The Definitive Book of Body Language
certain aspects of the male body. When it comes to a woman's
favourite male body parts, women are also universally split
into three groups - legs, bums and chests/arms with bums
taking 40% of the votes for first prize. In this section, we will
be analysing only the physical characteristics of the male body
and why each part has such an impact on the female senses.
Overall, women also look for athletic body shape, broad
shoulders, muscular chest and arms and a tight butt. Even in
the twenty-first century, surveys overwhelmingly show women
still want a man who looks as if he can wrestle animals and
fight off invaders.
Male bodies are purpose built to chase, catch and
wrestle animals, carry heavy things and kill spiders.
- Broad Shoulders, Chest and Muscular Arms
The upper torso of the hunting male is wide and tapers to
narrow hips, whereas a woman's body is narrower at the
shoulders and widens at the hips. Men evolved these features
to allow them to lug heavy
weapons over long distances
and carry home their kills.
The male chest developed
to house large lungs enabling
more effective distribution of
oxygen and allowing him to
breathe more efficiently
when running and chasing. In
past generations, the bigger
his chest, the more respect
Women are attracted to a well-
defined male upper body, but most
dislike the 'muscle man' body-
builder look; a woman feels he is
likely to be more interested in his
own beauty than in hers.
