Well - good question. I guess I lift to enhance my looks (not sacrifice them) - I'm saying I look better with muscle than just a skinny guy with a runner build. I think looks are sacrificed when a person pushes themselves beyond the edge of the accepted norn (which would be a football player size I guess). Once you are as big as a pro athlete, but have like zilch bodyfat - looks have officially been sacrificed. (Man, this is a tough thing to explain in words).