And not to take anything away from Mak, as I too feel his dedication to staying so lean year round, is something to admire, but I would prefer to have extreme levels of mass. Mariusz at his size could always diet down to 4-5% if he wanted, but his level of muscle mass would still be there and look incredible.
Maybe that's just me, and I am a married man. My wife supports my goals and since I am married I am not worried if a girl finds big muscles a turn off. But I will say this, never do anything for anyone else. Don't have a certain build because it's a trend or to get women. Do things for you and you only. Mak is built that way because he truly likes the fitness model/athlete look. He makes money off of it and he is doing a damn good job so far (he has been in a few publications already). I'm sure he isn't doing it just for women. Just something for some to think about.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree with this. I've never trained for girls. The look I have now just happens to be what most of them like. However when I was 260 lbs. I still did well with them...
Women don't care as much about your physique as most guys think. They all say "It's nice that you have that body, but there's other things more important...".
Whatever your goals are you should do it for you. I've always said that I never trained for anyone else, but myself. I would never have put myself through the pain of dieting, cardio and training for anyone, but myself. It would not be worth it.