BMI Index- Accurate for meatheads?

Brakalack
Brakalack Posts: 34 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey ya'll,

Was just looking online at some BMI calculators. Those are saying a healthy BMI for my height is going to be about 10 lbs less than my goal weight. Is your BMI still accurate if you weight train alot and want to have a decent amount of muscles at your goal?

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  • kiachu
    kiachu Posts: 409 Member
    Nope. most pit bodybuilders into the overweight or obese category.
  • Tifablonde
    Tifablonde Posts: 4
    Standard BMI calcuations will not be accurate for strength training. The regular ones do not take into consideration any of your measurements, only weight & height for a man/woman.
    I found one that is more accurate than that, even still the best way to is get a pinch test or water displacement test.
    This is the website for the other one :)
    Good luck!!
    http://www.webmd.com/diet/calc-bmi-plus
  • BiggyFuzz
    BiggyFuzz Posts: 511 Member
    only number that should count is body fat %; not weight or BMI

    Aslong as that is in the "healthy" region, you are set
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    no. pounds are pounds when it comes to that. it doesn't care whether those pounds are fat, water, muscle. I personally only look at my body fat%.
  • Briaboo4
    Briaboo4 Posts: 1,080 Member
    Check out:

    http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/
  • StevenJColquitt
    StevenJColquitt Posts: 10 Member
    I was overweight all throgh high school according to my BMI. And I was a toothpick back then.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    nope it measure your height to weight ratio and of course someone who lifts is going to have a high BMI. BMI is great for the average population, but not for reistant althletes.
  • Brakalack
    Brakalack Posts: 34 Member
    Great, thanks for the awesome info everyone!!

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