BMI does actually count

[alan1973]

while in the military, I thought the whole BMI and tap measuring thing was so bogus. In a pinch test I was always between 15 and 18% BF, the the tape always put me over 20 and my BMI was always very high as well.
WELL NO DUH! I was on the base powerlifting team. of course I would be heavy for my height.
But now I am reading that BMI does actually count...not for fat but for genral health.
Our bodies have limitation and when you pack on the extra pounds whether it be muscle or fat you in fact shorten your life span. All that stress on your heart to support your mass does matter.
Hearing this, I have decided that being huge does not matter, 200-210 lbs for me would be perfect. for me though, I could get close by losing mostly fat. but some would be due to muscle mass loss cause by excessive aerobic training.
I would rather live a long healthy life personally.

Oh, it seems that some steroids may be able to actually increase life span if used properly. I will try to get more fact and some links for you guys.

 

[alan1973]

one other thing though, I wish people would stop saying the word overweight. that should say OverFat.
some folks have larger bone structure as well, that is not bad weight, that is genetics!

 

[james001]

being huge isn’t necessary for me… being big is just fine (though I’ve been called huge by normal people...Who have obviously never seen ronnie coleman) I prefer a smaller waist anyway

 

[gorgeousfrankenstein]

"But now I am reading that BMI does actually count...not for fat but for genral health."

Yeah, that sucks too.

The thing I question though, is that the people who are overfat, have to have risk factors related to their diet and lack of exercise that we don't have as bodybuilders. What's more, if blood pressure is a measure of how hard the heart is working to pump blood through your body, wouldn't it stand to reason that if your heart rate and blood pressure stayed the same, is it possible that your heart wouldn't know if you were 140 or 220?

 

[SVFootball]

"But now I am reading that BMI does actually count...not for fat but for genral health."

Yeah, that sucks too.

The thing I question though, is that the people who are overfat, have to have risk factors related to their diet and lack of exercise that we don't have as bodybuilders.

they do....but alan brings up a good point. your heart doesnt discriminate between fat and muscle....it works harder for either.

 

[TooPowerful4u]

they do....but alan brings up a good point. your heart doesnt discriminate between fat and muscle....it works harder for either.

oh crap....i cant imagine how hard my heart has to pump when i get a woodie.....and its pretty often....damn sex drive is gonna kill me early

 

[MilitaryMuscle]

i hate that tape test man... its so unaccurate. They have me at like 17% on that thing and there is no way im over 10%. Sucks having a small neck on that test.

That test was made my higher ranks to keep the fat old guys in. Because they all have fat necks to so it offsets it a bit in there favor.

waist - neck = BF% ..... so to be 5% you have 25 inch neck and a 30 inch waist.... i would love to see that.

 

[Stump]

MilitaryMuscle, I agree, when I was in I also had a high BF% and I did not agree with the tape system or BMI but the system was not neck - waist = BF, there was ratio that consisted of neck, waist and height for men and neck, waist, hips and height for women (Air Force Standards) so if you a had a fat neck and big waist you made out and the pencil necks got nailed.

 

[MilitaryMuscle]

MilitaryMuscle, I agree, when I was in I also had a high BF% and I did not agree with the tape system or BMI but the system was not neck - waist = BF, there was ratio that consisted of neck, waist and height for men and neck, waist, hips and height for women (Air Force Standards) so if you a had a fat neck and big waist you made out and the pencil necks got nailed.

oh yeah.. i had it the other way around.

i dont know about height.

i had a 33 inch waist and a 16 inch neck and they said 17%.