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I know this is a weird question. But I'm just wondering. Please don't kill me.

I do body weight exercises. And finding it harder to do exercises that want me to lay down on my front side. ^Because,^ ^my^ ^____^ ^is^ ^squishing^.^๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ^

Also, there is a stupid stigma that exercise makes women more masculine. But are there any workouts that make a man look feminine? Like, it would be bit weird to see a BLL sized butt on a man, right?


This question came to my mind when I saw a workout plan in my app. The plans' name is "Bikini Body". I was like, "I should probably stay away from this. But what happens if I did it anyway?"

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[โ€“] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The plans' name is "Bikini Body". I was like, "I should probably stay away from this. But what happens if I did it anyway?"

Then you'd have to invest in bikinis, because it's the rules.

[โ€“] gpstarman 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Heading towards nearest clothing shop right now, sir.

Technically Bikini ready includes Mankinis, just saying.

[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The only kind of workout that could make a man look more "feminine" would be the opposite gym bruh: only do leg days, always skip arms, especially shoulders. Even then, it's unlikely that you'd end up with a more "feminine" body. Look at pro cyclists' legs and glutes.

[โ€“] gpstarman 5 points 4 months ago
[โ€“] bear@lemmynsfw.com 21 points 4 months ago

No. Workouts don't have genders. Everyone has preferences, personal safety, and comfort levels, but that's based on you not your sex or gender.

[โ€“] Meltrax@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No. Doing workouts doesn't make women masculine or men feminine. Nor does it make people of any gender identity anything other than what they are.

American football players are constantly doing glute and leg exercises and have pretty strong, and therefore large, asses. Are they "feminine" for that?

There are no exercises you should not do because of your gender identity or sex. There are plenty you might want to avoid because they are unsafe or too difficult for you at.your current fitness level, but that's it.

[โ€“] gpstarman 2 points 4 months ago
[โ€“] vividspecter@lemm.ee 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I'd say all people can benefit from different types of workout. Like flexibility training and yoga is more likely to be done by women but if you don't want to start making old man sounds every time you sit down by age 30, it's a good idea.

Similarly, women can benefit from strength training as much as men, particularly since they have a greater loss in muscle mass into old age (causing other health problems). And despite stereotypes, you're not going to become huge just from lifting heavy weights (and a middle aged man is not going to become a lithe gymnast just from flexibility training).

[โ€“] gpstarman 4 points 4 months ago

Thanks for your Sane advise.

[โ€“] Tarogar@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Suppose you did that workout anyways, then... You did that workout and did something to stay fit. That said it may be a workout designed to help you with achieving a certain look. So unless you are keen on looking like that it may be better to not do that workout a ton. The reason why it's named like that may be exactly because it will help you to get that look or to motivate certain people to do that.

[โ€“] gpstarman 2 points 4 months ago
[โ€“] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

just anything that's going to give you a hernia.

[โ€“] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works -4 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[โ€“] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Kegels are helpful for men too.

[โ€“] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They help you do kegel stands at house parties.

[โ€“] Meltrax@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not at my age I donโ€™t

[โ€“] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't even know what the fuck you mean by that lol like you're so old you struggle getting it up? Or you think pre-ejaculation is a young man's game?

[โ€“] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Dear dummy,

It means that as you get older, you donโ€™t nut as quickly as when you were young. I used to have ninja control over nutting, but in my late 40โ€™s it doesnโ€™t happen as quickly as it used to. I say โ€œnutโ€ and it did. Now, doesnโ€™t happen when I command anymore. It takes longer. Oh the horror.