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Originally Posted by RedRafe
At that point, I was 6’ 3”, weighing 196lbs, which was almost a “perfect” according to contemporary BMI ratings/measurements...
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I work in the healthcare industry. The BMI value is no reflection of the fitness of a person and is very misleading. Height and weight are the only two components of the formula. Being that height is a static value when a person reaches adulthood, the only variable is weight. It does not factor in stuff like bone size. The only way I could get into the "normal" BMI range is if I get under 200 pounds.
Not going to happen. Ever. My nephew plays defensive end for a major university's football team. He is built like an ox and sometimes posts weight room pictures of him on FaceBook. He has hit 290 pounds of pure muscle, but his BMI would put him in the "Severely Obese" category.
