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The other day I was on Instagram and I saw a post from one of my favorite independent media outlets. It was MuscleDiscord talking about the fact that Ms. Women\u2019s Physique Olympia Natalia Coelho was doing some muscle worship work. It seemed like she was flexing for a schmoe and the guy was on cloud 9. Matt, the host, seemingly took exception because from what I gather, he didn\u2019t think it was fitting for the #1 WPD athlete in the world to be doing that kind of work. And while I understand his sentiment to a degree, I wanted to write this article to provide a different take on muscle worship in the fitness industry. It\u2019s not that I like to disagree with Matt, but it happens. We can\u2019t always feel the same way. That being said, I think his commentaries and content are top notch. And let me tell you, he\u2019s on the ball every single day. Whether you agree with him all the time or never, I think you should give Muscle Discord a follow. That said, let\u2019s talk about muscle worship and schmoes \u2013 a topic that some get excited about because it feels so taboo and possibly even dirty. Sorry to crash the party, though, it\u2019s usually neither of the two. In fact, there are many schmoes that are so much like everyone else that you\u2019d never pick up on their obsession with muscle. Maybe by the end of this article, you might have a come to Jesus moment and admit to yourself \u2013 that you\u2019re a schmoe too!! But no, not everyone is one. I\u2019m not going to say that, either.<\/p>\n
Schmoes can be men or women, but to be real, they\u2019re mostly men. They can be muscular, but they\u2019re usually not. Most schmoes, or the stereotypical schmoe, is a skinny white guy, with sweaty and\/or clammy hands, who usually is obsessed with muscular women. There is a gay subculture in bodybuilding, but that has nothing to do with schmoes. Gay guys are a huge part of bodybuilding and always have been. They\u2019ve ranged from supplement company owners, federation bigwigs, media people and rich folks who want a jacked bodybuilder wearing nothing but a loincloth to do \u201clight housecleaning.\u201d LOL. Others like to \u201cdiscover\u201d up and comers and fly them out and \u201chelp them\u201d get started. We could do a book on that, but we won\u2019t, because today\u2019s topic is schmoes. Are there black schmoes? Latino schmoes? Asian schmoes? OH ABSOLUTELY! And I can name a few names in each aforementioned grouping, but the vast majority fall into the stereotype I shared at the beginning of this paragraph.<\/p>\n
Most schmoes are happy to wait in line for a few hours to get an autograph at a big expo. Once they get to the muscular woman of their dreams, they\u2019ll bust out with a few compliments in their quiet, shaky voice. They extend a photo, magazine, or other item.. Their hands shaking ever so obviously. In their other shaky hand, they have a pen. The only good thing that came of the pandemic is that now muscular women can do a fist bump instead of shaking hands with these diehard fans.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not that they don\u2019t love their fans, but you try shaking a moist, clammy hand with a person who maybe doesn\u2019t want to let go. You could pour a bottle of hand sanitizer on your hand afterwards, but you\u2019ll probably not want to eat fingerfood for a year. It\u2019s not a pleasant feeling. Plus some schmoes are also lowkey nose pickers. Sorry, not sorry. Listen, I\u2019ve been covering bodybuilding for 20+ years. I see things. Some things I can\u2019t forget \u2013 believe me, I\u2019ve tried. LOL<\/p>\n
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