Why do guys want to be muscular

[meh]

I don't. I want to be slim and toned. I don't care if I'm weaker than my partner either. I'm not your typical guy though.

[Tad]

oh and oy.. i want that look about me that says... don't f with this individual if you dont want your face beaten in. I like the tough guy look, even if I am really a big softie.

[PixieBoy]

I don't really wanna be muscular, I want to be kind of strong but not this big muscley guy. I'd like to be slightly toned, and stronger than the weakling I am now, but still quite slim. My ideal is Peter Murphy, but as a short and chubby lad, being as tall and thin as him is impossible. I do hope for the voice, however.

[insideontheoutside]

I don't feel the need to be a musclebound dude. Some more definition would be nice but that's something I can attain just through working out a little more. I don't think muscles define maleness.

[M.Grimm]

I want to be strong. I do not want to look like a body builder, but I want defined muscles, proportionate to my build. I like defined muscles on a man, whether they're very lean or bulkier, but I don't like the bulging body builder look either. At this point, I'm close to my proportional ideal but I have to drop my bodyfat so it can be seen. Easier said than done!

[Spiral]

As for the ability to do things, I associate it with intelligence, money, and status rather than physical strength. But to be strong enough to protect a partner is a good point!

[Aegir]

Why muscles? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the women of course!
No no no, I kid. A little.

It's because they're awesome and having them makes me feel awesome.

[kyril]

I like being strong, I like to eat, and I think having muscles to suit your frame is sexy. The ideal for me would be a swimmer's build.

No interest in the grotesquely overdeveloped bodybuilder physique - I really don't think the majority of guys want that. Swimmers' and gymnasts' builds seem to be the most idealized (no surprise, sports that demand whole-body strength and fitness and mix both strength and aerobic demands tend to produce really nice-looking bodies).