Your height determines your ideal weight class

[ChaseT]

Do you guys feel this is true?

I feel like given a persons height that they are predestined to have the ability to put up their highest Wilks score in a certain weight class.

Heres how I'd estimate where you should be
5'3-5'4 - 165
5'4'5'5 - 181
5'6-5'7 - 198
5'8-5'9 - 220
5'10 -5'11 - 242
5'11 - 6' - 275
6'+ - 275+

Something roughly around their is how I'd estimate ideal height as per weight class.

Theres obviously certain freaks of nature who shatter this mold (Ed Coan). Anybody else even thought about this?

Here's a link to a discussion of a similar topic with olympic weightlifters.

They took the height and weight (and a few other) measurements of the olympic weightlifters who competed in the 1996 games in Atlanta. The following are the average heights for the competitors in the various weight classes (oly weight classes have changed since 1996).

Changes in Body Proportions Relative to Increasing Weight Class
Weight Class	54	59	64	70	76	83	91	99	108	>108
Avg Height, cm	156	161	163	164	170	171	174	178	179	183

For those of you who aren't familiar with metric measurements:

Weight Class	119	130	141	154	168	183	201	218	238	>238
Avg Height, in	61	63	64	65	67	67	69	70	70	72

Looking at the numbers, they are pretty similar to PeonLover's. Especially when you consider that powerlifters will be a bit more muscular for a given height due to the different physiological demands of the two sports.

Yes, you can still be a powerlifter if you don't fit precisely into PeonLover's chart, but I'd bet that if somebody took all the numbers down for the competitors at the IPF world championships, the averages would look pretty similar.

[KoreanKid]

that means im about 90 lbs off from ideal -.-

[Perceptionist]

height is a factor in relation to ideal weight, however your frame, leverages and genetics also makes a huge difference. The word ideal varies from person to another and like you said there are always exceptions to the rule.

You could be more generous and add for example:

5'3-5'4 - 165 base
small frame: minus 5-15% (140-157)
medium frame: +/- 5% (157-173)
large frame: plus 5-15% (173-190)

now what is ideal in terms of bf% may vary individually and per weight class. also drugs can change things which is an example of an exception. so in terms of weight class +/- 2 weight classes with other factors included.

[Whiteheart]

5'4 and 174 now but in the fall Im going to try to get up to 190-200.

[gettnthere]

No, you don't. That statement might fly in the Teen BB section, but this is the Powerlifting/Strongman section.

hahah

[PoW]

5'10 -5'11 - 242
5'11 - 6' - 275

lol wut?

[BEhave]

i want to be around 198+. no way i will go up to 275

[Retardo-pex]

I don't plan on being a top competitor or anything but I'd be happy/pretty strong keeping around the same bodyfat and bumping up to 198-220. Thats a very long term process though as I'm only like 178 currently :P