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Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You'll Need A Minute

Your Monday can't get any hotter than this! (You're welcome.)

By Charli Penn · Updated October 27, 2020
01
International Crush

Once we laid eyes on British trainer and model Quinton’s jaw-dropping physique, we just couldn’t turn away.

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
Marvin Bienaime/BienaimeAgency
02
Hometown Honey

Model, actor and musician Devan Dunson has sex appeal for days. Ladies, prepare to fall in love!

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
James C. Lewis for Noire3000 | N3K Studios
03
Model Sexy

Humble heartthrob Karras Jordan may play it a little coy with the ladies, but when the shirt comes off, he has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. Remember this sexy guy?

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
IAMEYE Photos
04
Closer Than Close

Texas-based aspiring model and actor Brandon J. Boyd makes sexy look effortless, loves to cook and goes nuts for a woman who goes for what she wants. Are you in love yet? We are!

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
Nathan Paul Photography
05
Hunky Is As Hunky Does

Hunky health coach Gichi Gamba’s abs are like a work of art. The midwestern-born cutie has our full attention.

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
C Richard Minott for iBrandimaging
06
Hot Chocolate, Anyone?

Keep a photo of model Xavier Perkins handy to keep you warm this coming winter.

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
James C. Lewis for Noire3000 | N3K
07
Swoon Alert

Photo perfection like this doesn’t need a caption. But just so you won’t be strangers, this is model and bartender Black Carwile.

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
Peak Photography By Clint Easley
08
World Traveler

“I believe a woman’s sexiest qualities are her sense of humor and relationship with God,” says heartthrob Ian Buchanan II, 33, who is a Tennesse-based fitness coach and total southern gentleman. Ladies, are you in love yet?

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
Jason H. Hall for JH Photography
09
Never Give Up

Standing tall at 6’4” with abs for days, Atlanta-based model Kenyon Glover is on the rise.

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
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10
Too Hot To Handle

Rising model and actor Travis Cure gives new meaning to the phrase “hot chocolate.” We can’t take it!

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
James C. Lewis for Noire3000 | N3K
11
Southern Gentleman

“God created the closest thing to perfection when He created woman,” says gorgeous model and student, Denzel Wells. If that didn’t just make you fall in love, this photo sure will!

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
Don Elmore Photography
12
Philly Proud

Is it cold enough for hot chocolate yet? We think so! Ladies, meet Philly-based hunk Kevin Moore. The dreamy actor and case manager cooks Moroccan meals, mentors young people and prides himself on knowing how to listen to a woman. Need we say more?

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
Derek Chase for The Photo Chase
13
Make It Count

Meet steamy model Chris Anthony, 35, who originally hails from Detroit.

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
James C. Lewis for Noire3000 | N3K
14
Hello, Hello, Hello!

Personal trainer and physique competitor Harold Allen has our full attention. He admires an intelligent, fit woman who likes to cuddle. Yup, he said “cuddle!” Instant crush alert!

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
Romen Cole Photography
15
Oh Yes!

“A woman can impress me by showing me she loves God more than she loves me,” says hunky fitness instructor Antonio J. Stephen. (Gush!) Yup, it’s love!

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
Don Harris Photographics
16
Steamin’ Hot

Did we say hot chocolate? We meant steamin’ hot chocolate!

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
James C. Lewis for Noire3000 | N3K
17
Oh, He’s The One

“I feel that one of a woman’s sexiest qualities is having a close relationship with God,” says university director and model Lee Hammonds Jr. We cosign!

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
James C. Lewis for Noire3000 | N3K
18
Eat Your Heart Out

Industry insiders call hunky host Kevin Thompson “the Black Ryan Seacrest.” Find out why we can’t take our eyes of the rising star.

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
Laura Macrini Photography
19
We Salute You

Ex-marine turned personal trainer Miles Partridge’s sultry stare and chiseled physique will put you in a trance. Plus, the Kansas-based cutie says he’s “honest, straightforward and as loyal as a German Shepherd.” Sounds like our kind of guy!

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
Taz Hall Photography
20
California Cutie

Gorgeous model Quincy Braxton hails from Los Angeles but currently resides in Malibu. Hey, cutie!

Muscle Mania: 20 Abs So Hot You’ll Need A Minute
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