You are an Amazon goddessmv_princess said:25.2 I feel fat.
I'm a BIG Amazon ladymigtig said:You are an Amazon goddess
warneckutz said:Not bad... for a chica.
rack'm said:moooo
SamSpade said:BMI is more or less a statistical device to measure "fatness" against the average population. It doesn't establish "fatness" against a biological definition but a statistical one. And obviously, there will be outliers in such cases.
It isn't meant to measure fatness in such cases, such as athletes who have enormous, dense muscles. Think of it more as a tool in measuring how fat an individual is who's already clearly overweight without reference to body fat index - because BMI is an easy equation, while body fat takes a little more work to conclude (and ALSO makes a few assumptions about the body measured).
warneckutz said:I'm trying for a really low number right now. I think I'm sitting around 8 - 8.5%. I'd like to get below 5%
Big Fatty said:BMI is meant for inactive people. Not for folks with some amount of muscle.
Chain729 said:Why? Get too lean and it causes problems. The body requires a certain percentage to do things like make hormones. Seriously, find a chart to find out what's healthy.
That garbage calculator said 20.2 BTW, my BF% is about 7-8%
Big Fatty said:BMI is meant for inactive people. Not for folks with some amount of muscle.
My BMI is 33.4.
I take no stock in BMI. My BF% is 15%. I eat WHATEVER I want. I train 5+ days/week.
I'm happy. F@#$ BMI
warneckutz said:From Bodybuilding.com:
"There really is no reason powerlifters should be fat (having a body fat percentage of 18% or more) because optimum nutrition is a big part of the game. Just like bodybuilders, large amounts of protein are needed and clean carbohydrates should be timed perfectly. I don't care who you are or what you do; if your diet is not perfect, you are not anywhere near optimal performance." :shrug:
There seems to be this popular misconception that if you want to train heavy (like a powerlifter) a decent diet is unimportant.
dustin said:i got a 25.8
but today i ran a 11:43 on the PRT... kicked some 21 yr olds butts
moderate risk my azz