Generations

[cheferos]

From gradeschool through college, I worked with my father in his landscape maintenance business. We did both commercial and residential work, and being 3rd generation in our town my father knew many of the people for whom we worked

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[ceallachdon]

I quizzed Miranda and answered your poll as her.

[cheferos]

Kewl.

[kightp]

Muscle mass is for *doing* stuff. If a guy (or gal) has big muscles because s/he does the kind of physical labor that makes big muscles, great. But the kind of exaggerated muscle definition that comes from extreme bodybuilding (with or without the help of muscle-enhancing drugs) just seems like another body mod to me. Somehow I don't think those people spend their out-of-the-gym time hauling furniture or shoveling coal, you know?

[sistrmoon]

I agree. And there's something damned sexy about muscles that DO come from actual labor. Biological/evolutionary holdover for mate selection? No clue:)

[cheferos]

In my time, I don't believe I have ever encountered a woman who really, really fancied bodybuilders. This makes me wonder if, much like men perferring women with more meat on their bones than the media would have us believe, the same is true in reverse for women's preferences.

[kightp]

It's never been my impression that hard-core body builders are doing it for the ladies, any more than women who go to body-modding extremes are doing it for the gents. I think it's something akin to a fetish, and has more to do with fucked-up cultural messages of what it means to be "masculine" and "feminine" than what actual people look for when selecting mates. (There's also a fairly strong homoerotic content in male bodybuilding, IMO...)

[tigerknight]

Well.. don't use it and ya lose it. When you can't spend a couple hours a day working out it's going to go away. *chuckle* It does sadden me a little to see that though, not everyone can last forever I guess.

[cheferos]

Well.. don't use it and ya lose it.

Amen brother.

[maiteclay]

Can I answer the first question if I use one of my female LJ icons? I dont have an opinion on the second question.

That second pic of Arnie is a little disturbing.

[angelique69]

I find it more sad. It's not like he couldn't still work out some. I've seen guys in their 60-70s that do. Also if the chest hair is anything to go by he's dying the head hair. Blessed Be, Angelique

[cheferos]

Actually for his age and job responsibilities I think he's not doing terribly bad.

[cheferos]

Because you asked and are mucho kewl, sure go ahead.

[kylakae]

Well, Arnie spent most of his life keeping his body in great shape. He's getting older now and doesn't make his living based on his body. Most of us would have been lucky to have a body in that great a shape for even a year of our lives.

[sistrmoon]

Indeed.

[cheferos]

What she said.