# Ladies: Which male physique would you prefer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 28, 2007, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742 "2007-06-28T07:52:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/21 "2007-06-28T16:03:56Z")
#2, followed by #3. (Age 20, gay male) ---
**Author:** ![InappropriateHumor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@InappropriateHumor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InappropriateHumor)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/22 "2007-06-28T16:16:04Z")
Huh, I’m in the majority with #11. I’m female, 41. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/23 "2007-06-28T16:16:22Z")
11 for sure. He looks like my SO, actually. I’m 34. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/24 "2007-06-28T16:24:42Z")
I guess 11, though clothes make the man. And faces. FYI, rarely hear women coo (IRL) over ‘butterface’ guys. (Oh yeah, am in that coveted 24-35 y.o. demographic) ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/25 "2007-06-28T16:38:08Z")
I’m 40 and I’d pick #11 by far. But he’s also obviously the youngest (I would guess that model isn’t over 25, probably younger). Most guys over 30 can’t maintain that physique and start “thickening” in their late twenties. My next pick would be the guys in the second row, #5-#9. They all obviously work out but they aren’t as huge as #10. I bet #10 probably looks great (but too big for me) when he’s at contest weight. Unfortunately, I have low tolerance for chub so none fo the guys in the top row appeal to me. I think [rowers](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zofka/497798813/) have the best bodies (of course, I do row so I’m kinda biased). They’re more musculer than runners or swimmers but longer and leaner than heavy lifters. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/26 "2007-06-28T16:38:20Z")
I’d just like to say, if you’re in the PA area, and you voted for #2, my address is in my profile. =P ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/27 "2007-06-28T16:52:23Z")
Drat, I forgot. I’m 28. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/28 "2007-06-28T16:55:59Z")
None!! Where are the slightly underweight guys? I’m 39. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/29 "2007-06-28T16:58:17Z")
I like #1. I think he’s cute. I get freaked out when a guy spends a whole lot of time on his looks, because I don’t, and I can’t compete (I’m just naturally hot 😉 ). #11 is pretty nice too, though. He doesn’t look fake, he looks like a swimmer. I once had a brief fling with a swimmer on a trip; it was pretty hot. #5, #6, #7, and #8 are just gross, in my opinion. I’m 26, btw. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/30 "2007-06-28T17:00:34Z")
[QUOTE=miss elizabeth] I like #1. I think he’s cute. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I should have said I like #1 too. I married a body just like it. I also forgot to say that I’m 29. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/31 "2007-06-28T17:02:43Z")
11–I also prefer a slimmer build and, as others have said, he looks more like someone who is just active, rather than a weight lifter. The others are either too bulky or need to lay off the doughnuts, or both. However, 11 is clearly a very young guy, too, so I wouldn’t expect someone my age (46) to be able to achieve that sort of look perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/32 "2007-06-28T17:59:13Z")
# 11. Prefer the lean look. Big beefy dudes creep me out, and particularly dudes with huge giant shoulders/biceps. I’m 32. True story: I was watching “Mr & Mrs. Smith” with my SO, and I was mentioning how I don’t find Brad Pitt all that attractive. “I just don’t see how he’s this big sex symbol, I mean, he’s okay looking…” (at this moment in the movie Mr. Pitt removes his shirt) “…HOLYSHIT he has the most perfect body. OMIGOD.” So, I’d have to go with that as my all-time most perfect body (note Pitt is almost 40, but of course, keeping himself hot is his full-time job). 🙂 FTR, my SO is not bothered by me saying such things in front of him. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/33 "2007-06-28T18:11:14Z")
[QUOTE=Hello Again] So, I’d have to go with that as my all-time most perfect body (note Pitt is almost 40, but of course, keeping himself hot is his full-time job). 🙂 FTR, my SO is not bothered by me saying such things in front of him. [/QUOTE] Neither is my husband and he’s well aware that Sting is my idea of the perfect male body (and good grief…how old is _he_??). My husband, if he let his body’s natural tendencies to take over, would actually fit this mold. He’s naturally lean and lanky. He prefers to be bigger, though, so he tries to stay a bit bulked up (but not too big). ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/34 "2007-06-28T18:13:58Z")
Everyone will say 11, but secretly covet 7 or 10. Just look around you, and see where all the hottest women are. They’re not with fun mister surfer, they’re with asshole bodybuilder (the bigger, the better). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/35 "2007-06-28T18:17:21Z")
27, almost 28. Of all of these, #7 and #11 would make me stop what I was doing to stare at the pretty for a while. Then I would turn to lovely #2 and say: “I need me some man lovins, and the only cure is YOU. C’mere.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/36 "2007-06-28T18:18:21Z")
I’ll nth the vote for 11 (and possibly 4 or 5). _fans self copiously, melting into little puddle_ ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/37 "2007-06-28T18:18:37Z")
[QUOTE=Mosier] Everyone will say 11, but secretly covet 7 or 10. Just look around you, and see where all the hottest women are. They’re not with fun mister surfer, they’re with asshole bodybuilder (the bigger, the better). [/QUOTE] I’m plenty hot, and I’m with #1. And, since when does fun mister surfer have a hard time getting laid? Never, that I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/38 "2007-06-28T18:19:03Z")
Age: 35 #11 is my preference. I like the lean type, either dancer/swimmer/runner or just skinny. But then again, I also love a man who speaks multiple (computer) languages, if you get my drift. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/39 "2007-06-28T18:21:56Z")
I’m 21 and I prefer 11 most (he also happens to look like how must of my boyfriends are built), followed by 7 (who also happens to look like what the guys I just sleep with look like. What? 😛 ). ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742/40 "2007-06-28T18:22:36Z")
[QUOTE=Mosier] Everyone will say 11, but secretly covet 7 or 10. Just look around you, and see where all the hottest women are. They’re not with fun mister surfer, they’re with asshole bodybuilder (the bigger, the better). [/QUOTE] No, no, no! I vote for #11, too, because all the others make me kinda squeamish. And while I wouldn’t classify myself among the “hottest women”, I prefer skinny or slightly chubby geek-types over fun surfers AND bodybuilders. 25/f btw [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-which-male-physique-would-you-prefer/409742.md?page=3)