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What is 'athletic'?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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The man writing here.
I describe myself as 'average' because I am apparently close to average build for my age and height. But I am very fit and do brisk walking a lot, 10 to 25 miles a week.
3 months ago I started a programme of regular daily training and am pleased to say I've so far both lost significant weight and put on noticeable muscle, hopefully to continue. So at what point can I describe myself as 'athletic'? Or is that too implausible for someone of my age? |
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By *ait88Man
over a year ago
Plymouth |
Put whatever you think your target audience wants to see. That's what many other people do. Fab's "body type" descriptions are the worst I've seen on any dating website, because they aren't mutually exclusive. Perhaps one day there will be a "weight" field. Then we could do BMI sums. But I'm not holding my breath! |
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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago
not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds) |
I describe myself as athletic... I put pictures up and let others decide if my description is accurate..
I'd think if you're conscious of posting pictures and describing yourself as athletic ...chances are you're not ...yet anyway. , |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Describe how you want OP. A picture paints a thousand words.
Athletic is neither here nor there. You can have athletic shot putter or marathon runner.
Its nearly as bad as curvy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Describe how you want OP. A picture paints a thousand words.
Athletic is neither here nor there. You can have athletic shot putter or marathon runner.
Its nearly as bad as curvy. "
Men's profiles shouldn't have curvy on them in my opinion |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Athletic look and physically athletic are two different things. So I understand the conflict about what is or isn't athletic...which is why I just out my self as average so then people can make up their own mind how how they see me |
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"I see it quite simply - do you look like an athlete?
To be an athlete you have to partake in a sport. Do you look like the "professionals" of your sport? If yes then you have an athletic look "
Sumo wrestler's |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Having an 'athletic' body description is not restricted to any age range. One of the gym instructors at my gym has what I'd call an extremely fit / athletic build and would put him in his early 60's. However what some may call athletic may not be the same as other people's ideas same as curvy BBW etc everyone has their own opinion! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Put whatever you think your target audience wants to see. That's what many other people do. Fab's "body type" descriptions are the worst I've seen on any dating website, because they aren't mutually exclusive. Perhaps one day there will be a "weight" field. Then we could do BMI sums. But I'm not holding my breath!"
BMI is a rough guideline, if you are of a type that is muscular you still come out with a bad bmi on account of muscle being about three times denser than fat. On a site like this its hard to classify body type even with photos because people will choose to show the pictures that make them look better. There should be more variants of body type for example I wouldn't consider a heavily muscled guy to be athletic and a bmi would class them as obese. But I don't think anyone I 100% objective when it comes to their size anyway and I think most put it down to how they think they look rather than what they are. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Put whatever you think your target audience wants to see. That's what many other people do. Fab's "body type" descriptions are the worst I've seen on any dating website, because they aren't mutually exclusive. Perhaps one day there will be a "weight" field. Then we could do BMI sums. But I'm not holding my breath!"
What would be the point in a BMI sum for someone on this site? My BMI is 31 so I'm obese. I know of people who have lower BMIs who look much fatter than I do. On this site, it's about looks, not health outcomes of populations.
What people really mean is they want to know how fat someone looks. And that's best judged with your eyes and a quick social meet if unsure, not your calculator. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Put whatever you think your target audience wants to see. That's what many other people do. Fab's "body type" descriptions are the worst I've seen on any dating website, because they aren't mutually exclusive. Perhaps one day there will be a "weight" field. Then we could do BMI sums. But I'm not holding my breath!
What would be the point in a BMI sum for someone on this site? My BMI is 31 so I'm obese. I know of people who have lower BMIs who look much fatter than I do. On this site, it's about looks, not health outcomes of populations.
What people really mean is they want to know how fat someone looks. And that's best judged with your eyes and a quick social meet if unsure, not your calculator. "
Mines 31. I'm obese Mr L |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I see it quite simply - do you look like an athlete?
To be an athlete you have to partake in a sport. Do you look like the "professionals" of your sport? If yes then you have an athletic look
Sumo wrestler's "
Quite. An athlete may be a swimmer, a runner, a shotputter or a weightlifter. It covers a multitude of body types.
The only way you would know is from a picture. Without that, it is anyone's guess. |
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This thread has got me thinking, I had to go check it and I've currently got athletic listed on my profile. Now I like to keep fit and go walking every week (can't run anymore because knee gives out on me) enjoy cycling and do sit ups/push ups at home but I don't go to the gym anymore due to time constraints etc. I'm not super trim and certainly not ripped like some of the guys on here who have really impressive physiques (well done chaps).
I'm thinking I should change to average as maybe that is more where I'm at. Good thread OP certainly got me thinking. |
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It's certainly not about age - have you heard about Deshun Wang? He got seriously into working out at 60 and started on the catwalk at 79!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC0m65hOEow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX4saxIfPYw |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Something I want to be but not quite
I would love to describe my figure as athletic but I don't see it happening for a while
I think athletic build is the perfect build for a lady or man |
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It's completely subjective. A sumo wrestler is an athlete, but you wouldn't say they have an athletic physique lol
Some people are overly modest, others over-sell themselves.
Just pick one.
As you have no pics at all, I think regardless of what you write it will be ignored, most people won't bother looking or asking further.
Post something, for your own good |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Someone on here justified putting athletic because he was a good swimmer when at school!!!
Put what you like Op the people will make a judgement on what they see anyway. |
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Fab athletic covers everything from morbidly obese to runt.
Low body fat, muscle definition and toned, able to undertake sustained vigorous exercise for an hour or more is a rough outline of one view of 'athletic'. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It's a debate that will never ever see an end, I'm 6ft 1 and around 11 st
I'm not as physically fit as I once was or could be again, but I'm able to have sex for hrs on end
Does that make me an athlete ? |
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For us it comes down to what image comes to mind when you hear the word 'athlete'?
For us it's someone who has a low body fat % with a well defined muscle tone without being overly bulked out. Typically that's a summer's or swimmer's body.
For others it might be more muscle or less.
We originally called ourselves athletic but changed to average after seeing some really athletic people on here
I'd call us a bit better than average but not slim or truly athletic. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm never quite sure what to put down on these.
I'm very active. Play football twice a week, tennis once a week, maybe a few other sports every now amd again and do a lot of walking.
Does that qualify me as athletic?
But then I have a bit of a belly.
Confusing isn't it? |
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