HHhhhmmmmm.....That calculator might be a little simplistic (at least for my build)I'm 6'1" and 240 it says I'm obese at 31.7 BMI.Maybe if that 240 was more adipose than muscle...but I can't imagine anyone (especially when I show up for the Sheriff's Dept Physical Fitness Test in two weeks) would see me or talk of me and say, "Poor guy, his obesity is really a shame."
Would you say it is a good estimate for the guy with an average build? Or at least a decent benchmark?
I agree that it's a general "ballpark" type benchmark. I'm 5'11" and hover around the low 180's. So this BMI index shows I'm in the "Healthy" range. I've used other BMI indexes that showed that I was in the overweight range with anything over 25. From my perspective, I know it's not the weight that I need to concentrate on, but the muscle and fitness. But that's been the story of my life...
my doctor and i were talking about those FAT CHARTS one day and he laughed and told me to forget about those things. he said that if i got down to 160 like that chart says i should do. then i would look sickly. those charts just don't take into account for frame structure, muscle, etc. with the frame that genetics gave me, doc feels like 190ish would be about as low as i should go. but i am still looking for 210 for now. then i will start the next step(200). screw those blanket charts.
Yeah...the lowest I've weighed in my adult life (after reaching my full height) was 165 at age 29 and I was a friggen rail, man. And those charts STILL said I was overweight for my height.Sorry J_B, me and the guys didn't mean to piss all over your original post....but it did open up an interesting topic as far as fitness.
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