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supaduck
01-08-2006, 09:22 AM
Guys, what weight division do you think i'll eventually be in? Im 11 stone, 14 years old and 5'10 so that should be a basis. I'd guess at the very least a middleweight.

Manfredo Jr
01-08-2006, 09:29 AM
Guys, what weight division do you think i'll eventually be in? Im 11 stone, 14 years old and 5'10 so that should be a basis. I'd guess at the very least a middleweight.
yeah i would say so

Pugnacious_Z
01-08-2006, 09:39 AM
depends on your growth spurt, if ur a late bloomer or if u grow quick. your 14, 11 stones and 5ft 10, is 11 stones like 154lbs?
at the age of 14 i was 5ft 4 and 100lbs. now im 17 and ive grown to 5ft 11 and im 158lbs. so dat might answer your question to some extent.
if i were 154lbs and 5ft 10" at the age of 14, i would probably be 6ft 4" now and about 200lbs.

Southpaw Stinger
01-08-2006, 09:54 AM
I was a bit like you Pugnacious. When I was 14 - 15 I was only about 5'6" - 5'7" and 135 lbs. A year later a=I was 5'9" and 150lbs.

I had another growth spurt at 17 and when I was 18 - 19 I was 6' and around 190lbs - 200lbs. I've grown a bit more since then and I'm now 6'2" and 216lbs - 220lbs.

You could still grow even in your early 20's and you will fill out more into an adults body to, so you could reach heavyweight.

Pugnacious_Z
01-08-2006, 10:27 AM
southpaw stinger, man you went thru alot of spurts, i wish i was like u man, lucky

supaduck
01-08-2006, 11:09 AM
It depends on who in my family I take after. My dad's 5'8, so I couldn't take agter him... my uncle is the exact same height as me (5'10). My brother is about 6ft. I think I probably take after my grandad, but I hope I don't, the guy was 5'11 and about 240lbs, and that's ridiculously stocky (and he wasn't fat, or a wight lifter).

Southpaw Stinger
01-08-2006, 11:19 AM
My dad is 5'10" and I thought that I would stop growing when I reached that height. My Grandad was 5'7"!

Growth is a very strange thing and can be very hard to predict since everyone has different growth patterns. You could be a 5'10" heavyweight like Tyson, considering you grandads stockyness. Just eat and train well and your body will grow into it's natural fighting weight.

leff
01-08-2006, 11:19 AM
I was a bit like you Pugnacious. When I was 14 - 15 I was only about 5'6" - 5'7" and 135 lbs. A year later a=I was 5'9" and 150lbs.

I had another growth spurt at 17 and when I was 18 - 19 I was 6' and around 190lbs - 200lbs. I've grown a bit more since then and I'm now 6'2" and 216lbs - 220lbs.

You could still grow even in your early 20's and you will fill out more into an adults body to, so you could reach heavyweight.

so there is hope for me growing to more han 6ft im 19 in a couple off weeks.

i was 5.10 at 15 and has only grown 2inches since.

supaduck
01-08-2006, 11:25 AM
I see. does muscle mass and bone size increase as you get older naturally also?

Southpaw Stinger
01-08-2006, 11:29 AM
You natuarally get heavier as you get older and your bones tend to fuse more. Compare a 6' 18 year old with a 6' 30 year old man. The 30 year old will be probrably be heavier because he will have broader shoulders and would have filled out. You usually get stronger in your 20's and get more muscle but that depends on your training and diet.

supaduck
01-08-2006, 11:30 AM
But I mean, when i'm 18 will I have bigger bones and muscles than I do now?

leff
01-08-2006, 11:59 AM
actually if you trainhard you will reach your strength peak at 30, than it will go down, but yes you will fill out.

supaduck
01-08-2006, 05:46 PM
Ahhhh. Not that I need to fill out, im big boned/muscular enough now as it is.

leff
01-08-2006, 07:33 PM
Ahhhh. Not that I need to fill out, im big boned/muscular enough now as it is.

well youl fill out its just nature, not much yu acn do to stop execpt eating very little, but than again youl have very little energy for boxing

i have the same problem im getting more stocky than i want to, im 6ft in shape 185 and my coach says ill be 200 in a couple off years even if im lean.

Southpaw Stinger
01-08-2006, 08:32 PM
says ill be 200 in a couple off years even if im lean.

Quite an awkward weight to be at. Do you want to be cruiserweight or heavyweight? 200 is very low to be a successful heavyweight these days but with great training you could be a good heavy, or you could try and cut your muscle mass and stay cruiser.

leff
01-08-2006, 08:49 PM
Quite an awkward weight to be at. Do you want to be cruiserweight or heavyweight? 200 is very low to be a successful heavyweight these days but with great training you could be a good heavy, or you could try and cut your muscle mass and stay cruiser.

im at light heavy and i want to stay here

Southpaw Stinger
01-08-2006, 08:52 PM
Best thing to do if your successful in that division. I'm sure your coach can help you stay there. Good luck man.