Why are most bodybuilders 5'2"-5'6"?

[Danimal77]

Why does the sport attract so many vertically challenged people? 

[NarcissisticDeity]

Why does the sport attract so many vertically challenged people? 

It does attract a lot of short guys , insecurity leads them to be big if they can't be tall , I'm 5'11" and I'm taller than 90% of the people in my gym

[Meso_z]

It does attract a lot of short guys , insecurity leads them to be big if they can't be tall , I'm 5'11" and I'm taller than 90% of the people in my gym

 

Im 5'7 and im better looking both facially and body wise than 90% of my gym and in the streets. Im talking for "tall" guys. out of shape stork-like homos.

[MAXX]

Im 5'7 and im better looking both facially and body wise than 90% of my gym and in the streets. Im talking for "tall" guys. out of shape stork-like homos.

since when is 5'7 tall?

midget

[NarcissisticDeity]

since when is 5'7 tall?

midget

ouch lol I believe 5'7" to 6'0" is consider medium , anything under is short and anything over is tall

[tonymctones]

isnt the average height for males like 5'6" or 5'7"?

shorter guys dont have to hold as much muscle to look big as opposed to taller guys

[Meso_z]

since when is 5'7 tall?

midget

NO, I mean I AM short but better looking facially and body wise than most of the "tall" guys.

[MCWAY]

Why does the sport attract so many vertically challenged people? 

That's funny!! Most are of average height (5'8"), especially among the top champions!!

Kevin Levrone - 5'8"
Jay Cutler - 5'9"
Lee Haney - 5'11"
Dorian Yates - 5'11"
Ronnie Coleman 5'11" (6'0", with his curly flattop).
Arnold Schwarzenegger - 6'2"
Ken Waller - 6'0"
Mike Katz - 6'1"
Reg Park - 6'2"
Lou Ferrigno - 6'5"
Berry DeMey - 6'0"
Gary Strydom - 6'2"
Toney Freeman - 6'2"
Quincy Taylor - 6'3"
Phil Heath - 5'9"
Kai Greene 5'9"
Darrem Charles - 5'8"
Johnnie Jackson - 5'8"
Brandon Curry - 5'8"
Paul Dillett - 6'1"
Jim Quinn - 6'1"

Those are just some off the top of my head.

[NarcissisticDeity]

isnt the average height for males like 5'6" or 5'7"?

shorter guys dont have to hold as much muscle to look big as opposed to taller guys

In the US the average height is 5'9" I believe

[Danimal77]

I'm 5.9.5"-5'10" and when walking in a crowd of people, there are so many people taller than me. I think 6'0" + is when you're noticeably taller than most.

[Danimal77]

That's funny!! Most are of average height (5'8"), especially among the top champions!!

Kevin Levrone - 5'8"
Jay Cutler - 5'9"
Lee Haney - 5'11"
Dorian Yates - 5'11"
Ronnie Coleman 5'11" (6'0", with his curly flattop).
Arnold Schwarzenegger - 6'2"
Ken Waller - 6'0"
Mike Katz - 6'1"
Reg Park - 6'2"
Lou Ferrigno - 6'5"
Berry DeMey - 6'0"
Gary Strydom - 6'2"
Toney Freeman - 6'2"
Quincy Taylor - 6'3"
Phil Heath - 5'9"
Kai Greene 5'9"
Darrem Charles - 5'8"
Johnnie Jackson - 5'8"
Brandon Curry - 5'8"
Paul Dillett - 6'1"
Jim Quinn - 6'1"

Those are just some off the top of my head.

Levrone is 5'9"
Cutler is 5'8"
Reg Park was 6'1"
Ferrigno was 6'4"
Coleman is 5'10"
Yates is 5'10"

BTW, for all the taller guys you mentioned, there are a way more shorter guys.

[StickStickly]

Why does the sport attract so many vertically challenged people? 

Midgetry has long been linked with aggressivness. With the aggressiveness there is a desire for dominance.... the concept of the alpha male comes to mind which is strongly linked to homosexuality. Because the vertically challenged try to create the image of an alpha male there is a strong propensity to border on all things homosexual.

[Luinitari]

The average height for white males is just under 70 inches, or 5' 10".

5'6" and shorter is the bottom 5% of the population; it makes sense that some who fall here would have something extra to prove in getting huge.

[bigdeadweight]

most pros lie about their height, well most everyone seems to lie about their height.  i am exactly 6.00 and i get people all the time saying i must be at least 6,2 as they are 5,11.  they are just deluded about their height.

i have met doz and levrone and they were a lot shorted than me, 5,8 at most, kev probably shorter than dorian.

[johnnynoname]

bodybuilding is a means for people with Napoleon complexes to feel more manly

ta da- there is your answer

[Mr Nobody]

It does attract a lot of short guys , insecurity leads them to be big if they can't be tall , I'm 5'11" and I'm taller than 90% of the people in my gym

Right on i'm 6'2"

[2ND COMING]

NO, I mean I AM short but better looking facially and body wise than most of the "tall" guys.

you reek of inferiority, geeze 

[pumpster]

Yes it's the Napoleon Syndrome-compensate for shortness with wideness, just like too many lesbos as wide as they are tall.

Ironically Ben Weider was one of the world's leading Napoleon aficionados.

[Meso_z]

you reek of inferiority, geeze 

who the fuck are you anyway. 

[JOCKTHEGLIDE]

is that table with or without lifts in the shooess,,,if you read disclaimers on height average you will see disclaimer saying, "height taken in  consideration with 1inch shoes"

The average height for white males is just under 70 inches, or 5' 10".

5'6" and shorter is the bottom 5% of the population; it makes sense that some who fall here would have something extra to prove in getting huge.

[bodybuilder1234]

because short people can gain muslce faster
They are stocky by nature

[StickStickly]

who the fuck are you anyway. 

He is the second cumming. The second wave.... the sperm residue that must be pissed out after an orgasm... the turd that won't flush, the fart the lingers, the virgin that won't go away.

[Meso_z]

He is the second cumming. The second wave.... the sperm residue that must be pissed out after an orgasm... the turd that won't flush, the fart the lingers, the virgin that won't go away.

hahahahahahahha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[peroni]

isnt the average height for males like 5'6" or 5'7"?

In Mexico, yes

[Spike]

Napoleon complex is a colloquial term describing an alleged type of inferiority complex which is said to affect some people who are short in stature. The term is also used more generally to describe people who are driven by a perceived handicap to overcompensate in other aspects of their lives. This term is also known as Napoleon syndrome,[1] Short Man syndrome,[2] and Small Man syndrome.