I'm curious, what is considered "big" at 5'6"?

[mybodysucks]

I was wondering, what is considered "big" for a 5'6" average Joe?

I know about Priest, Columbu, Dexter Jackson, and the rest, but those guys are pros, genetic freaks on steroids.

I'm looking for a "big" that I could actually achieve someday.

You can post either measurements or poundages (bodyweight plus BF%).


One more thing, include if what you post is with or without steroids

[JnJ23]

im guessing 200+ with little bf

[mybodysucks]

Is that with or without steroids?

[Mikey1]

I'm looking for a "big" that I could actually achieve someday.

you can achieve anything you want, if you are dedicated enough

[Zam]

"Big" is what ever you personally think is big. Everyone is going to have a different opinion of what they would call big.

So I would suggest having your own personal goal and concertrate on tying to achieve this and not worrying about what other people consider "big".

You need to do this for yourself not others.

[dookie1481]

"Big" is what ever you personally think is big. Everyone is going to have a different opinion of what they would call big.

So I would suggest having your own personal goal and concertrate on tying to achieve this and not worrying about what other people consider "big".

You need to do this for yourself not others.

Exactly.

[harbowskis44]

im guessing 200+ with little bf

that would look to funny

[LatsMakeTheMan]

When people start telling you your big

[bobo_007]

LatsMakeTheMan "When people start telling you your big"



nice, succint and accurate

im gonna rep your bad (white?) ass for that........


when people stop and stare, and notice you, apart from your poor dress sense and missing teeth.............as a hypothetical example


bo bo bo

[Ashford]

hmmm, it is really up to the individual. I don't consider 200lb at 5'6" to be all that large, around 220 is where I would start considering someone big at that height.

[bobo_007]

arnold was 240lbs @ 6'2 with about 6-8% bf? when pumping iron was filmed and he was huge, regardless of the comparison to modern pro's



so, if your 8 inches smaller and 40lbs lighter, then obviously your not as big as him,

but 200lbs @ 5'6 is big, actually nearly very big, but that might be due to the fact that 5'6 is small,

200 @ 6'4 is nothing special, hell, you might look lankey, but you'll have the same muscle volume as the smaller guy, he looks smaller

[$AJ]

i'ts whatever you think looks big *shrug* i'm 5'7, 225ish, and i feel skinny all the time. to me BIG is like 300pds

[Overload]

to me BIG is like 300pds

I feel sooo small

[$AJ]

I feel sooo small

me too

[Overload]

me too

And you're much bigger than I am

Well, at least I can say I'm the biggest guy in my gym... I workout at home

[RotatorCuff]

The definition of big to me keeps getting bigger. First, it was 180, then 250, now 500lbs is starting to seem small.

[$AJ]

And you're much bigger than I am

Well, at least I can say I'm the biggest guy in my gym... I workout at home

haha, me too.

Im' the biggest, strongest, buffest, coolest, richest, etc.. guy in my gym, muahahhahaha

[mybodysucks]

200 bodyweight or 200 LBM?

Natural or not?

These details are important.


I've had a goal in mind of reaching 200 LBM naturally before I turn 30 (I'm 20 now).

[Blood&Iron]

200 bodyweight or 200 LBM?

Natural or not?

These details are important.


I've had a goal in mind of reaching 200 LBM naturally before I turn 30 (I'm 20 now).

200 bodyweight is possible without steroids, but would be extremely difficult, 200 LBM would be impossible for you without steroids.

Re-evaluate your goals.

[LatsMakeTheMan]

I'm 5'8....right now about 208. I'm bulking right now, so I'm usually more in the 195 range (Hopefully be a solid 200 by the time I'm done cutting and all). A few years ago when I was hovering around 185, I was bigger than most of my friends, and people told me all the time that I was big, so I assumed that I was

As I got more knowledgable about the sport and began talking to people around here, I realized that I wasn't half as big (or strong) as I thought I was. It makes you kind of sad at first, but then you see it as a challenge, and makes you want to achieve more. I've made more progress in the past 2 years than I did in the first 5 (other than the newbie gains).

I'm not sure what my ultimate goal for mass is. I wish to maintain a certain amount of speed and agility along with my size and strength, so I work on those things as well as straight up bodybuilding. I might find that there's a point where these things become mutually exclusive, but I have yet to reach that point. I suppose I won't know until I get there.

[LatsMakeTheMan]

200 bodyweight is possible without steroids, but would be extremely difficult, 200 LBM would be impossible for you without steroids.

Re-evaluate your goals.

I disagree. He's only 2 inches shorter than me, and I've reached 200 without much trouble (although I am definitely more of an endo/meso than an ecto.)

[Blood&Iron]

That doesn't prove anything.

You're using 200 bodyweight, which I only said would be extremely difficult.

You're also taller than him and seem to have better genetics than him.

Plus, better gains in 2 years than 5 years (including beginner gains) sounds a little suspicious to me - no offense, but the guy was talking about natural gains.


Mybodysucks, because of your height, you won't be able to get as big as a guy of average height. But, because of your height, you won't need to.
I promise you, you will be able to look big at a weight where a taller guy would look average.

[LatsMakeTheMan]

That doesn't prove anything.

You're using 200 bodyweight, which I only said would be extremely difficult.

You're also taller than him and seem to have better genetics than him.

Plus, better gains in 2 years than 5 years (including beginner gains) sounds a little suspicious to me - no offense, but the guy was talking about natural gains.


Mybodysucks, because of your height, you won't be able to get as big as a guy of average height. But, because of your height, you won't need to.
I promise you, you will be able to look big at a weight where a taller guy would look average.

When I said that I've made more progress in the past 2 years than in the previous 5, I was NOT including newbie gains. The reason for this progress was that for the first 5 years, I payed ZERO attention to diet, and lifted with far higher volume than was appropriate. In the past 2 years I've become far more knowledgable about the sport, and my rate of gains has increased substantially because of it. My LBM has gone up by about 15 pounds, and I've been able to achieve far better BF% levels and overall muscularity than I ever thought I could beforehand. I've never used drugs.

[Blood&Iron]

You're right.

I misread your post, and I apologize.

[Stagger]

Think about it in terms of pounds of bodyweight per inch of height. At 5'11 and 257lb competition weight, Ronnie Coleman has 3.6lbs of bodyweight per inch cut.

Now since we're talking about someone who's not a steroid freak, let's cut it down to say, 2.6. So for a guy who's 66 inches tall, "big" would be about 170lbs.

I don't know how much steroids would really add, but I'd consider 170lbs for 5'6 pretty big, for being all natural.

[LatsMakeTheMan]

You're right.

I misread your post, and I apologize.

It's cool

[SDFlip]

one of my friends was the starting RB at UCLA a few years ago and he was about 5'4 180lbs and he was MASSIVE.

so if you are 5'6 - I'd say 200lb (especially if its mostly in your upperbody, his was in his legs) would be the same.

[dookie1481]

200 bodyweight is possible without steroids, but would be extremely difficult, 200 LBM would be impossible for you without steroids.

Re-evaluate your goals.

Please.

[SDFlip]

200 bodyweight is possible without steroids, but would be extremely difficult, 200 LBM would be impossible for you without steroids.

Re-evaluate your goals.

I'm 5'8 205lbs






but its not all muscle

[timbo81]

300 lbs would be big, probably more of a fatass though.