{"id":427354,"date":"2022-08-26T02:42:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T06:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=427354"},"modified":"2022-08-26T03:32:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T07:32:40","slug":"the-philosophy-of-physique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/26\/the-philosophy-of-physique\/","title":{"rendered":"THE PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSIQUE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Is there such a thing as a perfect physique? Also, how does the notion of physique even matter? Why physique?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Did the ancient Greeks even care for physique? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First things first, physique does matter. But how? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First and foremost, physique is important, as the physique of someone is a signal of their strength and health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, when a man looks at a beautiful physique of a woman, what is he looking for? Signs of fitness and strength, and beauty. The man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s desire for beautiful and strong children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The face<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To start off, the face. The face is incredibly important, as the proportions of someone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s face says much about their health, and their genetic fitness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, eye distance. You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want eyes which are too close together, or too far apart like a hammerhead shark. Sometimes when you see people with their eyes which are too close together or too far apart, or off center, it is a sign of genetic degeneration, or maybe even inbreeding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you look at kids were born with birth defects, their face typically has extra ordinary proportions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is there such thing as a perfect physique? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A question; is there such thing as a perfect physique? Either for a man or woman?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certainly there is a hierarchy of physique. Certainly people who have more skeletal muscle mass, and less body fat adipose tissue look superior to individuals who are overfat<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the tricky thing; when it comes to health and human beings, there is some objectivity and some subjectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, a man who is 500 pounds and 5 feet tall is objectively not in good health. However, where it gets a little bit more tricky is comparing let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s say a 6 foot tall man, who is 200 pounds with 20% body fat, versus a man who is also 6 foot tall, but 160 pounds with 5% body fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physique trends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Certainly there are certain trends when it comes to physique. For example, it looks like in the 2000s, early 2000s, everyone wanted to look like Brad Pitt from fight club<\/a>. But however a few years later, everyone wanted to look like the super ripped Spartans<\/a> from the movie 300<\/a>. When I watched the extras for the movie 300, it was very interesting how they were early CrossFit routines integrated. The earliest I learned of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153functional training\u00e2\u20ac\u0153.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is where I like to study cinema<\/a>. We get a better sense of which physique were popular in the past, compared to the present. The same goes with studying ancient sculpture, drawings and paintings. For example, studying David by Michelangelo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you want to do with your physique? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Is there anything practical with physique? I say so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, if you live in modern day society, you probably look at a reflection of yourself 1 million times a day. Also, assuming you shower, and do it without clothes on, do you want to love the way you look naked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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