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MikeB · 01-09-07, 11:27 PM

I can tell you that BMI is BS!!!!!
I had several Dr.'s tell me my son was morbidly obese from 3 years old until current due to their inability to look up from the chart!
OK so he's 6 and weighs 110 lbs, therefore he's OBESE, WRONG!!!
My son at 6 was going to Phoenix swimclub 4 times a week for 2 hours a day and doing martial arts 5 nights a week. I challenged the Dr. to fat tank dip him and do a cardio test on him. I then asked the overweight Ms. Dr. to keep up with my son for 1 workout at Phoenix Swim club where he would start off with 20 pushups, 20 situps and then run 1/2 mile, then monkey bars and follow up with about 8-10 laps in an olympic size pool. I had him doing 50 pushups, 50 situps and 50 lunges every day before school as I knew he was big and needed to be in shape. What did she forget to look at, he was 5' tall!!! Don't just look at the weight but the weight and height and BF%.

I say tes but test with a dip tank, not BMI!
BTW, at 10% bodyfat I'll be at 225, that's considered obese by BMI standards for 6'4".

01-09-07, 11:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
MikeB BMI is for the BIRDS! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Phoenix Posts: 963 Weight Statistics 10/1/2006 Start Date: 310 lb Start Weight: 214.5 lb Current Weight: 202 lb Goal Weight: -95.5 lb Weight Loss: 10/1/2007 Goal Date:	I can tell you that BMI is BS!!!!! I had several Dr.'s tell me my son was morbidly obese from 3 years old until current due to their inability to look up from the chart! OK so he's 6 and weighs 110 lbs, therefore he's OBESE, WRONG!!! My son at 6 was going to Phoenix swimclub 4 times a week for 2 hours a day and doing martial arts 5 nights a week. I challenged the Dr. to fat tank dip him and do a cardio test on him. I then asked the overweight Ms. Dr. to keep up with my son for 1 workout at Phoenix Swim club where he would start off with 20 pushups, 20 situps and then run 1/2 mile, then monkey bars and follow up with about 8-10 laps in an olympic size pool. I had him doing 50 pushups, 50 situps and 50 lunges every day before school as I knew he was big and needed to be in shape. What did she forget to look at, he was 5' tall!!! Don't just look at the weight but the weight and height and BF%. I say tes but test with a dip tank, not BMI! BTW, at 10% bodyfat I'll be at 225, that's considered obese by BMI standards for 6'4". __________________ No reason to diet, subscribe to food services, have surgery or take diet pills. Learn to eat right, count calories and exercise. If 400+lb people on Biggest Loser can do it, so can you! Mike B 6'4" 39 yrs young Oct 1 2006 - 310 lbs 40%+ BF NEW LOW!!!** June 8th 2008 - 214.5lbs and dropping! I had the pain of regret for many years, I now proudly bear the pain of sacrifice. 189lbs LBM last tested Aug 1. 210lbs for 10% BF