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I'm 6'4" and weigh about 220lbs and I wear pants with 36" waists (I wear a 44 or 46 jacket). I'm absolutely not overweight, nor am I a giant bodybuilder. I would be larger than 32" waist, as measured, even at 5% body fat.
Conversely, I know guys that are my height and even taller that would be chubby at 32" waists. Like BMI, there just isn't an accurate "across the board" manner to apply it. The only true measurement is bodyfat percentage.
I 100% agree with this. I see plenty of "skinny" guys that look like absolute garbage with their shirts off (soft bellies) as well as "stocky" guys who are ripped. This whole thread is sort of pointless except for the fact that it illustrates the broad range of waist sizes for guys depending on build/bone structure/etc. I think us guys have a bad habit of getting hung up on metrics as a means of self-validation.
What's your height/weight, Antlers? I posted a pic of me in this thread on page 4. Do I look overweight to you?
Not antler but no. You look like a normal dude. My brother who can't even fit into 32s when he is skin and bones(like I already stated) is around your same numbers but looks even more muscular. He worked out all day while waiting on a job last summer and he looked like an army doll or something. 44's were metro tight and 46's were classic fits. He was so lean he just had the skin wrinkle on his stomach when he sat at the pool. Just posting his jacket size as I asked him after this thread had me wondering. He was not huge like a body builder either.
But the whole problem with this thread is the state of denial which is rampant in men.
According to you. Besides, this thread isn't about whether or not men have an accurate idea of their own fitness, it's about "optimal waist size" and YOU came in here unbidden and put a hard cap on 32" waists.
I simply pointed out that there are lots of people with larger waists than that who are NOT overweight. Myself included.
You never answered about your height/weight, though. I'm betting you're a relatively little guy and that fact (naturally) skews your perception on this topic, I believe. Am I right?
Getting back down to a 30 waist pants size is my goal (currently 5'11"). Last year or two I've been getting lazy with my exercise (been doing it for too many years, getting a tad burned out) and pushing the high side of 32, but I'd ideally like to get back down to 30 waist with my weight being in my preferred ideal range of 120 - 135'ish pounds for quite a few more years while I still have some physical fitness left in me, and thereafter I'd really like to never go over a 32 waist (34 absolute most) until I reach old age.
Last edited by FreedomThroughAnarchism; 06-15-2011 at 06:27 PM..
Exactly. The Linebackers are probably the baddest dudes on the field and in the best shape. Clay Mathews and Brian Cushing are studs.
They may be the baddest dudes but they are not hot. James Gandolfini is a bad dude but he's definitely not sexy. The only reason you may see a fat linebacker with a hot girlfriend/wife is because he's making NFL money. Take the money away and they will be with a fat girlfriend/wife.
Saying that a guy with a 38 inch waist is hot would be like saying a girl that is size 12 is hot. It's just not the case.
They may be the baddest dudes but they are not hot. James Gandolfini is a bad dude but he's definitely not sexy. The only reason you may see a fat linebacker with a hot girlfriend/wife is because he's making NFL money. Take the money away and they will be with a fat girlfriend/wife.
Saying that a guy with a 38 inch waist is hot would be like saying a girl that is size 12 is hot. It's just not the case.
It must suck to be so poor you have to settle for a size 12 chick.
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