I know just how many grams of fat are in each ounce of food I put into my mouth.
“I weigh my food at home using a scale,” said one Manhattan based model who has done work for 2(X)ist. All ten of the models we spoke to told us that nutritional intake is always at the forefront of their minds. What we were a bit stunned to find out is just how aware many of these men are with calorie intake. We honestly were not surprised to hear that male underwear models watched their diet. But we are super tight with athletic frames,” he adds. Most of us aren’t body builders if you notice. Consumers expect perfection and so do the modeling agencies we work for. Nobody wants to buy underwear from guys with a muffin top. “And you really can’t skip workouts either because if you do, you run the risk of losing your bod. Half of that time is spent doing cardio and abs and the other half is involved with resistance training,” mentioned one young man who recently turned 25 and has modeled for Calvin Klein. We’re several hours of pumping weights per visit. You may be thinking this really isn’t news but from what we are told, these are run of the mill workouts. We have to!”Ī post shared by Matthew Noszka Many live at the gymĮvery single underwear model told us they spend hours at the gym each day. That’s not aways a good thing …and people think we get lots of cash but we don’t. “If you show your face, you sometimes get paid more but you’re also trying yourself to that particular brand. “I make a few thousand dollars a year – that’s it!” said one model who is well known within the industry.
What’s more, if you model for one company, you are pretty much excluded from modeling for others. Rarely are they paid more than a few thousand. Generally speaking, they’re paid a few hundred dollars shoot. All of the models we spoke with told us that they are compensated on a per gig basis and that the money isn’t all that great. They may look like a million bucks when you see them in ads but that’s not what they get paid. What follows seven secrets of male underwear models! Let’s jump right in! 7 Male Underwear Model Secrets 1. In return, they’ve shared with us a number several tidbits of inside scoop. In order to protect their identities, we’ve agreed not to disclose their names.
We’re talking about Andrew Christian, Ralph Lauren, Pump and Calvin Klein just to name a few. As part of this piece, we interviewed ten models who have worked for some of the biggest underwear brands in the nation.