How the perfect male body has changed over the last century and a half

The view of beauty has changed throughout history. Today is the perfect male body (at least by western standards) the kind with chiseled muscles. But if we go back in time a little, there was neither a ghost nor a hearing about chiseled abdominal and pectoral muscles. Let's just move 150 years into the past and the perfect male body is today "give a punch" (figure with a beer belly). American artist Nickolay Lamm has put male beauty ideals into 3D models so that we can more plastically imagine what they are like body ideals have ruled for the last century and a half.

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The concept of a perfect body is a reflection of the social and cultural conditions of the time. It is influenced by many factors. From food availability, economic conditions, dominant culture, priorities, etc. In poorer times, therefore, the ideal of beauty was a slightly rounder and rounder-faced man, as this showed that he was taller social position. This gave the impression that he was not living hand to mouth and could afford more. Today, men, like women, are subjected to much more unrealistic expectations, which require a lot of investment in the body. You can see how we got there below, where we present to you how the perfect male body has changed over the last century and a half.

How the perfect male body has changed over the last century and a half:

In the 70s of the 18th century, wide hips were "in fashion", and a rounded body indicated a higher position on the social scale.

In the 30s of the 20th century, with the development of cinemas, the first germs of the "Hollywood" muscular body in the shape of the letter V, which was also "worn" by Clark Gable, were created.

A lean look was the male ideal in the 1960s, when the economy was booming, but it was not a product of exercise.

In the 80s of the 20th century, the beauty ideal again went in a completely different direction. There was an era of muscle celebration, which was also represented by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Jean-Claude Van Damme. At that time, fitness centers flourished, excessive exercise and clothes that were too small, which further emphasized the excessive musculature.

Today's male ideal is similar to that of the 1980s, i.e. muscular, within normal limits. Channing Tatum, Zac Efron and Ryan Gosling are a fine example of the perfect male body in the 21st century, which was launched by Brad Pitt in the movie The Fist Club.