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That’s why fans of Sylvester Stallone were likely so surprised to see the muscleman’s most recent Instagram post.—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026 Massive musclemen were considered freakish for their extreme body modification, too, but their true, subconscious goal was to gain each other’s approval, said bodybuilding historian John D. Fair.—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2026 The Austrian muscleman wasn’t exactly known for his facility around dialogue or his expressiveness.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Fans at home got an eyeful as muscleman Mike Munz, vocal duo Crash Adams, acrobatic pair The TT Boys, dance act The Funkateers Dancers, singing ensemble The Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir, and others got down to business.—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025 Another print of a vintage Abercrombie & Fitch ad of a male model wearing briefs showing off his biceps in a muscleman shirt has a presale estimate of $100.—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 May 2025 Her left hand was held up by a muscleman in an unbuttoned white shirt.—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025 Davis faced the famed muscleman actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in that vote, with just one significant Democrat on the list of potential replacements.—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025