Weight/Size Proportion

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Posted: 12/14/2005 3:39:32 AM EDT

Im 5'8" and 141lbs. If someone was 5'3" and same weight. Would they look "fast" or big or whatever? I just cant picture it in my head what a difference 5 inches could make.....

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:47:18 AM EDT

[#1]

Reach down and grab Mr. Happy, then imagine it triple the size, that would be an additional five inches.

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:49:51 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Im 5'8" and 141lbs. If someone was 5'3" and same weight. Would they look "fast" or big or whatever? I just cant picture it in my head what a difference 5 inches could make.....

Study Leonardo da Vinci.

Posted: 12/14/2005 6:20:17 AM EDT

[#3]

5 less inches of human body to redistribute 141 pounds is a lot... But I don't agree with BMI figures as it stands...

Posted: 12/14/2005 6:21:58 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Im 5'8" and 141lbs. If someone was 5'3" and same weight. Would they look "fast" or big or whatever? I just cant picture it in my head what a difference 5 inches could make.....

5'8"... Are you done growing?

/doesn't agree with BMI #s either
//because they say I'm borderline obese- and I'm nowhere near that
///honest!

Posted: 12/14/2005 5:19:40 PM EDT

[#5]

So no comparison?

Posted: 12/14/2005 5:21:05 PM EDT

[#6]

oh your a midget..............i get it now
j/k

Posted: 12/14/2005 6:06:39 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Im 5'8" and 141lbs. If someone was 5'3" and same weight. Would they look "fast" or big or whatever? I just cant picture it in my head what a difference 5 inches could make.....

5'8"... Are you done growing?

/doesn't agree with BMI #s either
//because they say I'm borderline obese- and I'm nowhere near that
///honest!

HEY! Im only 5'8"

Posted: 12/14/2005 6:09:08 PM EDT

[#8]

I am 5'8" and 198, all the BMI charts say I am over weight, but I still have 32" waist and 44-46" chest, weird, thought I was in shape, but the charts say I am a fat ass. Getting old sucks. At least I am older than my waistline in numbers.

Posted: 12/14/2005 6:09:32 PM EDT

[#9]

Depends how much muscle mass they have, too.

Posted: 12/14/2005 6:17:38 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
I am 5'8" and 198, all the BMI charts say I am over weight, but I still have 32" waist and 44-46" chest, weird, thought I was in shape, but the charts say I am a fat ass. Getting old sucks. At least I am older than my waistline in numbers.

Im the same height and they say I should way a maximum on 165

Never Happen!

Still would like to drop 30-40 pounds, but havn't gotten there yet

Posted: 12/14/2005 8:14:54 PM EDT

[#11]

5'9" 165. apparently that's high-normal

gotta make more time for PT.

Posted: 12/14/2005 8:19:57 PM EDT

[#12]

What is the formula for BLI again please ?

Posted: 12/14/2005 8:23:51 PM EDT

[#13]

As others have stated, it comes down to how much mussle you have on yourself.

At 6'6" 240, you would think that I might be pretty fat, but I just have large arms, and legs. If I were to go down to 220ish, I would be pretty darn cut. That will come this spring durring my next cutting phase.

Posted: 12/14/2005 8:26:32 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
As others have stated, it comes down to how much mussle you have on yourself.

At 6'6" 240, you would think that I might be pretty fat, but I just have large arms, and legs. If I were to go down to 220ish, I would be pretty darn cut. That will come this spring durring my next cutting phase.

What do you do during your cutting phase?

Posted: 12/14/2005 8:28:25 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
As others have stated, it comes down to how much mussle you have on yourself.

I don't know about you, but I scrub off all the barnacles every time I shower.....

Posted: 12/14/2005 8:30:32 PM EDT

[#16]

I'm 6'2' 215lbs 34 inch waist. I ~~need~~ want to be under 200lbs.

Lifting weights has raised my weight up 7 lbs in the last 10 days

Posted: 12/14/2005 8:31:42 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
As others have stated, it comes down to how much mussle you have on yourself.

At 6'6" 240, you would think that I might be pretty fat, but I just have large arms, and legs. If I were to go down to 220ish, I would be pretty darn cut. That will come this spring durring my next cutting phase.

fat? that's 6'6" not 5'6"?

Posted: 12/14/2005 9:58:25 PM EDT

[#18]

6' 5" 305 lbs. Just down to a 36" waist from 38" Was at 325 lbs. Aiming for 275lbs.

BMI and height/weight charts are a bunch of BS.

Posted: 12/14/2005 10:01:06 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
6' 5" 305 lbs. Just down to a 36" waist from 38" Was at 325 lbs. Aiming for 275lbs.

BMI and height/weight charts are a bunch of BS.

I'm 6' 193lbs and I wear a 36" waist

Posted: 12/14/2005 11:27:13 PM EDT

[#20]

Your no help at all.

Posted: 12/14/2005 11:30:59 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
6' 5" 305 lbs. Just down to a 36" waist from 38" Was at 325 lbs. Aiming for 275lbs.

BMI and height/weight charts are a bunch of BS.

you have the smallest waist in the history of 305lb men.

Posted: 12/14/2005 11:31:56 PM EDT

[#22]

I dont know my height or weight

Posted: 12/15/2005 6:06:07 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
Quoted:
6' 5" 305 lbs. Just down to a 36" waist from 38" Was at 325 lbs. Aiming for 275lbs.

BMI and height/weight charts are a bunch of BS.

you have the smallest waist in the history of 305lb men.

LOL no doubt there's some dunlop going on there!

I am 6'4" 235 and I wear a 36" with no dunlop.

Posted: 12/15/2005 6:14:19 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
Im 5'8" and 141lbs. If someone was 5'3" and same weight. Would they look "fast" or big or whatever? I just cant picture it in my head what a difference 5 inches could make.....

I'm 5'3" and change, and 145 lbs. I don't look fat, and have a 30-31" waist. But I also work out, so I've got some muscle mass to help me in the weight department.

Posted: 12/15/2005 6:24:34 AM EDT

[#25]

I'm 5'7" or so, about 290 lbs. According to the BMI charts, I'm a fatass. And, you know what? I am!

Posted: 12/15/2005 6:28:47 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Im 5'8" and 141lbs. If someone was 5'3" and same weight. Would they look "fast" or big or whatever? I just cant picture it in my head what a difference 5 inches could make.....

Make her send you a full body shot.

Posted: 12/15/2005 6:28:58 AM EDT

[#27]

6' x 225# = normal, but if I were to drop down to the 170# range (BMI) I look like a toothpick.

Posted: 12/15/2005 6:34:29 AM EDT

[#28]

FieroLoki if you're talking about a woman who reveled online that she's 5'3 141 - I would be leery. Women rarely ever tell the truth about their weight. I have to force myself to be honest but my first instinct is to lie. I'm very tall and when I modeled [I was very very thin then too] when asked my weight and I told the truth, people would sneer.

Anyway, its fair to say you can add at least 10 pounds to that figure. With that said I'm 6' 150

Posted: 12/15/2005 6:45:07 AM EDT

[#29]

BMI is bullshit... In 1998 the government lowered the threshold BMI for obesity... on a recommendation from the weight loss industry!

www.consumerfreedom.com/pressRelease_detail.cfm/release/135

Posted: 12/15/2005 7:50:10 AM EDT

[#30]

6'3 195... with a 32 inch waist and I'm almost fat according to BMI ROFL!!!! What a joke...

Posted: 12/15/2005 8:00:19 AM EDT

[#31]

BMI is not bullshit, but it is also not the best sole indicator for obesity.

It will give a rough guidline, and as a tool for measuring populations, is useful, for an individual, factors like total lean muscle mass, total body fat, bone structure, water content and weight distribution are very important.

Be that as it may, FieroLoki asked whether or not a 5 inch height difference would create a significant change in appearance given the same total body weight and general physical condition, and I say YES. 5 inches is a BIG number, and the shorter person will look much rounder. The exception would be a shorter person in very good physical condition carrying lots of lean muscle (which weighs more than fat).

I think Patty seems to have cut to the heart of the matter with her guess as to the reason for the question, in which case, get (and post) pics, so we can help you make a better decision than numbers alone.

ETA:BMI calculator

Posted: 12/15/2005 8:03:25 AM EDT

[#32]

LOL, from years of working in the mens clothing business, every one of these guys claiming a 32-34 inch waist, who weighs over 200lbs...I call BS. *Exceptions for bodybuilders* Just b/c that OLD pair of (stretched out) 34" jeans still fits doesn't mean your a 34". And damn certain not in dress pants either, which is the true waist measurement. I am 6', 185, 34" jeans, and 35" dress pants.

[Flame suit on]

Posted: 12/15/2005 8:11:45 AM EDT

[#33]

20.3

looks like i can squeeze in a few regular beers along with my usual light regimen...............

Posted: 12/15/2005 8:18:11 AM EDT

[#34]

BMI IS fucking bullshit.

I'm 6'3", 230, with a 35" waist, and am NOT fat. I could lose 5 around the middle, but that's it. A few years ago I was 205 (cycling a ton and not eating) and I looked like an Ethiopian.

BMI is arbitrary and does not take into account bone structure or muscle mass.

BMI is just as much bullshit as the old height and weight charts were.

I scale as overweight on all of them. Even at 205 lbs. I was right on the edge.

Ridiculus.