
Women love a tight stomach -- and a new Western Illinois University study confirms it. Women rated abs as the sexiest muscles on a man’s body, when compared to five other body parts. Here's the complete breakdown, from the ladies' least favorite to most popular.
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Not surprisingly, when men were given this same survey, they ranked a woman's butt number one. Ladies: Make sure your backside stays high on his list with this two-week plan to Shape Up Your Belly, Butt, and Thighs!
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This muscle makes up two-thirds of your arm, even though it doesn't get the same prop as a man's biceps. Think the basic pushup isn't challenging enough? Try it with your hands placed on a stability ball. Research shows it increases triceps activation by 30 percent over a standard pushup.
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If you want this muscle to show, you have to lose the love handles with a smart diet and exercise plan. But working the muscles themselves couldn't be simpler. One way: Try an "offset" lunge or squat, in which you hold a dumbbell in just one hand (nothing in the other) as you perform the exercise.
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Want to pump up your chest? Then pump up your mind. U.K. researchers found that people bench-press 12 percent more weight when they psych themselves up before a lift than when they're distracted. In the study, the scientists gave experienced weight lifters 20 seconds to mentally prepare. The take-home message: Before you approach the bench, skip the small talk and focus on the task at hand.
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In a poll of Cosmopolitan readers, 1 out of 5 women confessed that nice biceps on a man makes them "absolutely melt." For all new ways to train your biceps, check out 6 Awesome New Arm Curls.
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No shocker here, of course. What's more, men ranked this as their second favorite muscle group on a woman. Want to shore up your core? Check out the Best Ab Workout Ever.
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