Objective Health Markers for Bulking

[Daniel0636]

Hey! I just saw the latest video on your channel on weight gain and it was mentioned that a waist of 40" or over increases your risk of major diseases, is that independent of height? What would you say are the best objective markers to use whilst someone is bulking to know when to stop/slow down weight gain (e.g. waist/height ratio?) assuming the person is looking to maximise strength and health.

The main reason I ask is that I've been bulking for a few years (at 5"5 went from 104lb very underweight to 146 atm with a 33" waist) and I'm just wondering how far I should take it and what a healthy weight range should be for my height.

Thanks! Keep up the great videos

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Hey! I just saw the latest video on your channel on weight gain and it was mentioned that a waist of 40" or over increases your risk of major diseases, is that independent of height?

Up to ~ 6'6 as I recall

What would you say are the best objective markers to use whilst someone is bulking to know when to stop/slow down weight gain (e.g. waist/height ratio?) assuming the person is looking to maximise strength and health.

Their waist size would probably suffice. You could make an argument that body composition could be used, but I don't think it's sensitive enough to add any additional information that waist circumference does not (Same deal with waist:hip ratio).

The main reason I ask is that I've been bulking for a few years (at 5"5 went from 104lb very underweight to 146 atm with a 33" waist) and I'm just wondering how far I should take it and what a healthy weight range should be for my height.

Probably somewhere in the 170'ish range, depending on how your training and results are going.