has anyone seen this site. It seems every great running back had a BMI of 30+. Now I'm no Emmitt Smith but I alway thought that at 6'1" I would look pretty odd at 165-170lbs. I've lifted weights and played hockey most of my life and I think at 190lbs I'd look and feel pretty damn fit. Maybe I should shoot for a percentage of body fat goal?
Healthy at 30+ BMI?
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Big D
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BMI is a useful tool, BUT, it is not really able to be used as a single measure. It has to be used in combination with other measurements to have any real use. The example you've shown is a good and typical example.
I tend to do things my way. I had one doctor, one who tried to use BMI on me as leverage to lose weight, etc. I asked him if that was his only measurement, or of there was something else. He said that's all he needed.
He heard 2 final words from me ever.
"You're Fired"
Body fat percentage seems be be a bit more reliable benchmark to be used for a single number, but as usual, accurate & consistent measurements will be a key factor. using it against other measurements will help as well.
I tend to do things my way. I had one doctor, one who tried to use BMI on me as leverage to lose weight, etc. I asked him if that was his only measurement, or of there was something else. He said that's all he needed.
He heard 2 final words from me ever.
"You're Fired"
Body fat percentage seems be be a bit more reliable benchmark to be used for a single number, but as usual, accurate & consistent measurements will be a key factor. using it against other measurements will help as well.
KaraCooks
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BMI is notoriously unreliable when you start talking about people who have extremely low bodyfat and a lot of lean muscle.
As a measure of health for your average Joe (or Jane), it's probably ok, but as with any measurement (weight charts, BMI charts, etc.) it should be used as a guideline, not an absolute.
As a measure of health for your average Joe (or Jane), it's probably ok, but as with any measurement (weight charts, BMI charts, etc.) it should be used as a guideline, not an absolute.
I think Lesner is also a pretty good candidate for a steroid test. Maybe he was using Barry Bonds' trainer. If that's all natural muscle I'm in awe.
As far as I know most Olypic atheletes buck the trend when it comes to BMI, either being under or over the "healthy" status.
I do agree too that BMI is a cr@ppy tool to use to reduce everyones weight down to. Its only one part of the equation.
Everyone is an individual, has individual requirements. For example it is known that some people can have more dense bones then others, some people have build more muscles then others, some people have a larger bust then other women (I knew a girl who even at a BMI of 14 (she was anorexic) had a bra cup size of a B/C. At a BMI of 20 her cup size is nearly an E.)
Add all those things together, and I am sure there are more, you get at best a very rough estimate and at worst a lousy if not even dangerous equation to suggest if someone is healthy. It does not make any sense to out everyone in the same basket with regards to BMI just the same as you wouldn't do the same for all women having the exact same symptoms of pregnancy or to say that every man heals a damaged bone at the same rate, each person is an individual, each will have an individual body, individual parts to that body and individual health weight.
Just my tuppence/2 cents worth!
I do agree too that BMI is a cr@ppy tool to use to reduce everyones weight down to. Its only one part of the equation.
Everyone is an individual, has individual requirements. For example it is known that some people can have more dense bones then others, some people have build more muscles then others, some people have a larger bust then other women (I knew a girl who even at a BMI of 14 (she was anorexic) had a bra cup size of a B/C. At a BMI of 20 her cup size is nearly an E.)
Add all those things together, and I am sure there are more, you get at best a very rough estimate and at worst a lousy if not even dangerous equation to suggest if someone is healthy. It does not make any sense to out everyone in the same basket with regards to BMI just the same as you wouldn't do the same for all women having the exact same symptoms of pregnancy or to say that every man heals a damaged bone at the same rate, each person is an individual, each will have an individual body, individual parts to that body and individual health weight.
Just my tuppence/2 cents worth!