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Bolohead:
Here is something that I found, which might help others.

http://www.totalgymdirect.com/bmi.php

For being 5' 11" @ 197 lbs, my BMI is 27.5

Robmeister:
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."

Razor X:

--- Quote from: Robmeister on August 11, 2007, 10:18:12 AM ---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."



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You're right -- that's the major flaw with BMI - it doesn't take muscle into account, so anybody who works out and bulks up is going to be considered overweight.

wpruitt:
Would you say it is a good estimate for the guy with an average build?  Or at least a decent benchmark?

DarrelB:
Yeah, BMI can be very innacurrate depending on your build. It's better used as a way to categorize large groups of people rather than individuals.

A better benchmark would be body fat % which can be measured through a variety of different ways...

The easiest and most practical is the method used here - http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html
Also check out http://www.linear-software.com/online.html for some other methods and a body fat chart.

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