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Home · Love & Sex

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 · August 24, 2015October 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.

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02
Hometown Honey

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

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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?

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!

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.

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06
Hot Chocolate, Anyone?

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

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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.

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?

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09
Never Give Up

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

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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!

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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!

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?

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13
Make It Count

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

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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!

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!

Don Harris Photographics
16
Steamin’ Hot

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

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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!

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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.

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!

Taz Hall Photography
20
California Cutie

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

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