BMI doesn't work for NFL players because, on average, they are a lot more muscular than the average person. Unless you are very muscular, BMI is a decent way to guage your weight. It is NOT the only way though. BTW, there are a lot of NFL lineman who are overweight and would do well to lose a lot of weight. Some of them are not healthy, even though they have somehow built up their endurance enough to play in the NFL.
What happens is they continue to consume the same calories but don't continue to burn them with daily intense workouts/practices/games.
25.1 for me. Thing is, my friend is the same height and weight, but we are shaped totally differently. He's got a beer belly for a stomach, I've got a lot more muscle than him. Really, I think there's got to be some other indicator for this stat to make any sense.
BMI is so damn overrated. According to the calculator, Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime was severely overweight at 34 BMI and dangerously unhealthy. Bodyfat % is a much better indicator at a person's health. The BMI indicator assumes your entire body is consumed of fat, and all it measures is your weight relative to your size. EDIT: BMI=30.7
26.4 I'm 6'1" and 200 lbs. But I'm also pretty broad. I have a friend who's a couple of inches taller than me but has a very narrow torso. Even though he's taller than me, looking at our body types it makes sense that I weigh more than he does.
i agree, i'm 5'7, 165-170 so i get a 26.6 which is obese.... but wait i have 12% body fat, my weight is muscle.... hmmmm
Body Mass Index is utter crap, in my opinion. It fails to take into account muscle, etc. Several professional sports players would be considered obese, including Shaq probably every single lineman in the NFL, some Tight Ends, Linebackers, etc.
Okay, here's a random list of people I looked up that are "obese": Ray Lewis Tony Gonzalez(borderline) LenDale White Shaq Jerome Bettis Tony Eusebio Tony Gwynn Bill Goldberg Stone Cold Steve Austin Jeremy Shcokey Billy Miller Brian Urlacher Roy Williams (Dallas Cowboys) Daunte Culpepper Donovan McNabb Kevin Mench David Wells Sammy Sosa I could go on and on....
the only time that i think bmi could be useful is if you already know you're overweight and it's because of a gut not huge muscles. however at that point what does knowing your bmi actually do for you? it's pretty much worthless. knowing your weight and more importantly your body fat % gives you something to work with.
