LINDYFIT AESTHETICS

Let's put the church back in the middle of the village

Aristotle describes the ideal body as the one of the athletes

Solon says the ideal physique should be neither lean or heavy but symmetrical

It should follow the Canon of Polyclitus aka "perfectly well-proportioned"

According to Cornelius Tacitus, it shouldn't be too vascular and the bones shouldn't be too visible

In the Euexia, the antecedent to modern bodybuilding shows, athletes were judged by their symmetry, definition and tone

Aristophanes says you should have a gleaming chest, broad shoulders and strong glutes. Let's ignore the last sentence mkay

Philostratus says the neck shouldn't be too close to the shoulders.

Also big traps give you "noble stature" and strength

Philostratus talks about having a big and large chest

The back should be straight, although for an athlete is more useful an arched back (wrestler back)

Hips should be mobile and with a little more mass than usual

Small glutes shows weakness, but too big are useless and an impedement for an athlete

Trained physique vs Athlete physique

Slave physique vs Freeman physique