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The Dark World of Unrealistic Male Body Standards

Josh Brett

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If you search Google for the ideal male physique, something interesting shows up...

So how did body dysmorphia become so widespread and deadly?
But more importantly, why are more people not talking about this?

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Introduction - 00:00
The Ideal Male Physique - 02:04
Striving for Perfection - 04:32
Warped Ideals - 07:38
Sketchy Marketing - 09:58
Why we fall for bullsh*t - 13:36
The Adonis Complex - 16:34
The Consequences - 17:42
The Future - 21:53
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@brettjosh Creator 3 years ago (edited) Pinned

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@InnisShannon 3 years ago

If you're a natural lifter suffering from body dysmorphia, just walk down a beach in America. You'll instantly remember that social media isn't reality and you're probably doing better than 90% of people your age. (Does not apply to muscle beach, only go there if you need to be humbled)

@MarcJansma 3 years ago

I always thought that the ideal male natural physique was not that warped, until some friends and people at the gym told me they genuinely thought that The Rock is natty. My mind was blown.

@WeenorSliceOff 3 years ago

We can’t all look like Grizzly. These standards need to end

@charlesriley2230 1 year ago

I lost my trainer to steroids, they ruined his heart

@fredsifyable 2 years ago

I was originally pursuing a degree in Media and Communications - the day I learned it all comes down to exploiting insecurities is the day I quit.

@shiloh1994 3 years ago

On the height surgery thing. I work for a company that packages those rods. We had a doctor come in for a tour of our facility. And I asked him what his thoughts on it were? He said this verbatim. "I've only ever used these on car crash victims, and people with limb deformities. Outside of that I think any doctor who goes along with using them outside of that scope should lose their license" think about it like this most people want to avoid being in the circumstances that require those rods at all costs.

@Kodamair 3 years ago

"Self improvment is supposed to enhanace yourself as a person. Not replace yourself."

As someone who ended up in multiple psych wards due to starvation induced psychosis and becoming overly obsessed with feeling the need to look a certain way JUST to deserve love or attention.. This quote really hit me hard.

@domosayain65 8 months ago

At my gym. We've had 2 trainers die due to steroids in the past 6 months

@Uninterested69420 3 years ago

Boys
Please limit or cut out social media use entirely
Its damaging to your mind and self image

@klaus7637 2 years ago

"Looking good means nothing, if you don't feel good"

@wubuck79 3 years ago (edited)

As an older guy who’s lifted naturally for 25 years, I’m glad to see people start talking about this. I was a very skinny guy growing up and was self-conscious about it. I started lifting at 18 but was never even tempted to use steroids or other dangerous substances. In fact, the culture overall very much discouraged it. It was desirable to be muscular, but nobody was shooting for pro bodybuilder physiques except for pro bodybuilders. It worries me to see so many young guys doing this to themselves, and striving for such unrealistic goals. Young guys, especially, can achieve VERY nice results naturally. Looking around online it’s horrifying how many high school kids are on gear.

@Square-Fatigue 2 years ago

"Self-improvement is supposed to enhance yourself, not replace yourself"

@dytonyx 3 years ago

"Comparison is the thief of joy." Go exercise and enjoy your own individual progress because every body is unique.

@anndheir 3 years ago

I see so many people saying "MEN HAVE IT WORSE" or "WOMEN HAVE IT WORSE", it's such a pointless fight, it doesn't matter who has it worse, no one should be suffering, no one should feel like they can't speak up and say what's bothering them. Let's encourage each other and not downplay someone's issues, we all have something that's bothering us, some just show it less.

@zartic4life 2 years ago

"Hey mom I want to be a doctor"
"To help people I'm so proud of you"
"No to prey on people's low self-esteem and makes tons of money"

@putin_1999 1 year ago

I wouldn't want to date someone that "only dates guys above 6 feet." It's clear that they don't actually care about you as a person, just that you look nice.

@eliashornwall8546 2 years ago

The Luke Skywalker doll actually makes me mad on a story level, not because it is setting bad standards. Luke in the beggining of a new hope is a scrawny teenager. He’s not an action hero, and even when he becomes one, he doesn’t have to be extremely physically strong, since much of his power comes from force augmentation. He also hasn’t trained for nearly long enough to be able to have that physique, even by the end of The Empire Strikes Back.

@VegitoAttacks 3 years ago

The issue for male bodybuilding standards is almost entirely due to the fake Natty's. You see lots of fitness influencers that are shredded benching 315 like it's nothing and people can't help but feel inadequate in comparison