Are you more attracted to Strength or Aesthetics?

Both! Of course!

But then why is there so little enthusiasm for this new photo of Michelle Lin — in which she shows off a downshirt glimpse of the gorgeous pecs that are powering her 225+ pound bench presses??

Sometimes a feat of strength can be hot, but strength without the aesthetics means nothing to me. Aesthetics without strength work just as fine, if not better because it fits my biologically programmed male protector role if she is still girly weak.

Strength. Aesthetics are nice, but if she isn't actually capable of doing the things she looks like she should be able to based on her muscular appearance, then the whole idea just seems downright stupid and silly to me. It's like having a tool that can't do it's intended purpose.

I favor aesthetics over pure strength. However, when I see a truly beautiful woman like Abby Marie flex pects that look all out of proportion to the rest of her slim, athletic, graceful, gorgeous, yet rock solid body and picture her bench pressing nearly twice what I can, it really enhances the arousal I feel when gazing at her beautiful muscles and overall structure.

Both! Of course!

But then why is there so little enthusiasm for this new photo of Michelle Lin — in which she shows off a downshirt glimpse of the gorgeous pecs that are powering her 225+ pound bench presses??

Because the photo itself is below average even if we know who she is. If it’s a still from a video just post the video

Strength. I find myself attracted to big girls, like Amazon Amanda, because of how strong she is. So I really don't care anything about physique. If she's strong it doesn't matter if she's fat, skinny, or buff.

OK, here’s the latest selfie from Michelle. She’s extra happy because she just benched 231 at bodyweight 121 and blew out the competition in everything else.

There was a thread in "General / Nonfiction" titled "Where do you fall on the spectrum of sthenolagnia and cratophilia?"

I answered: "Sthenolagnia. I prefer the aesthetics over strenght, although I must admit effort is sexy - especially when working out and seeing the woman being able to lift bigger and bigger weights with time".

Appearance. Honestly, strength doesn't do much for me. When a girl lifts heavy, I'm more impressed with how gnarly her muscles look.

60% strength 40% aesthetics...maybe. It varies. I love both, but if I have to choose just one or the other, I go with strength. This is always an interesting topic though. I like to see other people's views on this.

perfect ratio. same here