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MaDMaN_26 · 06-18-2008, 02:54 PM

I know I'm not a pillar of fitness, but this BMI thing is junk (as seems to be the consensus here) why would the CRHA or a newspaper use it... to just barely squeeze into the "normal" range I would have to weigh 190lb (at 6' 1.5") I take craps heavier than that...

Being of Danish decent (I think thats where its from - Vikings and all -lol), both my brother and I have wide shoulders, think chests and legs we are tall and thick, ya the beer belly is present, like I said I'm not a pillar of physical fitness but even if I lost that I'm no where near the normal range... when I tell people how much I wiegh they straight up do not believe me... I literally have to get on a scale or they think I'm full of it, not that I get why I would lie to be heavier than I am... but we just don't look heavy as we are. The closest a Carnival guy has come to guessing my wieght is within 35 pounds... thats the closest, most are off by 75 or more and yet I watch those guys guess bang on over and over... oh well its an easy teddy bear for the girl I'm with.

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see, lol... I'm in the high end of Obese with the BMI, but low end of healthy with the BFP... I like the BFP better...

06-18-2008, 02:54 PM	#16
MaDMaN_26 Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary Exp:	I know I'm not a pillar of fitness, but this BMI thing is junk (as seems to be the consensus here) why would the CRHA or a newspaper use it... to just barely squeeze into the "normal" range I would have to weigh 190lb (at 6' 1.5") I take craps heavier than that... Being of Danish decent (I think thats where its from - Vikings and all -lol), both my brother and I have wide shoulders, think chests and legs we are tall and thick, ya the beer belly is present, like I said I'm not a pillar of physical fitness but even if I lost that I'm no where near the normal range... when I tell people how much I wiegh they straight up do not believe me... I literally have to get on a scale or they think I'm full of it, not that I get why I would lie to be heavier than I am... but we just don't look heavy as we are. The closest a Carnival guy has come to guessing my wieght is within 35 pounds... thats the closest, most are off by 75 or more and yet I watch those guys guess bang on over and over... oh well its an easy teddy bear for the girl I'm with. *****Edit******* see, lol... I'm in the high end of Obese with the BMI, but low end of healthy with the BFP... I like the BFP better... __________________ ______________________________________________ http://openmedia.ca/switch Last edited by MaDMaN_26; 06-18-2008 at 03:02 PM.