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Originally Posted by candyass
BMI is pointless for anyone that lifts.
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As cursor points out (our dear, beloved cursor)...the BMI (while maybe a tad more effective for the "general population" than relying exclusively on those archaic "height/weight" charts,...the charts I want to burn publically in big public pyre)....have their place, and may be a fine launching point to help people understand the difference,...
But, I also think that I'd toss out the elaborate calculation, and simply use the "Ab-1" (natural waistline) measurement, and the hips, and instead of using a calculator and math formulas, (which can make this whole BMI figuring to be daunting for some, -- not all, but some), to get started, and get a general idea, just use a dash of common sense, a basic insight into the intention of what this BMI ratio is trying to teach,....and extrapolate that intent. While the extreme specifics may be lost "in the translation," I think that by using these two measurements, and keeping an eye on monitoring the differences in these basics, the ratio,...and just use some basic good ole common sense in application, keeping an eye on these 2 measurements independently, AND as they relate to each other (the DIFFERENCE between the two)....I think that even without figuring out your actual/technical BMI, that if you take these 2 measurements, (maybe every 4-6 weeks), and just monitor the changes as the weeks pass.....
Use the CHANGES, compare your new measurements with your original/starting measurements, (not with any magazine "ideals"), and for 6-8 months as you start off with your exercise programming, just monitor how YOUR body changes, and monitor YOUR ratio changes between Ab-1 and hips.
Keep It Simple, Silly.
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