Skinny-fat XXL. Narrow shoulders and chest, world’s largest love handles, flabby gut spilling over, and a frownie of a navel. He thoughtfully chose a blazeorange swimsuit so no one would notice him.
It’s been a year since posting to this account, but to anyone who noticed, I’m back! I’m ready to continue posting about the effects of laziness in men, like this guy!
It’s a very exclusive resort, but if you get in, it’s worth everything. It’s known for the best college party scene in the country, not to mention the unlimited beer and buffet. This resort isn’t like other resorts, though. There’s a twist. To get in, college guys must display a soft mid section. It’s unconventional, yes, but it only started as a running joke. Once the resort rose to prominence, however, they had the popularity to become exclusive and put rules in place. It became tradition that all men would have to have gained the college 15-30 for entrance. Now, college boys across the country will prepare themselves to get into the resort by saying goodbye to their toned bodies and gorging themselves in a gluttonous lifestyle. When the day comes that they get in line to be let into the resort, they bring “before” pictures of the six pack they once had to guilt the bouncer into letting them in. Few of these party boys ever get their six packs back after the resort, but they make every moment at the resort worth it.
The 157 written on his right arm is his subject number. Scientists at his university are studying the effects of rapid weight gain on college guys. On top of the $2,000 payment for being a subject, he also gets all his food paid for which helps him afford college. This picture shows him at the end of the first month during a fitness test to compare how much his swimming ability has slowed.
Part 2 of documenting Zach from the TryGuys weight gain as he flaunted his new-found pudge in a recent video.
He’s definitely not oblivious to his added belly, coining his current self as ‘thick Zach’ and mentioning how tight his underwear is looking these days. Hopefully soon they won’t fit at all!
Zach from the TryGuys has been sporting a much fuller figure recently! He’s always been skinny until these late few months where he’s evidently been eating good!
I threatened (myself?) to take to Tumblr over this, and now I am. Probably my sister is the only one who will read this, which is fine. I just need to get it out.
I’m sick of this stupid dadbod bullshit. Yeah, it’s the kind of thing that’s sort of funny when you’re half-drunk and hanging out with your sorority sisters because you’re 20 and in college, which is where this thing originated and where it should stay. But of course every goddamn pop culture media outlet has to leap on the issue to take advantage of its piping-hot-with-a-short-shelf-life SEO possibilities. The pageviews! The shares! It’s enough to make an editor wee him/herself. And make no mistake: That’s why everyone feels the need to cover it. That, and because they think they’re hilarious.
And that’s fine. I get that at its core it’s lighthearted and not mean-spirited. But it’s driving me nuts because it’s ultimately just another way that we can categorize and pass judgment on people’s bodies. I’ve read more than one piece by some chick who equates the “dadbod” with a charming sloppiness and ripped physiques with taking care of oneself, being healthy, being vain. And this is all such tired bullshit. Because your body doesn’t indicate how healthy, or happy, or disciplined, or vain, or ANYTHING you are. It’s just your body.
We all have bodies. Some are naturally leaner than others. Some have more fat. Or more muscle. One isn’t better than the other. And by that I mean this: Thin (women) and chiseled (men) bodies are not better than average, or plump, or fat, or doughy, or chubby, or obese, or nonmuscular bodies. They don’t indicate that the owner of the body is healthier, more disciplined, smarter, will live longer, or anything else.
Guys have body-image hangups, too, by the way. They suffer from eating disorders. This dadbod bullshit helps none of it. So let’s please drop it and move on to the next stupid Internet thing.
And please, please, for the love of the Universe, read Body of Truthby Harriet Brown.
