What's your BMI?

[Allanv]

22.5

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: legoman666

Originally posted by: Eeezee
The correct answer is "I don't give a damn"

BMI is a meaningless number.

eezee is fat.

I wouldn't say it is meaningless. It is quite accurate for relatively sedate office workers. It is not aimed at the athlete that trains 5-10x a week for 10-15hrs! The guy that trains 'properly' for 10-15hrs should be quite in shape and have a decent amount of muscle mass so he'll be in the overweight range easilyl.

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Height: 1.77 meters
Weight: 85 kilograms

Your BMI is 27.1, indicating your weight is in the overweight category for adults of your height. w00t w00t!
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Koing

You hardly have to be serious to be outside BMI. Many people, for instance those of Samoan descent, have naturally thicker bodies and denser structures. They will be misjudged by BMI quite frequently. Anyone with a thicker bone/muscle structure, but shorter stature will be called obese, even when they're not. These things have nothing to do with working out or being athletic. It's true that I did life weights, but only 3 times a week for 45 minutes a day...and that was about my only exercise other than occasionally walking or jogging. I'm just naturally very strong/muscular for my height.

BMI isn't the only measure to fail for these reasons...any type of tape test, or caliper test will fail as often as not, and should therefore NEVER be used. There are so many good methods to measure health and body fat that there is no excuse to fall back on these totally debunked methods.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

damn lol. 25.8

5'9'', 175. I'm not even considered fat by people. But I do know I can lose around 10 more lbs.

Haha, still working on it. It fluctuates during the year. By the time it's around summer, it's in the high 160's. Come wintertime, i get up to almost 180. Friggin family cookin during holidays grrr hahaha.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: legoman666

Originally posted by: Eeezee
The correct answer is "I don't give a damn"

BMI is a meaningless number.

eezee is fat.

I wouldn't say it is meaningless. It is quite accurate for relatively sedate office workers. It is not aimed at the athlete that trains 5-10x a week for 10-15hrs! The guy that trains 'properly' for 10-15hrs should be quite in shape and have a decent amount of muscle mass so he'll be in the overweight range easilyl.

=====
Height: 1.77 meters
Weight: 85 kilograms

Your BMI is 27.1, indicating your weight is in the overweight category for adults of your height. w00t w00t!
=====

Koing

You hardly have to be serious to be outside BMI. Many people, for instance those of Samoan descent, have naturally thicker bodies and denser structures. They will be misjudged by BMI quite frequently. Anyone with a thicker bone/muscle structure, but shorter stature will be called obese, even when they're not. These things have nothing to do with working out or being athletic. It's true that I did life weights, but only 3 times a week for 45 minutes a day...and that was about my only exercise other than occasionally walking or jogging. I'm just naturally very strong/muscular for my height.

BMI isn't the only measure to fail for these reasons...any type of tape test, or caliper test will fail as often as not, and should therefore NEVER be used. There are so many good methods to measure health and body fat that there is no excuse to fall back on these totally debunked methods.

True but it is a very very simple way. You don't need any Dr's or any specialist equipment. I think the guys that are overweight will know that they are overweight quite easily.

Koing

 

[irishScott]

25.8
Finals = Lots of pizza + no sleep + little exercise.

Age 20
185 lbs
5'11"

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

BMI is a crock...

I'm 5-10 193 right now but when I was 180 I had abs... and I'd still be considered overweight according to BMI. I'd have to be 170 to just barely be in the 'normal' category. There's no way in hell I could get down to that weight and be healthy. My normal healthy weight is 180-185.

I saw something somewhere once that said according to the BMI index Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and a lot of other guys were considered obese. Right...

I'd be more interested in body fat ratios than BMI.

 

[Zenmervolt]

21.5.

ZV

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

29.0

 

[manlymatt83]

Odd... it says 27.2. But my BMI machine calculator says like 23. I think it's because I'm big boned.

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Used to be 37, now down to 24.

GOOD JOB!

 

[OUCaptain]

23.1 The one thing in life I'm normal at

 

[alkemyst]

BMI is really not accurate for many.

At less than 10% BF I show up as clinically obese.

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
BMI is really not accurate for many.

At less than 10% BF I show up as clinically obese.

Wow, dude, you must be SWOLE.

 

[Miklebud]

21.5
5'10"
150lbs

 

[Rachael]

18.2
5'8"
120 lbs

 

[Juddog]

BMI index sucks for weightlifters. When I was into lifting when I was younger, I weighed 195 at 6'2 with only 9 % BF (which is slightly out of shape but fairly muscular), yet BMI showed as 25.

BF was measured two ways and both matched 9% at the time, one was by physician, other was by a special scale which sent vibrations through your feet.

 

[Tim]

You know it's summer when you see 5 fatty fat threads going on at the same time.

/Thread

 

[Raduque]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
The correct answer is "I don't give a damn"

BMI is a meaningless number.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
BMI is really not accurate for many.

At less than 10% BF I show up as clinically obese.

nice dude nice
i know you lift but its still funny

 

[child of wonder]

6'0" 225 lbs

30.5

Apparently I'm obese, however since I have a large build 200 lbs would be my ideal weight and that would still be very overweight according to BMI so I wipe my ass with it.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Juddog
BMI index sucks for weightlifters. When I was into lifting when I was younger, I weighed 195 at 6'2 with only 9 % BF (which is slightly out of shape but fairly muscular), yet BMI showed as 25.

Since when is 9% BF slightly out of shape?

 

[ch33zw1z]

Height: 5 feet, 7 inches
Weight: 145 pounds

Your BMI is 22.7, indicating your weight is within the normal range for adults of your height.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: child of wonder
6'0" 225 lbs

30.5

Apparently I'm obese, however since I have a large build 200 lbs would be my ideal weight and that would still be very overweight according to BMI so I wipe my ass with it.

your build exactly like me im 6ft ~225 same BMI reading
im carrying a few extra lbs but am no where near obese

when i was in HS running Xcountry i was down to 185-190 still overweight while running sub 5 min miles

 

[ch33zw1z]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Juddog
BMI index sucks for weightlifters. When I was into lifting when I was younger, I weighed 195 at 6'2 with only 9 % BF (which is slightly out of shape but fairly muscular), yet BMI showed as 25.

Since when is 9% BF slightly out of shape?

Out of shape for who is the question. Normal range for men is around 20%, about 5% higher for women IIRC from my weight lifting days.

 

[MegaVovaN]

20.1
6 ft ~148 lb

Originally posted by: theplaidfad
You know it's summer when you see 5 fatty fat threads going on at the same time.

/Thread

lolololololol you're just fat and jealous

Originally posted by: ch33zw1z

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Juddog
BMI index sucks for weightlifters. When I was into lifting when I was younger, I weighed 195 at 6'2 with only 9 % BF (which is slightly out of shape but fairly muscular), yet BMI showed as 25.

Since when is 9% BF slightly out of shape?

Out of shape for who is the question. Normal range for men is around 20%, about 5% higher for women IIRC from my weight lifting days.

IMO 10% for men and 15% for women.