When chatting with Du Shao, it is inevitable to mention "men's fashion".
He mentioned a very worrying question: are many people's original intentions of fitness mostly to get in shape and become clothes hangers?
Of course, getting thinner and thinner will really look good in clothes. Boys have wide shoulders and big breasts, while girls have thin waist and buttocks. Think of it as a clothes hanger.
That's what I thought at first. Although my talent is not good ... my figure is not good ... but in the first few years after I started fitness, there was still a "sweet period" for good clothes.
Basically, you can see the standard version, standard size and upper body when you go to the store.
However, this period didn't last long ... As my training level improved relative to the initial level, my muscle mass increased. I find that the choice of clothes for bodybuilders has become a very troublesome thing.
Big chest, wide shoulders and thick back? It's hard to choose a suit, but the coat is easy to tear!
Say "suit" first. Suit, a kind of clothing, is actually more used to "decorate" the defects of poor figure.
Suits can make thin people look strong, make collapsed breasts feel fleshy, and make tight shoulders look broad. Suits can also make fat people look thinner and make their stomachs look smaller.
Simply put, wearing a suit can make your chest big, your shoulders wide and your waist thin.
Because of the design of shoulder pads, chest pads and waist reduction, you can look good even if you are thin.
In other words, the marginal benefit of practicing muscles in a suit is very low, and even there is an inflection point ... The muscles you have trained through hard training may not be suitable for wearing a suit at all. ...
Think about it, the suit should be lined with a big chest, a thick back, a wide shoulder and a small stomach. Your figure is also big in chest, thick in back, wide in shoulders and small in stomach. The superposition of the two items will make people feel very bloated and ridiculous.
Some people may say, "I see some handsome stars around me, with muscles, and they are particularly handsome in suits!" " "
That's more because most of the handsome guys you see in your daily life are "normal figure, low sebum" → "obvious muscle lines". Not really "muscular" ...
They look good in clothes largely because they have big skeletons, tall bodies, long legs, short waists and beautiful faces. For example, Hugh Jackman and other handsome guys, who wear casual clothes, are far behind the average person.
Clothes hanger, figure 90 points, casual wear 90 points, suit 90 points.
The average person, with a figure of 40 points, wears casual clothes with a revealing figure of 30 points and suits of 60 points.
So I personally think that for most ordinary people, people who look good in suits are not so perfect, relatively fat or thin.
Just a few chestnuts, such as Detective Poirot, with a waist circumference of at least 4 feet. ...
Hitchcock, the waist is almost five feet. ...
Little plums after fattening, not much to say ↓
So is being thin. Suits can be a good way to modify your body shape.
Let's look at the photos of the three greatest Olympic athletes in history ... from right, joe carter, Ronnie Coleman and Arnold Schwarzenegger ↓
You have to feel ... wearing a suit is so fucking ugly ... especially Ronnie, the biggest one on the right ... the best one is Arnold, who is far from bodybuilding and is currently the governor. ...
But look at Ronnie's police uniform. Are they all pleasing to the eye and handsome?
Joe Kate at the top right, wearing casual clothes is also a variety of pleasing to the eye and comfortable figure ↓
Maybe you say that bodybuilders are too extreme to be suitable for everyday bodybuilders. Then let's take a look at Zeng Ge's pure man Stallone ↓
Let's just say ... if you are muscular, a suit is really not your choice. ...
Besides, I liked wearing leather jackets for a while. This is indeed one of the better choices for bodybuilders.
But after wearing it for a while, I also found some problems: many coats are made of inelastic fabrics. Bodybuilders have a broad shoulder, a big chest, a thick back and a thin waist. ...
This means that if you want to choose a suitable size for your chest and back, most of your waist will be bloated. And if you choose the right waist, the muscles in your chest and back will make you feel uncomfortable.
I took a chance and bought a jacket with elasticity inside and leather outside.
However, this is the case. After wearing it for several years, the upper part of latissimus dorsi on both sides of the leather jacket still cracked. ...
Thick waist and thick legs? Jeans and slacks. see you again ...
Not only the coat on the upper body, but also the pants on the lower body for bodybuilders with large muscles.
The reason is that your figure ... is different from ordinary people.
Ordinary people's figure, otherwise very healthy and slim, with thin waist and thin legs. Or more generally, because I sit in the office for a long time, I don't exercise much, my waist is not thin and my legs are thin. ...
In addition, many middle-aged male compatriots drink too much for work and entertainment, which leads to the atrophy of beer bellies and alcohol muscles in their legs, resulting in the spectacle of thick waist and thin legs ... (My wife Liu Liu often sighs when watching TV dramas: Hey, why is this uncle's legs so thin? How envious! )
What about the students who work out? Let's not talk about the old saying, "You don't practice your legs in fitness, but you will be weak in X in the morning and evening" ... Most male compatriots still want to exercise themselves, not only their upper body looks good, but also their figure should be balanced, and their sports ability and X ability are better.
So you must practice your legs (and many boys play ball, so it's no use not practicing your legs).
However, this has led to a small partner who often exercises. Your lower body shape is just the opposite of the pants version produced by ordinary people and ordinary clothes manufacturers!
This means that if you choose pants with a suitable waist, your legs will definitely not get in! Pants around the right leg, two hands can definitely reach into the waist!
Take my last waistline when I lost weight last month as an example. I had a waist circumference of 80, which was quite normal. However, the leg circumference is 67, close to 70. ...
This situation has a consequence. It's hard for you to buy jeans, formal pants and casual pants that suit you ... because these pants are generally inelastic. Especially the waist, is tied with a belt. None of them fit you.
I have also tried some jeans with elastic fabric ... but these are all designed for people with thin bodies, so that the fabric can wrap around the body and look sexier.
This doesn't look good for people like us who are muscular. ...
Summary of blood and tears: some simple dressing tips for bodybuilders ~
Having complained so much, I will definitely give you some reliable suggestions for muscular men and children's shoes that want to be muscular men.
Although the muscle content is high and the head is big, no merchants give us boards. It's really difficult to adjust suitable and beautiful clothes. ...
However, it is definitely not without clothes (otherwise, how did I live these years = =). Great bodybuilders who choose the right clothes can also better show their body advantages.
But this topic is too big. I am a straight man and don't pay much attention to clothes ... So the following suggestions are my own blood and tears, referring to Du Shao's suggestions:
? The simpler the styles and patterns, the better.
Fitness people are not suitable for decorating many kinds of clothes, such as tooling and Harajuku department. The layering of accessories and clothes will create a sense of volume. And the muscle itself is already a strong sense of volume. The more stacked, the more bloated.
The same is true of complex patterns. Complex patterns will make the vision feel outward expansion and bursting. What Yayoi Kusama, Hawaiian shirts, are not easy to handle. Fitness people are more suitable for simple patterns, dark flowers, thin line geometry and so on.
? Choose vertical and elastic fabrics.
Vertical and elastic clothes can properly outline muscle lines and will not appear exaggerated and abrupt. Where the waist and abdomen should be tightened, it can also be more fit and not bloated.
For example, long-staple cotton, silk and woolen fabrics are all suitable. I like long-staple cotton and high-tech fabrics for everyday wear. Fitness students should not save too much money when buying cotton-padded jacket. Silk and wool are expensive materials, so are high-tech fabrics. The most common cotton-padded jacket, in a sense, is more expensive, thicker, smoother and more elastic.
? Please don't show too much.
? Please, please, don't wrap yourself too tightly.
I have seen many muscular men go out in sleeveless clothes. This ..... First of all, it's a bit too eye-catching. Although many people have beautiful arm lines. But muscles are like money. In order to show off your wealth, you can't wear Grandpa Mao with a price of 10000, but you should wear a dress with a value of 10000.
In addition, don't wear too many clothes and wrap yourself tightly. (Straight men only, for the following reasons ↓)
Finally, besides clothes, hairstyles, shoes, etc., it is also a very important part that determines your overall visual effect.
But I don't have much experience in this part to share with you. ...
After all, I basically spent 365 days on sports shoes. ...
Hairstyles, etc. I was also killed by everyone. ...