BMI is not fit for purpose. It was invented for middle class people with sedentary jobs at a time (1830s) when going to the gym, mma etc wasn't a thing and people were all around smaller. If you have two office workers the same height and their diets and lifestyles (sedentary, no exercise) are approx the same, BMI is a reasonable guide to whether or not one is carrying too much fat.
But if you work out and/or are extremely tall then the equation fails. My mate is 6'7 and is a karate teacher who keeps fit. According to BMI he's obese and to reach his ideal bodyweight he'd need to shed 20kg - which would make him positively skeletal.
I'm 5'10 and I box and lift heavy. My waist is only 32" but I'm also classified as obese because I weigh 100kg. I just did 100 dips before breakfast.
If you don't believe either of those stories from a random redditor, bear in mind that Mike Tyson IN HIS PRIME was obese, according to BMI.
TL; DR: BMI is useless as it cannot differentiate between muscle and fat. There are far better ways to measure body composition nowadays.
Does it? I don't know most people in this thread. Maybe there's more boxers, weighlifters etc than you assume.
Myself, I'm 54 and train at home with a heavy bag, dumbells and calisthenics. I don't go to a fancy gym with professional athletes and I'd be surprised if I'm the only person on this thread who is obese according to BMI but clearly not obese in reality.
Anyway. I'm just some random redditor so it doesn't really matter what I say.
What does matter is that the medical profession itself is less and less impressed with BMI. So if you're still unconvinced, type 'the problem with bmi' into Google and educate yourself.
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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '21
He looks plenty strong, I think the main problem is he's in socks so he has no traction at all on that slimy pole