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biker
biker
Jun 2008
6:58am, 20 Jun 2008
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I agree BMI is simplistic and inaccurate. Like they say Johnny Wilkinson's BMI makes him obese !?!
re- earlier post about body fat percentage should 8-10% for competition; well I wasn't paying attention - it was late last night. My visceral fat is 8 but my Body Fat is 7.2%. So I'm a skinny bastard after all but my BMI is distorted by my leg muscles.

I've seen "Fat Biker" t-shirts often, but I've never seen "Skinny Biker" t-shirts
DrBob
DrBob
Jun 2008
7:50am, 20 Jun 2008
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I'm happy, just wish I weighed 5kg less and was able to levitate up hills. Body fat was measured at 19% at the gym using electrodes, which is too high but may not be accurate of course.
Boab
Boab
Jun 2008
7:55am, 20 Jun 2008
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Only accurate way of measuring BF is calipers (as far as I know) :)

I was measured at 10% with calipers in February and the scales at home measured me at 18%. They are a good indication of falling or increasing BF, but accurate they are not.
eL Bee!
eL Bee!
Jun 2008
7:59am, 20 Jun 2008
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Ha Ha Ha :):):)

For a BMI of 18.5, I'd need to be 9½ stone!

Anyone who has met me will tell you that I'd have to have a severe eating disorder for that - or be about to die!
Ridiculous!
eL Bee!
eL Bee!
Jun 2008
8:01am, 20 Jun 2008
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24.9 will do nicely TYVM ;)
DrBob
DrBob
Jun 2008
8:26am, 20 Jun 2008
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you're running very well on 24.9 if that's what you are EB! :-)

Congrats by the way :-)
Hanneke
Hanneke
Jun 2008
10:28am, 20 Jun 2008
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EB looks well fit and skinny to me... :-) no need to worry about weight... I think the problem is that we are all different and we are measuring ourselves against some statistic table... I am sure my BMI is not accurate. No idea how low my bodyfat is, frankly, I am not going to bother anymore finding out. What is most inportant is how you feel, and at the moment I feel great! I am fit and healthy and running well. OK, I am a little thin to my liking, but as that comes from the running I love so much, which I don't want to stop doing, I have decided I am going to stop obesessing about it and enjoy the fact that theoretically that makes me a few minutes faster on my half marathon and full marathon times :-)
Hanneke
Hanneke
Jun 2008
10:28am, 20 Jun 2008
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And his legs... phwoar! ;-)
Big Al Widepants
Big Al Widepants
Jun 2008
10:29am, 20 Jun 2008
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My BMI is 23 exactly. If I get to 11st6lbs it will be 21.5 which I think would be ideal.
biker
biker
Jun 2008
12:47pm, 20 Jun 2008
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Big Al, how tall are you? (relative to that weight?)

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