YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT! does it always say that ? =[

[KingArthur]

Jumpin said:

I wouldn't believe anyone who says they're 6 foot 4, 230 pounds and claim they're not overweight. I am 6 foot 4, wide framed, large boned, and athletic, and I weigh 195 pounds.

Even professional athletes often fall within BMI ranges, only the huge ones don't; some athletes have extra fat too. Anyway, for an example close enough to 6 foot 4 230; here is Alistair Overeem when he won the Strikeforce heavyweight title, he was 6 foot 5 and weighed 225 pounds:


BMI = 26.7, not far out of the BMI range, but I am sure guys who work out all the time like Overeem are past the point where they would question BMI. This is a very small fraction of the population. Most common critics of BMI are just people who don't want to admit they have fatty pounds that they should lose.

I guess this post was for me.

I am not as ripped as that guy on the picture, but it does not make me overweight. A body fat percentage over 4% =/= overweight. Last time I checked my BFP it was 14%.

It is quite amusing that you mention professional athletes here and cite one example. I play hockey, not so professionally. Guess what? I am quite the average size for hockey player. Do you think all hockey players are fat? For example Alexander Ovechkin is 6'2 and weighs more than me.