BMI Accuracy?

mr_eddy

Ok so I am a 28 year old male, 5'10" and I currently weigh 12.5 stone (173lbs). I cycle everyday to work and back 5 days a week which is 50 miles a week at an average of 15.8mph and I do about 20 miles at the weekend.

I weight train 4 days a week, I eat quite a normal diet, usually a banana and a cereal bar for breakfast, couple of ham sandwiches with a pack of low fat crisps and maybe a lasagne for dinner, occasionally I will have a twix/mars bar in the afternoon too (average twice a week).

I always have a protein shake straight after the weight sessions.

I drink a fair bit of diet coke (never full fat and no more than 2 cans a day). I also have about 2 cups of un sweetened green tea with no milk.

Despite all this my BMI is still 26 which is technically overweight. I have the same 32-33" waist however since staring weight training I have gained 9lbs but I am much stronger now.

Is this higher BMI all down to the weights at the gym and protein powder?

Its doing my head in!

badly_dubbed

its not accurate, ive never taken much notice of BMI readings.

mattshrops

BMI is BS.

P_Tucker

Its a guide, nothing more. You know if you could stand to lose a few pounds or not - be honest with yourself, and you'll have your answer.

danowat

mattshrops wrote:

BMI is BS.

Nuff said 8)

overthehill

mr_eddy wrote:

Ok so I am a 28 year old male, 5'10" and I currently weigh 12.5 stone (173lbs). I cycle everyday to work and back 5 days a week which is 50 miles a week at an average of 15.8mph and I do about 20 miles at the weekend.

I weight train 4 days a week, I eat quite a normal diet, usually a banana and a cereal bar for breakfast, couple of ham sandwiches with a pack of low fat crisps and maybe a lasagne for dinner, occasionally I will have a twix/mars bar in the afternoon too (average twice a week).

I always have a protein shake straight after the weight sessions.

I drink a fair bit of diet coke (never full fat and no more than 2 cans a day). I also have about 2 cups of un sweetened green tea with no milk.

Despite all this my BMI is still 26 which is technically overweight. I have the same 32-33" waist however since staring weight training I have gained 9lbs but I am much stronger now.


Is this higher BMI all down to the weights at the gym and protein powder?

Its doing my head in!

With the amount of riding etc. you do, maybe consider yourself as a 'sportsman'? The BMI index is primarily designed to take account of the average Joe and doesn't work for sportsmen - primarily because muscle weighs more than fat. See body of text at following link.
http://bodymassindexcalculator.net/body ... chart.html