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BMI vs Aspirations  

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  1. 1. Where do you fall?

    • Social Rider - BMI < 19
      1
    • Social Rider - BMI 19-24
      17
    • Social Rider - BMI 25-29
      5
    • Social Rider - BMI > 29
      2
    • Social Racer - BMI < 19
      0
    • Social Racer - BMI 19-24
      19
    • Social Racer - BMI 25-29
      15
    • Social Racer - BMI > 29
      7
    • Amateur Racer - BMI < 19
      5
    • Amateur Racer - BMI 19-24
      37
    • Amateur Racer - BMI 25-29
      11
    • Amateur Racer - BMI > 29
      1
    • Pro Racer - BMI < 19
      1
    • Pro Racer - BMI 19-24
      1
    • Pro Racer - BMI 25-29
      0
    • Pro Racer - BMI > 29
      0


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Posted

so... no pro's yet?

 

How many pro's do you reckon is on here?

 

Why not rather split the amateurs between those 1) serious about improving PB's and and amateur racers (A&B groupies)???

Posted

BMI is a joke as it does not consider bone density or muscle mass. Currently I'm at 27 and need to lose 20 pounds (9kg) to get to a "healthy" 24. How should person sitting at 10% body fat lose 9kg's to be considered healthy?

 

Exactly. Even when I had very low body fat, the BMI scale still reckoned I was overweight.

Posted (edited)

To give an idea of BMI. We have an onsite sister doing yearly medicals on all the staff. She is probably running a BMI of 19 or less. mid 40's with a very athletic build. Does endurance running. Anyways. I am 1.77 and was way over 100kg's at one stage. At one of my checkups she said that yes I should loose weight but she is not too worried about my weight as I am very muscular. Go figure... She is pretty happy about my current 87 though which is going to stop at around 80 if I have my way :D BMI recons I am fat ;) I am slgihtly yeah but can never get to my ideal weight. Just not enough fat to get there.

Edited by JTK
Posted (edited)

Not a big believer in BMI, cause as a former rugby player it does not take "muscle mass" into account. (not that I have a high BMI for that reason) haha.

Well I fall into the 29+ BMI catagory. But there is no slowpoke catagory.

Edited by jcmeyerSS

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