It is not just about height vs weight. It is also about BMI as it relates to load on heart. Even when I was doing heavy bodybuilding before pandemic (6 times a week with 1 hour sessions for all except sundays when I did 2 hours), I put on a solid 15 lbs of lean muscle mass going from 170 lbs to 185 lbs with a less than 15% fat and a 31 inch waist. At ny heaviest, I saw 190 lbs, but most of the time I saw 185 lbs. I was eating about 3000 - 3500 calories a day of very clean protein from chicken, breast, carbs from sweet potatoes and I would only have 2 cheat meals per week. I was measured 5'9.5" back in my 20s. Might have shrunk a bit now and might be around 5'8.5" or 5'9".
So, while I was very proud of my 45 inch chest with thick pecs, 17 inch arms, 13 inch forearms, 31 inch waist even at 185 lbs, I realized after a while, your heart is meant to handle a certain amount of weight at a certain height. So while I was always brushing off BMI, the heart cannot tell a difference between fat or muscle. In fact, heart works harder to pump blood into muscles. Therefore, if you are heavy for the height, it is going to make the heart work a lot harder and over time could result in enlargement of the heart.
All in all, after the pandemic started, I lost all of the lean muscle mass in weeks. Got down to 163 - 164 lbs and became extremely lean. Just do cardio now and always remain in a caloric deficit (consume about 2000 calories a day and burn around 3000 - 3500 calories). All of my numbers are in the normal range including cholestrol, triglycerides, sugars, LDL, HDL etc. Case in point, one always has to think about the cardio aspect and how much load the weight is putting on the heart for long term sustainability. I might go back to doing bodybuilding, but will definitely stay away from going up to 185 - 190 lbs even with the extremely lean muscle mass because of the aforementioned reasons.
