What's the difference between 'Athletic' and 'Muscular'?

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I don’t know what’s the difference and why it should be separated.

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Sometimes you get some clues if you look at the edit history of the tag.

But I can understand the confusion since the StashDB definition of athletic, “noticeable muscle definition” definitionally encompass muscular.

Here’s the distinction from my understanding:

  • Muscular. Significant bulging muscle mass. E.g. body builder, wrestler, weight lifter.
  • Athletic. Lean and defined physique - not big bulging muscles. E.g. an aerobics trainer, swimmer, runner.

The definition of athletic should probably include the word lean to make it distinct from muscular.

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Your example makes me understand the difference between athletic and muscular.

There are too many things make me confusing on StashDB.