Tropes about having good muscle tone; being physically fit and trim, having a brawny physique unhidden by fat or about gaining said physique like from working ...

The Muscles Are Meaningful trope as used in popular culture. In works of fiction, it is generally assumed that characters with big muscles must be strong.

This trope is specifically about instances in which the person with the seemingly weaker body possesses more actual strength than a heavily muscled opponent.

The sequence usually consists of close-up shots of various muscle groups, most commonly the biceps, chest, and back, growing and becoming more defined. As a ...

Over 90% of the male cast shown has large muscles, making it seem like this body type is the norm rather than a slightly uncommon occurrence.

The Dumb Muscle trope as used in popular culture. A characterization that leans very hard on the brawn side in Brains Versus Brawn. The Big Guy and The ...

Mashle: Magic and Muscles is a fantasy/comedy manga written by Hajime Komoto, which ran from 2020 to 2023 in Weekly Shonen Jump. Set in a world of magic … Characters · Heartwarming Moments in... · Funny Moments · Mashle

Androids, robots, cyborgs, and other mechanical beings are stronger than organics. This is when they're constructed with the Heroic Build to prove it.

The solution is to get fake muscles for show, usually by stuffing a large amount of padding inside one's shirt, wearing a muscle suit, or even painting muscles ...

A weak or skinny male character angsts about not being muscular. The focus may be on how this affects his success with women, his usefulness in sports/combat, ...