I have tried to post twice now and it keeps cutting off in the same point... someone delete this garbage thread
26.6 now/ Agree that oveweight
19.7 when younger and competing
I went for a fitness / health checkup at the time expecting doc to say underweight but was assessed as ideal weight. 6 ft - 10 1/2 st = 147lb
My BMI comes up as 18.8 but I'm definitely NOT underweight. Everyone knows that BMI is notoriously flawed especially when comparing BMIs in big versus small boned people.
obi wan wrote:
My BMI comes up as 18.8 but I'm definitely NOT underweight. Everyone knows that BMI is notoriously flawed especially when comparing BMIs in big versus small boned people.
How can you tell if you have big bones?
5 11 135
= 18.8
I'm lean and mean baby
and exactly the same as galen rupp
6,2 149
19.1
Low side of normal, Everyone else says I look unhealthy so screw you fat MoFos!
fat bones wrote:
obi wan wrote:My BMI comes up as 18.8 but I'm definitely NOT underweight. Everyone knows that BMI is notoriously flawed especially when comparing BMIs in big versus small boned people.
How can you tell if you have big bones?
Look at your knuckles. Do they look like they belong to a Neanderthal? If so, you're big boned (and more than likely unable to make and manipulate stone tools without assistance from a small boned hominid)
5'7"
240 lbs
Are you calling me fat?
http://healthyceleb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Branch-Warren-Bodybuilder.jpg
5'9 110 lbs is underweight.
I know I am thin, but not underweight. I eat a ton. Just for comparison I did Asbel Kiprop's BMI and his is actually higher than mine by like a point.
6-1 181 = 23.9 Normal
My body fat percentage is 8-9% though.
I don't think many people, especially athletes, take BMI too seriously on an individual level.
milethon wrote:
6-1 181 = 23.9 Normal
My body fat percentage is 8-9% though.
I don't think many people, especially athletes, take BMI too seriously on an individual level.
Reality check for you my friend: BMI has its limits, but you're getting close to overweight. Body fat aside, you're probably carrying around excess water weight. (If you're an avid lifter who's been lifting for years, then I may be wrong).
People don't realize that it takes A FULL YEAR to put on just five pounds of muscle mass -- and even that is very difficult to do. I always shake my head when people say "I've actually gained weight since I started working out! It must be muscle!"
I used to be 6'1, 185 with a decent build. But I also began coming down with a variety of health ailments at that weight including crazy blood sugar spikes, breathing problems, etc. I realized I wasn't as much "muscle" as I thought I was. I'm 155 now after a year of aerobic training, and every little health issue is gone. I also am stronger at this weight, putting up power lifting PRs I couldn't touch when I was 30 pounds heavier.
Not trying to be a jerk dude, just trying to warn you. Don't be stubborn. Hit the roads and drop some weight.
milethon wrote:
My body fat percentage is 8-9% though.
no it's not
[How can you tell if you have big bones?]fat bones wrote:
You wrap your thumb and index finger around your opposite wrist. If they touch, you're medium-framed; overlap, small-boned; and if they don't touch, you're big-boned.
6'0 - 133lb just underweight
Surprisingly slow for being so spindly
5' 10", 170.
Top of the normal range. But more massively cut than fat. I'm slow when I run, but I do bike 20 miles/day at a good clip.
crete wrote:
milethon wrote:My body fat percentage is 8-9% though.
no it's not
If he has well defined abs it almost certainly is.
RunHarwell wrote:
People don't realize that it takes A FULL YEAR to put on just five pounds of muscle mass -- and even that is very difficult to do. I always shake my head when people say "I've actually gained weight since I started working out! It must be muscle!"
Depends on who you are and how long you have been doing it. It's very realistic to gain anywhere from 10-20 lbs of muscle in your first year training properly.
If you're only gaining 5lbs a year, chances are you've been lifting well for a long time, or are really not training and eating correctly.
berd wrote:
[How can you tell if you have big bones?]fat bones wrote:
You wrap your thumb and index finger around your opposite wrist. If they touch, you're medium-framed; overlap, small-boned; and if they don't touch, you're big-boned.
It does not make that big a difference. Either way when I was competing I was 40lb lighter than I am now and my bones are the same
6'
195#
BMI 26.4 - overweight.
Spot on. But even when I'm a lean and mean 180 for my body type, I'm still on the heavy side of normal.
