Pic of a guy who's really white and muscular

February 14, 2009 7:02 AM

I'm looking for a muscular role-model...

I need help finding a pic of a dude who's very cut and very white (as in, not tanned). Is it even possible to look cut when you have no pigmentation, or do I have to resort to spray-tanning?

Thanks!

posted by mpls2 to health & fitness (13 comments total)

Chef Robert Irvine, former host of "Dinner Impossible." British chef/cookbook author, very muscular. (Also a very nice guy - I wrote to him once asking for his workout regimen, and he actually replied.) Blog, wiki, photos
posted by jbickers at 7:11 AM on February 14

I don't have it anymore so I can't check it, but in Bill Pearl's book "Getting Stronger", there is a history section and I specifically recall pictures of a man who was known for his "statuesque" appearance- literally like a statue, because he was beautifully pale and well built.

I don't know his name, and I don't know whether he would fit your requirements. I recall him looking like a lovely buff greek statue more than an Ahhnold type body builder. So FWIW, you could check out that book.
posted by MsElaineous at 8:43 AM on February 14

Well, Technoviking comes to mind.
posted by sanka at 8:51 AM on February 14 [1 favorite]

Henry Rollins?
posted by chez shoes at 9:05 AM on February 14 [1 favorite]

Jason Statham. He also does not shave his chest, which is an extra bonus.
posted by troybob at 9:25 AM on February 14 [1 favorite]

The undertaker? Ken Shamrock?
posted by christhelongtimelurker at 9:39 AM on February 14

MsElaineous I believe he was referring to Eugen Sandow Other early pre-tanning greats are:

George Hackenschmidt

Siegmund "Zishe" Breitbart

There are a ton more which escape me at the moment, but definitely look to the strongmen/bodybuilders of the early days. They are great examples of strength before drugs and excessive tanning solutions.
posted by scarello at 9:54 AM on February 14

Yuri Van Gelder (gymnast from the Netherlands). Just google men's gymnastics for more.
posted by get off of my cloud at 10:25 AM on February 14

MsElaineous: "I don't have it anymore so I can't check it, but in Bill Pearl's book "Getting Stronger", there is a history section and I specifically recall pictures of a man who was known for his "statuesque" appearance- literally like a statue, because he was beautifully pale and well built.

I don't know his name, and I don't know whether he would fit your requirements. I recall him looking like a lovely buff greek statue more than an Ahhnold type body builder. So FWIW, you could check out that book."

Sound like you're talking about Eugen Sandow - for whom the Mr. Olympia trophy is named.
posted by Joe Beese at 11:10 AM on February 14

They don't get much whiter than Perry Farrell - who's sporting an admirable torso here.
posted by Joe Beese at 11:13 AM on February 14

Is it even possible to look cut when you have no pigmentation


Absolutely--and it's all about your diet. You'll look cut as soon as you get your body fat down to 6-7%.
posted by aquafortis at 12:17 PM on February 14

Scandinavian athletics includes many of the palest people you will find.
Check out Magnus Samuelsson for pure hugeness and paleness.
If it's about slim, cut guys then yeah, gymnastics and swimming is where it's at.
Michael Phelps is pale and ripped, as is Ukranian gymnast Oleksandr Vorobiov or basically any aquatic ukranians at all.
posted by Iteki at 1:28 PM on February 14

Metafilter's own Crunch Buttsteak looks pretty cut up.
posted by GooseOnTheLoose at 6:13 PM on February 14