[Mick]

I'm sorry, but does anyone think that male athletes' weight—and every other aspect of their bodies—is discussed, scrutinized, and criticized the way that female athletes are? Equity demands acknowledgment of disparate circumstances, which I certainly think is the case here.

Just once, I'd like to see a male athlete's height and weight juxtaposed with his height and weight years later when he's a fat old coach.

Oh wait...here's one. 12-year NBA veteran and former USF men's basketball coach, and San Jose native, Rex Chapman.

Here he is as a 6'4", 190 pound guard...
[/url][url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltere01.html]Rex Walters Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more | Basketball-Reference.com

And 40 pounds later, Rex is a 6'3" (must have shrunk an inch) and 230-pound assistant coach:
Rex Walters - Wikipedia

He's past 50, so it's not so improbable that he lost an inch of height.  Or maybe he was 6'3" to start, and now he's 6'2", and he's always been lying by an inch.  If he did lose height though, that doesn't imply any loss of mass because it just happens due to compression of the spine.  Getting old is not for the faint of heart...

Man, no kidding. I topped out at 6'1 5/8" and at age 61, I have lost 1.5". My kids now tower over me.

[Mick]

I'm sorry, but does anyone think that male athletes' weight—and every other aspect of their bodies—is discussed, scrutinized, and criticized the way that female athletes are? Equity demands acknowledgment of disparate circumstances, which I certainly think is the case here.

Just once, I'd like to see a male athlete's height and weight juxtaposed with his height and weight years later when he's a fat old coach.

Oh wait...here's one. 12-year NBA veteran and former USF men's basketball coach, and San Jose native, Rex Chapman.

Here he is as a 6'4", 190 pound guard...
[/url][url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltere01.html]Rex Walters Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more | Basketball-Reference.com

And 40 pounds later, Rex is a 6'3" (must have shrunk an inch) and 230-pound assistant coach:
Rex Walters - Wikipedia

He's past 50, so it's not so improbable that he lost an inch of height.  Or maybe he was 6'3" to start, and now he's 6'2", and he's always been lying by an inch.  If he did lose height though, that doesn't imply any loss of mass because it just happens due to compression of the spine.  Getting old is not for the faint of heart...

Man, no kidding. I topped out at 6'1 5/8" and at age 61, I have lost 1.5". My kids now tower over me.