I was just wondering if 145 pounds at 5'8" was considered a light weight or not. I eat about 2500 cals. Should that do it to gain weight clean and slowly? I'm just not sure what's considered a light weight.
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12-08-2008, 12:46 PM #1Registered User
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12-08-2008, 01:18 PM #2Registered User
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I'm not asking what to eat or how to bulk, I'm just asking what you consider 145 pounds at that hight to be.
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12-08-2008, 01:26 PM #3Banned
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It sounds about normal for your height.
It's not a hugely heavy weight, if you were a boxer you'd be a super-lightweight which is one heavier than lightweight.
Time to start bulking!
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12-08-2008, 01:32 PM #4Registered User
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Yeah. Thats what I was wondering. i wanted to know if it was time to bulk. It is winter so why not.
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12-08-2008, 01:38 PM #5Registered User
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145? Geez, you whale, get on a stairmaster!
Seriously though, if youre doing a lot of heavy lifting, you may want to up your cals into the 3grand range, being 145 lbs, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that your metabolism isnt exactly sluggish, so you should be able to handle 20-21X bodyweight in cals without turning into a lardbucket...
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12-08-2008, 01:43 PM #6Registered User
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Well I used to be in the 170s. I lost a few pounds to get to 145. It didn't take too long so my metabolism can't be too bad. I just used to eat A LOT. But I don't think the 3k range is where I'm looking. But if I don't see gains 2500-2600, then I will go up.
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12-08-2008, 01:52 PM #7Registered User
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Lol, that's fine, but then, why ya' asking for our opinions?Originally Posted by KJR246
For the record, you'll enjoy yourself more while eating 3000cals
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12-08-2008, 01:56 PM #8Registered User
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Haha. I'll enjoy myself, but I won't enjoy getting rid of my funbags come spring time. And yeah, maybe around 2700-2800 would be better. Some calcs say 25-2600 is my maintenance for my activity level. So I'll just keep going up each week until it's good.
And about my question. I just wanted to know if I was light.
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12-08-2008, 01:58 PM #9Registered User
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Depends on what that 145 lbs consists of...
If youre at 5% bf, then no.
If youre at 35% then, yes, that would just suck, since you'd just be one big "funbag" at that point...
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12-08-2008, 02:05 PM #10Registered User
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If I was 145 at 35% I would probably go kill myself. That's like bones skin and fat. No. I did some crude test that got like 10%. so I estimate maybe from 10% to 16%. I was really low in the summer eating 2000 a day and running 7 days a week w/ lifting. I looked like a corpse too. I was 133. Lmao. Had t be like 6% then.Originally Posted by RNRW
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12-08-2008, 02:08 PM #11Registered User
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If I were you, I personally would go up to the 3000cal mark, do some high volume lifting routines, and just bulk up till mid april, you may be able to get up to around 170 lbs and be relatively lean(relatively means 15% or lower, not <7%), and at that point, you could do a smart 8-week cutting cycle, get down to 6-7% bf, and only lose maybe 1-2 lbs of that newly gained muscle....
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12-08-2008, 02:13 PM #12Registered User
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145 at 10%? I would bulk for like a year
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12-08-2008, 02:16 PM #13Registered User
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I am 5'8' at 205lbs. I say bulk.
BULKING AND NOT WANTING TO GAIN FAT IS LIKE HAVING SEX AND NOT WANTING TO GET OFF. IT IS NOT VERY PRODUCTIVE.
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12-08-2008, 02:20 PM #14Registered User
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That's what I wanted to see. A dude my height. And yeah. I'm gonna bulk. It's hard to get started seeing as I just lost a lot of weight, so it's hard to want to gain it back, but yeah. It's winter. And I said I CRUDELY measured 10%. That's why I said I'm prob like 15%-16%. I'm gonna order some calipers soon though.Originally Posted by Beerguy
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12-08-2008, 02:27 PM #15Registered User
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SEE, I TOLD YA'!!!!Originally Posted by KJR246
Go for the 3000 cals, lift your ass off, and gain some serious muscle...you can always diet it off later, and, trust me, you won't get huge-assed love handles or anything, what may happen is you'll get a little smoothness to you towards the end of your bulk...this will happen while you're forced to buy new shirts in a larger size due to the 30 lbs of weight you gained(good feeling)....
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12-08-2008, 02:35 PM #16Registered User
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Yeah. Well. Thanks for the help. That was surprisingly motivating. I just needed someone to just say bulk I think.
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12-08-2008, 02:41 PM #17
Id say the lower side of average. Also depends on your frame. Everybody is different.
I'm the same height and at 142 lbs, I look skinny as hell. I think i'd still look slim at 160lbs, but i'll soon find out.
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12-08-2008, 02:44 PM #18Registered User
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I don't look skinny as hell at about 15%, but I defintitely could use some mass. I have the mass of a runner.
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