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I'm a 27 yo male that's 5'10". I'm pretty much normal, I'm not a serious althete or gym goer (1-2 times a week), my exercise is more cardio: hiking, biking etc. I work a desk job but ride an e-bike 2 miles to work on non rainy days.
I currently weigh around 160, fluxing between 158-163. My biggest number on the scale was at 167 earlier this year, and that felt a little much. Looking at BMI charts, it looks like the middle of healthy range is about 150. I had been around 160 since college, but I don't know if just because that's where I was that that's where I should be. Should the 148-153 range be my target for ideal, or more like 153-158? I can edit my caloric intake accordingly, I'm just wondering what number I should have for a target? I eat pretty balanced with a fair amount of veggies.
I have a 1/2 inch leg length discrepancy. My intuition says that it'd be better on my skeleton to be a little less muscular and a little lighter.
The topic didn't come up last physical, probably because my weights still in the normal range. A lot of the literature is focused on not being in the obese or overweight category, but there doesn't really seem to be a clear direction healthwise on where in the normal bucket is best. That's why I posted here, wondering if anyone had direction on if there's a difference between good and ideal. It could be because people vary so much, I don't know.
Either weight sounds fine for you - those BMI charts can be wacky , especially for body types outside the norm. Sounds like a good question for your doc tho.
Either weight sounds fine for you - those BMI charts can be wacky , especially for body types outside the norm. Sounds like a good question for your doc tho.
Glucose , BP, heart rate, O2 counts ok?
I don't know, range is pretty big. It's what, 130 to 175 or so for someone 5'10". Given the range, it's probably fairly accurate. At 150 someone who is 5'10" might bit a bit pudgy and have an ideal weight closer to 130 while another person might be underweight and have an ideal weight closer to 170... but then those are both in the normal weight range by BMI. It's a big range and there's not all that much variation in body types.
If you're talking athletes, it's not that useful of a scale. But then that's by design. The BMI scale is designed for sedentary adults, not athletes. Particularly something like an NFL lineman it's just not that accurate a scale E.g., the average offensive lineman is 6'5" and 314 which correlates to a BMI of 37.2 Almost all of them are fat and many of them are obese, but along with the extra blubber that lineman do tend to carry around they're also carrying significantly more muscle mass than the average 6'5" 314 pound sedentary person. The average lineman is probably in the lower end of obese rather than well into extremely obese as indicated by BMI.
What's your pant size? Can you see your abs? Less muscle is a bad idea. It's fat you don't want. If you're not fat don't worry about it.
I agree with you about pants size. If you think about it, a size 38 waist is too big for virtually any man. There is really no reason to concern yourself with weight. Put a pair of pants on with no shirt and stand in front of a mirror. How much fat is hanging over your pants? In fact considering the average American man height is 69.1 inches, the average man's waist size should be under 35, but in reality it is 40.2 inches.
Pant size is 30x30 which I feel is pretty decent. That did feel tight at 165 but at 160 it's the natural size. I don't think my hips would support anything smaller even if I lost a decent amount of weight. It's the belly that I think could probably be a little thinner, nothing hangs over, but my abs aren't well defined. Maybe that's the goal is to get more definition there.
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