Unrealistic body standards

No its not do you know how hard 6 packs are to keep they are a very very hard thing to gain without the genetics or messing up your body thats why most body builders dont have them long they arent usaly health to keep

Of course I know, Iā€™m a gamer :sunglasses: :muscle:

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Ya its insane to me that both men and women bodys in video games are insane but people seem to only have problems with the women when mens are just as insane and just as harmful sometimes can be more harmful but we just never want to talk about how it effects men

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sounds like someone who lacks ambition to have one
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/jk :sob:

Overwatch is an unrealistic game. I bought it to play with superheroes. Why shouldnā€™t they look like superheroes, or at least some of them?
A superhero is a superhero because they are a very highly performing specimen. They are strong, fast, agile, and itā€™s good design practice to have these people also look like they are strong, fast, and agile - and that means skinny 6 packs.

I litteraly had less then 3% body fat and abs it waz insanly unhealth and i had to stop because i was litteraly starving my self. And look at the wolds strongest or heavy weight wrestlers they are some of the most healthy people and dont have abs most of the time its a genetics lottery its like hight or big chest you can improve them yes but its hard and might take alot of money

if you make up an excuse as to why you cant have a regular sized body you are mentally weak.

6packs are NOT HARD to get - you must however work to achieve that

if you are triggered by men with 6 packs you need help
if you are triggered by women in shape you need help

they do have abs, perhaps not noticeably visible like thors abs, but if you think they dont have a 6pack you are fooling yourself.

having a 6pack does not mean malnutrition or being unhealthy

like for real people there will always be someone who has a nicer set of abs or looks better than you - that does not mean you get to condemn them for working hard.

Okay if women are triggered by women with skinny waist they are mentally weak thats what you sound like

We are tlaking video game level abs like the ones character have

And these dont look like abs that video game characters have do they?

Great video on thus topic.

I was using my experience as an e ample and how it can be unhealthy i just dont have the genetics for it what so ever and i almost killed my self with how unhealthy i lived to gain a 6 pack.

And i dont but alot have genetics helping them or use gear to keep it. The problem is its unrealistic to gain the body type in games which is what this topic is about im fit but i dont have abs but im heathy and alot happier not killing my self to gain abs because its not possible for me

To be fair, a six pack isnā€™t unrealistic. It does takes time and dedication, though.

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Ya but the level that video game characters have is insane and is some time impossible to achieve and thats what we are talking about

There is hog, its enough. Iā€™m glad I have widow to look at, I donā€™t mind if girls get decent male torso.
Stop pushing your lack of self care into a game. Its not our problem you donā€™t visit gym and eat burgers daily

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no, genetics will come into play in the top tier of athletes, think of michel phelps the swimmer, MASSIVE feet and arm length, but that didnt stop other swimmers from competing and even sometimes beating him in competitions.

hard work pays off, the sad thing is that no one knows what that is anymore

I litteraly was hospitalitalized because i had to low of body fat percentage because i was trying to get the perfect body my genetics will not allow it so im happy with my flat belly i sit around 14.5% body fat and im strong as hell but i dont show abs like at all and i know alot of people that are the same way strong body but dont have the genetics to help with keeping abs for longer then a month or so. Abs are not a sighn of health or even strength they are a sexualized part of the body like women chests are its nice to look at but hard or even unrealistic to keep. And most body builders are on gear so naturally impossible for most people i work out about 6 hours a week and hike about 10 hours a week im health and have a nice body my gf loves but i dont have abs because they arnt a sighn of anything exept you have abs. Thus is why we have such a problem with male mental health and people like you saying just work harder leads to people offing them self because they might not even be able to and think they cant be loved because they cant achieve the impossible. Alit of different bodys are healthy not just the one you have.

I donā€™t play video games to stare at ugly shapes all day. I donā€™t find it fun.

So realistic is ugly? I wont mind a middle of the road character not a beyond body builder on gear like soldier cassady rat or hanzo but not hog either

Tbh I donā€™t get why everyone pretends like itā€™s all or nothing. Itā€™s not just in perfect shape or hog. Thereā€™s even a lot of levels of fitness.

And heck even for people who are in shape, thereā€™s still a lot of different body types. Like all people are asking is for it to be a bit more realistic.

Itā€™s also not just weight and fitness. Thereā€™s a lot of other things about OW hero design that are unrealistic.

I personally donā€™t know how to feel about it, but thatā€™s kinda whatā€™s being discussed.

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My point was, if I want realism Iā€™ll go outside.

Iā€™m not playing a game to be reminded of real world garbage.

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The issue with poor representation of body types is it leads to unrealistic expectations and standards. Iā€™m not sure how much games contribute to this, but having these unrealistic expectations can be very harmful.

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ya not sure if its everyone but for me it was games and cartoons that did it for me and made me think i need ot be below 3% body fat to be healthy and be loved

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for the most part itā€™s sex appeal.

Why do you think almost every girl is skinny/tall/long legs?
And every boy has a 6 pack?

in the context of a game yes. People want to play a hero that looks great and the natural look goes for skinny, hourglass shape on women and big muscle on men.