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  • seabee78
    seabee78 Posts: 126 Member
    Frame size definitely matters. Mike Tyson (in his prime) was 5'10" 220lbs. But he was solid.

    Many 5'10" guys with smaller frames would be fat at 220 lbs.
  • ElyseL1
    ElyseL1 Posts: 504 Member
    Absolutely. I'm 5'1" and typical bmi charts put me in a healthy weight range of 97-118lbs. I haven't weighed that since like 6th grade lol. Since becoming an adult my lowest weight was around 122. Once I figured out that I have a large frame I discovered mt healthy weight range is actually 125-140. Makes sense!!!


    We're buddies! I wasnt even in the 118 range in middle school I think my lowest weight was 125 and that's when i had a growth spurt lol! I can honestly say I looked like a twig at that weight. I was really really skinny, I'm not sure it's possible since i'm a developed adult now :)
  • coreyreichle
    coreyreichle Posts: 1,031 Member
    Yes, frame size does matter. Which is why there is a range for BMI.

    If you really want to know, get a water volume displacement test. That will tell you for certain, but the BMI range covers pretty much every situation, outside of extreme athletes.
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