Everything You Need For Aesthetics
How To Build A Greek God Physique, Vanity Exercises, and Mistakes to Avoid
In this post, we will go over the key necessities for aesthetics—
The 5 Most Important Exercises To Look Like A Greek God
BONUS: Vanity Exercises Nobody Tells You About
Common Mistakes Beginners Make
Alright, we’re down to the last stretch. This will apply to you only after you’ve covered the basics and hit the gym for at least a month.
The 5 most important exercises are a part of your routine.
You don't do these separately.
The only difference?
You would be giving these more attention or throwing in a few extra reps or sets whenever needed.
Before we get into the exercises, let’s see what signifies an aesthetic V-taper build.
Traps
Your traps are what signify a strong, manly look. Having well-defined, good-sized traps is respected.
Although, no girl will ever say “Wow, you’ve got hot traps,” they are a muscle that adds to the V-taper.
Plus, bigger traps = Stronger traps = Helping your mom carry all the grocery bags for her.
In one trip.
Even if you don’t impress other girls, you will impress your mom.
Shoulders
Your delts are the most important muscle to get a girl’s attention.
You cannot miss a guy with massive shoulders.
Again, few girls will say that the shoulders will be their favorite part on a guy, but, it’s what gets you noticed.
Like when girls say looks are not everything, but it sure as hell gets you through the door.
Wide boulder shoulders make your life so much easier. If you have a wider waist, bigger shoulders cancel that out.
Think of the shoulders as a woman’s behind. It’s not the whole deal, but it’s the foundation of an hourglass figure on a woman.
And, in most cases, bigger is always better.
Your shoulders are divided into 3 heads: front, lateral, and rear delts.
The front delts help you look better shirtless.
When you have the separation between your chest and your shoulders, do this—
Walk to a mirror, give yourself a kiss, and a pat on the back.
You’ve made it.
The lateral delt or the side delt is what makes you look wider.
And, the rear delts round out the entire shoulder.
Upper Chest
A good, juicy chest stands out nicely in t-shirts.
I should warn you though, women will come and grope you. (The double standards, man.)
Your chest is divided into 2 major and 1 minor muscle. The one that makes the biggest difference in attraction, is your upper chest.
It’s the one that attaches to your collarbone and gives you those beautiful striations.
Women and men are not so different from each other, we both like good-looking chests.
Lats
Last but not the least, your lats.
These are the wings that sit under all the muscles mentioned above.
Strong shoulders alone don’t do the job, you need wide lats to seal the deal.
These fill everything out and give you a soaring Eagle-like look.
All the other muscles are incomplete without strong, wide lats.
Right about now you may be complaining that you don’t see abs or arms in these.
Are they not important?
They are, but those are the final 20% of the equation.
When you first walk into a room, your arms or abs are not what get you noticed.
Your V-taper does.
A good ass, strong arms, and abs all are good add-ons.
With that being said, let’s get into what exercises will get you these Big 4 muscles—
The 5 Most Important Exercises To Look Like A Greek God
Let me clarify again, these are all a part of the exercise routines I’ve given you (or some variation of it).
The reason I’m emphasizing these is because they need extra attention.
Putting them at the beginning of every workout could help to really push them.
Adding a few extra reps, sets, or weights to push them to failure is also an option.
Let’s get into it, in no particular order.
The videos will be linked to the exercise.
Overhead Press
Muscle group targeted: Front delts, triceps
Sets per week: 4-8
Rep range: 8-12
Variations:
Incline Press
Muscle group targeted: Upper chest, front delts, triceps
Sets per week: 4-8
Rep range: 8-12
Variations:
Lateral Raises
Muscle group targeted: Side delts, traps
Sets per week: 6-12 (Side delts are stubborn little fucks)
Rep range: 10-20
Variations:
Upright cable rows (Hit both the side delts and the traps)
Shrugs
Muscle group targeted: Traps
Sets per week: 4-8
Rep range: 10-20
Variations:
Farmer walks (Great functional exercise. Had to throw this in here)
Upright cable rows (Hit both the side delts and the traps)
Pull-ups
Muscle group targeted: Lats, upper back, biceps, forearms
Sets per week: 4-8
Rep range: 6-12
Variations:
Assisted pull-ups (Pussy)
Lat pull-downs (Try to build up to a pull-up man.)
If a greek God physique is what you’re aspiring for, these are what you should be doing every week.
BONUS: Vanity Exercises Nobody Tells You About
If you have extra time, and you want to optimize your training to look the best you can, throw these in.
But, if these exercises are coming at the cost of your routine, these are not worth it.
I’m not going to include abs and biceps in here because those are constantly spoken about.
Yes, girls are into abs and biceps.
It’s not shallow if you’re into tits and asses. Don’t be hypocritical.
Stop being a bitch and train them.
This is the last 5% of optimization.
Neck Exercises
If you’re scratching your head, wondering what the fuck do neck exercises mean, you’re not alone.
Neck training is barely spoken about, but it makes a difference.
Compare these two pictures—
The only difference between them? The size of their neck.
A stronger, thicker neck is more masculine and manly.
It’s one of the only body parts that is constantly exposed to other people.
So, why wouldn’t you try to make it look better?
You can follow this guide for neck training.
Forearm Exercises
Like your neck, your forearms are one of those muscles that are exposed to others constantly.
They give you a stronger look.
Plus, a strong grip strength means stronger lifts across the board.
Training your forearms is key to getting stronger.
Plus, girls seem to love the vascularity you get if you train them.
So, it’s a win-win.
You can follow this guide for forearm training.
Glute Exercises
Girls love a Double-cheeked up patty cake on a Thursday afternoon, hella ass.
Proceed with caution though, because if you’re ever thrown into prison, you’re the fresh meat on the block.
Don’t drop your bars of soap, lads.
Training your glutes to have a full-strong look does a bunch of things.
Compliments from girls are the last of the benefits.
You’re more athletic, you have stronger explosive power, and it promotes good back health.
Like your basic gym girl, don’t skip ass day.
Here’s a guide. You’ll thank me later.
Plus, if your girl insults you, you can tell that sassy bitch that you have a bigger ass than her.
She’ll never be the same.
Common Mistakes Beginners Make
“A smart man learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others.”
Not Tracking Their Workouts
If there is one hack I can give you that will save you energy and years in the gym, it’s track your bloody workouts.
Download an app right now. I use “Strong” on my Android phone.
Apple motherfuckers can suck a dick.
If you don’t know what you did last week— how many reps, how much weight, and how many sets, you’re not going to try to beat it this week.
Progressive overload only works if you’re keeping a log of your progress.
Every rep, every set, and every exercise should be tracked.
Or else you look the same as you did 2 years back. (Trust me, I’ve seen this first hand.)
Pushing Too Hard, Too Fast
There is a fine balance between consistency and intensity.
And, if I’m being very honest, you’re not gonna figure it out on the first try.
You will most likely quit the gym for months on end, but try your best to play the long game.
Set your fitness goals to a horizon of 2 years MINIMUM.
It’s a long ass time but your future self will thank you.
Make it fun for yourself to show up every day. I use a habit tracker and that is enough dopamine for me to keep doing it every day.
Or you could reward yourself with a nice Oreo-protein shake (Which I use when I’m not feeling it.)
Think of yourself as your child. You won’t be as militant with your child and as harsh as you are being on yourself.
So, learn to negotiate with yourself. That’s the only way habits and change stick.
Going Alone
Find a gym partner.
It’s insane how well this works to get you to the gym.
You show up consistently, you push harder, and it’s fun.
A few rules to follow:
You guys should be working out 80% of the time. Mess around 20% of the time. I’ve had workouts take 3 hours because of how much I used to talk.
Pick someone as strong as you are. A little stronger is better as well. Don’t pick someone weaker than you are. You’re gonna need a strong dude in case you fail on your Bench Press. Plus, you should aim up.
Pick someone as motivated as you. It’s not your job to motivate your partner, and neither is it his. Y’all need to keep each other accountable. If he skips multiple workouts and lazes around, drop him. Find someone new.
Making Yourself Dread It
Hitting the gym should be fun.
For the first couple of weeks, it might not feel like it, but it gets better.
If you still hate it, figure out a way to make it fun.
Maybe you need to gamify it, maybe you need incentives, maybe you need competition.
The only way to stick to it is by making it fun.
If you’re not excited 50% of the time, you’re doing something wrong.
Some workouts will suck, yes, but at the end of most workouts, you should feel like a God.
Follow Gym Etiquette, You Dipshit
If you’ve hit the gym and not re-racked your weights, I hope you get armpit maggots, dipshit.
It’s a public gym. Learn to follow the rules.
If you can’t, stay at home.
Don’t be too loud.
Don’t sit on a machine and be on your phone.
Re-rack your fucking weights.
Clean up after you’ve used a machine.
You’re not a kid that needs to be cleaned after. Learn to do it yourself.
With that being said, I conclude the 3-part training series, yay!
In the next few posts, I’ll be going over nutrition and recovery, the other two pillars of muscle building.
If you’ve kept up so far, you’re a real G.
Hope you enjoyed it! If you have any questions or think I may have made a mistake, feel free to reach out to me or drop a comment.