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5' 7" (±2") dudes What is your goal?

slim_photographer
slim_photographer Posts: 310 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
I see the ladies have started a bunch of threads asking for opinions on weight goals. So I'm doing the same with the guys.
I'm 5' 7" and I was once 180 lbs where people actually called me skinny. My BMI says I should below 160 to be in the healthy range.
I just don't know if that is a realistic goal for me.

Any 5' 7" (+/- 2") guys out that have reached your goal would you mind sharing pics of your goal weight.

Thanks

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  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    I'm 5'7". I started out somewhere around 185-195. I'm currently in "maintenance", fluctuating between 146-149. I never though I would get under 160, much less 150. It's weird.
  • cariandy
    cariandy Posts: 175 Member
    Hi! my hubby is 5' 7.5" and is VERY fit at 178-180..I'm sure it depends on bone structure and muscle mas, but I'd say 160 is too skinny for most guys at that hight unless they were a more slight build..good luck!! :o)
  • VegGrrl
    VegGrrl Posts: 336 Member
    BMI is BS. You could be built like a bodybuilder and your BMI will say you're obese. They don't take athletes or muscular people into account at all. Bodyfat % is the most important number.

    Just one "lady's" opinion... :smile:
  • scheys76
    scheys76 Posts: 92 Member
    I wouldn't pay much attention to BMI. I'm 5'6" and there's no way I can get to what would be "healthy" for me according to BMI, because I'm a heavy muscle dense bone guy. I'm right around 235 - 240 right now, and my current goal is to get to 200 and see how I look and feel. I would suggest going about it that way yourself. Figure out where you think you'd like to get to and then reassess from there.
  • solrak1969
    solrak1969 Posts: 92 Member
    I'm 5'6" and started at 250ish. Today Im trying to maintain at 140-145lbs.
  • slim_photographer
    slim_photographer Posts: 310 Member
    big difference in estimates, huh?
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    An alternate, and better, way to look at things is through your body fat percentage. If you can get to somewhere around 10%, you'll be more or less ripped. Around 15%, you'll be fit. Around 20%, you'll be "healthy". The actual scale on the weight is somewhat meaningless.
  • slim_photographer
    slim_photographer Posts: 310 Member
    An alternate, and better, way to look at things is through your body fat percentage. If you can get to somewhere around 10%, you'll be more or less ripped. Around 15%, you'll be fit. Around 20%, you'll be "healthy". The actual scale on the weight is somewhat meaningless.
    Thanks taso42, I guess 10% is relative to total body mass which makes it a pretty good universal indicator. Now, how do you find out the body fat %. I know those scales that do it don't work very well.
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