What weight class should a 5-9...200 pounf box at???

[RichCCFC]

Joking man

[NachoMan]

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I have about 10% bf....Im not much of an endurance guy...I run sprints in college...I cant run marathons..but Im in good shape...I trained before but I was like 13 or 14 years old.

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If you are really 10% BMI then you are going to have quite a time shedding 65lbs to get down to lightweight. I imagine a 5'9'' 200lb person being fairly stout or just plain portly. In your case, you say it's muscle. You can certainly lose lean muscle mass, but close to 65lbs of it is probably way more than you want to. I would think junior middle-middle weight might be a better target weight given your current BMI.

[hotbox2316]

If you are really 10% BMI then you are going to have quite a time shedding 65lbs to get down to lightweight. I imagine a 5'9'' 200lb person being fairly stout or just plain portly. In your case, you say it's muscle. You can certainly lose lean muscle mass, but close to 65lbs of it is probably way more than you want to. I would think junior middle-middle weight might be a better target weight given your current BMI.

good statement,i agree totally,if you are 10% bf then i dont think youd wanna get lower then the 180s........

[NachoMan]

good statement,i agree totally,if you are 10% bf then i dont think youd wanna get lower then the 180s........

Yeah, the more I think about it, it'll be rough to even get to 160-168lbs for him.

[nmuburner22]

Yeah, the more I think about it, it'll be rough to even get to 160-168lbs for him.

I think I can get to 154.

[hotbox2316]

I think I can get to 154.

mabye get to like 164 and do a 10lb cut before fight night,but 10lb cuts are no joke.....

[msagrain]

depends on build.

[flat1985]

I think I can get to 154.

Yeah but its trying to stay at 154 that would be hard

[Shanus]

If you're 10% BF at 200lbs you're going to have to cut ALOT of muscle to get below 180.

[NachoMan]

I think I can get to 154.

Good luck with it, man. You certainly know yourself better than anyone here. I'm not a trainer myself, but I think that the more important goal might be to improve your cardiovascular conditioning, since you cite that as a weakness. I've learned that I have to eat well to be able to work hard enough to achieve any significant performance gain. Before I used to starve myself to lose weight, but I felt weak when I worked out, so I didn't get much return for my efforts. You could lose plenty of weight without achieving much performance gain. I think you should probably focus on improving your conditioning first. You'll lose weight no question. Not as much as you think, perhaps, but you'll probably be stronger.