# Female Bodybuilders...Hot or Not? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 1, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760 "2007-09-01T23:22:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/21 "2007-09-02T03:41:16Z")
Gods, no. Body-building women are the ugliest creatures on the planet, bar none. Totally disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![OneChance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/74df32/32.png) [@OneChance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneChance)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/22 "2007-09-02T14:47:41Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] Wrong. The don’t get periods. [/QUOTE] Any woman with less than 12% or so bodyfat will lose their period. It’s not just limited to bodybuilders. And even in those cases, generally only when they’re in contest shape which is usually just a few months out of the year. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/23 "2007-09-02T16:30:26Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Gods, no. Body-building women are the ugliest creatures on the planet, bar none. Totally disgusting. [/QUOTE] Well… most body-building men look pretty disgusting as well, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/24 "2007-09-02T16:41:41Z")
Here’s another negative vote for all things body-building. :eek: Ugh. Men _or_ women. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/25 "2007-09-02T16:56:37Z")
[QUOTE=Zoggie] I don’t like them. But I don’t like male body builders either. I like a more natural look for both men and women. [/QUOTE] Agreed. The whole bodybuilding thing looks bad on guys and even worse on women. ---
**Author:** ![Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alive_At_Both_Ends)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/26 "2007-09-02T18:09:04Z")
Basic rule - if you meet a woman who can crack walnuts with her thighs, run away _fast_. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/27 "2007-09-02T18:12:25Z")
Female bodybuilders are incredibly unattractive. Why, why whyyy do they want to look like that? ---
**Author:** ![LionelHutz405](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lionelhutz405/32/536_2.png) [@LionelHutz405](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelHutz405)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/28 "2007-09-02T18:20:22Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] Personally I found the first pic in **OneChance’s** post to be the most jarring. Cute face yes, but her arms look like they were taken right off a man. [/QUOTE] I Agree. My first reaction was that it was photoshopped. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/29 "2007-09-02T18:37:08Z")
[QUOTE=DiggitCamara] Well… most body-building men look pretty disgusting as well, IMHO. [/QUOTE] No argument from me on that one. ---
**Author:** ![Chasing\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@Chasing\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chasing_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/30 "2007-09-03T01:24:11Z")
It doesn’t help that a lot of them (men and women) take steroids and other drugs to build their muscles. This is especially bad for women bodybuilders because they start looking like men. Maybe if you are bisexual you can find them attractive. I won’t link to it, but if you look at the forums for the [t-nation.com](http://t-nation.com) site that contains the Jen Heath photo posted, you’ll find rampant and open discussion about how to use steroids, how to get steroids, etc… Abhorant. I think the photos of Jen Heath and Jessica Biel posted are very pleasing to the eye. However, for the others I don’t find them pleasing at all and I strongly suspect drug use. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/31 "2007-09-03T01:30:41Z")
I’m female, but I’ll say that I find bodybuilders of both sexes to be…just gross. Like an anatomy lesson gone wrong. But “fitness competition” girls are HOT to me, and your normal, healthy, muscular, six-pack-havin’ guy is HOT, too. ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/32 "2007-09-03T02:48:36Z")
[QUOTE=DiggitCamara] Well… most body-building men look pretty disgusting as well, IMHO. [/QUOTE] With steroid taking bodybuilding men, I’d agree. Natural weightlifters look fine to me. (of course I am not “attracted” to men, so YMMV) ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/33 "2007-09-03T03:41:26Z")
Female powerlifters and bodybuilders look gross. Fitness models, on the other hand, like [Victoria Pratt](http://www.ladiesgallery.net/zoom/VictoriaPratt1.jpg/2306/Victoria%20Pratt/) or any of a dozen other gals you find on the various crappy sci fi/fantasy shows that air on a typical Saturday afternoon are pretty hot. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/34 "2007-09-03T03:43:19Z")
Another vote for mostly hot. There are certainly some female bodybuilders that I don’t find attractive, but there are some women who are considered attractive by the mainstream that I don’t get at all. Muscles aren’t inherently masculine or feminine, it’s the whole package that makes someone attractive. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/35 "2007-09-03T03:52:30Z")
Not. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/36 "2007-09-03T04:00:57Z")
Fit and athletic: hot. Bodybuilder: freak show. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/37 "2007-09-03T04:13:03Z")
Figure competitors are hot. If you need proof, browse through here: [http://www.t-nation.com/tmagnum/figureImages.jsp?pageNo=1](http://www.t-nation.com/tmagnum/figureImages.jsp?pageNo=1) No nudity, but I want to be on the safe side. Female bodybuilders, on the other hand, are juiced up mutated freaks. I have no problem with anyone pursuing that lifestyle, but it is just far from what I would find attractive. [QUOTE=Chasing Dreams] I won’t link to it, but if you look at the forums for the [t-nation.com](http://t-nation.com) site that contains the Jen Heath photo posted, you’ll find rampant and open discussion about how to use steroids, how to get steroids, etc… Abhorant. [/QUOTE] You’ll also find some of the best discussions on eating healthy and building muscle, without steroids. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/38 "2007-09-03T04:15:57Z")
[QUOTE=msmith537] Female powerlifters and bodybuilders look gross. Fitness models, on the other hand, like [Victoria Pratt](http://www.ladiesgallery.net/zoom/VictoriaPratt1.jpg/2306/Victoria%20Pratt/) or any of a dozen other gals you find on the various crappy sci fi/fantasy shows that air on a typical Saturday afternoon are pretty hot. [/QUOTE] That girl could have a third leg and still be hot! Dayum. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/39 "2007-09-03T05:21:47Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] That girl could have a third leg and still be hot! Dayum. [/QUOTE] She could have my third leg if she played her cards right. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760/40 "2007-09-03T05:42:39Z")
[QUOTE=OneChance] . If I said I was attracted to women with muscles, that doesn’t mean I like every woman with any amount of muscle. Like if you were attracted to tall guys. Does that mean you like every single tall guy? [/QUOTE] _Well_ put. Anyway, for me, the muscles aren’t what make some female bodybuilders unattractive…it’s the face. Quite a few of them, I’ve noticed, end up with a drawn, skull-like visage, with an odd hairline. I don’t know if that has to do with hormones, or muscle development patterns, or what. But, in any case, a woman who looks like [an angry She-Hulk](http://www.rogers-md.net/v/wallpapers/SheHulk.jpg) but who has a lovely face would be a lot more attractive than, say, a supermodel with an over-the-top bodybuilder’s face—or, to be honest, a lot of supermodels, period. _They_ just look bland. The human equivilant of saltines. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-bodybuilders-hot-or-not/417760.md?page=3)