5'8" - 5'9" Guys

_Ben

Whats your goal weight? I picked 145 just kinda out of a hat, it was right in the middle of the BMI calculator, but now that Im within 10 pounds of that goal, Im seeing I have a lot more than 10 pounds I still want to lose. Im adding in strength training into my workout now, but I still feel like I need to lose this fat. So what is your goal weight? And if you are at that weight, could you please post photos? Just trying to get a better idea

mcdonl

I am going for 180. Are you sure you want to weight less than 150? Is it windy where you live?

sarahlucydaynes26

I know I am not a `Guy` lol but my goal was 140 and I chose 137 - 145 as a barrier incase you fluctuate x
Add weights as that helps and run. To lose the fat if your`e not happy.
I have toned with my dvd but unsure how `guys` work out and notice the difference over 2 weeks apparently according to my friends -
Good luck! x

bluefox9er

I am going for 180. Are you sure you want to weight less than 150? Is it windy where you live?

agreed!! the BMI is not a good measure AT ALL for suggested weight range...our bodies are all different. a 5'8 guy would look very, very,very thin at 150 lbs, let alone less than that...but go with how you feel :-) I am 5'10 and at 170, I wanted to push for 165 but my doctor forced me not to...and so did my family as I just wouldn't look 'right'....which means I need to tone, regardless :-)

Semperfione

I hope to be 185 for my main goal drop....but down deep I hope some day to be at 155-165....I would be so happy to hit that mark, and with a little help from above someday it will happen. Wish you all much success.

brianward81

I'm 5'7" and I picked 74kg (164 pounds) because I was 79kg (174 pounds) and thought it'd bring me into my healthy BMI blah blah. I know the BMI thing is crap but I just used that as a first goal. I'm just shy of reaching this goal but think I'll have to re-evaluate. Still have a bit of a gut and would like to trim it down some but think a bit more strength exercises will help with that.

_Ben

I started at 184, definitely way to heavy. My goal is to to get lean, and then add muscle on top. I still have a gut I want to lose, and so I can build abs

jsuhandy_17

I am currently maintaining my weight at 195. I am 5'10 with a wide shoulders. I experienced the 175 weight when I was sick with pneumonia and friends kept saying I was a scary skinny. So I packed on muscle (a little fat as well) to come back. Think about your body frame before dropping too much because BMI is deceiving and usually does not factor in you body type.

pjbercot

I am 5'9" and currently on may way back to Wrestling and Marine Corp weight of 175. Wife wants me to stay above 180 . I am broad shouldered and looked really sickly like Jsuhandy_17 when I got below 170. I also read a few of you talking about a slight gut. That has way more to do with diet than loosing a few extra lbs. My approach is to circuit train hard and to run even harder. Figure the rest will take care of itself.

Teksavvy

I'm 5'7" and chose 155 for a goal weight. Now that I've been on this site, it has corroborated changes I'm seeing in muscle loss.
I'm now going for changes in inches, rather than losing weight and gaining more muscle with strength training.
I'm watching what I eat so I make more muscle, not more fat.

Tankplanker

I'm 5'8" with a broad frame. At my lowest I've been 160lbs and everybody said I looked ill even though I was still more than 7lbs heavier than my BMI suggested as the upper limit.

I'm currently 204lbs trying to get down to 175lbs (I was ~260lbs). I have way more muscle this time around so I see 155lbs or less as impossible without losing a lot of muscle as I weigh about 160lbs at the moment if you take off all my fat.

How much you weigh at any height is down to how much fat and muscle you want to pack on, aligned with the size of your frame. There are plenty of boxers that are my height and weigh around 140lbs. So it is possible to get that low, but it is hard work to maintain if you aren't naturally that thin.

A better measure of progress is inches and percent body fat. Waist and hips should be around 30-28", chest is dependant on build. Body fat percentage, for me, should be between 8% (if you want cut abs) rising to 15", with 20% as the maximum. BAI uses both the hips to waist ratio and body fat percentage to guide you, it is far better than BMI as a measure of body heath.

_Ben

Here is a pic of me at 184. As you can tell, not the right weight for me

Babalaila

I was 74 kilos (162 pounds) last year...have droped down to 68 kilos(150 pounds). Have still got a lot of fat to lose around the stomach, but am lean on the shoulders, biceps and chest.

My aim is to get the six pack....started my third week of instanity...find it much easier with less weight...but it seems like I have still got a long way to visably see the six pack!.

Anybody in the same position as me?

mcvc

Shootin for 175 here. My issue is I'm all legs so I carry it all in my gut. Stuck at 192 but I've been lifting weights as much as cardio so now I'm noticing inch's going instead of the pounds.

Saruman_w

I aimed for 150. I'm right about that right now.

JThomas61

I am 5'8 with broad shoulders, I have chosen 160-155 as my goal so that I can have that V appearance from shoulders to waist. I am currently at 173.

_Ben

Heres the prime example of knowing I still have weight to lose. Bicycle situps. They are at the end of my workout, and every time I look at my gut, I just think ugh, not there yet.

tmacmoto

I'm 5'8" and shooting for 135 lbs....I know really small. BMI which is way off says that I can go down as low as 133 lbs. But, since all body weight can fluctuate I always play around with 5 lbs. I chose 135 as a bottom weight point to guage where 15 lbs of muscle will put me at for a total weight of 150 lbs and for 5'8" at a medium build should be good.

OfficialPR

I'm 5'8 and shooting for 175lbs, currently at 188-190lbs

CraigG75

I am 5'10" and my ultimate goal is 200 or 195. Any less than that and I would look like I am sick or something. My body carries weight differently.

bmramsey0614

Hi,

I am 5'10 and when I first begin my goal weight was 180. I reached 185 and knew I needed to loose more so I changed it to 175, then changed it to 170. When I hit 170 I wanted to go to 160 but I am currently at 165-167 and have not lost nor gained any weight in nearly 2 months. I have been adding strength training and also trianing for a half marathon. I can definitely tell I have lost fat and have replaced it with some muscle. It is a slow process. Just continue strength training, it will pay off.

Congrats on your progress so far!

crisanderson27

I started at 184, definitely way to heavy. My goal is to to get lean, and then add muscle on top. I still have a gut I want to lose, and so I can build abs

My friend, I'm 5'7" tall, and weigh 180lbs right now. With ANY amount of muscle...and I mean any...2" taller than I am and 150lbs would be a stick. Particularly if you're doing strength training.

My advice is to throw your goal weight out the window...and concentrate on bodyfat percentages. For an example, if you look in my gallery, my profile picture, and the last picture in the list...I'm about 19% (at 180lbs as I said). I'd like to get down to 10-12% or so...just to see what it looks like lol...but I think I'd mostly like to maintain about 15%. If I gained NO more muscle, 15% bodyfat would put me at 165lbs...and again, I'm 5'7". With 2" more...I'd need another 10lbs minimum to look right.

Rae6503

My husband (5'9" too) is about 160, down from "normal" of 170ish, back into a 30" waist. As old fashioned as it sounds, I just like it when he weighs more than me, which hasn't always been the case with me having babies and all that.

anonoymous1

I want to go for 160 , but I may go lower than that. Definitely not lower than 150.