height/weight ratios

[Savs]

Will, thanks for the link. I'm 5'8" 202 lbs, and starting to look like I lift. Hopefully I add the 0.5 lb/in in the next two years so I'll be a big dork, instead of a just a dork.

Speaking of dorkiness, GrimmThing, nice job! I checked your math (cause I'm a dork), and I get the same answer. I assume we did the same things. Say the density is a constant, use a cylinder for the volume, and say the radius/height is a constant. Get mass proportional to h^3.

[dpinsen]

http://startingstrength.com/index.ph..._tall_athletes

You won't look like you lift weights or be able to use your levers until you are at least 3lb per inch of height. You won't be big until you are 3.25lb+ per inch of height. That's 225+ for a 5'9" guy.

That sounds about right. I'm 5'9 and 280lbs (was about 250lbs when I started SS), and I'd probably look good if I could lose enough fat to get down to 225lbs.