I myself am 6'1" 145lbs TK.........and i padded the heck out of just about everything. All i used was yellow seating foam and hot glued 2 to 4 inch strips inside my armor pieces. I added a little bit more for the thigh pieces (on in each quadrant) so they would hold nice and snug on my thighs which has replaced the need for straps from my ab piece the the thigh pieces. After all of that no one has been the wiser and says my armor looks great on me.