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http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23721342-662,00.html
Take the test!!!!!!!!!
my BMI is 23
20 - 25 You have a healthy weight range for young and middle-aged adults!!!
blues4flag
20 May 2008, 12:01
My BMI is zero. :rolleyes:
Anyway, BMI is hardly an accurate measure of obesity/health.
EDIT: Using a working site, my BMI came in at 23 (+/-, as I'm not sure of my exact height/weight).
Gilly1972
20 May 2008, 12:01
Here is a simpler test:
Are you Fat?
Q - Do you weigh as much as HBF?
A1 - Yes
A2 - No
A1 - Fat
A2 - Not Fat
:)
My BMI is zero. :rolleyes:
Anyway, BMI is hardly an accurate measure of obesity/health.
dont think you put in your height right
eg - should be 1.72 rather than 172
C4[2]Yo`DooR
20 May 2008, 12:11
Here is a simpler test:
Are you Fat?
Q - Do you weigh as much as HBF?
A1 - Yes
A2 - No
A1 - Fat
A2 - Not Fat
:)
LMAO
I don't know why BMI is consistently promoted as an indicator of health/weight - it is a load of rubbish!
I am a 194cm male who plays elite-level sport. I have a broad frame (ie big shoulders), and currently weight 102kgs. BMI; 27 - apparently I am significantly overweight. Strangely enough, though, I'm as fit as I have ever been. For me to get to the bottom end of the scale, I'd have to be 74kgs. I can tell you that if I was that size, I would be emaciated.
The same goes for many footy players. Cameron Cloke, who from all accounts is a pretty fit bloke, has a BMI of 26 - he is overweight. Fev - 27. Bret Thornton - 26. Setanta - 26. Even midfielders like Judd (24) and Scotland (26) come in at the top end of the scale. Basically, the BMI scale does not work for any male who is well built or who is over 190cms tall.
Its even worse for women. My girlfriend has broad hips (she is italian) and biggish boobs. Her BMI is 25-26 - but she also plays sport at an elite level and has very low fat content (as per skinfolds etc). Her friend has no hips or breasts, and comes in with a BMI of 22; yet can't run more than about 50 metres without having a coughing fit.
Basically, the scale doesn't work for anyone except maybe fashion models.
C4[2]Yo`DooR
20 May 2008, 12:23
I play elite level sports too - and I'm considered underweight according to that BMI index .. go figure huh?
C4[2]Yo`DooR
20 May 2008, 13:15
My BMI is 20.
That's .. not good ?
MC Bad Genius
20 May 2008, 13:25
geez ... i cant be the only fatty on BF, can i?
mine's 31 at the moment, but im hitting the bike pretty hard, so im hoping to notch that down to a 30 ...
Carson_Kressley
20 May 2008, 13:30
my bmi is higher then my i.q :(
Blue Dawn
20 May 2008, 13:37
my bmi is higher then my i.q :(
LMAO! :D
Blue Dawn
20 May 2008, 13:42
I don't know why BMI is consistently promoted as an indicator of health/weight - it is a load of rubbish!
I am a 194cm male who plays elite-level sport. I have a broad frame (ie big shoulders), and currently weight 102kgs. BMI; 27 - apparently I am significantly overweight. Strangely enough, though, I'm as fit as I have ever been. For me to get to the bottom end of the scale, I'd have to be 74kgs. I can tell you that if I was that size, I would be emaciated.
The same goes for many footy players. Cameron Cloke, who from all accounts is a pretty fit bloke, has a BMI of 26 - he is overweight. Fev - 27. Bret Thornton - 26. Setanta - 26. Even midfielders like Judd (24) and Scotland (26) come in at the top end of the scale. Basically, the BMI scale does not work for any male who is well built or who is over 190cms tall.
Its even worse for women. My girlfriend has broad hips (she is italian) and biggish boobs. Her BMI is 25-26 - but she also plays sport at an elite level and has very low fat content (as per skinfolds etc). Her friend has no hips or breasts, and comes in with a BMI of 22; yet can't run more than about 50 metres without having a coughing fit.
Basically, the scale doesn't work for anyone except maybe fashion models.
Tend to agree mate. Being built like a front rower BMI will nearly always indicate i should be on 'The Biggest Loser' whereas i'm actually quite fit and strongly built. Any such measuring system which won't take into account the wide variety of differences there are in body density is fundamentally flawed.
Yo`DooR;11072942']That's .. not good ?
It's good. It's in the healthy range.
Gilly1972
20 May 2008, 14:46
my bmi is higher then my i.q :(
LMAO! :D
LMAO AW :D:thumbsu:
Gilly1972
20 May 2008, 14:47
my bmi is higher then my i.q :(
Dave Hughes??
serpico66
20 May 2008, 15:37
BMI is crap.
Matthew Richardson is mildly overweight with a BMI of 27
The Cranium
20 May 2008, 18:39
Here is a simpler test:
Are you Fat?
Q - Do you weigh as much as HBF?
A1 - Yes
A2 - No
A1 - Fat
A2 - Not Fat
:)
Quality. :thumbsu:
Truthatlast
20 May 2008, 20:19
Mine's 25 - not bad cause I'm the wrong side of 40. Tend to agree on it being a poor test though. Whenever I do lots of weight work in the gym it makes me heavier and makes my BMI worse. And I'm 186cms so I don't know if the height thing matters.
blue gunslinger
21 May 2008, 11:16
[quote=btdg;11072400]I don't know why BMI is consistently promoted as an indicator of health/weight - it is a load of rubbish!
I am a 194cm male who plays elite-level sport. I have a broad frame (ie big shoulders), and currently weight 102kgs. BMI; 27 - apparently I am significantly overweight. Strangely enough, though, I'm as fit as I have ever been. For me to get to the bottom end of the scale, I'd have to be 74kgs. I can tell you that if I was that size, I would be emaciated.
Almost identical to me. 190cm 96kg broad shoulders. I was 76kg when I was 12years old.
Still it is not a bad indicator, coupled with waist measurement etc.
I would hate to be as wide as I am tall like HBF!
The Cranium
21 May 2008, 11:19
____ - If all the rumours are correct - HBF must be near a Wombat
i think the next test i put up will be
"Are you in denial about your own weight?"
blue gunslinger
21 May 2008, 11:28
____ - If all the rumours are correct - HBF must be near a Wombat
Hard to tell which end is the head and which is the hairy bum!
blues4flag
21 May 2008, 11:36
i think the next test i put up will be
"Are you in denial about your own weight?"
Judging by the picture of the Wablues put up earlier this year, I'm guessing one poster definitely is. :p
Judging by the picture of the Wablues put up earlier this year, I'm guessing one poster definitely is. :p
was this it?
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6045542,00.jpg
TheGeneral
21 May 2008, 13:37
BMI is crap.
Matthew Richardson is mildly overweight with a BMI of 27
Exactly.
I would be in the unhealthy class if I weighed as much as AFL players who are my height.
It doesn't take into account muscle mass.
blue gunslinger
21 May 2008, 20:39
Judging by the picture of the Wablues put up earlier this year, I'm guessing one poster definitely is. :p
If you are refering to myself, true I had let myself go however since the mentioned photo was taken - I have dropped 18kg
TheGeneral
21 May 2008, 21:03
Judging by the picture of the Wablues put up earlier this year, I'm guessing one poster definitely is. :p
I saved that. :p :D
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/GeneralCypher/8541badb.gif
The Cranium
21 May 2008, 21:33
I saved that. :p :D
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/GeneralCypher/8541badb.gif
It wouldn't suprise me if Guns wore banana hammocks.
TheGeneral
21 May 2008, 21:46
It wouldn't suprise me if Guns wore banana hammocks.
LOL. :D :D
blues4flag
21 May 2008, 21:50
If you are refering to myself, true I had let myself go however since the mentioned photo was taken - I have dropped 18kg
Sure you did. :rolleyes:
Although I don't think I should be bagging anyone's weight, if genetics are anything to go by. :(
blue gunslinger
22 May 2008, 11:15
Sure you did. :rolleyes:
Although I don't think I should be bagging anyone's weight, if genetics are anything to go by. :(
Please explain!
blues4flag
22 May 2008, 12:04
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Please explain!
Well, looking around at relatives and old photo albums, it appears weight might be proportional to age in my family. :(
blue gunslinger
22 May 2008, 12:13
Ok - I thought you were having a crack at my mum, dad, brother and daughters. All tall and built like brick outhouses
blues4flag
22 May 2008, 12:16
Ok - I thought you were having a crack at my mum, dad, brother and daughters. All tall and built like brick outhouses
What happened to you? :p
blue gunslinger
22 May 2008, 12:18
What happened to you? :p
I think HBF and bexta can confirm that I am rather big, but compared to those 2 it does not say much!
Gilly1972
22 May 2008, 12:19
I think HBF and bexta can confirm that I am rather big, but compared to those 2 it does not say much!
:eek: You have to be kidding guns, Massive Merv consumes 3 hot dogs at TAC games....and that's before half time ;)
blues4flag
22 May 2008, 12:21
:eek: You have to be kidding guns, Massive Merv consumes 3 hot dogs at TAC games....and that's before half time ;)
Getting close?
http://geminize.com/images/fatmidget.gif
blue gunslinger
22 May 2008, 12:23
:eek: You have to be kidding guns, Massive Merv consumes 3 hot dogs at TAC games....and that's before half time ;)
Massive me tall and broad shoulders ie Kouta like
HBF short and broad shoulders ie possum like
I guess we are both massive in our own ways!
Gilly1972
22 May 2008, 12:30
Getting close?
http://geminize.com/images/fatmidget.gif
Very good likeness LOL !!!:thumbsu:
:eek: You have to be kidding guns, Massive Merv consumes 3 hot dogs at TAC games....and that's before half time ;)
Working beautifully Gilly. :rolleyes:
Massive me tall and broad shoulders ie Kouta like
HBF short and broad shoulders ie possum like
I guess we are both massive in our own ways!
We could be twins Guns. :) :thumbsu:
magpieking
1 Jun 2008, 17:12
im 15 y.o and 23
but BMI is a load of sh%t.