The male torso has been adored since time immemorial. Michaelangelo’s David and the Barberini Sleeping Satyr were perfect examples of Hellenistic art that best exemplified the beauty and symmetry of the perfect male body.Years ago, the male body worship came out on the first Calvin Klein underwear poster. And man was never the same again. I am talking about the male six pack abs. It’s sexiness has become an obsession, that everyone is looking for the perfect recipe for building a tight and trim midsection. Fitness gyms sprung up everywhere promising overnight physical makeovers that most of them failed to give.
But just as the guys have started burning their beer bellies, another new challenge emerges – “devil horns”. It’s the muscle cuts in the lower abdomen just above the hips that can be seen when wearing low-waist jeans. It’s the next big male body feature.
For guys who are a bit heavy in the middle, catching up with the new lifestyle is frustrating. Waist size forty- one is the new thirty-three. Stout is out! Also, the metrosexual look is fast emerging and those with money to spend are paying more particular attention to their looks, rather than giving their hard earned money to their wives to spend.
Are these signs send a clear message that in order to be looked at and admired, is it a must for a guy to possess not only a well chiseled good-looking face but an athletic muscular body as well? Are these qualities a yardstick to success?
I have been regularly working out in the gym and quite honestly I would say, I have developed lean muscles and definitions in the right places. The new look has considerably build up my confidence, though I may not look like the cold marble statues of David and the Sleeping Satyr.