Ladies lookout

Look out ladies, there's a new guy in class!... and he's not afraid of showing off ...

Ha, judging from the looks he's getting from the group in the back, apparently he's the center of attention. Does anyone else get the feeling the instructor simply requested 'legs up' and this guy just took it upon himself to do a (neck?)stand . Hilarious, but very talented as well. I think if I tried that out, I'd probably be leaving on a stretcher ...

Why... are gymnasts... hot?

You know... Fabian Hambuechen's previous post really got me thinking... what exaclty is it about gymnasts that I find so incredibly... shall we say irresistible?

(*eye scans from left to right*)... hm ok. Abs, biceps, legs.. check, check and check. Optional sexy tongue, check ...

Total package, check... and then some...

Ok, so I see now. Rugby players = great legs, swimmers = lean bodies, models = perfect abs, and bodybuilders = great arms... Gymnasts basically amount to all of the above rolled into one nice package. Perfection indeed... or at least as close to it as you can get (ignoring that whole height issue of course ).

Fabian Hambuechen: Über-hot Diving

Über hot? or super hot? Either way really makes no difference when it comes Germany's utterly breath-taking olympic silver medalist Fabian Hambuechen...

Did I say utterly breath-taking? I meant Just Beautiful ... Fabian perfectly represents the epitome of boyish good looks complemented by the body of a gymnast god... The guy might possibly be the hottest male gymnast currently active in the sport...

As you might recall, Fabian was a particular favorite of mine a couple months ago during the Beijing Olympics. I believe we visited him not once, but twice (If I remember correctly )...

And seeing as Fabian is in fact one of Germany's top national athletes, he does garner somewhat more of a celebrity status than we might be accustomed to regarding male gymnasts here in the US. Hence his recent appearance a couple days ago on the German television celebrity diving event, TV Total's Turmspringen 2008.

Darn you language barrier ... I know not what he's saying, but he sure looks hot saying it... You gotta love how those announcers were totally all over him throughout the broadcast. Very professional on their part... (not that I'm one to complain )...

Easily one of the hottest gymnast of the moment (even with the err... vertically challenged issue ). Look for him to be a pivotal player in the upcoming 2012 Olympics in London.

Reason #101 why Men's Gymnastics is hot

Technically the title of this post should be reason #101 and 102... considering a pre-requisite to being a decent gymnast is having insane arms...

Mind you arms that are ripped yet proportional and *not* bodybuilder-ish... Now that's hot... (lol, I swear this blog is turning me into Paris Hilton... scary )

Fabian Revisited...

Considering Fabian's bronze-worthy horizontal bar finish... and his current status (IMHO of course) as the hottest gymnast at the games this year, I figured he was worth another look.

...apparently from what I can tell in that second pic, Jonathan Horton seems to be sharing the same train of thought... (in my dreams maybe ). These shots are from Fabian's competition a few days ago in the Men's Gymnastics team finals in Beijing.

Granted there were a few stumbles here...

...and there ...

The Germans were in good form, but ultimately they failed to medal that day against the strong competition from the Americans and especially the Chinese. That being said, they'll be back four years from now with an older, wiser, and more experienced Fabian in the leadership position.

And considering the fact that Fabian is only 20, barring any unforeseen injuries we can probably expect to see him excelling in the sport well into the 2016 games (wherever those will be held)...

Non-Olympic Gymnastics... hotties

I think it's a safe bet to say it's more than obvious what my #1 favorite sport was in the olympics (it never really changes to be honest)... Don't get me wrong, speedos and aquatics are nice and all, but I prefer a slightly more 'bulky' look... (emphasis on slightly )...

A couple of these shots were taken by an outstanding photographer (site is no longer in existence) by the name Culver... From what I gather, they're all on the collegiate level from a couple schools renowned for their gymnastics programs.

And yes, although these are guys are all talented gymnasts, I kind of get the impression many of them could easily moonlight as male models ...

I think I might be onto something ...