I'm 5'10" 165 calculator says I'm at max weight

For a Kenyan, maybe.

YET wrote:

I looked at cool running's calculator for ideal weight. I plugged in my body height (5ft 10in, and weight, about 165,) and it came back and said 132-167lbs. for ideal weight. Really? If I'm 5ft 10" and 132 lbs. which I've been in my 20's, I was rail thin. People gawked at how thin I was. How is this ideal? How am I at 165 lbs at the top end?

Ideal race weight. Obviously.

Like anything else it's a range, some people can be 5'10" and 132 no problem, others might be closer to 145-150 for a lean runners race weight.

2 pounds per inch would have you at 140#. Accept that you are overly muscular or overly fat - neither ideal for distance running.

Marvin Hagler fought as a middleweight (152-160 lbs) and he stands 5'9". He was pretty muscular at the time. So yes, 165 can be high end for you. I'm 5'8" and BMI says high end for me is 158. I'm right around there, and can easily see I'm carrying a few lbs too many in spots

YET wrote:

I looked at cool running's calculator for ideal weight. I plugged in my body height (5ft 10in, and weight, about 165,) and it came back and said 132-167lbs. for ideal weight. Really? If I'm 5ft 10" and 132 lbs. which I've been in my 20's, I was rail thin. People gawked at how thin I was. How is this ideal? How am I at 165 lbs at the top end?

I would say you are the ideal weight for a fit and active 5ft 10in adult, 132 is too skinny, unless perhaps you are a world class runner.

TrackCoach wrote:

YET wrote:

I looked at cool running's calculator for ideal weight. I plugged in my body height (5ft 10in, and weight, about 165,) and it came back and said 132-167lbs. for ideal weight. Really? If I'm 5ft 10" and 132 lbs. which I've been in my 20's, I was rail thin. People gawked at how thin I was. How is this ideal? How am I at 165 lbs at the top end?

I would say you are the ideal weight for a fit and active 5ft 10in adult, 132 is too skinny, unless perhaps you are a world class runner.

Ditto

If you were 132lbs in your 20s and you are 165, now, say in your 30s. You WILL be 195 in your 40s, count on it.

k092 wrote:

If you were 132lbs in your 20s and you are 165, now, say in your 30s. You WILL be 195 in your 40s, count on it.

Sorry, 55. And only at this weight due to a stress fracture that has prevented me from running 9 weeks, and...well, I'm lazy.

I am 5'11" and when I was hovering in the 130s in college (D1), my coach sent me to a dietitian because he was worried about my health. I was running over 100 and looked like death. Like, my teammates would laugh when I took my shirt off. I looked like a concentration camp victim. I am right around 160 and running about 70 a week now. I have a more muscular build, but am still thinner than most people I meet, even runners. That is key to point out. I don't look big at all. I look very thin to most people. If you stood me next to a Kenyan, I would look muscular, but not an average weight guy.

Some people are just heavier. Bone density? Honestly, I can't really explain it other than that. You may be a fat fvck, but my guess is that you are similar to me. I consider myself lucky in that I still managed to run faster than 99% of the world. So whatever...

Why do you care what some stupid online calculator tells you (unless you're a wacko disordered eating victim in which case you should get psychological help).

YET wrote:

I looked at cool running's calculator for ideal weight. I plugged in my body height (5ft 10in, and weight, about 165,) and it came back and said 132-167lbs. for ideal weight. Really? If I'm 5ft 10" and 132 lbs. which I've been in my 20's, I was rail thin. People gawked at how thin I was. How is this ideal? How am I at 165 lbs at the top end?

5'10" 165 is not even close to max weight. You are scrawny.

This guy is 5'9" and 198.

http://www.theboxmag.com/content/content/9742/Rich-Froning.jpg

You need to gain 30lbs to look like a real athlete.

Xfit_Idiot_the_Fake_One wrote:

5'10" 165 is not even close to max weight. You are scrawny.

This guy is 5'9" and 198.

http://www.theboxmag.com/content/content/9742/Rich-Froning.jpg

You need to gain 30lbs to look like a real athlete.

Thank you for the feedback

A few years ago when I was in the middle of marathon training I weighed in at 137-39 and I'm 5'11". When I wasn't in the middle of hard training, I would typically weight around 142. I found that once my weight went under 140 I would frequently get injured, which seemed counterintuitive at the time (less weight means less pounding).

Leading up to my last marathon, I was running more miles than ever, but kept my weight around the 142 range. Previously it was always my goal to get as light as possible, but this time I consumed more calories in an attempt to keep my weight stable and hopefully stay healthy...I ran a 5 minute PR.

I think each person's ideal weight is different, it was something I learned by trial and error...but the mid to low 140s seems to be the sweet spot for me.

Solinsky weighed 160 when he ran 26:59. He looks like a linebacker compared to Rupp, Derrick, the rest of the fairies who run 10K and weren't born and bred on beer and cheese.