Whats a good muscle bound weight for 5 ft 8?

[Sug]

LIke say 10% body fat at 5ft 8, how much weight can that frame take so it does not look like a freak, but more then the normal lifter? 180lbs?

[Scott S]

Depends on a lot of factors: genetics, hormone profile, bone structure, motivation, etc. I'm 5'8" as well, and I'm looking at at upper limit of around 180@8%, give or take 5 lbs. I have a pretty small bone structure though.


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[ryan1117]

It depends quite a bit. I'm 5-9 and nearly 170, but there are a lot of people that are 160 at the same height and look bigger than me.

[Dedicated]

Hmm I am 5"7 and 3/4 or maybe I'm 5"8, might have measured myself wrong. Anyways in that area. I'm 165ish pounds or so but I have some excess fat. If I was 165 solid I would look pretty big, I also have a real small bone structure like Scott. I would say if you were 180lbs at 10% you would look awesome.

[Sug]

Yes I can notice that, for one, I remember a class mate that said he weighed 140lbs, but he is taller and looks bigger then me although I weigh 152. But damn, thats a pretty good site, I see that about 185 or 190 would be a good weight, But I dont know if I will grow taller anymore.

[Scott S]

If you do get taller then 180 will be even easier!

[Sug]

I hope so, I hope I get to 5 10

[Sug]

I hope so, I hope I get to 5 10

[Saint Patrick]

I'm 5'8" and my long-term goal is about 215 @ 8% body fat.

[Rhoades]

I am 5'8"and usually hover right around 200lbs. I dont know what my BF% is because they is now way for me to check it over here. I wouldnt mind adding another 10lbs or so of lean mass.

[Behemoth]

I'm 5'8" 170ish 12%ish. I've been as heavy as 183 but that was a TON of water. I can't see myself getting too much bigger than 185-190 8% at 5'8". I also have a fairly large bone structure. Then again, I could be completely off and might be capable of much larger than that.

[JNowiski]

Im 5'6. I would like to get around 200lbs at 7% like Turboboy, but I guess that would be considered freaky.

[Sug]

How does 215 10% body fat on a 5ft 9 frame look like?

[JNowiski]

probably pretty good. If you could get lower bf% on that, like 7% or 8% it would look even better (and not that freaky)

[Scott S]

Pretty damn big. Depending on your bone structure, I think it may take some anabolic help to reach 215 at a low BF%. What do your wrists measure (between the wristbone and your hand)?

[body]

i am 5 foot 8 and 220ish pounds. scale accurate but in a factory with shoes on.

not sure on BF% probably around 14-16%. hard to tell.

[JNowiski]

that would be pretty hard to get without roids. if you want to look "normal" but big, then just get to 215 or so at like 15%. thats really not that bad a percent (contrary to what people may think).

[SquareHead]

Originally posted by body
i am 5 foot 8 and 220ish pounds. scale accurate but in a factory with shoes on.

not sure on BF% probably around 14-16%. hard to tell.

Pictures please.

[Sug]

I'd like to see some pics to, anyway my wrist are 7.5 inches.

[mercury]

I'm 5' 8" too, and have been stuck at 213 for a few weeks now. I'm slowly getting more define, so I must be on the right track. Would like to get to about 190, but I know it's only a matter of time.

[body]

Originally posted by SquareHead


Pictures please.

I have a year old one in the competition forum in the 3x body weight deadlift thread.

i was a bit smaller and a bit higher BF% in there.

I used my house mate digital cam for that. have not got one any more.