Post Date December, 03 2023
Having strong muscles and becoming a strong man should be the ideal for most men. In the discussion of the "fierce male complex", the attitude towards gay men is a noteworthy issue. Because the vast majority of gay men pay more attention to their external conditions, they are more likely to fall into a physical crisis.
In real life, it is true that gay men are generally more likely to worry about their appearance than heterosexual men. In fact, there are also many gay men who admit that they have a "strong male complex". Whether it's "attacking" or "receiving", they all desire to be more physically fit themselves or their partner. Anyone who has seen the gay pride parades on New York's Eighth Avenue, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood should have never seen so many bodybuilding men who focus on their bodies.
Gay men pay more attention to body shape than straight men
So far, there are not many complete studies on the body image of gay men. A study from Yale University once found that gay men are more dissatisfied with their bodies than heterosexual men. When asked why they exercise, gay men often respond, "To improve their appearance," while heterosexual men emphasize that they are doing it for "health" or "fun.".
It's not unusual to exercise to make your appearance more attractive. Both heterosexual men and gay men have the same legitimacy. "But if the need for fitness activities affects other parts of life, or if you work hard to keep fit, but are still not satisfied with your body, there may be a 'strong man complex'.". Based on this principle, a Yale University study found that gay men are more eager to pursue a healthy body than normal men.
Gay men more admire muscular bodies
Researchers in Innsbruck, Austria, once conducted an experiment in which they recruited 44 gay men from the gay community at a local university. When asked to choose the ideal body shape they most want to have, gay men tend to choose a stronger body shape than normal men. However, gay men choose to have the same body shape and fat content as their own, but with more developed muscles.
Interestingly, the average difference between the ideal muscle strength of gay men and their actual muscles is smaller than that of normal men. In other words, gay men pay more attention to exercising strong muscles, and their satisfaction with their appearance is higher than that of normal men. From the experiments, it can be seen that gay men are more sensitive to body muscle and fat than normal men, and they are also quite suspected of having a "strong male complex".
