show me the muscle

just lovin' this shot. look how tiny his waist is compared to his chest/lat spread. this guy is just a major stud. his muscle have nice "bellies" they're round and defined. you can practically feel the strength radiating out of this guy's physique.

a single biceps pose is a cocky, "check it out, i've got muscles" kind of statement. it's about showing what the muscle guy has and inviting comparison.



like these guys. you just know that they're buddies. both of 'em muscle men. the bigger guy is like, "check it out, whatchya got?" and the smaller guy is replying with his best effort. the bigger guy isn't trying to dominate, he's just engaged in some good natured showing off.

a double biceps pose is a dominant, "there is no doubt i'm the stud here" kind of statement. it's about humiliating the viewer and inspiring awe.


you don't even need to take your shirt off to get the desired effect. this kid is the big man on campus. he's got muscles to spare and he is in charge. it's a different kind of showing off. it is a statement of control. it doesn't invite comparison, it demands adoration.

desire

what i really like about this picture is the look on the face of the guy in the back ground. he's staring at that bicep with such desire!

it's not clear until you look at the picture closely, but the guy in the back appears to be flexing his arm as well. only it is completely eclipsed by the biceps of the guy in the green shirt.

the guy in the back just looks like he's both disappointed in the size of his arm, and simultaneously longing for the bigger muscle dwarfing his arm. it's disappointment, longing and awe. no comparison. just domination.

bigger than him

the fellow on the left has quite the arm. two things: first, his biceps are markedly bigger than those of his more average sized buddy. this kind of comparison shot is pretty cool. seeing muscular guys next to regular guys just makes the big boys look bigger. it's even cooler when both are flexing, comparing muscle size. it's bold on the part of the average guy to open themselves up to looking so small, and its just plain cocky of the bigger guys to show off what they've got.

second, although i'm not wild about seeing the beer can, just a quick glance shows that the bigger guy's biceps are just about as tall as the beer can. that is big! see, now that's another cool comparison. beer can's, we all know how big they are. it's a cool mental comparison.

the other thing i like about this young muscle man's pose: he knows how to pose to show off both his biceps and his fore arms. that fore arm of his is like popeye big. very very cool. almost as big as his monstrous arms. his buddy, if he rotated his fist around roughly 180 degrees, would have a more success pose, it would make both his biceps and fore arm look a little bigger and make a far better comparison to that of his bigger friend. of course the bigger guy would still woop his ass.