What is ATOT's BMI?

[tokie]

So I was helping my Grandmother calculate her BMI and thought it would be interesting to know the BMI distribution here.I haven't attached labels to the categories because there is some debate around what is obese, etc..

Formula:
BMI = (weight * 703) / [(height in inches)^2]

 

[rasczak]

collective? i would say in the millions

 

[FYIImaSpy]

18.9. Abnormally skinny for American standard.

 

[rasczak]

i would say i'm abnormally fat. 5'11 215. if only it could be muscle.

 

[KeithTalent]

21.8 apparently, not that it means a thing. 6'1" 165 pounds.

KT

 

[Safeway]

You should link a BMI calculator. ATOT is too lazy for maths.

 

[eplebnista]

~42

 

[Kirby]

OVER 9000

 

[Tea Bag]

6'2" 237 - 30.1

Considering the Governator when he was pumping iron was "Obese" on this scale, I don't put much merit in it.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

22.4

 

[z1ggy]

26

 

[lxskllr]

24.5 here

Edit:
I was off an inch for my height on my first calculation. I'm 6'3.75" 200#

 

[acheron]

Haven't weighed myself for awhile, but I think it's around 24. (6'4", ~200 lb)

BMI is pretty useless though. I guess it's ok as a quick shorthand kind of thing, but you can't take it very seriously.

 

[tokie]

forgot to add mine, I'm 20.3

 

[Engineer]

IIRC, mine was 26.1 the last time it was checked.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Tea Bag
6'2" 237 - 30.1

Considering the Governator when he was pumping iron was "Obese" on this scale, I don't put much merit in it.

So you use steriods and have a very low body fat?

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: Tea Bag
6'2" 237 - 30.1

Considering the Governator when he was pumping iron was "Obese" on this scale, I don't put much merit in it.

So you use steriods and have a very low body fat?

He must. He puts little merit into BMI and used Arnold as his rational.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

bmi = bs

 

[Tea Bag]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

So you use steriods and have a very low body fat?

Not exactly, but the point is if I had a BMI of "Normal Weight" I'd be 195, and when I was 195 people thought i looked like a stick-boy. BMI's junk.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

20.5

(I'm 5'8 3/4", 138 lbs).

However, as a competitive athlete with low body fat (8%), I don't put a lot of stock in BMI.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

BMI is fine for people that aren't particularly active. It falls apart when you're drinking nothing but protein shakes and pumping iron everyday. Possibly tossing some roids into the mix.

 

[AstroManLuca]

35

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: AyashiKaibutsu
BMI is fine for people that aren't particularly active. It falls apart when you're drinking nothing but protein shakes and pumping iron everyday. Possibly tossing some roids into the mix.

Why not use BF% which is accurate across the board.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Tea Bag

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

So you use steriods and have a very low body fat?

Not exactly, but the point is if I had a BMI of "Normal Weight" I'd be 195, and when I was 195 people thought i looked like a stick-boy. BMI's junk.

No its only junk to those that are over weight and want to try and make them self feal better.



Oh and you example of the "Governator" was not very well thought of either as he had to have major heart surgery.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: AyashiKaibutsu
BMI is fine for people that aren't particularly active. It falls apart when you're drinking nothing but protein shakes and pumping iron everyday. Possibly tossing some roids into the mix.

Why not use BF% which is accurate across the board.

Because that requires mroe measurment and even then how you measure and what type of tool you use can give different numbers.