Weight/Body fat question?

Most competive triathletes weigh in the range of 2.2 - 2.5 pounds per inch of height. Usually closer to 2.5

I need to get more cookies....

not that i am exactly in the elite cat but i am 150 and 7-8%

2.5 seems a bit heavy. While I may be on the lighter side of things.. that would put me nearly 20 pounds lighter the a avg pro of similar height. I work out to 2.1 per inch, normally 7-9% body fat, though haven't tested since early this year.


I'm probably just a tad heavier then Alistair Brownlee.. and he doesn't seem to have any problems.

I'm the fatty

6' 175 pounds- 12%

Wow, me too At 5'0" that puts me 24-42 lbs shy...might be a bit off on the more petite folks!

that sounds high! just did the math for myself and I'm under 2 - I've got pretty decent muscle, but some flab too. I'm sure my body fat is upwards of 20%

that 2.2 thing doesn't work for the small side! I'm 5'1" and 111 pounds.  with that formula I should be 134- 152! no way! I could stand to still lose a few!  here's a link to a really good article on xtri....  everyone is different, there's no good formula. 

http://xtri.com/features_display.aspx?riIDReport=5743&CAT=2&xref=xx 

I'm 5'8", 200 pounds and can win my AG in the sprint distance.  Still do well in Oly.  Start to drop off in the 1/2 IM and IM. I wish it was all muscle but I am around 20% BF.

I figure I just need to work harder than the lighter people.  No excuses from me about weight affecting performance. 

When I did a body fat analysis at a local university, they indicated athletic for a male was 10-12% BF.  Healthy was 12-18%.

2.5 per inch is high..   a lean 170 is a pretty big guy for only being 5'8"

2.2 sounds closer to reality. 

I'm trying to get to about 2.3 per inch (155), at about 9-10% bodyfat