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Old 05-08-10 | 06:41 PM
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jefmcg
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Originally Posted by Loose Chain
I have to question that BMI. When I weighed 160 and I am 5-11 barely I had a BMI of 5 or 6. Unless you have a very thin frame there is hardly any way you could be 5-11 and have a BMI of 22, does not make sense. Right now mine is at 18 and I am 170 pounds.
BMI is mass (kilograms) divided by height in metres squared. i.e. 160~=73 kg. 5.11 ~=1.79m. So your BMI would have been ~23. (73/(1.79 x 1.79) )

I think you are getting confused with percentage body fat.
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