Fat Polytubbies

[SpencerH]

The biggest problem for me (so far) is the wear and tear on joints and it's much harder to play sports like soccer and volleyball (landing after a few hits is a ***** on the knees).

[Dinner]

Originally posted by SpencerH
Arnold competed at around 250 lbs at ~4-5% bodyfat. I'm not competition lean, I'm just not fat i.e. no paunch, no obvious excess. If I was to powerlift again I'd drop to around 200 in competition and be quite lean.

EDIT: like I said I dont float in fresh water at all. Fat floats and increases bouyancy.

You'll float because you have lungs filled with air and an intestinal track filled with gas.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp


When you sport a 46 inch chest and 18 inch neck, the simple laws of physics would suggest that unless that you're some sort of human/helium hybrid, you're going to weigh more. So get over it.

The only way to have a 46 inch chest and an 18 inch neck is to have lots of muslce, hence overweight, because again, this is simply a measure of your deviation from the ideal.

Such as person is overweight.

Maybe people have not figured this out:

Overweight=/unfit. It simply means you weight more than the ideal weight for someone your height.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
its a fact - the bigger you are, no matter for what reason, the more your heart needs to pump blood, the quicker it will get worn out on average, and the sooner you will die. what you eat has of course a part in how long you live, but two people who eat the same stuff, both are fit, but one is larger will end up dead first on average.

interesting point. I don't think I've ever seen an old bodybuilder. Though Arnold is going strong in his 60's. And he even took steroids.

It's really hard to say steroids are harmful when it hasn't had any adverse effect on Arnold Swarchenegger.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

well, thats hard to say. only maria knows the size of his balls.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Dissident
Though Arnold is going strong in his 60's. .

57

[rah]

21.9 and I have a beer belly.

[Nostromo]

Why the hell do you need a BMI calculator for? Strip naked and look at yourself in the mirror. If you look like Fat Albert, it's not good. If you need a bro or a manssiere, it's not good either. If you have a beer belly, again it's not good. Sorry Rah!

[Atahualpa]

BMI is the biggest bull**** ever invented

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by SpencerH
I'm not obese, or even 'chubby'. There's no account taken for muscle.

I have the same problem. I have a "normal weight", but I am actually pretty fat, and I have very little muscle. If I was exercizing as much as I should, I'd definitely become "overweight" by this standard, despite being healthier.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
well, thats hard to say. only maria knows the size of his balls.

who cares about the size of their balls?

[Skanky Burns]

18 and decidedly not overweight.
BMI of 18, that is.

[Dis]

in the navy we did a quick calculation for body fat percentage. It was measured using waste size, neck size, and height.

I don't know if that was any more accurate. But muscalur guys with thick necks tended to fare better. I have a thin neck, so it listed my body fat percentage as 22% once (which is borderline obese). People still *****ed about that sytem as well as not being accurate.

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by SpencerH
The biggest problem for me (so far) is the wear and tear on joints and it's much harder to play sports like soccer and volleyball (landing after a few hits is a ***** on the knees).

Soccer? Volleyball? With your stats I'm surprised you can stand up.

[Hueij]

1.77 meter and 63 kg, which gives me a healthy bmi of 20.1

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