The 6 Most Attractive Muscles on Men (ACCORDING TO WOMEN!)
November 22, 2025According to a recent fitness magazine article, there are 6 muscles that women find most attractive on a man. Do you know what they are?
The article states that the first muscle is the upper chest. The best way to develop this area is through an incline bench press. The key here, however, is at the bottom of each rep to target the lower outside portion of the pecs. This will allow for the most stretch on the pecs and recruits the upper fibers of the chest the most on each rep.
Next, we have the shoulders. Capped delts are the goal here, so the best way to build them is to focus on the middle and rear delts at the same time. This will allow for a more rounded appearance when looked at from any angle. The best exercise to target both is the hip hugger – just make sure your elbows are traveling away from and behind you.
After that, the biceps and triceps. Big, strong arms being seen as attractive should be a shock to nobody. Here, we are going to target the biceps and triceps with a single superset that can be done with the same weight. Start with an incline curl. This will put a stretch emphasis on the biceps, a known driver of muscle growth. Once you reach failure, slide up the bench and perform incline overhead extensions to hammer those triceps.
The article also mentions that the v-taper is desired by women, which means you need to hit the lats too. Opt for a kneeling 1-arm pulldown. This exercise not only allows you to get a great stretch on the lats at the top of every rep, but by imagining tucking your elbow into your back pocket makes for a greater contraction. Both of these will help you to build those sweeping lats.
Finally, we have the glutes. The best exercise to develop them is the barbell hip thrust, but if you find it uncomfortable, try pressing the weight away from you (towards your toes). This will help to alleviate the downward pressure you might feel in the groin area due to the weight of the bar.
While the article states that 7 out of 10 women prefer these muscles over others, they don’t share these preferences with their partners out of fear of making them feel bad about themselves.
Don’t worry, however, as your gym bros will be the first to compliment any muscle group you have, any time you need one.
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Jeff Cavaliere MSPT, CSCS served as both the head physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the New York Mets. Jeff earned his Masters of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s of Physioneurobiology from the College of Health Sciences University of Connecticut Storrs. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).



