The average weight of a man in American over age 20 is 195lbs.

jungleroy59 wrote:

As has been stated above, while it helps to be physically active, I think sugar, soda, high fructose corn syrup added to many processed foods, is the biggest cause.

I went from 6'0, 165 in my 20s, to 199 pounds in my mid 40s by gaining about 2-3 pounds a year after I had kids and a serious job and I started eating junk food.

I am now 57 years old, weigh 168, ran a 3:04 marathon this year, and an 11:31 Ironman. No more McDonald's, no more bowl of ice cream before bed. I bring 5 or more pieces of fruit to work and pass on the doughnuts others bring to work.

Great to hear your tale/status.... and some good points about the ubiquity of bad food and the effort needed to be healthy. That's evidence of a society's mixed-up priorities, isn't it? You'd think being strong, healthy, and productive would be peddled as patriotism.

Iko, Iko, CICO wrote:[/b You'd think being strong, healthy, and productive would be peddled as patriotism.

It has become a big problem in the armed forces. Many recruits can't get through basic training because of some pretty easy standards for running, push ups, etc, because they are so overweight.

Have you been reading this thread or just prepping yourself for the outrage you want to vent? Pretty sure all of us tubbies have been saying--implicitly if not explicitly--that our weight is gross. Mine is. Sure, there's a double standard, and I may be benefitting from it, but that doesn't mean I'm advocating for it.

Double standards? wrote:

So on the thread about Americans women now having an average weight of something like 170lbs, everyone went on about how disgusting it is yada yada.

Now a study says American men are even fatter and all of LR says it's fine?

Double standards? wrote:

kartelite wrote:

I'm pretty close to that and probably fitter than you'll ever be, chipmunk.

So on the thread about Americans women now having an average weight of something like 170lbs, everyone went on about how disgusting it is yada yada.

Now a study says American men are even fatter and all of LR says it's fine?

Dick, sucking, club?

195 for an average guy is not as bad as 170 for an average woman.

I weigh 190, can do 25 pullups, have great quickness and can still dunk at age 33 (I did this a couple weeks ago), have benched 235 at this weight and I've run under 15:00 for 5k (not at this weight, but I can still crank out a sub-5:00 mile). I would say I'm considerably fitter than almost any guy who weighs 40 pounds less or whatever you think is an ideal weight.

195 is way to heavy for an average man. What is the average height, like 5'11"? Just because you are reasonably fit does not mean you should be that heavy. While I'll admit it is possible to have the above body comp and still be fit I think it is rare.

I work with a collegiate athlete. 5'9" and 175 lbs. He opened his indoor season at 15:45. That's marginally impressive time for a 25 BMI but he and I both agree 150s would be more appropriate. We are working on it. Sub 135 would be ideal for running and general health at that height.

5'10" here. Post XC running I hit 185 for a little bit. That was scary enough. Have enough 250+ ppl in my fam. Didn't want to be one of them. 140 these days.

No, it's gross wrote:

195 is way to heavy for an average man. What is the average height, like 5'11"? Just because you are reasonably fit does not mean you should be that heavy. While I'll admit it is possible to have the above body comp and still be fit I think it is rare.

I work with a collegiate athlete. 5'9" and 175 lbs. He opened his indoor season at 15:45. That's marginally impressive time for a 25 BMI but he and I both agree 150s would be more appropriate. We are working on it. Sub 135 would be ideal for running and general health at that height.

BMI is meaningless. I'm around a BMI of 24 with a height of 5'6" and have run a 1:11 and 2:33. I just have huge leg muscles and am large boned. I can't drop below 148lbs even when running 100+ mile weeks.

As far as general America is concerned, even those who are "fit" and go to the gym often spend almost all their time doing weight training and very little cardio. It's quite funny when I see a bunch of late 20 something guys at the gym with huge muscles yet still have a beer gut.

I disagree, but it's completely relative to the person.

In general, just because competitive runners are skin and bone doesn't mean the rest of the population. I (and most others) would consider a 6'2 220 pound athlete healthier than I would a 5'11 140 runner.

That said, a 6'2 220 fatty is obviously a big thumbs down.

Your athlete is in serious trouble if you think losing 25 pounds, let alone 40 pounds, over a season is healthy - especially for someone who is already in great shape.

How much does Donald Trump weigh?

aim lower wrote:

I believe it. I'm average height and hit 195 lbs. at age 39. I looked pretty normal, too. Then a drunk old guy made a crack about my weight, so I started doing something about what I ate, and then got back to running, and dropped 40+ pounds over the space of 5 years. Thanks, drunk old guy.

fat shaming works

As I like to tell the ladies about my big belly, "When you got a Tool like this, you gotta build a shed over it!!"

Bad Wigins wrote:

It's not because of too much fat, just too many calories, and that is because of too many carbohydrates, which

a) are cheap so they dominate the food supply, and

b) make you want to eat a whole lot

America will never eat good food until the economy stops pushing demand for bad food, which capitalism can't do because it depends on the production and sale of useless and bad things for continued growth.

ignorant myth

Bad Wigins wrote:

It's not because of too much fat, just too many calories, and that is because of too many carbohydrates...

Maybe you didn't know but too many kcals are stored as fat...so yes.

I've been trying to lose weight, but not because I think I'm overweight, but to return to my former self.

I'm 37, 5'11" and weigh 205lbs. Back in the day my most impressive time was 30:43 for the 10km. When I finished my PhD I moved to a big city and still ran. Eventually I got tired of always running solo and started to hit up the gym. Still ran 4-5 times a week, but I put on nearly 40lbs of muscle. Went from 165lbs to 205lbs in the span of a year. Had to buy new suits because my shoulders broader.

Now I'm trying to lose some muscle but it's damn near impossible. I run 4-5 a week and cycle 4-5 a week and quit the gym entirely. Last year I podium'ed every duathlon I entered and ran a 1:17 half at 205lbs. I can't seem to drop below 200 no matter what I do.

Those numbers are pretty sad. I don't think it's all that hard to stay fit. Eat reasonable portions, live an active lifestyle and you should be good. I have cousins who are 220+ at 6' and it's because they sit all day at work, sit all evening at home then eat for four people. I'm 6'2" and at my peak was 170lbs. I'm 39 and currently weigh 160. I do nothing in terms of exercise, I just play outdoors (hike, bike, swim at the lakes etc.) My wife is 105lbs and has 5 sisters, 4 or who are over 200lbs. She doesn't exercise either. Eat right, eat appropriate portions and get outside. It's that simple.

The fittest man on earth is 5-9, 198lbs.

https://games.crossfit.com/athlete/11435

kvothe wrote:

this will continue until the govt takes steps to reduce work weeks to 32 hours or fewer. People don't have time to exercise or are too tired from lack of sleep or work.

True. Look at the French. I was in a French mall and I never saw one obeise person.

kvothe wrote:

this will continue until the govt takes steps to reduce work weeks to 32 hours or fewer. People don't have time to exercise or are too tired from lack of sleep or work.

Hey lazybones, since LR's favorite labor participation rate is 63%, what is the excuse of the other 37% not to workout???? It's not like all of us are down at the salt mine 12 hours a day.

So, nowhere in the article does it say what the average height is.

This would make a big difference.

For a long time the average height was going up, and this should correlate to weight.