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That’s
right, at 6’ 2” in height and at a body weight of 237 pounds, Tom Butler has
a Body Mass Index of 30.6 and, according to the BMI chart, anything over 30
is obese. Therefore, this guy flexing his chiseled six pack on the beach
IS OBESE!!!
The problem with
weight loss is that you don’t know which kind of weight you lose: muscle,
water, or fat. The scale doesn’t tell any difference between the three. In
fact, the scale misleads you because muscle weighs more
than fat per unit of size. Think of the simple physics of composition: anything fluffy and spongy
(like fat) tends to weigh less than something of the same size that is hard
and solid (like muscle). So you see, the vast majority of the
people have it dead wrong - you don't want to lose weight, you want to lose
FAT!!!
That's why the body mass index
is outdated. Anyone with muscle is going to be overweight or obese according
to that outdated chart. The BMI was invented in the 1800s before the
benefits of strength training were realized. The BMI only factors in
height and weight, and often times omits the most important factor: body fat. A much better way to determine overall health is
the Height to Waist Ratio test.
Click here to calculate your own
Height to Waist Ratio.
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with a six pack?
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