Is it just me or thin smokers are super ripped...as in 8% body fat

[HankHill]

So I have two neighbors, both heavy smokers, both thin physique and both super ripped and defined but neither of them works out...like at all! They have/had physical jobs but not like the construction workers. One of them does network/low voltage wiring and the other has been retired for 2-3 yrs (he's mid 40s, all three of us are the same age) works on his project cars and stuff. I know them fairly well. Whenever I see them they're always just hanging out drinking a beer and smoking. I haven't drank in years, I work out and I'm not even 25% of what their physique is like, pisses me off. Is it genetics or is it the smoking that burns all the fat off?

 

[marmel75]

People often confuse lack of fat with having muscle.

 

[RedScorpion]

Smoking kills your appetite. And having little fat will have your skin cling to your muscles - making it seem well-defined. Everyone will have a basic layer of muscles, even lethargic people. My friend, similar physique, has a visible 6 pack - but that’s because he’s super skinny. Doesn’t hit the gym.

I’m guessing they’re not looking bulked up. Some girls like super skinny, but from what I’ve seen they prefer a bit of bulk-muscle for the most part.

 

[HankHill]

This is the type of body they have, the retired guy in particular, the other guy is slightly less so but close:

 

[RedScorpion]

Well that guy seems like he hits the gym somewhat decently, if that’s their physique.

 

[HankHill]

That's the thing, they don't work out. May be they did in their younger years. If I hang my arm straight down it's a fvkng flat arm, their's you can distinctly see the deltoids separate from the biceps, separate from the forearms and veins that are quarter inch thick. Ugh.

 

[ImTheDoubleGreatest!]

Smoking causes an acute increase in testosterone levels. That’s why that ‘bad boy’ characer from old movies and tv shows is often depicted as a smoker. People with high testosterone tend to give less craps and be the more ‘bad boy’ type, and smoking causes an sharp increase in test. Of course, media directors don’t know this, they just notice the trend. It typically starts to decline over time as they continue to stay smokers, and like those with low T, it’s also why a lot of times when people quit smoking they get depressed.

Testosterone also helps build muscle and all that.

 

[mrgoodstuff]

Crack smokers?

 

[sosousage]

Smoking causes an acute increase in testosterone levels. That’s why that ‘bad boy’ characer from old movies and tv shows is often depicted as a smoker. People with high testosterone tend to give less craps and be the more ‘bad boy’ type, and smoking causes an sharp increase in test. Of course, media directors don’t know this, they just notice the trend. It typically starts to decline over time as they continue to stay smokers, and like those with low T, it’s also why a lot of times when people quit smoking they get depressed.

Testosterone also helps build muscle and all that.

wtf really? shall I smoke then?

 

[HankHill]

^haha why do you think I asked the question...but nah, never smoked and not about to start now.

 

[Chev.Chelios]

bpd ex made me so miserable smoked 2 packs a day for 2 weeks straight without eatting any food.

my bodys hot without ever hitting the gym lawl

 

[Tilex]

Smoking cigarettes is like taking steroids.
It degrades your body over time.
People end up looking 10 years older than their actual age.

 

[sosousage]

Smoking cigarettes is like taking steroids.
It degrades your body over time.
People end up looking 10 years older than their actual age.

id take steroids tho but i dont like needles

 

[zekko]

That’s why that ‘bad boy’ characer from old movies and tv shows is often depicted as a smoker

Well, that and because pretty much everybody smoked back in those days.

I've seen this effect the OP is talking about, in some people who are really focused on their addiction. I've seen it with cigarettes and hardcore alcoholics. They'll smoke and drink instead of eating, so they end up with very low body fat, which can be appealing on the right body type.

 

[Spaz]

If they had muscle's in their teens into young adult life then it's likely to stay pretty much the same as they age.

Plus eating right.

Ain't nothing to do with smoking.