I figured out why I hate those with such passion:

1) Some muscle definition is good, but more than that does look kind of dumb.

2) Spending that many hours in the gym is kind of very dumb.

3) Men should not spend so much time on their appearance.

4) Often, these ripped guys are also waxing their hair off their torsos, and I happen to simply hate the look of waxed torsos - somebody on here mentioned that waxed genitals look prepubescent - well at least they look prepubescent which is still real - waxed torsos do not even look prepubescent)

5) What seems present in this kind of ripped look is insecurity, anxiety, and low self esteem. If a guy does not feel secure enough "as is", but feels that he needs to spend hours at the gym to look good enough to date... then I would not be interested in meeting with him in the first place.

To be sure I do not offend anybody: if an athlete is muscular, it is perfectly fine - they train for performance. They do not train to get a ripped look. And, one can tell - there are very special things about true athletes, a very special drive, and it is obvious when a person possesses it. Also, a body that is naturally muscular - as sometimes happens though not frequently - looks different from a body that has a ripped look due to steroids, whey shakes (yuck!, I imagine) and hours at the gym, so I am not against people who are naturally muscular or are athletes. Or, against men who train in the Army. It is only guys who want to get a ripped look to impress girls that are so pathetic and boring.

It is a chicken and egg though: who is to blame? who started it? did this craze start because girls started to expect a ripped look? or did it start because boys decided that they would fare better with a ripped look? whose fault was it?