Am I over weight?

TCoop24
TCoop24 Posts: 17
in Health and Weight Loss
Im about 5'8 168 lbs...

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  • ethansmug
    ethansmug Posts: 159 Member
    You may be over-fat without being over-weight. The BMI is quite flawed, but it's what Dr's and pretty much everyone else goes by.

    That sounds like an query you yourself should answer.
  • btkkterry
    btkkterry Posts: 183
    I'm 5'8" 142 and have small frame
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    Going by BMI, most bigger bodybuilders are morbidly obese (look up Jay Cutler or Ronnie Coleman for examples). Height and weight alone are terrible measurements.
  • Kaiukas
    Kaiukas Posts: 111 Member
    BMI may be flawed but if it is contextualized appropriately, it is a useful descriptive for the majority of the population.

    So unless you are an athlete, then, yes, you are overweight.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    What's your bodyfat percentage? There's a big distinction depending upon whether you're 5'8" and 168 with 10% bodyfat, or 30% bodyfat. You'd probably look pretty pudgy at the latter; at the former, you'd probably be pretty ripped and muscular.
  • Kaiukas
    Kaiukas Posts: 111 Member
    For body fat calculations: http://www.linear-software.com/online.html

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