What is the meaning of the word Ripped?

A. In common parlance the word "ripped" has multiple meanings from torn, to cheated as in "ripped off" and to some it even means drugged or intoxicated. But to a hard-core bodybuilder it has only one meaning: ultimate muscularity. Smooth to a competitive bodybuilder means fat, that the fat or water under the skin is obscuring the muscle underneath. Ripped is just the opposite. It means the fat under the skin has been dieted and exercised away to reveal the muscle underneath in exquisite detail. It means that every nook and cranny, every feature, of the muscle stands out in bold relief. A well-conditioned sumo wrestler may be smooth, but a bodybuilder in top-top shape is said to be RIPPED! UPDATE: A visitor to our site recently wrote expressing the view that "Ripped" has taken on a broader meaning. Here's what he wrote: "I believe what you do and stand for has gone well beyond what the word "ripped" originally stood for. Ford used to stand for the product that Henry Ford was ...  more