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Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:21 pm to fallguy_1978
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Yeah BMI is mostly a load of shite because it doesn't take into account people with an athletic build. Waist circumference is a better measurement of being overweight.
Very true, waist, hip, and chest size are all important in figuring out your true BMI.
I'm a 29/30 waist, definitely not overweight. The OPs page wasn't far off for me, but for larger people with an athletic build, it is pretty inaccurate.
This post was edited on 9/10/19 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:25 pm to VetteGuy
quote:For the majority of us, it is.
I was just using it as an example that BMI is not always a hard and fast rule.
People have a skewed view of what a healthy body habitus is in this country because we have been surrounded by fatsos for so long.
Obese is now fat, fat is now normal, and normal is now thin.
We done fricked up our perception.
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:26 pm to fallguy_1978
quote:So you think they should include pro athletes? You think it makes more sense to revolve around the 0.1% individuals?
Yeah BMI is mostly a load of shite because it doesn't take into account people with an athletic build
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:26 pm to VetteGuy
Scruffy can’t grasp that of the small subset of the upper middle class population that posts here, an even smaller subset of athletes would be interested in posting in a thread about how shitty BMI is as an individualized metric
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:27 pm to Proximo
quote:Bruh, this board is based in LA.
Scruffy can’t grasp that of the small subset of the upper middle class population that posts here, an even smaller subset of athletes would be interested in posting in a thread about how shitty BMI is as an individualized metric
Everyone in that state is fat.
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:27 pm to Scruffy
quote:Yep
Obese is now fat, fat is now normal, and normal is now thin.
We done fricked up our perception.
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:27 pm to lsupride87
quote:
So you think they should include pro athletes? You think it makes more sense to revolve around the 0.1% individuals?
Tons of people work out with weights and play sports. I know accountants that are 6' 210 and in good shape
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:28 pm to Scruffy
I mean, I get it.
When I buy life ins., all they want is HT/WT, they don't GAS what my 5K time is, or what my chest size is.
"Here's your quote overweight BMI person. Have a nice day."
When I buy life ins., all they want is HT/WT, they don't GAS what my 5K time is, or what my chest size is.
"Here's your quote overweight BMI person. Have a nice day."
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:28 pm to fallguy_1978
quote:
Tons of people work out with weights and play sports. I know accountants that are 6' 210 and in good shape
The things y’all go through to not feel fat
BMI is a great indicator for 99% of the population
The other 1% can ignore it
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:31 pm to lsupride87
quote:Hell, Scruffy will give them two standard deviations and say it may not be applicable for up to a max of 5% of the population, and Scruffy is being REALLY generous there.
The things y’all go through to not feel fat
BMI is a great indicator for 99% of the population
The other 1% can ignore it
They can take solace in the fact that they are in the top 5% of Americans.
This post was edited on 9/10/19 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:38 pm to Landmass
I finally scored a 100 on a test!
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:45 pm to Landmass
According to this I need to lose 8 lbs
Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:18 pm to VetteGuy
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6', 209 = BMI 28.3 "overweight"
The above stats are for Drew Brees, BTW.
Just think of how much of a fatty he'd be if you put his real height.
Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:19 pm to SLafourche07
Drew says he's 6'.
NFL says he's 6'.
I say he's 10' tall and bulletproof.
NFL says he's 6'.
I say he's 10' tall and bulletproof.
Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:20 pm to Landmass
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Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:22 pm to Landmass
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Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:25 pm to fallguy_1978
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Yeah BMI is mostly a load of shite because it doesn't take into account people with an athletic build.
that doesnt really apply to the people who need to see this, and you know it. when you go to walmart, how many "athletic builds" do you see?
america, especially the south, is fat and getting fatter. "athletic builds" is not the epidemic, obesity is
Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:25 pm to Landmass
jacked football players are fat according to BMI
Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:26 pm to DVinBR
quote:
jacked football players are fat according to BMI
Really? Weird.
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