Jezebel: Muscles

Your Insistence on Wearing High Heels Is Ruining Your Life

Cassie Murdoch — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST

Are you one of those people who wears high heels so much that you put them on to walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night? Well then you might want to send a note of apology to your calves, because you could be fucking them up big time. More »

Sunday Thighlights: Dirty Thoughts Courtesy Of Bath

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:55:00 EST

BATH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 21: Saracens player Owen Farrell in action during the Aviva Premiership game between Bath and Saracens at Recreation Ground on November 21, 2010 in Bath, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

The Complicated Art Of Airbrushing Abdominals

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:06:00 EDT

Not long after we suggested that the photo of Bret Michaels on Billboard's cover had been somewhat altered, we received a link to a news story from the folks at the mag. Headline: "Six-Pack Is Real, Says Photographer." More »

The Situation's Abs Will Dance With The Stars & Make $1M This Year

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:53:00 EDT

In 2010's economy, college graduates will make less on their first job (around $47,673 a year) than those who got their degree last year. Jersey Shore's Mike Sorrentino, aka The Situation, is earning close to $60,000 an episode. More »

Ladies Secretly Love Geeky, Hairy, Book-Reading Men

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:20:00 EDT

A survey of 2,500 women revealed that our "secret turn-ons" include facial stubble and a geeky personality. And more than half of respondents eschew the muscles in favor of a cuddly man, despite what they say in public. [Mirror] More »

Muscles: Strong Enough For A Man, But Made For A Woman?

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:30:00 EST

The latest Photoshop challenge at Worth 1000 is called "Celebrity Steroids: Juicing the Rich and Famous." Participants have given stars like Angelina Jolie, Amy Winehouse and Gisele Bundchen rippling abs, bulging biceps and thunderous thighs. The effect is supposed to be hilarious, or, at least, jarring. But consider this: More »

New "Exercise In A Pill" Still Requires, You Know, Exercise

Maria — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:30:00 EDT

Couch potatoes: what if scientists told you that you could enjoy all the benefits of exercise without any of that pesky effort and dedication? Sounds good, right? Who doesn't hate doing stuff? Well, researchers at the Salk Institute have found two drugs that can mimic athletic endurance in mice. Of course, theoretically, one still has to do exercise to reap the benefits of these "exercise pills," but that won't stop journalists (and the researchers who oversaw the project) from calling these drugs "exercise in a pill." More »