Are gym junkies Bad Boyfriends? | Men's Health Magazine Australia

Do Muscular Men Make Bad Boyfriends?

Curls get the girls, right? Well, maybe not.    According to University of Westminster study, the more muscular you are, the more likely you are to be hostile towards women and hold old-fashioned gender views.   After interviewing 327 men, the researchers found men who reported being intimidated and threatened by women turned to the […]

Curls get the girls, right? Well, maybe not. 

 

According to University of Westminster study, the more muscular you are, the more likely you are to be hostile towards women and hold old-fashioned gender views.

 

After interviewing 327 men, the researchers found men who reported being intimidated and threatened by women turned to the gym to deal with their insecurities. 

 

“We think men who hold oppressive believes about women and gender equality are also more likely to endorse traditional stereotypes of masculinity, which includes the muscular physique,” say the study authors.

 

But before you cancel your gym membership, check out these pictures…

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Your takehome? Women like men who look strong and healthy. It’s biological. Don’t believe us? Read this: the muscles she likes more than a six-pack

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