Body type for 5'7?

abdada · 2016-05-22T14:01:55+00:00

Go for a 14"-16" drop size with a smaller waist and you'll appear taller and look more masculine.

Since most of us don't walk around naked all day long, you're going to want to visit with a tailor who has experience with shorter fit frames. Budget and plan to visit Jimmy Au in LA as a starting point once you've gotten to a 14-16" drop.

I'd say structure your workouts to strength initially, if you're fat now work on a strength routine involving a cut. After a year (or two) switch to body building aesthetics.

Without strength you're never going to sculpt your upper body and shred mid section weight well. Compound exercises with strength as the goal, and then you can pick a bodybuilding program to actually work on specific areas of the body.

Source: I'm 5'8" and at my most swole I also looked my shortest (worse than when I was fat in my 20s). I go for lean from the waist down and bulky in the upper body (chest, biceps, back, shoulders). At my most sculpted I had a 16" drop (43" to 27") and everyone was asking me if I was taller than before.

Siowsb · 2016-05-22T15:26:46+00:00

What are your current measurements? I vote lean, and if you were 6' I'd still vote lean. Being lean and fit is easier to maintain and will be healthier for you in the long run. Stacking too much weight on your body is asking for health complications. There's a reason bigger people die younger... and not just fat big. It's hard on your heart.

Honestly first thing is just not be fat or skinny fat. Assuming your in the US, remember that 2/3 are overweight or obese. Then the remaining 1/3 probably are likely skinny fat, i.e., unhealthy fat to muscle ratio. Get you bf% around 15% and you're in the top 10% of physiques. That's more than enough to attract women. All you need is to look good enough so that when you first meet her she thinks, "I could see myself fucking him." You don't need her mirin' your lats. You can use the extra time you don't spend in the gym trying to achieve a zyzz body to work on your game to get her in bed.

PaulHarden · 2016-05-22T15:14:45+00:00

Don't try to get huge, it will make you look like an insecure manlet. Lean for sure, Bruce Lee was 5'7.

OsOsG · 2016-05-22T20:22:36+00:00

Dude it doesn't matter

Lift heavy ,be low bf (or not), be you and stop caring what others think

The more you think, read, talk, discuss trp the less you live it

Start doing/living and you wont have time for that nonsense.

Big_Fly_Daddy · 2016-05-22T23:19:13+00:00

Whatever size makes you happy, bro. You want me to tell you what your life should be or are you gonna tell me what your life should be?

tough-tornado-roger · 2016-05-23T02:34:35+00:00

I don't think it's possible to look how this Zyzz guy looked without a pretty consistent steroid schedule, is it?

SoRedSuchAlpha · 2016-05-23T06:49:58+00:00

Lean or big.

It depends on what type of women you want to attract and for what purpose.

PaulHarden · 2016-05-22T14:09:15+00:00

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Drop in "	Activity	Reality
Negative inches	Cut diet, work on strength building	You're fat
0"-4"	Lean bulk to gain strength, then cut again	You're weak
5"-11"	Lean bulk to gain mass, then cut again	You're scrawny or too lean
12"+	Continuous lean bulks and cuts to work towards higher mass, lower fat	You're almost there

Title	Body type for 5'7?
Author	top-notch-alpha
Upvotes	19
Comments	29
Date	May 22, 2016 1:44 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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