No.

Sigh. Stay off social media. Real life is so much more diverse in its pursuits.

No. But none of our close friends are divorced. I think divorced people often go a little nuts trying to be 20 again and it never works.

Anonymous wrote:Hardly any men are actually jacked anymore or ever were.

Don't confuse a little muscle under a lot of fat with being solid muscle.

OP here. I know what I am looking at and I stand by what I said. It’s a very specific Rivian - Lucid demographic. The decile who can afford to finance a dedicated cold plunge pool and pay for a Prenuvo

Not “any men” I pass in AutoZone

Hardly any men are actually jacked anymore or ever were.

Don't confuse a little muscle under a lot of fat with being solid muscle.

Anonymous wrote:It’s to keep up with every woman in their circles getting surgery to keep their youth looks. That’s universal and a fact.

So they’re following the path forged by Lauren Sanchez and Bezos? Who did not look like that until he took up with her

It’s to keep up with every woman in their circles getting surgery to keep their youth looks. That’s universal and a fact.

I have not noticed this.

My buttocks does this

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH lifts because it is part of his job, but no steroids or cold plunges. HHI 330k. No one in our circle is doing this as far as I can tell.

Same HHI, and my DH does not lift or “biohack.”

What is your husband’s job?

Federal LEO. He gets a certain amount of time per week to work out while on the clock. He also has to pass a pretty strict annual physical, so he keeps an eye on his BP, weight, etc. to avoid the headache that would go along with an issue popping up during the exam.

Anonymous wrote:IDK, but DH and I were out to dinner in NYC last night and it struck me as funny that most of the men at the bar had the same look . . . short, balding, with arms and torsos out of proportion with their legs. Plus they all were wearing tight skinny pants with fitted untucked shirts. I'm glad I'm not single.

Eeewww, ick! I wonder why anyone would think that was attractive.

Anonymous wrote:DH lifts because it is part of his job, but no steroids or cold plunges. HHI 330k. No one in our circle is doing this as far as I can tell.

Same HHI, and my DH does not lift or “biohack.”

What is your husband’s job?

DH lifts because it is part of his job, but no steroids or cold plunges. HHI 330k. No one in our circle is doing this as far as I can tell.

My DH is upper middle class, not taking testosterone, and not lifting. So, no? Not everyone?

IDK, but DH and I were out to dinner in NYC last night and it struck me as funny that most of the men at the bar had the same look . . . short, balding, with arms and torsos out of proportion with their legs. Plus they all were wearing tight skinny pants with fitted untucked shirts. I'm glad I'm not single.

I first noticed this phenomenon a few years ago with tech bro$ fawning over Peter Attia et al. Then I started seeing it among my UMC biglaw neighbor men - the dorkiest of Federalist Society guys are now babbling about cold plunging and “macros.” (And have huge pecs with chicken legs)

Now I see that my favorite podcaster - a brilliant, genial nerd with one of the most downloaded podcasts in the US - is also newly jacked.

Can someone explain how we got to this place where 150 minutes/ week of cardio + a bit of functional resistance training is no longer adequate for the top income deciles? It’s a competition, right?