Drake wants you to know that he's recently been getting his body in fighting shape and hitting the weights hard (or #pushingpounds as he calls it). And with millions of Instagram followers to see, what better way to get feedback on his progress (read: get thousands of girls to hammer on the heart-eyes emoji face) than to post shirtless photos? At the end of the day, if you've got the confidence that comes along with being a multi-platinum recording artist/proclaimed 6 God, why not? Everyone needs a little ego boost, and we could all learn a thing or two. So let's purposefully overanalyze the photos to see which thirst trap devices Drake turns to the most when looking to rack up some quick likes:

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Trap #1: The subtle blurThis one is as old as the timeline itself. When you're looking to show off, in detail, your newly ripped body, what better way to do it than to distort the image so we can't even really tell where your abs end and chest begin? Bonus points if you're standing next to an upright tanning bed to make your torso shiny.

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Trap #2: The use a social cause to justify shirtlessnessThe Ice Bucket Challenge may have peaked last summer, but Drake's thirst trapping is forever. (Also: Where's the ice? Or the bucket?)

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Trap #3: The getting a tattoo to justify shirtlessnessThe 4-1-6 is special to Drake, the same way his thirst trapping is special to us.

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Trap #4: The low-angle shot to emphasize pectoral sizeWanna look like a fitness god? Have your boy lie on the floor and shoot you from a low angle to make your muscles look massive. It could make Kevin Durant look like Lou Ferrigno.

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Trap #5: The lifestyle flex / actual flexWe all take our shirts off on vacation. But not everyone's vacation takes place at a private villa located in an unnamed paradise.

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Trap #6: The high-angle shot to emphasize a small waistThe harshness of the overhead noir lighting can do wonders for even the chubbiest of midsections.

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Trap #7: The sentimental tattoo of a universally loved music iconR.I.P. Aaliyah. Who knew one day you'd have the privilege of having your face expand and contract as a Jewish guy from Toronto worked on his lats.

Jake Woolf is a writer who has covered men’s style for over ten years and has contributed to GQ since 2014. A graduate of Parsons The New School for Design (good school, long name), he also has bylines at Robb Report, HighSnobiety, Pitchfork, and the defunct #menswear website Four Pins... Read moreWriterXRelated Stories for GQInstagramDrakeCelebrities