Tall and skinny

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Hey Jordan,

I’ve always been tall and skinny. In high school my nickname was twig. I graduated college at 6’1” 135#. There’s some psychology involved there but won’t dive into it unless you want.

Anyway, a few years back I became heavily invested in the thought that an adult male weighs 200#, and I got there and then some (215# max), albeit at 25% plus body fat. Recently, and thanks to BBM, I realize that can be harmful and lead to increased risk of health problems.

Now I’m considering waist measurement. Currently 190# and 39.5”. I’m concerned that to get to the 33-34” range I’m going to be 165#. Hesitantly, I’m ok with that, but feel maybe the pendulum is swinging too far the other direction.

So, would you advise cutting to a 33-34” waist, even if it means getting down into the 165-170# range, then intelligently bulking and cutting to stay in the 33-37” waist?

Thanks for the great content and getting me moving in the right direction!

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I think if your skeleton and current levels of muscle mass result in you having a 34" waist at 160lbs, then that’s just fine. Muscle mass takes a long time to acquire!

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Thanks Jordan. I assume you meant “your skeleton” as opposed to “you are a skeleton”, the latter being a bit of a blow to my already fragile psyche on the subject lol.

So I’ll keep eating a deficit down to 33-34", whatever body weight that ends up being, hang out there for a bit, then start building back up with a slight calorie surplus and sufficient protein. Would you recommend gomad at this point? Ha! Just kidding.

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Haha yea, good catch and sorry about the typo. Fortunately for everyone around you, you don’t have to do GOMAD lol.