What let’s someone who weighs a little (e.g. 140 lb male) considerably outlift someone who weights a lot (e.g. 200 lb+ male)? At the gym I recently noticed two twins (or brothers) who look in their early twenties if not late teens, 5’8-5’9, 140-150lbs by eye, nothing special.

Unlike weight, muscle mass doesn’t have a so-called ideal based on your height or even body frame size. Instead of focusing on muscle itself, most medical professionals defer to body fat to determine if your muscle mass is at an ideal percentage for your height.

Jul 24, 2018 · Here’s how he dropped 140 pounds in one year, and then packed on a whole lot of muscle. "I was always a big kid. If you look at pictures, I wasn’t even just fat, I was just so much bigger...

I'd say it depends on bodyfat, but anywhere from 145-155lbs with no more than 17% bodyfat seems ideal. I lift a decent bit, so my ideal body weight might not be the same as yours. But body fat percentage is a better indicator. Ideal would be shredded, but target for daily life is enough to see the outline of your 4 or 6-pack if you flex.

Like the title says, I'm 6'1 and only 140 pounds. At this weight any attempt at muscle growth is pretty futile I'm guessing. My maintenance calorie intake is around 2000, and I've been trying to eat in excess of that for around a month now. Unfortunately, I haven't experienced any …

The right weight for a person, young or old, should be based on their current height. Other factors like body fat percentage and lean muscle mass should be considered if the person wants to look a specific way such as athletic or healthy average.

Adult women and men weighing 140 lbs who are between 5' 3" and 6' 0" tall are considered to be of a healthy weight as measured by Body Mass Index (BMI) 2. If you are 140 lbs and shorter than 5' 3" you are overweight for your height.

Mar 30, 2011 · For the vast majority of people, the reality is that that can only gain about 10 to 15 lbs of lean body mass (read muscle not fat or “bulk” weight) over the course of a lifetime. As you note there are exceptions but they are very rare (maybe 5% of the population).

For a 140 lb person that means 1 to 1.4 lbs a week. This allows you to maximize muscle growth. Going faster will result in too much body fat without affecting the rate of lean tissue increase.

Once you get near a low enough body fat, if you don't like your body, than you could bulk up and add muscle mass. But yes, I think 140 is way too small for a tall guy. Based on your height, 180 would be better.