Cutting to 175

[Tblock1]

Dude....150 lbs is fine in an ideal world if you want to be skinny and weak or a cross country runner (those kind of go together haha) but many people are made to naturally carry more muscle mass, even without weightlifting. I just did an "ideal weight calculator" and it said I should be 6'1 168 lbs. Thats fine but I want to be strong, an 190 lbs at my height is still skinny and lean

 

[uamaverick]

I was in the same boat as you are. I was 5'8" @ 195 back in June, and I hated it. I couldn't run very well at all, had crappy stamina, got out of breath often. The only benefit was being stronger. I was about 12% BF. I cut down to 175 @ 8% BF, and that's where I'm at now. If you're scared about getting weak, don't be. I'm a lot more proportional now than I was @ 195. I can run now, do athletic things, and I look better. I don't wear tight shirts and all that crap, either. I, too, have very tiny wrists, but my feet are big, go figure.

 

[miked8c]

205 is a hell of alot heavier than 180. There is a very noticable difference, its unneccesary pressure on my joints and organs. What are you trying to say man? Yeah my body may be meant to carry 150lbs. I am sure everyone on this board has a body that is supposed to function at a lower weight, seeing as lifting weights is unnatural for our bodies , as is consuming superfluous amounts of protein and calories. 180 would be a huge improvement, and I would be lieing if I said I didn't care about getting more cut, but that is not the reason I want to lose weight.

Losing 25lbs. would definitely be a good change, and I don't think I am taking a plunge by any means. I can put the weight right back on if I need to, relatively speaking of course.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

One thing to consider is that 205 at your height is not bad "IF" it's predominantly muscle. Even though you weight more and your joints take more weight your muscles are also alot stronger too.

With my new job I have been finding out how important cardio is. My heart rate routinely gets jacked up while doing it and I often have to do little sprints to catch things. It's really strengthening my heart which is great because of my weight at my height.

I do think you can be big at a given height and healthy IF your diet is decent and your heart is strong enough to support that size.

In the end it's all about what you are happy with. If you'd be happier at a lighter weight regardless than that's what you should do.

 

[ExtraMile]

205 is a hell of alot heavier than 180. There is a very noticable difference, its unneccesary pressure on my joints and organs. What are you trying to say man? Yeah my body may be meant to carry 150lbs. I am sure everyone on this board has a body that is supposed to function at a lower weight, seeing as lifting weights is unnatural for our bodies , as is consuming superfluous amounts of protein and calories. 180 would be a huge improvement, and I would be lieing if I said I didn't care about getting more cut, but that is not the reason I want to lose weight.

Losing 25lbs. would definitely be a good change, and I don't think I am taking a plunge by any means. I can put the weight right back on if I need to, relatively speaking of course.

fair enough, good luck.

 

[flex123]

I am 5'8" 178lbs, and would not consider myself stocky.

Anyways, at your weight and height if your BF is around 15%, I think you would benefit from cutting with John Berardi's "Good to Great" routine. Basic stuff, reduce calories and up your cardio. He suggests backing down weight lifting to few weight light routines and upping your cardio, getting in 9 hours of weight lifting and cardio in per week for 30 days. Good it and check it out.

 

[SPEKTOR-AAA]

Id shoot for 185...just my opinion you will still have plenty of muscle and be lighter...you will probably look better all around

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

LOL, I'm all about the chocolate ice cream when "on" and bulking.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

I think good training would be 5/3/1 with complexes and sprints as cardio...

take a fat burner as well

I think 185-190lbs should be your goal weight, but at a low body fat percentage.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

I have a hard time even imagining what I would feel like now at 175lbs. Right when I started lifting again I was around 206 and I felt pretty light then.

It's all in the frame.

I've got mesomorph shoulders, back and legs. My arms are a mix of ecto-meso and my hips are meso/endo.

Holding 205lbs at 5.8.5" is a joke to me.

You guys are all babies though. Give it another 5-10 years and I guarantee that you will be anywhere from 15-20lbs heavier and not necessarily being fat or training muscle weight. You thicken up as you hit your mid to late 20's. Imo it's hitting full physical maturity.