beefcake
Muscular man display
Beefcake is muscular male physique displayed for visual appeal, or images showcasing such physiques: The calendar featured twelve months of beefcake.
The term often implies the man is objectified—valued for body rather than mind.
It parallels cheesecake, which refers to images of attractive women.
As a modifier: beefcake photos, beefcake pose.
Large irregular piece
- centerfoldMagazine's removable middle spread
- posterDisplayed printed notice
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
- calendarDate-tracking system
sex symbol · dreamboat · stud · eye candy · cheesecake · glamour · swimsuit · oiled
Having well-developed sinews
- brawnyPhysically powerful, well-muscled
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
- rippedTorn or very muscular
- chiseledSharply cut, well-defined
sculpted · toned · jacked · shredded · built · strapping · bulky · hunky
Upper arm flexors
- tricepsThree-headed arm muscle
- pecsChest muscles, informally
- absDistance from zero
- glutesPosterior muscle group
quads · deltoids · lats · hamstrings · calves · chest · arms · shoulders
Overly masculine manner
- virilePowerfully masculine
- manlyTraditionally masculine in bearing
- ruggedTough and uneven
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
alpha · tough · strongman · masculinity · machismo · red-blooded · studly · all-American
Exercise facility
- proteinFolded amino chain
- bulkMain mass or size
- dumbbellsHandheld lifting weights
- barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
squat · deadlift · flexing · posing · competition · supplements · weightlifting · gains
Reflective viewing surface
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- flexingContracting muscles voluntarily
- selfiePhoto of oneself
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
ego · vain · self-admiration · posturing · showing off · strutting · peacocking · thirst trap
hunk
Large irregular piece
- centerfoldMagazine's removable middle spread
- posterDisplayed printed notice
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
calendar · sex symbol · dreamboat · stud · eye candy · cheesecake · glamour · swimsuit · oiled · shirtless
muscular
Having well-developed sinews
chiseled · sculpted · toned · jacked · shredded · built · strapping · bulky · hunky · burly
biceps
Upper arm flexors
glutes · quads · deltoids · lats · hamstrings · calves · chest · arms · shoulders · thighs
macho
Overly masculine manner
testosterone · alpha · tough · strongman · masculinity · machismo · red-blooded · studly · all-American · jock
gym
Exercise facility
barbell · squat · deadlift · flexing · posing · competition · supplements · weightlifting · gains · pump
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
narcissism · ego · vain · self-admiration · posturing · showing off · strutting · peacocking · thirst trap · Instagram
photoshoot
Planned portrait session
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- fitness modelShowcases ideal athletic form
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
headshot · campaign · advertisement · brand · magazine · cover · shoot · agency · casting · commercial
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build
- machomachismo, macho man, alpha male, tough guy, bravado
- eye candyhottie, hunk, babe, stud, knockout
- posesstanding pose, sitting pose, seated pose, kneeling pose, reclining pose
- masculinitymanhood, machismo, masculinity, manliness, alpha male
- sexualizedsexualized, erotica, pornographic, explicit, provocative
beefcakecheesecake
Cream-filled dessert, crumb crust
pinup girl · glamour girl · bombshell · sex kitten · glamour model
beefcakebeanpole
Thin person or plant stake
weakling · scrawny · stick figure · frail · skin and bones
beefcakegrotesquerie
Quality of bizarre distortion
grotesquery · monster · dog · troll · eyesore