Just wondering what you guys/girls consider big? Given a height of 6 feet and a body fat percentage of 8, what weight would you say a person had to weigh to be considered small, average, big and huge?
240lbs would start being big. 300+ = huge.
I’m 6’ & I think 180 is pretty small, 200 is average (like me right now), 240 is big, ~265 is really big & 300 is unbelievably huge. There’s some formula that works out the minimum & maximum weights somebod can get up to. Use 5’ & 100lbs as the baseline & add 10lbs for every inch above 5’ a person is. That’s the minimum someone could get to. Add 30-40lbs for the max. So for somebody 6’, the minimum weight (for someone with crap genetics) would be 12inchesx10lbs+100, or 220lbs. The max is 40lbs above that, or 260.
Given that’s about my height, I think I can make a fair judgement that at 8% and 150, that would be small. 170: average, 195: big, and personally, what I’m shooting for 225: HYOOGE!
Going by the metabolic index for a 72 inch 8%bodyfat individual:
small is less than 180-185lbs MIx 31.47
average: 210lbs MIx 36.71
big: 240lbs MIx 41.96
huge: around 280lbs MIx 48.95
referring to 6’ 225 being huge it isn’t
i work with a guy who is 6’ and 230…his bf is a lil more than 8% …now hes a big guy but not HUGE
My name is Axy. I am 5 ft 11, 220 lbs. I am small. 
Sorry, I guess from my perspective looking up, 225 still seems many years away. (While it’s nothing for others, who have breezed by 225) It is an interesting question though, how big can someone who is 6ft hope to attain at his peak? (assuming 8% bodyfat) I’m assuming anything beyond 250 would be very difficult without significant anabolic support. Is anyone on this board there?
What about if you’re short? How much would you have to weigh to be “big”. I’m 5’4" and 178lbs; I consider myself pretty built for an 18 year old, but what do you guys think? Of course, the bf factor does come in.
I have a question for you guys. Right now I am 6’ weighing in at 230 with 15% BF. At what point can someone expect to see abs, cuts, definition? What does 11%, 10%,9% and below look like, when does it start to show? (Obviously I have never been below 12)
Well, Charles Atlas was 5’10", and 180 pounds (10% BF). He was widely held to be “big” in his time period. Competing with modern bodybuilders, however, makes things a lot different. It’s a whole new standard.
This is a simple one. The answer lies in the eyes of the beholder.
as far as body fat goes you have to be atleast 10% or lower. You want to look great get to 5-7%. as far as a 5’4" dude you need to get to 8% bf to look decent, you want to be huge go to 190lbs. at 6% bf. laters pk
Are we talking artificially supported steroid big? Who cares? Their size is based on and completely depedent on their pharmacueticals. If it’s a steroid free fellow than 220 is big 240 would be huge. But of course all this is meaningless since it’s in the eye of the beholder.
hey it all depends… im 6’2 235 15% bf… you can see my abs easily… it might be cuz im 18 years old though… i dunno
I am 6’2’’ 247, 10% and I’m 23. I don’t feel big. If it ever happens, when dose a person say I am big enough now I think I’m not going to mush my self so hard anymore? Never. I wonder if Coleman feels big. I think it is all in our heads. That reminds me I need a protein shake.
Why let what others think about you control you? You are basing your self worth on other’s appraisal of you. Be yourself, build your body for the rush it gives YOU! You are a pussy if you let someone’s critique of your size control you. I RULE THE WORLD WHEN I LIFT!! So should you. I found out a long time ago that it is a waste of time trying to be “the best”. There is someone always a notch above you. Quit chasing rainbows and be the king of your own world. Screw anyone else.
My wife tells me when I’m big enough. I was bulking and got up to 220 once. I’m just under 6’2". One day she picked me up at the gym. I was hot from working out so I left my tank top on and headed out to meet her in the truck. I got in and she said “You’re big enough”. Good enough for me. I was about 16% bf then. I figure 210 at 8-10% will be fine. Much bigger and my wife or my horse won’t like me on top of them as much. I won’t be able to ski as fluidly either. Hoisting that much mass up the steep hills I hunt could be an issue too, although I did OK at 215 last year.
A couple of years ago when I was a very lean 170lbs @ 6ft I thought 200lbs was huge, and that was all I said to people, I want to be 200lbs and lean. Im now at 205/7 and about 9/10% and I still feel really small. All I can think off now is 220lbs - I dont think many of us will ever be satisfied, but for me thats half the fun!
say you can see you abs with your shirt off, and people can tell you lift when you got all of your clothes on. This is my own personal minumum size for being “big”