In some online communities, men are told that attractiveness depends on achieving an extremely muscular body, a square jaw and other supposedly “masculine” features.

And there are impressionable young men out there who end up pursuing those ideals through a trend known as looksmaxxing. As you may have guessed from the name, it means trying to “maximise” your physical appearance. But more extreme communities promote unproven and downright dangerous ways of changing the body.

What’s the connection with the manosphere? When does looksmaxxing get dangerous? Does the manosphere encourage looksmaxxing any other bodily parts? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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