Mythology Explained

Why Were Ancient Greek Statues So MUSCULAR?


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We’ve all seen them. Greek Statues. 


Huge slabs of muscle, perfect proportions, nearly 0 bodyfat to speak of, and a casual reminder that we’re not QUITE in the shape that we thought we were. An idealistic version of the human form — chiseled from marble, frozen in time, that still somehow judges us centuries later.


In modern bodybuilding, the physiques seen in Greek statues are often the end goal — the ultimate Grecian ideal: to look like a “Greek god” or a “Greek statue.”


But I’ve often wondered..Why?

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