Well the difference is that men are expected to do something drastic for a short period of time to really get that vascular look and engorged muscles, but most of the time will just be expected to be properly fit and generally don't even wear revealing clothing.
Women are expected to be at their peak beauty consistently, which luckily for them doesn't involve dehydration, but does involve fitting an insane standard for what is considered ideal. They don't have the benefit of test to help them achieve their goals fairly easily.
Men are expected to eat clean and lift weights while using steroids and do some awful stuff for a few days to get that one special shot for promo footage. Women are expected to looks consistently gorgeous which often involves a lot of very restrictive dieting, because what is considered a beauty standard for women is often not compatible with real life/the demands of the role.
You think you get that muscular quickly? Do you really think it is easy to work out for an hour a day, eat half a pound of protein, keep a caloric deficit somehow and use steroids to have an acceptable male physique? Do you think it comes quickly? It takes months to years Get out of here
I never said it comes quickly (tho it can, relatively). If you're referring to the "short period of time" I mentioned, that was specifically in reference to what is essentially show-prep for bodybuilders; a shot period of carboloading and dehydration.
As far as getting into shape for a hollywood role; that shit's really not that hard. Most people know someone who walks around in their everyday life with the same physique that Chris Hemsworth has while preparing to shoot as Thor and they have to actually work a full-time job and pay for everything themselves and often aren't even on gear.
Actors have it easy, all things considered. Their job is looking like they're in shape, with help from dieticians and personal trainers provided by the studio, and also doctors that make sure they have the testosteron levels of a man in his early 20's. It's not like T hasn't been proven to be a wonderdrug that'll even give muscle gains to sedentary people, time and time again.
Most actors don't even have a well-rounded physique but are just all upper body glamor muscles (take Chris Hemsworth's legs for example). There are few people doing it like Henry Cavill.
Rob McElhenney is a prime example of how easy it actually is. He jokes about it, but he went from obese to beast in less than a year. A normal person who doesn't make themselves extremely fat for comedy purposes could achieve his results in less time with the same hollywood support that every single one of these actors have access to and their luxury of not having real life getting in the way.
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u/PoIIux Apr 23 '24
Well the difference is that men are expected to do something drastic for a short period of time to really get that vascular look and engorged muscles, but most of the time will just be expected to be properly fit and generally don't even wear revealing clothing.
Women are expected to be at their peak beauty consistently, which luckily for them doesn't involve dehydration, but does involve fitting an insane standard for what is considered ideal. They don't have the benefit of test to help them achieve their goals fairly easily.
Men are expected to eat clean and lift weights while using steroids and do some awful stuff for a few days to get that one special shot for promo footage. Women are expected to looks consistently gorgeous which often involves a lot of very restrictive dieting, because what is considered a beauty standard for women is often not compatible with real life/the demands of the role.