# Examples of the best looking reasonably achievable body?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 6, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-the-best-looking-reasonably-achievable-body/836640 "2019-07-06T22:00:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-the-best-looking-reasonably-achievable-body/836640/21 "2019-07-09T00:20:38Z")

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> [@Wesley Clark](#):
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> If you are naturally thin and have trouble gaining or holding onto bodyfat, I would assume being in shape isn’t extremely hard.

Not _necessarily_. These types not only have difficulty gaining bodyfat, they also have difficulty gaining muscle. It depends on what one considers “hard”. The easy-gainer can put on extra fat but he can also build muscle much easier. If this person followed a structured, smart eating plan, achieving a fit body is “easily” obtainable (some people have an easier time with food restrictions). The leaner guy has to eat much more food in order to build the muscle mass that the other guy does with a normal amount of calories. Some people, myself included, just don’t have mammoth appetites and find eating excess calories less-than-easy.

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