Do Muscles Really Make You More Attractive?

Summary by Krater

A fitness creator examines survey data from 50,000 respondents and a scientific meta-analysis on 170,000 subjects to determine whether upper body strength, muscularity, and leanness actually increase romantic and dating success.

From the video

Answers: Does having more muscle, strength, or leanness actually help men get more dates and intimate partners?

• fitness and romantic success
• bench press strength and dating partners
• body fat percentage and relationship satisfaction
• muscularity and relationship likelihood
• scientific meta-analysis on mating success

Exercises

• bench press · barbell

What it concludes

• More bench press strength correlates with having more lifetime intimate partners.
• Men who bench press 4+ plates average 16 lifetime intimate partners.
• Body fat percentage has zero impact on total number of lifetime partners for men.
• Leanness does not predict romantic satisfaction; men with high body fat report the lowest romantic satisfaction.
• Upper body strength and muscularity correlate positively with mating success.
• Simple muscularity increases relationship likelihood by about 20%. Tone/muscularity level 5 or 6 increases relationship likelihood compared to low muscle levels 1 and 2, but physical attributes account for only 5% of mating success variance according to broad meta-analyses, meaning non-physical factors matter more overall.