— ...You do not have to be huge to be impressive
. Some people consider as unimpressive any achievements less than awesome
by the standards of the top liners. But in reality, achievements quite a long
way behind those of the elite can still be outstanding.. Set measurements and exercise poundages aside for the moment. Just see
things in terms of bodyweight and bodyfat. Never mind the + pounds
and below- bodyfat of some of the male, competitive elite. A “mere”
pounds with a genuine bodyfat of , at a height of '" and a light-
to-medium bone structure, is outstanding by any standards except those
of elite bodybuilding. But pounds and bodyfat is in a different
world—a decrease of nearly pounds of muscle. And at the same height,
even pounds at bodyfat is impressive for a very light-boned man
(wrist of under . inches and ankle under inches).. Based on observation and an overview of other formulae, here is a body-
weight guide for males that takes into account bone structure and height. At
bodyfat, physiques in line with these bodyweights will be very impres-
sive. At a lower bodyfat the physiques will be even more impressive. Start
with a base of '" height and pounds bodyweight. en add pounds
per inch for a heavy bone structure, pounds for a medium bone structure,
and pounds for a light bone structure. Above '", cut the increments in
half.Structure Wrist (inches)
heavy .–.
medium .–.
light .–.. With '" and a wrist of inches as a base, you would get pounds. If '"
with the same wrist, you would get pounds. If '" with the same wrist,
you would get pounds.. If you have bodyfat of you will need a bodyweight of pounds to pro-
duce a physique with the equivalent amount of muscle as one of pounds
and bodyfat. And if you have bodyfat of you will need to be about
pounds. But a physique of pounds and bodyfat is a world apart
in visual impact from one of pounds and , though the muscular mass
under the fat is almost the same in both cases.