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Originally posted by: Fausto
You people....

BMI is a guideline. It's used because it's very quick and anyone with a scale can do it.

Odds are, if it doesn't apply to you, you probably know this....and STFU with the "well, an NFL linebacker is obese according to BMI..blahblahblahblah..." crap because *news flash* most American are fat and lazy and certainly NOT linebackers.

Sheesh. :roll:
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Yeah, but it has gotten to the point where your "rough guideline" is being used and taught preferentially over bf%. That is why the BMI is evil as hell. It was made as a guideline for lazy people who can't figure out bf%. These lazy people who complained that bf% is too hard to figure out are in reality the ones who are afraid to look at it because they are friggin' huge. People in my city lobbied to remove bf% testing, because it singled out the fat kids and the parents didn't want to be responsible for fixing their kids' weight problem. That is utter bull$hit.

Screw being 'sensitive' to people's feelings. If a kid is fat, tell him, it just might save his life. I know when I was a fatass kid I got ridiculed, and eventually I did something about it. Hell, now I regret not doing something earlier. Sometimes people need to butch the fvck up and deal with their problems as opposed to blaming them on other things.
 
Originally posted by: ThaPerculator
BMI is a joke, use BF%. And NOT from your tanita scale. Get a set of calipers.

It's actually really depressing that the grade schools have switched from BF% to BMI in recent years for their gym class testing... A step backward for the future of America...

BMI doesn't factor in your lean body mass at all, so it does not differentiate between two people who are the exact same weight and height, but are at totally different body fat percentages. With BMI, it is very possible to be completely ripped and be considered "overweight" or "high normal" while they claim that someone with absolutely no muscle mass and a high bf% is "normal" or "low risk". It is a joke, and whoever made it should die a merciless death at the hands of Lou Ferrigno.
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I'm at 23 which is ideal... 160lbs for 5'10" but I really want to be 180lbs of more muscle... that puts me at a 27 which is borderline overweight which doesn't make sense. I know plenty of athletes who are pretty built and fall into the 180lb category at my height. I don't like the BMI system.
 
Originally posted by: ThaPerculator
Originally posted by: Fausto
You people....

BMI is a guideline. It's used because it's very quick and anyone with a scale can do it.

Odds are, if it doesn't apply to you, you probably know this....and STFU with the "well, an NFL linebacker is obese according to BMI..blahblahblahblah..." crap because *news flash* most American are fat and lazy and certainly NOT linebackers.

Sheesh. :roll:
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Yeah, but it has gotten to the point where your "rough guideline" is being used and taught preferentially over bf%. That is why the BMI is evil as hell. It was made as a guideline for lazy people who can't figure out bf%. These lazy people who complained that bf% is too hard to figure out are in reality the ones who are afraid to look at it because they are friggin' huge. People in my city lobbied to remove bf% testing, because it singled out the fat kids and the parents didn't want to be responsible for fixing their kids' weight problem. That is utter bull$hit.

Screw being 'sensitive' to people's feelings. If a kid is fat, tell him, it just might save his life. I know when I was a fatass kid I got ridiculed, and eventually I did something about it. Hell, now I regret not doing something earlier. Sometimes people need to butch the fvck up and deal with their problems as opposed to blaming them on other things.
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Uh...you're kinda supporting my position. Since BMI is so easy to calculate, you don't have wiggle room with the "BF% is too complicated/expensive" thing.

 
26, on the upper edge of healthy. But as proven by recent news reports, BMI makes absolutely no sense if you have any sort of muscle on your body.
 
19. Just barely hanging on above "underweight".

ZV

EDIT: If I drop just 5 pounds (a pretty normal fluctuation) I slip into "Underweight".
 
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: alexeikgb
BMI is the worst measure of fitness
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It's not a measure of fitness, it's a measure of fatness.
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and its pretty awful at doing that also.

according to that site the 6'3 250 professional athletes that are all cut up are obese with 30% body fat......bwahahahaha
 
Originally posted by: gigapet
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: alexeikgb
BMI is the worst measure of fitness
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It's not a measure of fitness, it's a measure of fatness.
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and its pretty awful at doing that also.

according to that site the 6'3 250 professional athletes that are all cut up are obese with 30% body fat......bwahahahaha
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Right, and I'm on the high side of normal and was the top finisher on my team in a road race with 6500 vertical feet of climbing last weekend. 😛

My point, that I've made numerous times, is that if BMI doesn't apply to you; you are probably well aware of this. It's fine for the average sedentary slob as an easy-to-do wake up call.

 
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: gigapet
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: alexeikgb
BMI is the worst measure of fitness
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It's not a measure of fitness, it's a measure of fatness.
Click to expand...

and its pretty awful at doing that also.

according to that site the 6'3 250 professional athletes that are all cut up are obese with 30% body fat......bwahahahaha
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Right, and I'm on the high side of normal and was the top finisher on my team in a road race with 6500 vertical feet of climbing last weekend. 😛

My point, that I've made numerous times, is that if BMI doesn't apply to you; you are probably well aware of this. It's fine for the average sedentary slob as an easy-to-do wake up call.
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Congrats on the top finish!

By the way, thanks anyway. 😀
 
anyone who is 25 and over and claims it is because they are muscular is required to put a photo of themselves in a thong 😛
 
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