Athletes Undress For ESPN’s Body Issue

Though we love lad mags and fashion rags, it doesn't take an advanced degree to notice that they tend to showcase a limited range of body types (big breasted, hourglass shaped ladies for the former; super skinny types for the latter). If you happen to appreciate, say, the rippling muscles of a trained athlete, it's a lot harder to sate your lust for nude photos...well, at least until the annual ESPN Body Issue rolls around.

True, it's not particularly explicit, and you're more likely to see taut calves than visible nipples, but it's still a delightful look at the wondrously constructed and super toned physiques of people who make a living defying the limitations of the human body. (And, hey, this is probably your only chance to see Hope Solo even close to undressed, so take that into consideration too.)

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· Above: WNBA player Sylvia Fowles