goal weight for taller people

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  • melinda200208
    melinda200208 Posts: 525 Member
    I am 5'11 and would never expect myself to get to 150. Actually, I think I would look gross. I am currently at 176. I would be happy at 165.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    male, 6'3, shooting for 200-220 lbs range. My doctor says I should be 175-190 lbs. I think it's too low.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    What, I am 5'6" 140, and would like to put on some weight.

    Here is a rule of thumb to follow to set goal weights for a man 5' 106lbs, then add 6 lbs per inch. So at 6'5" that would put you at 208 (106+17*6), and if you are large frame or look at have some muscle, add 10% (More if goal to be considered "big") , if your goal is the thin lean look take off 10%. So that would give you a range of 187 to 229, or even higher if you carry a lot of muscle. I would suggest a goal of 200-250 for that height.

    Seriously?

    I'm female, 5'1" and weigh 130lb, 101lb of that is lean body mass (22% body fat) No way is 106lb is a goal weight for a man just one inch shorter than me, unless he has a tiny, tiny frame, ....men generally have larger frames than women and that goal weight is about right for a small framed woman.... A medium framed woman of this height would be maybe 110-115lb. A medium framed man would weigh more than that.

    If I follow your rule, even adding 10% due to having a large frame, my goal weight would be 123.2lb... I'd have to cut down to about 18% body fat and not bulk at all to get to that weight... and i'm female... If I was male with the same height and frame size that I have I'd aim to bulk up to 140 or 145lb or maybe even more than that if I can. (and I'm still a novice at lifting, and I'm looking to gain lean mass in addition to what I already have, just I know I don't have the testosterone to add as much as a man could)

    Short people are usually not scaled down models of taller people, so linear scales like these don't work.

    IMO it's a lot better to base goal weights on body fat percentage. i.e. base it on your current weight and current body fat percentage and what your goal is (bulk, cut). Find out how much lean body mass you have, then for bulking work out how much you want to add, and for cutting, work out what you'd weigh with the same amount of lean body mass but with the body fat percentage you want.
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    At 6'4, I have relatively broad shoulders and I guess a larger frame. My "goal" weight is around 200-205 so 150 seems tiny.

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