RobBob Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 calculate yours All my adult life my BMI has been right at the high end of normal...yet I ain't fat. If I lost enough to get down to the middle of "normal," I'd be a skeleton. Quote
ashw_justin Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 24.3 (0.7 points from "overweight") Stupid Psuedoscience... Quote
RobBob Posted July 20, 2004 Author Posted July 20, 2004 That's mine too. rbw must be a dinka warrior. Quote
rbw1966 Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 6'3" and around 180. Weird thing is I have a bit of a beer gut. I'm agree with justin re the pseudoscience. Quote
K_Y_L_E Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 At my current weight I would only have to grow to 6'11" to be in my "ideal weight". YAO KYLE. I like the sound of that! Quote
bDubyaH Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 that thing is lame. i'm right in the middle, but would have to lose or gain >20 to be outside normal. i'm already a stick. if i lost 15 pounds i probably wouldn't exist. if i gained 15-20 i would be ...my dad Quote
Dru Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 22.6 thing about BMI is if you are 6 feet tall and weigh 200 with a 5% body fat content, or if you are 6 feet tall, 200 lbs with a 35-40% body fat content, there are huge differences in your overall health but you have the same BMI. the only reason BMI is a useful statistic is because so few people are fit that you can assume most everyone with a high BMI is a fat sack o lard. Quote
fenderfour Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 I am the fat kid... Dru pretty much hit it on the head. I have a friend that works in public health (cardio-vascular studies) and she said about the same thing. The BMI does not work for athletes or for people who are very fit. It was created as a statistical tool for the masses. Quote
hohm Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 The other thing about BMI is that it is very dependent on the size and density of ones bones. Your typical sturdy hardcore alpinist is unlikely to have a low BMI, because of the way they (we) are built. On the other hand, the hollow-boned competitive sport climbers typically have low relative bone mass and thus a much lower basal BMI. A much better barometer of your overall fitness is your percentage body fat.... Quote
JayB Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 5'10 and varires from 165-175 depending on the season. Higher if I am lifting regularly and lower if I am burning muscle on lots of long approaches and slogs. It was a wonderful day when I hit 178 and officially got myself into the overweight category - probably the best shape I've ever been in. Quote
lummox Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 24.4 mutha fuka wierd thing is my body fat percentage is like 7%. wtf? Quote
Stemalot Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 is this thing accurate for asians or culture of people with very different build from the average north american? Quote
Dru Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 is this thing accurate for asians or culture of people with very different build from the average north american? you mean like Bruddah Iz ? Quote
Bronco Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 BMI is for losers. So are Tanita body fat scales. Get some $7 body fat calipers if you want some accurate indication of how you are in relation to an "ideal" body composition. Quote
jon Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 BMI is for losers. So are Tanita body fat scales. Get some $7 body fat calipers if you want some accurate indication of how you are in relation to an "ideal" body composition. And go do some deadlifts suckas!!!!! Quote
assmonkey Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 (edited) I'm like fat and shit. - a s s m n k e y Edited July 20, 2004 by assmonkey Quote
addie Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 barely normal by .3 almost underweight... time for more ice creamm... Quote
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