The 'This Is the Ideal Male Body' meme originated from a 2016 tweet by commentator Steven Crowder, who posted a photo of MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko with the caption stating it was the pinnacle of peak performance. While the original post was a serious take on functional vs. aesthetic fitness, the internet quickly adopted the phrase as a sarcastic copypasta. It is now used to ironically frame absurd or unathletic figures—ranging from video game characters to comedic actors—as the ultimate standard of human physical evolution. The meme serves as a humorous critique of body standards and a celebration of unconventional 'peaks' in pop culture.