I am in 100% agreement that as a nation there is an epidemic of obesity. Hence my decision to start training to become a certified personal trainer. I love health and fitness and need to spread to all those who lack motivation/discipline/determination in their lives! That was corny but true.
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I am in 100% agreement that as a nation there is an epidemic of obesity. Hence my decision to start training to become a certified personal trainer. I love health and fitness and need to spread to all those who lack motivation/discipline/determination in their lives! That was corny but true. -
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If you're referring to BMI, its not a terrible tool at all. In fact, BMI correlates very well with overall morbidity and mortality. Yes, it is not a tool that is great for measuring athletes, because they can often have high muscle mass with low body fat. But for most people, thats not the case.
With that being said I thought I was one of the few who noticed all these people, especially the women, wearing tight as heck clothes that just look awful.
Now I am overweight now by about 35 pounds or so myself but I've managed to lose about 40 pounds since the beginning of the year so it's not for lack of trying. Next Friday will be my 150th consecutive workout without missing a workout so I'm quite proud of that.
So with that being said, the thing that gets me about it is at least try. As someone else said, i don't want to see you eating a cheeseburger, large fries and a milkshake complaining about your weight problem, it's right in front of your very face. I work with a guy who is always talking about working out, losing weight and all that but yet nearly everyday he is eating a cheeseburger or pizza. I still have those treats too but only once a week, sometimes twice at most usually, you just can't lose weight or even maintain your weight eating that stuff 3 times a day.
So to recap: if you're not even going to try then you deserve ALL of the criticism and you have also lost ALL of your right to complain about your weight "problem".Last edited by ODogg; 08-30-2007, 08:27 PM.Streaming PC & PS5 games, join me most nights after 6:00pm ET on TwitchTV https://www.twitch.tv/shaunh20
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Yea I'm "overweight" too. I'm 6-3 210 with 8% body fat. Yet I'm overweight. Sweet scale. I enjoy food as well. All in moderation and you're golden.Comment
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When your over 6'0 and under 250 (unless your like Ray Lewis body type) I think your okay.18-1 hell of a season regardlessComment
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For the general population, BMI correlates well with morbidity and mortality. So simply put, in the general population, having a normal BMI means you are more likely to lead a healthy life and live longer- lower incidence of hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, joint problems, etc.
The best tool would honestly be body fat %, but to be measured accurately requires a more thorough evaluation, and is thus not a screening tool. And even then, there is evidence that it is the amount of visceral fat (fat around your organs) that matters most, so body fat % is not perfect either. Sumo wrestlers have a high body fat %, but often low visceral fat due to their training.
But BMI is a screening tool for the general population can be calculated simply by height and weight. Its not an end all be all, but it is an important tool.Last edited by ESPNdeportes; 08-30-2007, 10:43 PM."You can not ensure success, but you can deserve it." - John Quincy Adams
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Just like a doctor who ignores someone's elevated BMI because they don't think its a good scale isn't practicing good medicine.
There is a thing called clinical judgement......."You can not ensure success, but you can deserve it." - John Quincy Adams
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I'm sorry, I cant stand it. Especially the guts. Its getting out of control if you ask me. Every chick I talk to or even the ones I walk pass are looking more glutonous by the hour. I find it almost rare to see a nice looking chick without a gut. Its something I've been paying attention to more and more as the years go past. Those hip huggin jeans make it stand out more then you got those tight shirts they wear which amplify the pouch. Do some tummy tucks or something! Some of these chicks guts stick out as far or futher than their breast. Thats just foul.
That and I don't pay attention to it... it's disgusting.Comment
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As I already said, for people who are able to weigh that much with a low body fat % like Brad Pitt, BMI is not a great measure. Brad Pitt is 6 feet, 200 lbs. His BMI is 27.1, which does not make him obese by BMI, but places him in the overweight category. Do you think that most males who are 6 feet 200 lbs have as low of a body fat as Brad Pitt? Of course not. In which case, they'd be overweight.......just like their BMI predicts.Streaming PC & PS5 games, join me most nights after 6:00pm ET on TwitchTV https://www.twitch.tv/shaunh20
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Just don't feed Vince Young too much please. I enjoy seeing him run around the NFL. If he's some fat 305 pound slob he wouldn't be as exciting to watch.Streaming PC & PS5 games, join me most nights after 6:00pm ET on TwitchTV https://www.twitch.tv/shaunh20
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You're missing my point entirely"You can not ensure success, but you can deserve it." - John Quincy Adams
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