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Commander Cody wrote:Note: Not to pop anyone's bubbles, BUT

IBW
Estimated ideal body weight in (kg)
Males: IBW = 50 kg + 2.3 kg for each inch over 5 feet.
Females: IBW = 45.5 kg + 2.3 kg for each inch over 5 feet.

Those numbers are so generic it would be unrealistic for more than a handful of people to find them ideal for their body type. For me, being 6'2", those numbers would put me at 180lbs. Even at 285lbs, I was at 34% body fat, which was 95.2lbs of fat, so with 0% body fat, I would have been 188.5lbs. 0% body fat is not possible to attain. Healthy range of body fat for a male 20-30 years is 8-19%. Even at 8%, I would still be over 200lbs, at 6'2". Below 8% is considered unhealthy. Dont get me wrong, even at 275lbs, I'm well above what would be considered a healthy body fat, even though my blood pressure is perfect, my resting heart rate is well above average (i havent checked it in a while, but it was somewhere around 60bpm when I last checked), and every blood test I've had has come back that I'm healthy as a mule.