Men pumped up like Arnie look like they’re trying too hard to prove to themselves and others how manly they are and it all seems to come across as a serious attempt to either suppress latent homosexual tendencies or else have something big and manly to gaze upon in the mirror at any time of their choosing... I dunno...
Sounds like an excuse to be fat.
I’ve personally never cared for bodybuilders (it’s just too weird), but I’ve been a very competitive athlete my entire life, and still lift my fair share of iron, both in a gym and in a field.
Hard, physical labor (not prancing on a treadmill), be it a post hole digger, a chalk covered deadlift, or the sled with your fat ass coach sitting on it yelling “go faster” builds character and men.
I learned far more about being a man, a husband, and a citizen from athletics and coaches than I ever learned from my preacher, priest, teacher, or college professor.