Ideal weight for male at 5'10

jerryh100000

Well im currently 177 pounds and was thinking anywhere in between 160-168 would be perfect, have a gut and have gave up drinking so hopefully that disappears soon. I definitely think I could get into that bracket by christmas but was just wondering is that a good weight?

heatedarrow

Depends on a lot of factors, but if you just wanted to go by BMI, for a male that is 5'10.. A "healthy" weight is anything within the 145-170 range..

With that said I don't know your %BF, or fitness goals. They have been talking recently of a "skinny fat" epidemic, which is quite interesting/controversial.

NRBreit

Your frame size will have an impact on your ideal weight range. You can do an internet search on 'ideal weight frame size' and find a bunch of info on how you can calculate this.

thmgoodw

Well im currently 177 pounds and was thinking anywhere in between 160-168 would be perfect, have a gut and have gave up drinking so hopefully that disappears soon. I definitely think I could get into that bracket by christmas but was just wondering is that a good weight?

As others have mentioned, a lot of it depends on your bone structure, how much muscle you carry (or want to have), and how lean you want to get. I am also 5'10, and for me, about 175# and 10% bodyfat is my goal. For BMI purposes, the "normal" range is something like 129# to 174#, or something like that at our height, which kind of cracks me up, because any male at the bottom half of that range is going to look awfully scrawny, IMO.

jerryh100000

Thanks everyone i have a big enough chest and arms so was thinking between 160 and 165, think anything under would be too skinny. currently at 175 so hopefully can lose another 10 in 5-6 weeks

Domineer

Well I am 5'10 and i weigh 256 currently. According to the ideal weight and frame size calculator, I am 79lbs overweight. However I carry weight well because it evenly distributes over my entire body. My physician says that I would be healthy at 220lbs. That would take me down to a BMI of 29. I know that is not the idea range of 25 but since I haven't been that weight since middle school/ high school, I would be able to move around like a person 195-205. I have large broad shoulders. Besides, women don't want a thin frail man, unless she is into acrobats and runners.