I'm 5'11 and my weight is 165lbs with the 20% of fat mass. Should I gain or loose some weight?

[Anonymous]

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I think that's a very healthy weight for your height but you might be able to alter your body composition a little bit to reduce body fat and gain some muscle, perhaps even gaining a modest amount of weight from FFMI along the way while cutting fat.

Think it also depends on your athletic goals. If you're primarily focused on bodyweight motions like calisthenics or gymnastic motions or running as fast or as long as possible, it helps to become as lean as possible short of weakening your health and immune system to shed every last bit of dead weight that doesn't contribute to the motion. If you're focused mainly on resisting as much external resistance as possible like a powerlifter, then shedding every last inch of body fat can be counter-productive to those strength goals.

Or if you don't have such athletic goals and just want to improve general health, something around 15% body fat seems optimal for men (I see it estimated in the range of 9% to 19% often to avoid risk of health problems, but the sweet spot is probably around the middle).

[Sonorous]

I'm the exact same height as you but 10lbs lighter. Definitely lose more if you want more leanness/definition. But aside from that, I don't feel differently when I'm up in the 160's.

[Anonymous]

You sound fine to me.

[jahaims]

Lose fat, gain muscle mass.