Men's Workout Magazine

Mens Workout clearly has its place but perhaps need to decide who it's principal audience is. The gay bias may well leave your average straight guy confused but can also leave a gay guy frustrated. Working out is not a sexual thing in terms of its ethos so that should make no difference but the images contradict the journals. The pictures motivate a gay man like myself - it is both good to look at but also inspiring - 'maybe I could look more like that if...'But the journals are full of reference on how to please your woman, how she will love your abs etc. The style of writing is butch and hard man like - the interviews can a be a little the same. College Jocks and talent less actors who happen to have bodies like Greek gods talking about their agents and parts in 'Days of our lives'. But lets not forget these guys like to be looked at and indeed so do many of the straight readers who have achieved similar goals. One only has to see the thong wearing ego maniacs on beaches across the states and Europe to realise that there is a real cross line here. The men who complain about Men's Workout being gay or too picture led are aspiring to the same levels of admiration as the models used. Lets face facts if you have a body like this why not show it off, that's what you worked so hard for. And the straight guys are as guilty as the rest.

Truth is we don't need a gay workout mag as such but Men's Workout is clearly a leader in this field. It is informative, it is professional - but selling gay videos, soft porn, and sexy undies is not exactly going to have the hard straight men running to the shelves - after all that would risk questions about their manhood!! Heaven forbid!!