Is it realistic for men to get back to high school weight?

MrBiggiesworth
MrBiggiesworth Posts: 846 Member
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is it?

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  • crandos
    crandos Posts: 377 Member
    yes
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  • Fitfully_me
    Fitfully_me Posts: 647 Member
    I'd say it depends on the man/weight.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    I graduated in 1988 at 278 lbs. and that was down 24 lbs. from the end of my senior football season (was dropping to make weight for when I left for the US Army after graduation..... but by 2009 my weight skyrocketed to 560 lbs. but as of today I have been in maintenance for the past 11 months at 250lbs. so I would say yeah you can get back there and then some.... Best of Luck
  • 1capybara
    1capybara Posts: 162 Member
    why not? im within 8 lbs of my HS grad wt :)
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    I was in the 270's back in 1998. I'm about 15 lbs away from hitting that though I am still smaller in size pants 40/42 in the waist, and 1-2XL shirts now than I was back then. Back in high school I was 44/46 pants and 2-3XL size in shirts.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    depends... for some yes, for others no.

    For me, there's not a chance.
  • EdTheGinge
    EdTheGinge Posts: 1,616 Member
    2004 I must of been about 182lbs if not more, 9years on im 153lbs so yep. Suppose I do have age on my side to a degree
  • Alehmer
    Alehmer Posts: 433 Member
    Depends on when you developed and what you want now. I filled out a lot in college, would have to cut muscle to get back to 190lbs, but at 204 I am a heck of a lot more muscular.
  • tomcornhole
    tomcornhole Posts: 1,084 Member
    Depends on when you developed and what you want now. I filled out a lot in college, would have to cut muscle to get back to 190lbs, but at 204 I am a heck of a lot more muscular.

    ^^^This. I was skinny in high school. Filled out in college and looked good when I graduated. So, I am now back to my college graduation weight and even leaner now than I was then. Life is good.
  • thesupremeforce
    thesupremeforce Posts: 1,206 Member
    I weigh almost sixty pounds less than I did at the end of high school. I'm pretty sure that I was three inches shorter the last time I was at this weight.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Why high school weight out of curiosity?

    Women are constantly stuck on that number as well- and I"m not sure why because most people don't look their best at high school weight.

    But yes- the answer is sure- you can... but you might want to re-evaluate if that's really the weight you want to shoot for in the big picture.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Definitely possible. I am under my graduating weight, and plan to go lower.

    I guess it depends on the person. If they were overweight in HS then obviously you can get to that point or lower.
  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member
    I'm there now, so yes.
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    I got back to my high school weight last year at 168. I believe that for me that was too light and I was getting pretty weak. SInce then I have changed my workouts and am now at 183 at around 12% bodyfat (The weight I was when I was most fit in the Army at age 27.
  • JamesDanek
    JamesDanek Posts: 95 Member
    I weigh 30lb less than I did when I left school (I was a bit of a fatty though)
  • Brad805
    Brad805 Posts: 289 Member
    100% possible. I too am in the best shape of my life at 40.
  • ze_hombre
    ze_hombre Posts: 377 Member
    I am about 10 pounds lighter now than I was in high school. In fairness, I was a bit more muscular then.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    Possible, but for me I wouldn't want to since I graduated at about 126lbs.

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  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    It depends on the individual. My two nephews graduated high school this year, so I saw a lot of teenage boys at their parties. Most of these kids were skinny with hardly any muscle mass. I think I had bigger biceps than most of them. :blushing:

    Same goes for women. I was about 108 pounds when I graduated. My lean mass alone is more than that now, so it would be a ridiculous goal for me.
  • tappae
    tappae Posts: 568 Member
    My target weight is pretty close to where I was at senior year, but I have a lot more muscle now, so if I make it I'll have much lower body fat % than I did then (10-15%), which is why I set my goal there.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    100% possible. I too am in the best shape of my life at 40.

    best shape of your life doesn't mean high school weight. THat's the problem with this idea. People ASSUME that it is. but it's not.

    I was 20-15 lbs lighter- and I'm in WAY better shape now- could I be 15 lbs lighter? absolutely- I'd be a lot more lean mass- I'm pushing competitive leanness at that point- and I'm not afraid of that- I'm just acknowledging it.

    it's not always about being a certain weight.
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    I weigh 5 lbs less now than I did my senior year of high school (15 years ago). Sadly, I am sure that I also have more than 5 lbs less muscle mass than at that time too. I am now lighter, and also softer, than I was. Doh!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I wouldn't want to...I was about 125 Lbs and 5'10" when I graduated. When I went into the military they put me on double rations to bulk me up a bit...I got out of boot with an extra 20 Lbs. Since then I've put on a lot of muscle (and fat). I've cut a lot of the fat, but I have way more muscle than I did in high school. Essentially I'd have to lose all of that muscle to get there...not that I would want to.

    I'm maintaining at around 180 right now...I could drop to about 170 and that would put me at about 15% BF give or take...that would be cool, but I'm also good right where I am.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Depends on when you developed and what you want now. I filled out a lot in college, would have to cut muscle to get back to 190lbs, but at 204 I am a heck of a lot more muscular.

    ^^ Definitely this. Some men wouldn't *want* to go back to being the scrawny, pre-growth-spurt teenager.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    100% possible. I too am in the best shape of my life at 40.

    best shape of your life doesn't mean high school weight. THat's the problem with this idea. People ASSUME that it is. but it's not.

    I was 20-15 lbs lighter- and I'm in WAY better shape now- could I be 15 lbs lighter? absolutely- I'd be a lot more lean mass- I'm pushing competitive leanness at that point- and I'm not afraid of that- I'm just acknowledging it.

    it's not always about being a certain weight.

    So true! Scale weight =/= being "in shape"
  • acheron03
    acheron03 Posts: 27
    be real easy for me. But i was a fatty in highschool (still am but trimming down. A lot)
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    YES! FOR SURE!, go kick some *kitten*
  • MileHighScott
    MileHighScott Posts: 35 Member
    I just turned 41 and I am 10lbs less than my weight during senior year of HS. Never been healthier.

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