How come many girls prefer skinny guys?

[MetalFortress]

Originally posted by jakethasnake
It's very easy for the average man who's between 5'10" and 6' and has the typcial mid-to-high 20s bodyfat percentage to claim that "210 pounds" is his ideal weight. Somewhere underneath all that *LARD* is a lean, mean fighting machine whose ideal weight is closer to 160-170.

Way to pigeon hole. I, a naturally big guy, am 6'1, and 235 lbs. Bodyfat percentage? Depending on the test, I always get tabbed between 12 and 15. I'd have to go anorexic to get to 160 or 170, and I wouldn't drop that far if my life depended on it.

At 235 I'm already in strong condition, AND my best mile time is 7:28 (this was the last time I ran a timed mile), at around the exact same weight, and I can also do 4 chins in a row (not very good, but for 235 it is) at this weight. And yes, I can scratch my own back. I'm not skinny, nor am I a lard load. I go for strength and conditioning over looks and weight. What's more important, squatting 400 pounds and being able to squat 270 for 20 reps or whatever, or being 180 instead of 190, or somethign stupid like that? I can tell you that while the metros are busy eating celery sticks, I'm going to be hitting the rack making every effort to become freaky strong. I'm sure having the strength of two men will be a little more impressive than perfect washboard abs.

And oh yeah Jake - to get to your ideal weight, I'd have to lose about 50 pounds of muscle. Maybe more. I'm no WSM competitor or Olympia either, I'm just a casual olympic lifter and squatter. And no, I don't use 'roids either. Maybe I'll meet the "ideal weight" on the Body By Auschwitz program, but not on my watch. It's obvious that the turds who say "omg ur 5'10 190 u must be fat" don't know jack squat (no pun intended)

 

[jakethasnake]

Yeah, maybe I forgot to take bodytypes into consideration. But let's just assume the "average male" to be the most common type of body - 'the mesomorphic ectomorph'. The type with a certain amount of musculature. Most men are this, but because of environmental factors, can be fatter or thinner than this. In America it's usually the former, as otherwise trim guys get fat as hell because of awful diets with too-big portions ("would you like to Super-Size that, sir?" ).


You are clearly not "average" by any means, Metal. You're a big guy. You're comparing apples to oranges when you compare yourself to an average 5'10", 170 pound man. A friend of mine is 6'4" and 255 pounds, and I would hardly call that normal. That is gargantuan.

 

[MetalFortress]

I think a better general rule would be to eat healthy foods in good amounts and work to get into the best physical condition possible. Works for all body types and eliminates worries about weight, except for odd circumstances, and goes by the KISS rule (keep it simple stupid). No need to overcomplicate stuff with 70 different exercises to hit the rear left deltoid or the outer bicep, and counting calories or carbs to the nearest .1 . Plus, being strong and durable is fun

 

[TommiV]

This was one of the first things I looked into.

The way a guy looks/dresses has a LOT to do with the type of woman he's with.
One thing I noticed is that ANY look, wheather its adonis/ugly, fat/thin, short/tall can get a girl... its just the tpye of girl that differs.

I assume most guys hear like a "good looking woman", who's tall, thin, nice long hair, whatever...
I did notice that this type of guy depends on your age. For the younger guys, these women DO date the jerks. But at 20/21 I think they start to get out of the rebelious teen thing.

I'd say the original JB101 is spot on. Look at the Brad Pitt look. He's not lanky but he's tall. He's toned but if you look at him in movie roles he's always dressed well... even a little ****ey (instead of just any old shirt "yeah that'll do", he'd wear one that'd stand out but notlook like a hawaiian thing). See what I mean?

Tall is good but average height around 6ft give or take a few inches seems the spot. As for weight, you don't have to be toned, but if you're not carrying any additional weight then women go for this type. If you ARE toned all the better.... by toned I mean, fit, NOT like a weight lifter.. bulging muscles again appeals to a different sort and isn't that attractive. You HAVE to set this off with a good dress sence. Like I said, no baggy, grungy crap. And it's not enough just to be "clean"... like I said above, theres a big difference between and expensive shirt and a $5 flannel shirt. Both are "clean" but give off two different impressions.

Some guys thinks it's a bit "gay" and while you don't wanna go for that look if you're after women you could take a few hints. I won't repeat what I said about the shirt, look at the jeans... there's a lot of different styles... straight, loosefit, bootcut, flared... again. They make a difference. I like a bootcut jean or slight flared one because it lets the jeans come down over my feet (big feet.. doh!) where a straight leg just looks clumsy at the bottom and all bunchy at the top on me.
Shoes too. "Boat shoes" are okay but more suited to the flannel shirt. Have a nice pair of brown and a pair of black shoes, nicely kept. Nice shape, not bulky, kept shiny if they're that style.
And without spending hours or a fortune on it, just make sure it looks like you make some effort to fix your hair sinc you got outta bed... the "just got outta bed" look barely works for the models, doesn't work on 99% of guys.

No one look gets any ONE type of girl but how you look DOES influence the type of girl you attract.

 

[Zircon]

Have to put in my 2p worth regarding weight.

I personally am 5'11 155 pounds and around 8%. Ok so that's not 5% as Bruce Lee or whatever, but it's pretty ripped.

What I HAVE noticed is that most of the time when you are a smaller build as I am, with clothes on you don't look impressive at all. The lower your bodyfat, the skinnier you look - I have a friend same height same weight with about 15% bf, and he looks bigger than me. I have had chicks not really interested until I had my shirt off revealing what hard work I have done to achieve my goal.

Most of the time, all others being equal, a 6"1 180-200 pounds with 15% body fat will EASILY get the chick instead of me. I said all things being equal, so it's my jobn to be better than HIM.

So my aim is to gain 22 pounds (10 kg) in the next year, which will hopefully make me more confident than I am now.

Physcial attributes are not everything, but they count for a lot. Life's not fair, these things count. Use them to your advantage. But I must admit I feel sorry for guy under 5'9... not much that they can do.

 

[milkncereal2]

also it helps what shirt one decides to wear. if your toned and wear a 2xxl your not going show off that you work out. i was a wrestler and bc of that i have pretty big neck and shoulders and i have a shirt i wear that i think makes those body parts sticks out. i feel like arnold. and then my confidence goes pretty high. just be at a comfortable weight and the girls will notic your happy

 

[Levex]

lol look at Snoop Dogg, that guy is like 6'3- 6'4 and madddd skinny, and yet b!tches go crazy for him.

 

[Jippii]

Originally posted by jakethasnake
I disagree. Do you have *any* idea how muscular a RIPPED frame of about 5'10" and 150-160 pounds looks? Look at actor Jason Scott Lee, who starred in the Bruce Lee biopic, "DRAGON". The man is aboslutely shredded to the bone, and quite thick and muscular. He weighed about 155 in the film, and he is 5'10"/5'11". If he were 180 instead, he would look bulky and unathletic. Shred down to about 5-6% body fat at 5'10". and then we'll talk. I assure you - you will quickly change your tune about what the "ideal" weight is for an average height man. If you weighed 180 with 5% bodyfat you probably wouldn't even be able to scratch your own back - that's going overboard - an extension of male vanity manifested in one's obssessive bodybuilding habits.

I agree too. A quick search on google found this url with a some pics that give you an idea http://www.celebrity8x10s.com/Merch...GY&Store_Code=SCP&Category_Code=leejasonscott

 

[TurtleShell]

its an interesting thing...

im 5 foot 11, and in pounds im really underweight - im only 134 pounds. i eat alot coz ive got such a fast metabolism. but i dont really excersise either...

i seem to get more larger girls interested in me than not, but i also get the occassional hottie that every guy in a room wants...

and i wear clothes that fit...fitted shirts and narrow jeans- it must be obvious to all that im a skinny bastard. but to me if i wear loose fitting bigger clothes i feel awekward like i cant get clothes that fit and i start to feel self conscious about my weight.

i dont know what it is that makes me get chicks but i do...

but its interesting, some chicks think i look like a junky, coz i have very dark eyes, and others think i look really good. gay guys seem to check me out a fair bit too.

...what do people think of that?

 

[FratAndDiddy]

we all have an ideal weight where we would like to be. bone structure determines your goal.
if you think youre too skinny, then you probably are and the same for fat.
my goal is to find my ideal weight for myself and not for what some broad thinks.