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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Hi Folks,
Out of curiosity, what do people classify as an 'Athletic' figure on a man or woman?
From some profiles we've seen and people contacting us, it seems to be a description used for all shapes and sizes!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Everyone will have different oponions of athletic..mine would be little or no fat..and not of a big build..in case anyone gets offended..I'm big so no I'm not athletic but I'm getting there  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Hi Folks,
Out of curiosity, what do people classify as an 'Athletic' figure on a man or woman?
From some profiles we've seen and people contacting us, it seems to be a description used for all shapes and sizes!
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What's your classification of it OP? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I take it you're not talking bout, Professional and amateur sports people..
For me it's having a sturdy and well proportioned body. Can walk or run a few miles without running short of breath.. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I take it you're not talking bout, Professional and amateur sports people..
For me it's having a sturdy and well proportioned body. Can walk or run a few miles without running short of breath.. "
Exactly. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Fab categorizes it as 'body type' which is arguably something completely different to 'figure', in my opinion at least.
I'm not toned, I don't have a six pack or thighs as big as tree trunks but in terms of the intangibles, my general stamina and energy, I'd back my body to keep up with any chiseled adonis
Certainly on Fab it's one of the most subjective of personal perceptions so you'll see different shapes and sizes falling into the same category; especially when it's such a limited set of options.
Nobody knows your own body better than you, certainly more than a check box with such limited options on the internet and as it's subjective, it works both ways. If your opinion of a body type doesn't square up with anothers then move on. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I classify myself as athletic ..i train 4-5 times a week for the last few years, parts of my body are defined or toned ..parts arent ...as long as i feel good about myself i dont care what others think |
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By *ean0001Man
over a year ago
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i have athletic on mine as i train regularly and have a reasonable level of fitness and thankfully can keep my weight under control.
I figured it was the best fit for me but of course others probably wont agree.
But hey thats peoples choice. I only have it there as i have to have it there. I'm not a fan of labels as some will know.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Yeah. But as a body type there's also Curvy, ample and large as an option.
Anyway, all body types are good when part of a proper personality."
What would you class your own body and your partners as? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I wasn't sure whether to go for athletic or slim incase slim seemed stick-thin, but then most of the profiles I seen with Athletic were quite bulky and toned so I went for slim.
I think people will judge by the pictures though, that cuts out any interpretations  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Athletic is not a body type in my book.
I go with that!  "
Why not?
Jessica Ennis for example by definition has an athletes body and therefore an athletic body
Its not always the most attractive body type but to say it's not a body type doesn't make any sense surely? |
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
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"Athletic is not a body type in my book.
I go with that!
Why not?
Jessica Ennis for example by definition has an athletes body and therefore an athletic body
Its not always the most attractive body type but to say it's not a body type doesn't make any sense surely? "
Anything from a sprinter up to a sumo ringer you could call athletic |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Athletic is not a body type in my book.
I go with that!
Why not?
Jessica Ennis for example by definition has an athletes body and therefore an athletic body
Its not always the most attractive body type but to say it's not a body type doesn't make any sense surely?
Anything from a sprinter up to a sumo ringer you could call athletic "
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Yeah but that's just using extremes to try break the idea
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
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"Athletic is not a body type in my book.
I go with that!
Why not?
Jessica Ennis for example by definition has an athletes body and therefore an athletic body
Its not always the most attractive body type but to say it's not a body type doesn't make any sense surely?
Anything from a sprinter up to a sumo ringer you could call athletic .
Yeah but that's just using extremes to try break the idea
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Yes it's extremes that's why everyone fits into it  |
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There's an athletic body and then there's an athlete's body... Katie Taylor or Floyd Mayweather all have pure athlete's bodies through hard work...
However, an athletic bod is usually lean or ripped with a little muscle. Course a yoga body can also be very nice too  ... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Athletic is not a body type in my book.
I go with that!
Why not?
Jessica Ennis for example by definition has an athletes body and therefore an athletic body
Its not always the most attractive body type but to say it's not a body type doesn't make any sense surely?
Anything from a sprinter up to a sumo ringer you could call athletic .
Yeah but that's just using extremes to try break the idea
Yes it's extremes that's why everyone fits into it "
But by way of example you wouldn't call an extremely effeminate man 'manly' when describing him even though he is in fact a man. If you did the word would lose its power to describe the archetype. A descriptive word tends to have a connection to the commonly held meaning. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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An athletic body to me is low body fat percentage toned defined muscle. Someone who trains in low weight workouts and endurance sports fitness. An athletes body on the other hand can be any shape. Powerlifters have huge bulk but wouldn't have athletic bodies.
When my clients are after an athletic body they've more than likely already have a rigid fitness regime and are looking for extra tone and definition.
If you have one you've worked hard for it so well done  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Theres a difference between an athlete and looking athletic.
Sumo wrestlers may be athletes but not look athletic.
I consider myself athletic but im not an athlete |
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