Has straight guy glute-maxxing ruined butts? The gays are suspicious…
Straight guys are coming for our backsides.
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Straight men have already appropriated short shorts and speedos, resulting in the gay adaptation of baggy jorts and swim trunks.
But what happens when the straights come for our backsides?
New York Mag published another banger, this time on how straight guys are “freaking out” over juicy rumps. At this point, it’s safe to say that “looksmaxxing”–the incel practice of breaking facial bones to create a more Chad-like appearance–has opened the door for all sorts of male physical optimization.
While men have enlarged their packages for millennia, the inflatable practice is more accessible and widespread than ever. Men are paying thousands for the D of their dreams, reports Cosmo, so they can “fill” their partners more during sex.
How about we take this to the next level?
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But now, the back of the house is receiving equal attention. In the process, straight men may be ruining beautiful bums for the rest of us.
Say it ain’t so!
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Glute-maxxing takeover
We’ve previously covered the glute-maxxing takeover and how one furry influencer in particular is showing off his gains. The L.A.-based Kevin McDonald is gay and highlights straight guys’ notorious aversion to leg day.
Indeed, there’s a long-held trope that lower body exercises are more feminine. As New York notes, ’80s hunks like Patrick Swayze were known for their smaller, flat bottoms.
There is a discernible difference between “gay muscle” and “straight muscle,” with the former focusing on the lower half.
But if Kevin McDonald is a more prototypical gay influencer—charismatic, L.A.-based, rugged yet artsy—then Dylan aka “Glute Max Guy” is his straight antidote.
Casual and unassuming, he shares his growth from behind with his 67K followers.
He begins every video with the following tagline, “Day [X] of glute-maxxing till my butt gets too big for my pants.”
Then he–you guessed it–shows a before and after pic of his bum in pants.
It all seems pretty understated, if not accidental. His workout, as described by New York, is as simple as his wardrobe of solid tees: six days per week, three sets, 12 reps.
But then, he reveals his protein intake: one gram of protein per pound of body weight, and 10 to 15 grams of creatine per day.
It sounds like Popeye has some competition. Obsessive protein-maxxing is not chill.
Can butts be ruined?
The New York article highlights how Heated Rivalry—otherwise known as “the hockey show”—has prompted straight married men to hit the squat rack. Or more accurately, their Heated Rivalry-obsessed wives have encouraged them to pursue the hockey butt of a woman’s dreams.
Deliberate bulking, optimized routines, HR-inspired. Straight men are now definitely all about that cake. But they’re shifting the conversation around the bountiful body part.
As a photog named Azelion says, straight men have “changed the landscape of what it means to have a nice a** (for worse).”
Then again, it’s not like gay men aren’t guilty of their own protein-stuffing and specialized workout regimens. Perhaps a great butt is just that.
On X, many people felt confident in saying that “glute-maxxing” influencers and their followers could never ruin the allure of an awesome asset.
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