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cucumber

Senior member
Sep 12, 2000
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Originally posted by: SportSC4
BMI isn't any good for measuring body fat. I'm 26.9 but lift on a regular basis whereas someone else at my height and weight might never have touched a weight. not really accurate



Yeah. BMI is pretty inacurate.

This BMI has me at 29.3 (very overweight) but my fat percentage is about 14% so I am not in bad shape. I could loose a bit more fat to get more definition, but I am by no means fat.
 

raptor13

Golden Member
Oct 9, 1999
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I get 24.5. Interestingly, I had my body fat percentage measured a few weeks ago and it was ~8%. :confused:
 

Nitemare

Lifer
Feb 8, 2001
35,461
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25.8...

Online BMI counters only work for people who don't exercise and have any muscle mass
 

djheater

Lifer
Mar 19, 2001
14,637
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I'm guessing I could do curl reps on anyone under 20.

~~edit

let's make it 22 for the workout benefit
 

clamum

Lifer
Feb 13, 2003
26,256
406
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17.2 if my height is correct (5'10"). I don't remember the last time my height was measured.
 

Fausto

Elite Member
Nov 29, 2000
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Originally posted by: yobarman
BMI is a joke. it's designed for people that are twigs, because by its standards most atheletes would be obese.
IMHO, it's a tool for physicians to do a quick calculation for their overweight patients and say "See, you're too heavy."

Sometimes people need quantifying of their weight before they'll try to do anything about it.

 

blakeatwork

Diamond Member
Jul 18, 2001
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177cms, about 95 kilos...

30.3... I dunno... I've got some extra weight, but i wouldn't ahve thought I would be considered obese... Even at my best weight when I played baseball (85 kilos), I would have still been overweight

still, I should kick my but back into a less soft shape... :p
 

Lonyo

Lifer
Aug 10, 2002
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~20.5 (assuming 5' 9" and ~140, but weight can vary from about 137 to 144).
 

SWScorch

Diamond Member
May 13, 2001
9,520
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the first one says 18.2. the second one says 18.2 too, and then I was had :) didn't jump though

I'm 5'10" and 127 pounds, long distance runner so almost no body fat.