Is 160 for a 6 foot male too skinny?

[Anonymous]

I've been losing weight for awhile. I was talking to my sister about it and I said I wanted to get to 160 pounds. She told me that's too skinny and girls don't like that. Is it true? I used to be 270 pounds. I'm 176 pounds currently.

That's a good weight

That's too skinny

[JustAnotherGuy100]

The reason she is right is because of the weight of muscle vs the weight of fat. As a 6 ft male, you even if all your extra weight was in muscle, 160 is too skinny, if your extra weight is in fat, then 160 is perfect. I am a 6 ft with a decent muscular build and I weigh 185 lbs, with no fat or muscles, I would weigh about 110 lbs. But that 75 extra lbs of weight still doesn't make me look fat because about 15 lbs of that is fat, 9% of my body mass, and the leftover 60 lbs is muscle, but the fat and muscle both take up the same amount of space on my body, because muscle weighs 4 times as much per cubic inch than fat does, so I can weigh more than a person that is 2 times my size of their mass is mostly in fat. So skinny is relative depending on if your talking about muscle or fat, but unless you have 0% body fat (which is unhealthy) than 160 lbs for a 6 ft male is too skinny.

[TheSpartan]

lol yeah it's too skinny. I'm 175 lbs and 10% bodyfat, man, and I'm only 5'7. Look up Stronglifts 5x5 to pack on some more beef.

[Harrymax]

Lmao mate there's no way you're 10% body fat

[Anonymous]

Don't try and purposely lose weight right now, cuz you sound fine. But it's more a matter about physical appearance and where the weight goes (and muscle vs fat)- for some that might be too low and others too high, but I wouldn't stress about it.

[Your_boss960]

A new study that I beleive shows that a 6ft male over 170 lbs is overweight.

So I think your just fine. Don't gain 10 lbs please

[242plusInfinity]

so are you saying 171 is overweight for him? Cause I dont believe that but perhaps it is a muscle vs fat thing.

[darealkevin]

ok so I’m 6 ft nd 163, n honestly I still think I’m skinny, I go to the gym and eat, so I look toned but I still think I’m just not in the ideal weight

(dif people have different bone density n muscle density so they might make 160 look bigger or smaller) and then bmi comes in to play as well so it’s a lot of factors to take into count

[Virulent]

Depends on a number of factors but 160 is probably very close to, but not actually, underweight.

[Krypton666]

I weigh 162 at 6 foot. I look like a ufc fighter at weigh ins. So probably too skinny but most of its muscle. I have 5% body fat

[242plusInfinity]

I am 6'1 at 160 barely and I look like a stick. Lmao. I need to get like you man.

[KHaskins]

I'm 147 at six feet. I'm trying to get UP to 160.

[darealkevin]

I was on the same boat, I finally reached 163, I know you prolly been reached that goal it’s been over a year lmao

[242plusInfinity]

I was there before the pandemic. But now im at about 160.