More symmetrical male bodies may be more attractive to women. Live Science reports on the work of evolutionary biologist Randy Thornhill of the University of New Mexico, which suggests that men and women may seek symmetrical features in potential mates, because symmetry indicates healthy genes and survival ability. The National Federation of Professional Trainers, or NFPT, recommends fitness routines and programs that promote symmetrical development by performing multi-joint exercises, training each muscle group at least once a week and avoiding training the same muscles on back-to-back days.
Chest
According Psyduction, a man's chest evolved to house large lungs that could provide enough oxygen while running and chasing. Large chests are associated with respect and power. Men's fitness routines and programs may include chest or pectoral muscle conditioning and strengthening exercises such as the bench press.
Shoulders
Live Science reports that women tend to find broad shoulders on a man more attractive. You may include shoulder conditioning or strengthening resistance training in your fitness routines and programs. The shoulder muscles are also known as deltoids. You can include resistance shoulder exercises such as the standing or sitting military press, shoulder press or single arm raises. These exercises promote the development of strong broad shoulders.
Lower Body
Psyduction reports that firm muscular buttocks on a man are attractive to women. This may have evolved from the strong forward thrusting motion that is required to successfully transfer sperm during sex for procreation. A man with weak buttock muscles may cause discomfort for a woman during sex by throwing his entire weight into the thrust motion. You may include exercises that help promote firm glutes and thighs in a men's fitness routine or program. These exercises may include dead lifts, lunges or squats.
Abdominals
Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Institute of Textiles and Clothing and Donghua University's Fashion Institute conducted a study to evaluate elements of Chinese and Caucasian male body attractiveness for young Chinese viewers. The study, which was published by the Royal Society in 2005, suggests that women may find a man more attractive if he has an "inverted triangle" shaped torso with a narrow waist. You may include exercises that help form a narrow waist in men's fitness routines and programs. The muscle groups that form the waist include the rectus abdominus, obliques and erector spinae. Crunches and leg-raise crunches target the rectus abdominus. Side bends and twisting crunches target the obliques. The dead lift and variations of the dead lift target the erector spinae muscles.
Repetitions
The number of repetitions that you include per set with each exercise in men's fitness programs depends on an individual man's fitness goals. For example, an athlete in his twenties may desire size and strength gains. Older men or men who are overweight or obese may desire fat loss and endurance. A man under 40 who is in good shape may want to increase his stamina. The National Federation of Personal Trainers recommends performing four to six repetitions per set for size and strength gains, 12 to 15 repetitions for stamina and 20 to 25 for fat loss.
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