As a result, his workout routine is entirely geared towards building muscle: he barely does cardio, and he eats as many complex carbohydrates as possible to bulk up.īecause Pang travels constantly, he tries to concentrate on specific muscle groups to keep track of his progress. Because he has an ectomorph body type - which means that he has trouble adding muscle to his lean, lanky frame - it was tough for him to put on weight. It was initially difficult for Pang to achieve his fitness goals. You have a complex about your self-image, because of what you’re taught in the media.” “As a kid, you feel second-rate and you feel lesser about yourself. “When I was growing up, the Asian stereotype was you’re either a martial artist who could kick ass but never got the girl, or you were some nerdy math genius who played Ping-Pong," he says. So he decided to work out in part as a way to become that man himself. When he watched movies or TV growing up, Pang failed to see an Asian man who he could look up to, someone who was fit and kicked ass and was sexually attractive to women.
And this message translates to dating IRL: according to a 2014 OkCupid survey, Asian men are considered less desirable than other men on the site.
Even though Jet Li was cast as the romantic lead opposite the magnetic Aaliyah in 2000’s Romeo Must Die, he still doesn’t get the opportunity to kiss her at the end. “When I was growing up, the Asian stereotype was you’re either a martial artist who could kick ass, but never got the girl, or you were some nerdy math genius who played Ping-Pong."Įven when they aren’t portrayed as dorky or buffoonish, Asian male characters are typically still portrayed in movies and TV as totally asexual.
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