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Old 09-10-05, 07:55 AM
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Al.canoe
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Originally Posted by netso
My BMI has always been high!! I was a professional body builder, never fat. My body fat went from a low of 2% to what I have now, 11.76%. However, I have always been above 28! No BMI for me.
The articles that mention BMI of late have taken care to mention that if you weight train, BMI is not useful. However, if you're a cyclist with no weight trainingg, it's probably a good indicator of fat content as cyclists typically have lower total muscle mass.

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