The BMI System

edge_dragoncaller
edge_dragoncaller Posts: 826 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I understand it is just a tool to give folks an idea....but does anyone else just really hate the BMI?

I'm six foot 2, and my target BMI is between 144.1 - 194.7 lbs? Okay, 194.7 I get. I used to weigh around 185 pounds just out of High School when I rode my Mt Bike to work everyday...covering around 17 miles round trip and an active job and even then I was very skinny and when my hair grew out I looked like a bobble-head.

Anything less that 170 to 175 and I have around a 32 pack...counting my abdominals and all the ribs that would be sticking out.

144 lbs though? CRIPES. Are there any healthy 6'2 people out there that weight 145 pounds?

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  • Tilran
    Tilran Posts: 627 Member
    BMI doesnt account for body types so there are exceptions to the rules. That being said...I bet at 6'2, someone who is around 10-12% body fat is probably around 155-165 pounds.

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