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Is that in "inch inches" or in what guys often refer to as an inch?
When I was 5'10" and weighed 130, I didn't have any problem finding pants with a waist 29 or 30. If you get down to 150, you will have no problem finding and wearing pants.BTW- my waist size for pants is 32. If I weighed 150 I wouldn't be able to find any pants that fit because the waist would probably be a 29 or 30.
You little devil - when did you do that? Since we saw you?
Nice job!
...so maybe I'm NOT too short then?The BMI numbers only work for the average person, not too muscular, not too tall, not too short, etc.
Yeah, chronicled right here on the Wednesday Weigh In thread--I owe it all to 2Cor for his nudge in the right direction!
Yeah, chronicled right here on the Wednesday Weigh In thread
Does body mass calculation mean anything if, say, two guys are 6 feet tall and weigh 200. One has a 40 inch wiast and chest is the same size. Arms aobut 13 inches. The other guy has a 33 inch waist and 44 inch chest and 15 inch arms. Obviously, the first guy is fat and the second is lean and muscular. The body mass index is the same. It's a useless, misleading concept, no? It penalizes the lean, athletic build which should be the normal build.
Yaaahhhh, so I'm NOT too short then? ... make mine a bavarian cremeMy Thoughts Exactly!! Let's celebrate by eating some doughnuts.
Does body mass calculation mean anything if, say, two guys are 6 feet tall and weigh 200. One has a 40 inch wiast and chest is the same size. Arms aobut 13 inches. The other guy has a 33 inch waist and 44 inch chest and 15 inch arms. Obviously, the first guy is fat and the second is lean and muscular. The body mass index is the same. It's a useless, misleading concept, no? It penalizes the lean, athletic build which should be the normal build.
Does body mass calculation mean anything if, say, two guys are 6 feet tall and weigh 200. One has a 40 inch wiast and chest is the same size. Arms aobut 13 inches. The other guy has a 33 inch waist and 44 inch chest and 15 inch arms. Obviously, the first guy is fat and the second is lean and muscular. The body mass index is the same. It's a useless, misleading concept, no? It penalizes the lean, athletic build which should be the normal build.
The only time this issue becomes a problem is if the muscular person is applying for health or other insurance and the company declines for the high BMI. The person's doctor can write a letter and affirm the applicant's health and that will remedy the situation. Otherwise, BMI is used by a doctor as a gauge of health but only a dumb doctor would think the muscular guy unhealthy because of his BMI, assuming all his blood tests were regular.
I'm 6' 8" (203cm) tall. At 260 lbs., the BMI says I'm morbidly obese. The BMI indicated that I should weigh about 210 lbs. I haven't been at that weight since my 2nd year in middle school (where I was a skinny 'beanpole', as my old photos will attest).
Well, given that we're now probably seeing the first generations of Americans who won't be financially better off than their parents, why not die sooner, too?The problem is not with the BMI scale it's with what is considered normal by the current overwieght society. The society that will likely be the first generation ever to die at a younger age than their parents.