if you are 6"1 male how much should you weigh?

Answer 1

Somewhere between 150 and 185.
Here is a BMI calculator that you can plug your data into:
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

Answer 2

Hmmm.

Lots of misdirected answers -- but that represents what people are told, and there are MANY opinions out there -- even from the professionals.

I have a client who is only 5' 6" and weighs 190 lbs, and he's only 12% body fat, which is healthy AND attractive. He's mostly muscle, and he's BIG. Not everyone wants to BE big, but he IS, and according to the "charts", he is seriously overweight. Nobody who sees him would even think to call him that, because it's simply and very obviously wrong. I had another client that was getting great results, but came to me one day and said she was getting FINED at weight watchers becuase she was gaining weight. She and I BOTH knew it was muscle weight, but many large organizations don't allow for that. Amazing.

For instance, I am 6', weigh 185, and have 9% bodyfat. According to the standard BMI chart, I am "slightly overweight", lol... but I know better.

Now, I know bodyfat tests aren't easy to get, and a chart is nice to use, but if that chart or guide is making you feel misjudged -- FIND ANOTHER CHART! lol...

The BMI is ONLY a guideline. In fact, it's a useless guideline unless you are one of millions of irresponsible morons who can't put down the donuts and ice cream long enough to get out there and MOVE. Working out or exercising for fun -- either way, DO something!

Bodyfat compared to lean body weight is all you need to know. And really, if your navel measurement is as large (or larger) than your chest, you are headed in the wrong direction.

You can get a bodyfat test at any good SMALL personal training center or even at the universities where you live -- look around.
I did say SMALL gym because I have heard from several people that the large well-known gyms often LIE to you about your bodyfat. Some don't even show you the measurements, but give you a demeaning sales pitch about what a loser you are, so you will be manipulated into spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on training. It's a secret of the gym "industry", so now you know it. While I DO recommend training guidance, it should be for the RIGHT reasons.

Think of it this way: If you are 6'1", you can weigh anywhere between 160-220 and have between 5%-15% bodyfat and still feel, look, and BE healthy. It's all about genetics and responsible behaviour and choices. Some men are born big (muscled and fat), some are medium (kinda muscled and little fat), some are small (not very muscled and almost no fat).

When my clients tell me they don't know what to eat, I just look at them and say: "Unless you were a prisoner in an ice cream factory at birth, you KNOW what is bad to eat and what is good to eat." People who know their way around a gym also usually know their way around a refrigerator or a menu, and make GOOD choices to enhance and entend their health.

America just might be the only country where food is used to entertain us. Knowing that, ask yourself when you eat, "Is this feeding ME or my EMOTIONS?" And it's OK to do both to some degree. But if you're MOSTLY eating to feel good, instead of to BE healthy, then it's time to respect yourself MORE and make the RIGHT choice, it's as simple as that.

So, if you're trying to gain muscle weight or lose fat weight, it's easier than you think, it just takes time and effort. Either way, too fat or too skinny, I recommend continous lifelong progressive resistance training, and if for SOME freaky reason you get TOO muscled, then just step it down a bit, but I'll tell you, in TEN years of work, I've NEVER had a client tell me -- "Look, I'm getting too muscled and too lean, can we re-think this?"

Lol...

Good Luck! :)

Answer 3

180

Answer 4

Why the concern how much you should weigh? If you're 6'1 with 40% bodyfat, then you should be more concerned with reducing the bodyfat first. Too many people are concerned with s "number"...get your bodyfat measured and find out where you are there. Then aim for a better bodyfat percentage. If you're happy with your current muscle tone, then cool, if not, then work out more.

Answer 5

your tall. anyways, it depends on age. If you are a teenager then around 160 at the most. And in 20's-30's 180.

Answer 6

I'm not 100% sure, but I think it might be 180-190 lbs. I'm 37 years old and I'm about 6'1" - 6'1 1/2" and I weigh 225.I'm not skinny,but I am not fat either.

Answer 7

Not more than 200.

Answer 8

maybe around 150 or 180?

Answer 9

you shouldn't go over 200 pounds.