This is a very interesting thread. It is cool to see what everyone thinks other people are attracted to. It says a lot about a person to hear their opinion on other people's tastes.
Obviously not all women want the same thing and not all women are attracted to the same kind of men. All we can do is make generalizations about what the average woman is attracted to.
Most women will say they like muscular men. Maybe that is where so many people assume that women are attracted to bodybuilders. I think there is a major difference in perception going on whenever that statement is made. If you watch any celebrity interviews or read any of the people type magazines (they have them in waiting rooms, don't flame me
), they always mention so and so's 'buff bod' or 'muscular body'
I saw a commercial for a talk show where they were mentioning an upcoming guest that was 'sexy and buff'.
The funny thing is, that by our standards, these men have no muscle mass at all..... just the amount they had after puberty with low enough body fat to see it all. What I think women are actually attracted to is low bodyfat.... not muscles themselves.
Look at how women go crazy over Ryan Reynolds, Pitt in Fight Club, and the kid from Twilight that never has a shirt on.
These guys have lean, athletic physiques, and women are not shy to admit they are attracted to it. If they truly loved muscle, you would see NPC guys getting acting roles and being featured in tabloid mags and stuff like that. They don't though, because that is too much muscle and too many veins for most women.
I saw a magazine photo of Arnold's son at the beach and they actually mentioned something about his muscularity.... even though the kid has a swimmer's physique.
I know that there are women out there that like meatheads. They are not the majority though. The ones I have met that were into it all happened to be nutcases too.