We’re Getting Gun Shows — Ladies’ Arms Stealing the Spotlight

The new fitness flex is literally flexing — women are making biceps the new status symbol and I am here for it. I heard about a Wall Street Journal piece where folks are posting arm selfies, rocking sleeveless fits, and even doing last-minute curls before going out. One woman says people see her arms and assume she can carry all the groceries in one trip — highest form of strength, right? Hollywood’s even in on it: Matt Damon had a biceps double in one scene, and the arms actually belonged to a woman named Devin Dalton. We joke, we swoon, we admit abs are overrated when a few curls make you look like you can move a couch solo. I riff on how arms are replacing six-packs as the easiest way to seem effortlessly powerful — and way less annoying to maintain.

Takeaways:

• I joke that the new women's status symbol is biceps, not abs, and we love it.
• We riff on a Wall Street Journal piece about women flexing arms and 'emergency curls' before dates.
• I point out one woman's claim that strong arms get you judged as able to carry all groceries in one trip.
• We marvel that Matt Damon's on-screen arms were doubled by Devin Dalton because her arms looked better, wild.
• I tease that arms are easier than abs — a few curls, walk out like you can move a couch solo.