You’ve just annhilated your WOD and you’re feeling damn near invincible—and looking huge. With all these feel-good chemicals coursing through your blood and all your blood pumping up your muscles, it’s hard to resist the temptation to snap a shirtless selfie. After the fact, though, have you thought about how women perceive pictures like this?
Based on our poll, whether you send that selfie to a few choice friends or post it for all your social media followers to see makes a marked difference to women. See what they had to say.
“Save any shirtless pics that show off your body for outdoor outings with your buddies. I’d much rather see a pic of you at the beach or showing off your abs at the top of a mountain after hiking than under the fluorescent lights of a gym bathroom.” – Erica B.
“If a guy’s doing a competition or trying to lose a massive amount of weight, posting on social media can help him stay accountable and keep him motivated. I’ve seen some people make separate accounts for all their fitness pics and posts, which is great. At the end of the day, it is your social media account, so if you wanna post selfies, then have at it.” – Jessica S.
“If my boyfriend sends me a picture of him post-run or post-workout, I’m really into it because it’s between us and I love his body and that he’s healthy. But if he were to post it on social media, I wouldn’t be thrilled. It feels like a guy’s just fishing for compliments when he’s constantly flexing or showing off his abs in photos… not attractive.” – Ann S.
“That’s a nay for me. Love a good body, but also love a little humility. Guess it would be okay to show a great transformation, but I don’t need to see one each morning with the caption #swole.” – Miranda G.
“The only time I tolerate it if it’s showing a weight loss transformation of 25+ pounds and there’s one, not a thousand. When you beat it to death, then I get annoyed.” – Sam M.
