This is so simple, and so true;

The Two-Step Instant Body Upgrade

1.Man-In-Charge Posture

Watch most guys walk around and you’d think they were ashamed of who they are. Why? Shitty posture.

Bad posture makes skinny guys look fat. It makes muscular guys function poorly and look less manly. And it can screw up your body to the point that your training will never be as effective as you want until your posture is fixed.

The main culprit? Weakness in your upper back, which causes your shoulders to fall forward. This leads to the rounded shoulder look that most guys suffer from as a result of hours at the computer. Fixing this alignment by pulling your shoulders back tightens the fascia that connects to your pecs, which gives them a lift.

Translation: No man boobs.

The way you stand, sit, or walk makes a big impact on how other people perceive you. Remember: A skinny or out of shape guy with good posture looks way better than an athletic guy with shitty posture. (But an athletic guy with good posture? Game, set, match.)

2. The Clothes Make the Man

Forget style or fashion. Most guys don’t even wear clothes that fit them.

Pants that are baggy and too big in the waist. Jeans that hang long over the backs of shoes and get chewed up. T-shirts that are boxy and square. Button-ups that hang way past the back pockets when worn untucked.

It looks sloppy.

No matter what your body type is right now — skinny, athletic, overweight, whatever — you can instantly look better than 99% of guys by simply wearing clothes that fit. We’re not style experts here at S2B, but we can give you a few visual pointers with typical outfits most guys wear.

T-Shirt and Jeans

Khakis and Button-up

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Seems like such simple & common-sense advice, right?

Yet how many of us are guilty-as-charged?

I struggle with both of those things.

I am totally aware of my bad posture and I work at it, but I also don't want to look like I am straining and sucking in my stomach. But I know my shouldders are slouched, and while I am skinny, my posture can make me look poochy.

As for the clothes, I am tucking in my shirt for the first time. But I am surrounded by men NOT tucking them in (I work near a college) My GF says "MEN tuck in their shirts." But what if I am still a boy? I do agree with the fitting clothes. I always wore my clothes way too large, and I see now how much better it looks when they fit.

I also struggle with how many buttons to leave open on the shirt--one or two?

That tip on posture is RIGHT ON. Good posture is the single most effective thing people can do if they're concerned with how they are perceived.

When I was about 24, I saw a picture of me at a party. I was talking to someone, and my neck stuck out 6 inches! I looked like a turkey or something.

I practiced for about 10 minutes walking with a book balanced on my head. Talk about a turn-around!

I taught my kids good posture. My son is 6'5" and yet he stands straight as an arrow. Not only does it make him look great, people actually think he's 6'7" or something. The other day, a tall guy with bad posture stood next to him and said, "You must be 6'8"!" My son said, "No. I'm 6'5"". The guy said, "So am I but you look much taller than me".

NDRU said:

I struggle with both of those things.

I am totally aware of my bad posture and I work at it, but I also don't want to look like I am straining and sucking in my stomach. But I know my shouldders are slouched, and while I am skinny, my posture can make me look poochy.

As for the clothes, I am tucking in my shirt for the first time. But I am surrounded by men NOT tucking them in (I work near a college) My GF says "MEN tuck in their shirts." But what if I am still a boy? I do agree with the fitting clothes. I always wore my clothes way too large, and I see now how much better it looks when they fit.

I also struggle with how many buttons to leave open on the shirt--one or two?

One - the top button only. Anything else and we might as well call you Mr. Goulet.

This is still a must-have book for every man:

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RodeoSchro said:

NDRU said:

I struggle with both of those things.

I am totally aware of my bad posture and I work at it, but I also don't want to look like I am straining and sucking in my stomach. But I know my shouldders are slouched, and while I am skinny, my posture can make me look poochy.

As for the clothes, I am tucking in my shirt for the first time. But I am surrounded by men NOT tucking them in (I work near a college) My GF says "MEN tuck in their shirts." But what if I am still a boy? I do agree with the fitting clothes. I always wore my clothes way too large, and I see now how much better it looks when they fit.

I also struggle with how many buttons to leave open on the shirt--one or two?

One - the top button only. Anything else and we might as well call you Mr. Goulet.

Look at the guy in the blue shirt above. Two undone, and he looks fine. But when I do it, it's Lancelot DRU

NDRU said:

I struggle with both of those things.

I am totally aware of my bad posture and I work at it, but I also don't want to look like I am straining and sucking in my stomach. But I know my shouldders are slouched, and while I am skinny, my posture can make me look poochy.

As for the clothes, I am tucking in my shirt for the first time. But I am surrounded by men NOT tucking them in (I work near a college) My GF says "MEN tuck in their shirts." But what if I am still a boy? I do agree with the fitting clothes. I always wore my clothes way too large, and I see now how much better it looks when they fit.

I also struggle with how many buttons to leave open on the shirt--one or two?

I also have struggled with this all my life.

Now I'm actively trying to "stand straight" and wear better fitting clothes.

Which is why when I found this article, I had to share with my Org bros.

NDRU said:

I struggle with both of those things.

I am totally aware of my bad posture and I work at it, but I also don't want to look like I am straining and sucking in my stomach. But I know my shouldders are slouched, and while I am skinny, my posture can make me look poochy.

As for the clothes, I am tucking in my shirt for the first time. But I am surrounded by men NOT tucking them in (I work near a college) My GF says "MEN tuck in their shirts." But what if I am still a boy? I do agree with the fitting clothes. I always wore my clothes way too large, and I see now how much better it looks when they fit.

I also struggle with how many buttons to leave open on the shirt--one or two?

Funny (true) story:

When my nephew was little - and by little, I mean 5 or 6 years old - any time he saw a pretty girl, he would tuck in his shirt. We have no idea where he got that from - it was a totally spontaneous thing.

So cute.

NDRU said:

I struggle with both of those things.

I am totally aware of my bad posture and I work at it, but I also don't want to look like I am straining and sucking in my stomach. But I know my shouldders are slouched, and while I am skinny, my posture can make me look poochy.

As for the clothes, I am tucking in my shirt for the first time. But I am surrounded by men NOT tucking them in (I work near a college) My GF says "MEN tuck in their shirts." But what if I am still a boy? I do agree with the fitting clothes. I always wore my clothes way too large, and I see now how much better it looks when they fit.

I also struggle with how many buttons to leave open on the shirt--one or two?

What difference does it make if you tuck in or not, if you have shit body? Now I wanna see all those fat bastards with shirts tucked in.

NDRU said:

RodeoSchro said:

One - the top button only. Anything else and we might as well call you Mr. Goulet.

Look at the guy in the blue shirt above. Two undone, and he looks fine. But when I do it, it's Lancelot DRU

Yeah, you're right. I was using the shirt I'm wearing as a guide, which if I unbuttoned the next button, all the girls in the office would be able to see my numerous gold medallions.

So I guess the test is, if the girls can see your gold medallions, you've got too many buttons unbuttoned.

RodeoSchro said:

NDRU said:

Look at the guy in the blue shirt above. Two undone, and he looks fine. But when I do it, it's Lancelot DRU

Yeah, you're right. I was using the shirt I'm wearing as a guide, which if I unbuttoned the next button, all the girls in the office would be able to see my numerous gold medallions.

So I guess the test is, if the girls can see your gold medallions, you've got too many buttons unbuttoned.

OzlemUcucu said:

NDRU said:

I struggle with both of those things.

I am totally aware of my bad posture and I work at it, but I also don't want to look like I am straining and sucking in my stomach. But I know my shouldders are slouched, and while I am skinny, my posture can make me look poochy.

As for the clothes, I am tucking in my shirt for the first time. But I am surrounded by men NOT tucking them in (I work near a college) My GF says "MEN tuck in their shirts." But what if I am still a boy? I do agree with the fitting clothes. I always wore my clothes way too large, and I see now how much better it looks when they fit.

I also struggle with how many buttons to leave open on the shirt--one or two?

What difference does it make if you tuck in or not, if you have shit body? Now I wanna see all those fat bastards with shirts tucked in.

RodeoSchro said:

NDRU said:

Look at the guy in the blue shirt above. Two undone, and he looks fine. But when I do it, it's Lancelot DRU

Yeah, you're right. I was using the shirt I'm wearing as a guide, which if I unbuttoned the next button, all the girls in the office would be able to see my numerous gold medallions.

So I guess the test is, if the girls can see your gold medallions, you've got too many buttons unbuttoned.

LOL excellent test!

RodeoSchro said:

NDRU said:

Look at the guy in the blue shirt above. Two undone, and he looks fine. But when I do it, it's Lancelot DRU

Yeah, you're right. I was using the shirt I'm wearing as a guide, which if I unbuttoned the next button, all the girls in the office would be able to see my numerous gold medallions.

So I guess the test is, if the girls can see your gold medallions, you've got too many buttons unbuttoned.

I always have all buttons unbottened when I walk in the office, I read it in GQ Men, it works!!

NDRU said:

RodeoSchro said:

Yeah, you're right. I was using the shirt I'm wearing as a guide, which if I unbuttoned the next button, all the girls in the office would be able to see my numerous gold medallions.

So I guess the test is, if the girls can see your gold medallions, you've got too many buttons unbuttoned.

LOL excellent test!

Yet another reason why I should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Class of 2013!

PurpleJedi said:

OzlemUcucu said:

What difference does it make if you tuck in or not, if you have shit body? Now I wanna see all those fat bastards with shirts tucked in.

You realise those pictures are nonsense? How come in first picture that guy has a big ass, and in the other he has not? What's got that anything to do with posture?

OzlemUcucu said:

RodeoSchro said:

Yeah, you're right. I was using the shirt I'm wearing as a guide, which if I unbuttoned the next button, all the girls in the office would be able to see my numerous gold medallions.

So I guess the test is, if the girls can see your gold medallions, you've got too many buttons unbuttoned.

I always have all buttons unbottened when I walk in the office, I read it in GQ Men, it works!!

Well of course, all the rules are reversed for women

OzlemUcucu said:

PurpleJedi said:

You realise those pictures are nonsense? How come in first picture that guy has a big ass, and in the other he has not? What's got that anything to do with posture?

Go stand in a three-way mirror and see for yourself. Good posture makes your butt look good.

NDRU said:

OzlemUcucu said:

I always have all buttons unbottened when I walk in the office, I read it in GQ Men, it works!!

Well of course, all the rules are reversed for women

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OzlemUcucu said:

PurpleJedi said:

You realise those pictures are nonsense? How come in first picture that guy has a big ass, and in the other he has not? What's got that anything to do with posture?

It's all about POSTURE and how it makes you look.

Ain't you been paying attention?

NDRU said:

OzlemUcucu said:

I always have all buttons unbottened when I walk in the office, I read it in GQ Men, it works!!

Well of course, all the rules are reversed for women

reversed like RodeoS? Showing all his gold medals on the hairy chest?

OzlemUcucu said:

NDRU said:

Well of course, all the rules are reversed for women

reversed like RodeoS? Showing all his gold medals on the hairy chest?

I get a pass because I just completed The Summer of Big Arms.

OzlemUcucu said:

NDRU said:

Well of course, all the rules are reversed for women

reversed like RodeoS? Showing all his gold medals on the hairy chest?

The point is, unbutton your shirt as much as possible

that man simply has a hot body. Easy Breezy!

NDRU said:

OzlemUcucu said:

reversed like RodeoS? Showing all his gold medals on the hairy chest?

The point is, unbutton your shirt as much as possible

That's alright. Rodeo is obviously doing somethign right. If he has gold medals, he's gotta show them. He's gotta unbotton that shirt. As I said I do the same.

Thanks for these, PurpleJedi.

I've been working on my posture the past several weeks. My friends have noticed that change with me, so I'm happy about that.

But I'm totally guilty of the other one.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

that man simply has a hot body. Easy Breezy!

Yeah, that helps quite a bit. I wish they had done these pictures with a few models, all different sizes.

Efan said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

that man simply has a hot body. Easy Breezy!

Yeah, that helps quite a bit. I wish they had done these pictures with a few models, all different sizes.

Yeah, but I guess the point is that you can take a dude with a good physique and make him look "dumpy" with bad posture & ill-fitting clothes.

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stand tall

dress sharp

Ive always said that about the right fitting clothes! My husband used to buy his so oversized cuz they were comfy..

now he will wear more form fitting things... its HOT!