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John Payne's V-shaped torso

The "V"- shaped torso was a male ideal in the 1940s and nobody looked hotter with it than John Payne. But in the 1950s, his extreme "V" with skinny arms looks a bit freakish. You can see his ribcage

What exercises does one do to get a "V" torso anyway?

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by Anonymousreply 12October 10, 2022 3:53 PM

I think if you decided tye dumbell pullover was your focus, the way some ppl focus on the flat bench, you'd be on your way to this shape, but it's also genetics involved

by Anonymousreply 1October 10, 2022 4:22 AM

that looks freaky

by Anonymousreply 2October 10, 2022 4:24 AM

Looks stupid. He's sucking in his stomach and puffing out his chest. Even though he's got a great body, that looks stupid.

by Anonymousreply 3October 10, 2022 4:25 AM

Robert Mitchum did it better!

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by Anonymousreply 4October 10, 2022 4:27 AM

He was known as a pussy hound and quite good in the sack.

Once married to Gloria DeHaven and had an affair with Jane Russell and knocked her up, but she aborted it.

by Anonymousreply 5October 10, 2022 4:29 AM

how about a pic when he was under 55 OP

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by Anonymousreply 6October 10, 2022 4:37 AM

He was pretty damn hot.

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by Anonymousreply 7October 10, 2022 4:39 AM

He didn't age well.

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by Anonymousreply 8October 10, 2022 4:41 AM

Small waists are over-rated these days, but back then, they meant something, they were prized.

And that's why trousers and speedos were always worn up on the real waist (bellybutton height) and cinched in tightly. It was an entirely different aesthetic, as foreign to us today as petticoat breeches and pumpkin hose.

by Anonymousreply 9October 10, 2022 4:42 AM

r7 is probably the hottest photo ever taken of a male studio star in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Or, it's certainly among the top 3.

by Anonymousreply 10October 10, 2022 4:43 AM

r10 Indeed it is. It's amazing it got by the censors. Those hi-rise trunks covered the navel. Crazy that NAVELS were censored. I'm surprised there are some '40s photos of Payne with an unshaven chest.

r4: I've never seen that photo of Mitchum before, thanks for posting it.

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by Anonymousreply 11October 10, 2022 2:06 PM

R4, Joan Rivers claimed she and Robert Mitchum fucked after he was a guest when she hosted the Tonight Show.

by Anonymousreply 12October 10, 2022 3:53 PM
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