NBA players are fat

[despondent]

Story here (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&ncid=541&e=7&u=/ap/20050309/ap_on_he_me/fit_fat_nba). I'm not surprised, didn't a survey a few years ago find that the majority of the league was smokin'? :p

[onest2.0]

Yeah, BMI is pretty worthless when used alone. Its a shame a lot of online diet sites use it as a primary metric. The best way to tell if you're fat is to look in the mirror. Then go to a doctor to find out how you look on the inside.

[Homsar]

Yeah, saying Shaq is obese doesn't seem right.
Maybe it doesn't work well for taller people?

Whoa, he's 325 now and he LOST 40 pounds after he joined the Heat?
Not sure I can imagine being that huge.

[classicgrrl]

Yeah, saying Shaq is obese doesn't seem right.
Maybe it doesn't work well for taller people?

Whoa, he's 325 now and he LOST 40 pounds after he joined the Heat?
Not sure I can imagine being that huge.

no.
the BMI doesn't work for extremely fit people. muscle weighs more than fat. the NBA is beefing up like the rest of the professional sports categories. therefore, they are going to weigh more. the BMI only takes into account weight in relative to height. It does not measure fat % as opposed to muscle %.

now, if only we had a chart measuring steriod usage and based health on that statistic.....

for the average joe sixpack - the BMI is an excellent indicator. I have one in front of me now as matter of fact.

also - the BMI does not take gender into account either. women MUST have a % of body fat higher than men in order to be healthy.

[onest2.0]

for the average joe sixpack - the BMI is an excellent indicator. I have one in front of me now as matter of fact.

You have a sixpack in front of you?

[classicgrrl]

You have a sixpack in front of you?


haha funny man.

not exactly. I do however have a BMI.

[foolsgold]

I was curious so I checked my BMI and it says I am normal.

I suppose there is a first for everything. :p

[jneale]

Maybe it doesn't work well for taller people?

It doesn’t work for average sized people either – there is no accounting for body type.

[classicgrrl]

It doesn’t work for average sized people either – there is no accounting for body type.

very true. i'm not super short nor tall so it does the trick for me I guess.

[purple_octopus]

It's true that the BMI is BS. My BMI is 21.4, but my body fat percentage is 14.5%. I do have a decent amount of muscle mass from lifting, although with this torn rotator cuff, I fear I may lose some of it. :( Point being, my BMI makes me look fatter than I really am (not that I'm thin either, mind you).

[aqualou]

i'm 6'4" and 200lbs . . . i'm overweight according to the national institute of health . . . awwww fuck 'em.

[classicgrrl]

i'm 6'4" and 200lbs . . . i'm overweight according to the national institute of health . . . awwww fuck 'em.

according to the BMI you have a body mass index of 24. that is definitely NOT overweight.

28 or so is overweight and above 32 is obese.

[kate]

I don't think BMI works too well for ladies like me who are, erm, blessed in the chest area either.

[classicgrrl]

I don't think BMI works too well for ladies like me who are, erm, blessed in the chest area either.

nope it surely does not.

pending on how 'blessed' you are however you might consider an 'unblessing' if you're having trouble. insurance can pay for it pending on your docs cooperation in how he codes the "blessing"

[kate]

nope it surely does not.

pending on how 'blessed' you are however you might consider an 'unblessing' if you're having trouble. insurance can pay for it pending on your docs cooperation in how he codes the "blessing"

I might consider an 'unblessing' later, but right now they're still fairly painless and on the.. perky side? (if you can call D's perky)

I'm sure shaq has this same problem.

[Handy Smurf]

this thread is getting into dangerous territory :p

I have noticed a very disturbing trend developing, though

Since I started my new job back in the Fall, I've pretty much worked, socialized(gotten belligerent), and slept. I got home yesterday and decided to join in with my 7 year old brother playing basketball in the driveway. Hadn't done much physical activty other than walking long distances in some time, didn't do anything to limber up, and after running, jumping, and contorting my body for 40 minutes, my neck, elbow, knee, and back were sore.
The knee and elbow went away pretty quickly and I've had a history of back pain since my car accident, but I still couldn't help but be troubled by this. I need to get in better shape!!

[classicgrrl]

I might consider an 'unblessing' later, but right now they're still fairly painless and on the.. perky side? (if you can call D's perky)

I'm sure shaq has this same problem.


I just looked at your profile. you're probably a little too young anyway. but keep it in the back of your mind. especially if you start experiencing back problems. I lost my D's when I lost weight but I kept the C's... I like a C cup. enough witout being too much. B's don't look right if you don't have the tiny waist to pull them off....

[classicgrrl]

this thread is getting into dangerous territory :p

I have noticed a very disturbing trend developing, though

Since I started my new job back in the Fall, I've pretty much worked, socialized(gotten belligerent), and slept. I got home yesterday and decided to join in with my 7 year old brother playing basketball in the driveway. Hadn't done much physical activty other than walking long distances in some time, didn't do anything to limber up, and after running, jumping, and contorting my body for 40 minutes, my neck, elbow, knee, and back were sore.
The knee and elbow went away pretty quickly and I've had a history of back pain since my car accident, but I still couldn't help but be troubled by this. I need to get in better shape!!


give it ten years and THEN see how much hurts! my right hip bothers me after a day of standing on my feet all day...

[Fograsher]

My BMI is 21.4

21.4 is a healthy normal BMI. Most BMI calculators that you can find on-line say you are overweight if your BMI is >25. Some say 24.

this is the BMI information from MSN and it is backed up by most weight and nutrition centers:

BMI Weight Status
Below 18.5 Underweight
18.5 - 24.9 Normal
25.0 - 29.9 Overweight
30.0 and Above Obese

I think it is a good starting point, but you do have to take excessive muscle mass into account. I don't know when it would factor it into the above numbers because the reason for the range is to account for individual variation. I read the article as pointing out that just like everything, there are exceptions to any rule. Except gravity. gravity always sucks.

My BMI is 26 and some change (6' 1"). I need to drop ten to fifteen pounds to get into the upper limits of the "normal" range

[Handy Smurf]

give it ten years and THEN see how much hurts! my right hip bothers me after a day of standing on my feet all day...
thats the point, I'm too young to screw around playing basketball with a 7 year old for under an hour and then be sore-I need to get it together

[postfeminist]

i did the chest unblessing years ago and it was the best thing to ever happen to me. i was an E though...

[boyinastitch]

who wouldve known a thread about fat nba players could turn so arousing.

[yoshomon]

Shawn Kemp was fat.

[boyinastitch]

haha i remember shawn kemp...hes was the shit on nba in the azone 2 for playstation 1...bj grove from the bearcats was fat...but thats not the nba

[CablinasianRam]

Of course they're fat, they have money to eat. "We make a lot of money, but we spend a lot of money." - Patrick Ewing