What weight should I be ?

nice_and_friendly · 2016-06-06T03:59:33+00:00

at 5'8 id say about 160. you are young though, you will probably get taller. just lift heavy and eat right, your body will sort itself out

tthrowaway- · 2016-06-07T12:34:42+00:00

To be strong and athletic you need a low body fat %. Estimate visually your body fat %, you have man boobs so it's probably over 20%.

Lets say 25%. This means you have 46 pounds of fat right now, with a lean body mass of 183-46 = 137 lbs.

You want to be 10% bodyfat, which means 152 pounds (137/(1-0.10)). You have to lose 30 pounds my friend.

How to do it? If you cut at -500 Calories per day, you will lose about 5 pounds per month, meaning you have to cut for 6 months and you will be where you want to be (6 pack etc...)

Then, you can start bulk/cut cycles to gain muscle mass, while staying between 10-16% bodyfat so you keep your abs and stamina. (bulk for ~4 months at +500 Calories per day, then cut for 4-6 weeks at -500 Calories, repeat). That's what I'm doing it works well.

Title	What weight should I be ?
Author	UniversalFapture
Upvotes	3
Comments	18
Date	June 6, 2016 3:26 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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