>to impress ladies you don't need to be creepy muscular type. Just a sporty one. This is setting up a false dichotomy. Women (and men) generally don't find an

>to impress ladies you don't need to be creepy muscular type. Just a sporty one. This is setting up a false dichotomy. Women (and men) generally don't find an inflated look attractive. The parent was talking more about strength, rather than muscle volume "I'm not nearly at peak muscle volume nor do I look nearly as big as body builders much smaller than me". I'm 150 pounds, but I can lift 250. I look strong, sure, but I'm even stronger than I look. I do barbell training, which I'm guessing is what the original comment's author does too. Women seem to find this lean strength primally attractive. It's true the female attention could cause a problem, but this kind of strength will also make you more attractive to your partner, which is hardly a bad thing. Strength is versatile too. I can hike a mountain, ski, run, and do pretty much any physical activity you can name. Chronic pain disappeared too. I'm sure I'd lose a bit of strength on a three week trip, but who cares? You can always get that back. I can't comment on high altitude performance, but it sounds like you're referring to the inflated types there too.