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Perry Winkle · 03-11-2007, 03:19 PM

I'd agree it might be photoshopped, but not because of any disparity between upper/lower body.

My upper body is way less developed than my lower body. It's not uncommon, really--look at joggers, bikers, soccerers, etc. Bodybuilders will pump their upper body up to massive proportions, but more fitness-minded people will have more massive legs and moderately proportioned upper bodies.

Just an e.g., I can rep* 500 lb. squats and 1,200 lb. leg presses, but I can't rep more than 225 or so on a bench press.

* our colloq. defn. of rep is that it's an amount you can do several (2+) reps of on at least two sets.

kerosene · 03-11-2007, 03:36 PM

My husband is built kind of that way too, with very strong, large legs. Personally, I like that in a guy much better than the out of proportion giant upper body and small legs look we see so often touted as the ideal.

Flint · 03-11-2007, 04:49 PM

It's a classical (pre-steroid-era) physique, reminiscent of Sandow (pictured below).
The arms and legs are properly proportioned. The leg in question looks bigger because it is foreshortened.

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03-11-2007, 03:19 PM	#1
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I'd agree it might be photoshopped, but not because of any disparity between upper/lower body. My upper body is way less developed than my lower body. It's not uncommon, really--look at joggers, bikers, soccerers, etc. Bodybuilders will pump their upper body up to massive proportions, but more fitness-minded people will have more massive legs and moderately proportioned upper bodies. Just an e.g., I can rep* 500 lb. squats and 1,200 lb. leg presses, but I can't rep more than 225 or so on a bench press. * our colloq. defn. of rep is that it's an amount you can do several (2+) reps of on at least two sets.

03-11-2007, 03:36 PM	#2
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	My husband is built kind of that way too, with very strong, large legs. Personally, I like that in a guy much better than the out of proportion giant upper body and small legs look we see so often touted as the ideal.

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