I'm 5'7" at around 145lbs with small bone structure. BF% is around 13-15%. I want to get more cut to get 6 packs but people say I look skinny and need to bulk up. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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02-18-2008, 11:10 PM #1
Ideal weight for 5'7" male to look built?
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02-18-2008, 11:15 PM #2
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02-18-2008, 11:47 PM #3
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Im 5'7'' I Weigh About 179...i Have 7'' Wrist ,mesomorph,if Your An Ectomorph Putting Size[not Fat] Is Difficult...gaining Weight I Think 1-2% Of Bodyweight Is Good Increase...start Slow..you Be The Judge How You Look...those Bmi Charts In The Doctors Office Give You An Idea,but Those Are For Average People...everyone On This Site Is Not Average..muscle Is Denser Than Fat!!!!!!!!!!
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02-19-2008, 12:13 AM #4
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Im 5'7" and about 174. Check out my bodyspace for pics of me to see what that height/weight combo looks like.
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02-19-2008, 12:14 AM #5
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02-19-2008, 01:50 AM #6
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I'd love to 175lbs with ~10% bf so I agree what everybody is saying
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02-19-2008, 04:00 PM #7
Wow, looks like I need to gain 20-30 pounds of muscle. How hard is it to gain 1lb of solid muscle per week? I've heard anything more than that will turn into fat.
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02-19-2008, 04:13 PM #8
if your 5'7 you shouldnt be over 165 you will look retarted I think its the funniest thing when I see short dudes with arms bigger than there body
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02-19-2008, 04:16 PM #9
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02-19-2008, 05:56 PM #12
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02-19-2008, 05:59 PM #13
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oh geez
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02-19-2008, 06:02 PM #14
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5'7.5" 175 here
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02-19-2008, 06:12 PM #16
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02-19-2008, 06:13 PM #17
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02-19-2008, 07:33 PM #18
165-175 i'd say with bf low enough to see abs fully...
you can look built perhaps even at a lighter weight, it's all about how you dress though... but you won't have 'presense'Current weight: 144LBS / 12% BF
Goal weight: who knows / 9% BF
DL: 375 x 1 raw
BP: 240x1
Front squat: 180x3
Back squat: 200x4
Dips: BW + 70LBS x 5
Power clean: 170x1
Snatch: 135x1
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02-19-2008, 07:35 PM #19
I'm 5'7" and weigh 166 (160 in my profile pic). I get told all the time I look like 180 though, in real life that is.
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Bench PRs: 315x2, 285x6, 275x9, 225x18
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02-19-2008, 07:47 PM #20
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I'm 5'7" and usually stay around 160-165 or so. Rarely go over 170. I don't look skinny IMO but I'm not huge either
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02-19-2008, 08:03 PM #21
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02-19-2008, 08:16 PM #22
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"Franco is pretty smart, but Franco's a child, and when it comes to the day of the contest, I am his father. He comes to me for advices. So it's not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices." - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Pumping Iron
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02-19-2008, 08:34 PM #23
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Another man obsessed with back and shoulder width. My long lost ivory brother. If only more people understood the drastic changes in your overall physique that increased back and shoulder width can bring. I tried to do it through simply bulking up back in the day but I hit the ceiling when I could bulk no more than 240lbs. But doing various hammer chin/chin/pullup variations along with bulking the hell out of my medial delts gave me the drastic changes in my overall appearance that simply gaining weight and going heavy on everything failed to do.
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02-19-2008, 08:37 PM #24
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I agree: Overload has always looked bigger than his actual weight.
I am also 5 foot 7 and a half inches tall, and traditionally, I have looked what I consider my best, at about 182.....so it is different for everybody....
I competed many moons ago in a contest where I was under that weight, and although I was certainly more cut than ever,I thought I looked like crapola.
no offense to the fine guys on this forum who compete in the Natural bodybuilding contests and I may join them someday in the mens masters, but, most of the contestants look like Biafran refugees!!!
it is not an automatic that everyone looks "good" at a very low bodyfat percentage: yes, they may look "stage ready", but Good???
that is open to argument and varies from person to person....
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02-19-2008, 08:40 PM #25
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I'm obsessed with getting a wide look, too. Too bad my newb gains have stopped and progress is slowing down
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02-19-2008, 08:48 PM #26
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02-19-2008, 09:16 PM #27
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300 lbs.
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02-19-2008, 09:27 PM #28
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All I know is people need to stop asking me... "You wrestle?".
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02-19-2008, 09:32 PM #29
agree with diamondelts
175ish with 8-10% BF is wicked
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02-19-2008, 09:33 PM #30
Hey man, I'm 5'9 and I hover around 170 pounds. People can definitely tell I work out - but my physique isn't what I want it to be. I'd like to be more muscular and leaner (a common goal!) and I have to achieve this by keeping with my workout routine and cutting down my BODYFAT.
In otherwords, if I could start anew, I would be much more careful with my diet to avoid adding those extra midsection pounds. So I would say go with a slow, clean bulk - once you are up to 170 you will have a damn great physique!!ذربايجان ديلیMISC VIGILANTEذربايجان ديلی
Current PRs:
Squat - 275x1, 5x5@230
Deadlift - 3x5@300
Bench - 1 rep max@ 210 (shooting for 4 plates!!)
Push-press - 2x5@ 140
Bodyweight - 168-171lbs
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