom?
    or your daughter? you want some guy telling your daughter she should wear an uplift bra so he can whack off to the memory of seeing her walk by yesterday?

  4. Here’s the thing, Meaty, OB’s right: it’s not her JOB to make herself attractive to men. She wasn’t put on this earth to please anyone but herself.

    Women aren’t here solely to please men.

    So right on, OB! Tell that asshole to fuck off to fuckedy off land!

  5. The point, Meaty, is that it doesn’t effing matter what anyone else thinks, and it is very telling that he thought she should know.

  6. Meh… if I wasn’t married, I’d fuck a bodybuilder chick but, there is a point, IMO, where they start to lose their femininity. I, and I assume, most guys do like women that are a little softer than protruding veins and bulging muscles but, I’m pretty certain there’s a market for that too.

    I see bodybuilding as no different than someone who likes tattoos, body jewelry, etc… It’s nothing but an aesthetic, and if you’re into that, good on ya. But, with all aesthetics, things can be taken to an extreme and it will have an effect on how the general populace interacts with you on a social level. I’m not saying it’s right but, as someone who’s pretty easy going and tries not to judge too quickly, there are a lot of uptights out there. This guy may have done you a solid and warned you that you may be fast approaching the “extreme” line where you pull a Mike Tyson and get a face tattoo. He could also just be a dick too, but if you’ve ever thought to yourself “Someone would surely tell me before I’ve gone too far, right?”, your question has been answered. Whether you wanted to hear it or not!

  7. OB here. Just as a point of clarity, I’m not a bodybuilder. I’m a crossfitter. Not that there’s a damn thing wrong with bodybuilders. Yes, I am pretty ripped, and no, I don’t give a flying fuck who thinks it’s hot and who thinks it’s gross. But I sure as hell don’t appreciate some arrogant meathead coming up unsolicited and telling me I’d be way cuter if my body was X instead of Y. Thanks, meathead, but I don’t actually care how fuckable you find me.

  8. Easy there, Toots! I never said YOU were fuckable, just that I’d fuck a bodybuilder chick. Now, quit hitting on me, I already told you I don’t wanna suck your dick.

  9. Guys… I was asking if you find muscled women attractive, not your opinions in the post…

  10. Fit is good, Mr. Meaty, but I like some upholstery.
    Compound curves never hurt an aircraft, or a lady.

  11. Consider the opposite, the Waddleopolus usually found at any Walmart, also known as the Human Heifer.

  12. OB I wish I were described as “too ripped”. You are my fitspo! Finally got my weight up over 100 lbs, trying to squat heavier and heavier in the squat rack, I’m never going to have “feminine curves” because I’m weird looking and skinny so I wanna get fucking ripped! Have fun at crossfit.

  13. And can we guess who’s been drinking and posting [again]?

    Jesus christ.

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