Yahoo Body Mass Index

[wwswimming]

Yahoo Body Mass Index

said i'm morbidly obese

i'm 5'7" and 200 pounds.

a few years ago i took the Yahoo BMI and
it said i'm "morbidly obese".

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

now my BMI is 31.3, just "obese".

some people say i look like i lift weights.
my GP says i'm "muscular".

has anybody else gotten a possible mis-read
on a BMI calculator ?

i can't find the Yahoo one, it was kind of funny.

Thread locked because it's turned into a pissing match betweem two members.

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[crt1530]

I'm 5'8" 200lbs and obese.

 

[paulxcook]

BMI is crap.

 

[GoatMonkey]

Arnold Schwartzenegger in his prime would be morbidly obese based on BMI also. It's not extremely useful for a lot of people.

 

[JAG87]

Originally posted by: crt1530
I'm 5'8" 200lbs and obese.

not to start an argument with you but just to let you know my upper body shape is practically the same as yours, I am 5'10 and 160 lb.

and FYI subcutaneous fat is than 50% of the total fat in one's body. just because you dont have a gut or man boobs doesn't mean you are healthy. most fat is stored inside muscles and around the liver and kidneys, you dont really see it. if you think those pecs and bicepts are all lean muscle tissue, meanwhile you weight 200lb, think again. BMI is not wrong, and its not a "how do I look" index, it's a health index.

 

[bignateyk]

BMI doesnt really take into account muscle. It also depends on your body frame...


I am 5'11" and weigh 165lbs. I have a 43" chest and a 31" waist, which puts me into the "normal BMI", but I still think I am underweight.

 

[O2Deprived]

Forget BMI, it doesn't take muscle mass into the equation.

 

[kotss]

Originally posted by: JAG87

Originally posted by: crt1530
I'm 5'8" 200lbs and obese.

not to start an argument with you but just to let you know my upper body shape is practically the same as yours, I am 5'10 and 160 lb.

and FYI subcutaneous fat is than 50% of the total fat in one's body. just because you dont have a gut or man boobs doesn't mean you are healthy. most fat is stored inside muscles and around the liver and kidneys, you dont really see it. if you think those pecs and bicepts are all lean muscle tissue, meanwhile you weight 200lb, think again. BMI is not wrong, and its not a "how do I look" index, it's a health index.

While BMI is a good general indicator, it does not take into account those who are more muscular since muscle is more dense and weighs more than fat.

 

[crt1530]

Originally posted by: JAG87

Originally posted by: crt1530
I'm 5'8" 200lbs and obese.

not to start an argument with you but just to let you know my upper body shape is practically the same as yours, I am 5'10 and 160 lb.

and FYI subcutaneous fat is than 50% of the total fat in one's body. just because you dont have a gut or man boobs doesn't mean you are healthy. most fat is stored inside muscles and around the liver and kidneys, you dont really see it. if you think those pecs and bicepts are all lean muscle tissue, meanwhile you weight 200lb, think again. BMI is not wrong, and its not a "how do I look" index, it's a health index.

You're funny. Unintelligent and ignorant, but funny.

Intraperitoneal a.k.a. visceral fat (that term you can't seem to muster while talking about fat around the kidneys and liver) constitutes about 10% of total body fat mass in lean and obese men (*). There is less intramuscular (that other word you don't seem to know) fat in the body than there is visceral fat. The vast majority (much more than 50%) of fat is stored where? That's right! Under the skin. What's the technical term for fat stored under the skin that you pride yourself on knowing? Subcutaneous fat.

The Body Mass Index was invented by Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quételet in the mid 1800s. He was not some sort of savant who knew everything about the human condition, but a statistician who tried to quantify the weight of the "average man."

In conclusion, "bicepts" is not a word unless you are a teenage n00b whose knowledge of the human body comes from questionable sources on "teh internets."






*Abate N, Burns D, Peshock RM, Stray-Gundersen J, Grundy SM. Relationship of generalized and regional adiposity to insulin sensitivity in men. J. Clin. Invest. 1995;96:88?98. [PubMed]

 

[JAG87]

Originally posted by: crt1530

Originally posted by: JAG87

Originally posted by: crt1530
I'm 5'8" 200lbs and obese.

not to start an argument with you but just to let you know my upper body shape is practically the same as yours, I am 5'10 and 160 lb.

and FYI subcutaneous fat is than 50% of the total fat in one's body. just because you dont have a gut or man boobs doesn't mean you are healthy. most fat is stored inside muscles and around the liver and kidneys, you dont really see it. if you think those pecs and bicepts are all lean muscle tissue, meanwhile you weight 200lb, think again. BMI is not wrong, and its not a "how do I look" index, it's a health index.

You're funny. Unintelligent and ignorant, but funny.

Intraperitoneal a.k.a. visceral fat (that term you can't seem to muster while talking about fat around the kidneys and liver) constitutes about 10% of total body fat mass in lean and obese men (*). There is less intramuscular (that other word you don't seem to know) fat in the body than there is visceral fat. The vast majority (much more than 50%) of fat is stored where? That's right! Under the skin. What's the technical term for fat stored under the skin that you pride yourself on knowing? Subcutaneous fat.

The Body Mass Index was invented by Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quételet in the mid 1800s. He was not some sort of savant who knew everything about the human condition, but a statistician who tried to quantify the weight of the "average man."

In conclusion, "bicepts" is not a word unless you are a teenage n00b whose knowledge of the human body comes from questionable sources on "teh internets."






*Abate N, Burns D, Peshock RM, Stray-Gundersen J, Grundy SM. Relationship of generalized and regional adiposity to insulin sensitivity in men. J. Clin. Invest. 1995;96:88?98. [PubMed]

oh gee I dunno, my father is a doctor with 2 masters, one in psychiatry, and one in hygiene. where do you get your information? and thanks for taking my reply to heart, as I thought a person with average intelligence would do. even though I am not a psychiatrist, you can see that what my father has taught me about people's minds works very well.

also sorry for misspelling biceps, big deal. might you explain however how misspelling "bicepts" induces your stupid brain to think that I get information from the internetz? if you really must know why I misspell that word as well as "tricept" sometimes too, its because my primary language is italian, and in italian its "bicipiti" and "tricipiti". thats where the T comes from. dont assume, it makes an ass out of you.

 

[JAG87]

oh and by the way, lets not even mention where you get your information from. a quick search in google for:

*Abate N, Burns D, Peshock RM, Stray-Gundersen J, Grundy SM. Relationship of generalized and regional adiposity to insulin sensitivity in men. J. Clin. Invest. 1995;96:88?98. [PubMed]

typed exactly like that, reveals your strategic research. oh how ironic that you say i get my information from teh internets. I dont see how your medical journal is better than talking directly to a doctor that between his degree and his masters has studied medicine for over 10 years.

 

[crt1530]

I fail to see how your father's education makes you an authority on human physiology. My numbers were from an article published in a medical journal. Your numbers are based on what you say your psychiatrist father told you. I'll start taking your word as the truth when you learn how to capitalize, use correct punctuation and get yourself published in a medical journal.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: JAG87

Originally posted by: crt1530
I'm 5'8" 200lbs and obese.

not to start an argument with you but just to let you know my upper body shape is practically the same as yours, I am 5'10 and 160 lb.

But your reply does exactly what you claim you aren't trying to do, start an argument. Post a pic, let us decide if you are built as good as crt@5'10" 160, as you claim, otherwise it is just smack talking. crt looks great, you seem to be implying what? That he is hiding fat on the inside? :laugh:

 

[JAG87]

Thats exactly the reason why I said "not to start an argument with you", I already knew his ego would have a head start on his intellect. I am not saying that he hiding fat on the inside, but to be 5'8" and 200lb, he must eat a lot, and hes not necessarily doing something wrong as he is probably trying to gain as much muscle mass as he can, but if he thinks everything he is eating is turning into lean muscle, he is far from reality. The only other explanation is that he has massive bones. Thats the only way I can see a guy who is 5'8" weight 200lb. I agree with you that he looks great, thats why I said BMI is not a "looks" index, but a health index. Just cause you look great doesn't mean you are healthy. BIG DIFFERENCE.


And as far as you CRT, I am not going to talk with a guy who merely points out my grammatical and punctuation errors on a forum. Obviously I have hurt your ego and now you're interest is just to put me down in other ways. When you come back to your senses we will have a rational adult discussion.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: JAG87
Thats exactly the reason why I said "not to start an argument with you", I already knew his ego would have a head start on his intellect. I am not saying that he hiding fat on the inside, but to be 5'8" and 200lb, he must eat a lot, and hes not necessarily doing something wrong as he is probably trying to gain as much muscle mass as he can, but if he thinks everything he is eating is turning into lean muscle, he is far from reality. The only other explanation is that he has massive bones. Thats the only way I can see a guy who is 5'8" weight 200lb. I agree with you that he looks great, thats why I said BMI is not a "looks" index, but a health index. Just cause you look great doesn't mean you are healthy. BIG DIFFERENCE.


And as far as you CRT, I am not going to talk with a guy who merely points out my grammatical and punctuation errors on a forum. Obviously I have hurt your ego and now you're interest is just to put me down in other ways. When you come back to your senses we will have a rational adult discussion.

i think i agree with you.

while he's in great shape for sure, i agree that if i were to look at him i would not think he weighs nearly 200lbs, especially at 5'8.

i think that is what you are trying to say maybe?

 

[JAG87]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: JAG87
Thats exactly the reason why I said "not to start an argument with you", I already knew his ego would have a head start on his intellect. I am not saying that he hiding fat on the inside, but to be 5'8" and 200lb, he must eat a lot, and hes not necessarily doing something wrong as he is probably trying to gain as much muscle mass as he can, but if he thinks everything he is eating is turning into lean muscle, he is far from reality. The only other explanation is that he has massive bones. Thats the only way I can see a guy who is 5'8" weight 200lb. I agree with you that he looks great, thats why I said BMI is not a "looks" index, but a health index. Just cause you look great doesn't mean you are healthy. BIG DIFFERENCE.


And as far as you CRT, I am not going to talk with a guy who merely points out my grammatical and punctuation errors on a forum. Obviously I have hurt your ego and now you're interest is just to put me down in other ways. When you come back to your senses we will have a rational adult discussion.

i think i agree with you.

while he's in great shape for sure, i agree that if i were to look at him i would not think he weighs nearly 200lbs, especially at 5'8.

i think that is what you are trying to say maybe?

precisely. nothing confusing about it. 200lb is too much for 5'8

I am 160lb at 5'10 and my friend is 180lb at 6'0 for example.

 

[sash1]

i think BMI is pure sh!t. really your body fat % is probably a better indication of overall health more so than your BMI is, which just makes a calculation solely on your height/weight and nothing else.

 

[crt1530]

Originally posted by: JAG87
precisely. nothing confusing about it. 200lb is too much for 5'8

I am 160lb at 5'10 and my friend is 180lb at 6'0 for example.

Your confusion stems from the fact that you're a cardio queen who doesn't do any squats or deadlifts because "I have very big legs already, and I do not need to strengthen or gain mass in them."

There is not a 5'10" 160lb human on earth who has "very big legs."

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: crt1530

Originally posted by: JAG87
precisely. nothing confusing about it. 200lb is too much for 5'8

I am 160lb at 5'10 and my friend is 180lb at 6'0 for example.

Your confusion stems from the fact that you're a cardio queen who doesn't do any squats or deadlifts because "I have very big legs already, and I do not need to strengthen or gain mass in them."

There is not a 5'10" 160lb human on earth who has "very big legs."

i do agree with that last statement there heh.

i'm 5'11 200lbs and my legs have always been my smallest part and it didn't help when I broke my ankle then had back problems afterwards. that's what i'm working on hard now to try and get size in em.

 

[JAG87]

Originally posted by: crt1530

Originally posted by: JAG87
precisely. nothing confusing about it. 200lb is too much for 5'8

I am 160lb at 5'10 and my friend is 180lb at 6'0 for example.

Your confusion stems from the fact that you're a cardio queen who doesn't do any squats or deadlifts because "I have very big legs already, and I do not need to strengthen or gain mass in them."

There is not a 5'10" 160lb human on earth who has "very big legs."

dude seriously, what interest do I have in making this shit up? I can take pics if you want, not that I am very comfortable taking pics of my legs, but whatever...

I play soccer, and I can guarantee my legs are way bigger than yours even though you weight more. If I were to do squats and lunges I would have a very hard time fitting into jeans. That's why I stopped, and my only leg workout now is cardio, together with soccer of course.

 

[GenHoth]

What kind of soccer coach lets you get away without squats and lunges? Oh, and buy bigger jeans

 

[theeedude]

Originally posted by: crt1530
I'm 5'8" 200lbs and obese.

That is one strategically placed faucet

 

[TallBill]

I'm 6'6", 229 and "overweight", yet I want to gain at least 20 more pounds over the next few years.

 

[crt1530]

Originally posted by: JAG87

Originally posted by: crt1530

Originally posted by: JAG87
precisely. nothing confusing about it. 200lb is too much for 5'8

I am 160lb at 5'10 and my friend is 180lb at 6'0 for example.

Your confusion stems from the fact that you're a cardio queen who doesn't do any squats or deadlifts because "I have very big legs already, and I do not need to strengthen or gain mass in them."

There is not a 5'10" 160lb human on earth who has "very big legs."

dude seriously, what interest do I have in making this shit up? I can take pics if you want, not that I am very comfortable taking pics of my legs, but whatever...

I play soccer, and I can guarantee my legs are way bigger than yours even though you weight more. If I were to do squats and lunges I would have a very hard time fitting into jeans. That's why I stopped, and my only leg workout now is cardio, together with soccer of course.

You are even less intelligent than I originally thought. Is there some sort of cash involved with that guarantee? I am two inches shorter than you, weigh forty pounds more, squat 460, deadlift 555, and buy jeans that are too large in the waist so they'll fit my thighs...but your legs are bigger than mine. You have no idea what the fvck you're talking about.