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I see a lot of "bikers" that are overweight. I don't really think I am (6'4" 210lb). but when i check my BMI http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/BMI.html it says "overweight".  I guess i could knock off 10 lbs and then would be OK Is there anyone else tipping the scales a little bit too much? Are most motorcycle riders "heavy"?? 
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bigfish_Oh
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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2011, 02:20:30 PM » |
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a huge percentage of the population is heavy on any of those charts !!!!!
without a cage around them you can see over weight people !!
I was as tall as I am now, 5'10" and wrestled 119# as a sophomore(1975), 160#'s ago,(you could pretty much touch backbone through my stomach), elbows like a knife.
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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2011, 02:36:31 PM » |
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i'm not over weight, i just need to grow a bit more, like another 30 inches!!!
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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2011, 02:42:49 PM » |
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I think the question should be who is underweight?
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2011, 03:08:47 PM » |
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Seems like I've been overweight all my life, except for maybe a few minutes in high school. Then I was 6'0", 175#, now I'm 6'0", 330#. Sure makes a big difference - guess you could say I'm overweight!
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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2011, 03:29:45 PM » |
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6' 3" & 300 lbs ....  you could say that ....  |
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« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2011, 03:50:13 PM » |
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6'1" & 255# with a 54" chest and 38" waist(of my trousers that is) I got a fare bit of extra especially in the belly. Dr. Want me to drop 50# oh the HELL with that I say.
Freshman in highschool I was 5'9" and about 215# move a little bit forward the day I got married at 19y/o I was 6"0' and tipped the scale at 208#, no I was not all muscly and ripped but I was able to lift the from end of one of those little tiny Honda clown looking cars off the ground. Worked in a bakery and did all the heavy carrying 100# sugar bags one on each shoulder. Now my back is kinda wrecked and I feel MUCH older than the number of birthdays I have lived through.
Yep over weight and starting to work on droping 25-30# this next year.
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2011, 04:41:42 PM » |
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According to the BMI charts I am also over Weight. Those charts don't take in account that one might have more muscle than others. I am 6'3" with weight of 225 lbs. That puts me in the middle of over weight class. I do have a 50 inch chess with 35 waist. Work out 4 times a week.
No I AM NOT OVER WEIGHT.
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2011, 04:43:35 PM » |
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My last BMI said I was "Bacon"..............................................
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« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2011, 04:47:11 PM » |
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I'm not overweight....I'm just short for my weight and a little fluffy around the edges..... |
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« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2011, 05:37:07 PM » |
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Not overweight ,just FAT and happy ! If I got stranded on a deserted island I could out survive the skinny people!
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« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2011, 05:41:48 PM » |
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6 3 and 217 today, but I been jogging almost every morning 2+ miles for a while now
My grandma said it is important to have a little extra in case you get sick
Grandma had a bunch of extra and lived to be 103 and sharp as a tack till the end
Doctors dont know $hit she said also she said the secret of living a long time is dont forget to breathe
She also said in the early 1900's they gave you warm beer instead of milk cause it was cheaper
She was a happy lady. I sure do miss her
Ride often, buy safety chrome, eat what makes you happy, and dont forget PIE counts as food
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« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2011, 06:08:48 PM » |
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6'....210..... that puts me over weight...... but HEY!!!!!! I have a body like this... and don't even have ta work out!!!! Just work hard from can ta can't.......  and I'm retired... what's up with that???? |
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« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2011, 08:16:06 PM » |
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I am 26.2 on the BMI scale which tips me over into the overweight category. I would love to lose 15 lbs but it is a battle maintaining my current weight.
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« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2011, 08:29:21 PM » |
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Chart say i'm at grade one obesity. Well i do enjoy my biscuits and gravy my eggs and sausage and taters and bacon and well heck-me and food get along just fine thank you very much. Heres the deal than-nobody needs to carry my casket to my dirt nap. Just hire a good size forklift. Don't want anyone remebering my funeral as that time thier boys ended up in thier boots tryin to lift my casket.  Ya probably should lose a few pounds-ah fudge-heard a cheese burger call my name. Look at it this away-we go down we got more paddin for the vital organs. RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #15 on: May 01, 2011, 09:15:33 PM » |
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I'm 5 ft 9 in and weigh 165, BMI says I'm almost overweight, don't pay no attention to that nonsense! hoser |
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« Reply #16 on: May 01, 2011, 09:46:52 PM » |
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I'm 5 ft 9 in and weigh 165, BMI says I'm almost overweight, don't pay no attention to that nonsense! hoser i'm 5'9" also, i haven't weighed 165 since my junior year of highschool!! |
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« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2011, 03:47:52 AM » |
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I'm 5'8" and 170 lbs ... got my highway pegs positioned in for my 30" inseam... and yes ... I'm overweight by a hair. Good eatin and desk job.
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« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2011, 04:28:06 AM » |
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That thing is retarded.
OK... I know I am fat... but it says that I'd have to lose 125 lbs just to not be OBESE. That'd put me at 210.
I have not weight 210 since the 8th grade. I did a stint in the Navy and MAXED every PT test I ever took. At one point I took an immersion type body fat test and tested 7.5% at 265 lbs.
Yes I am fat.
Yes I'd LOVE to lose 70 lbs.
but the standards set by the BMI calculator are retarded.
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« Reply #19 on: May 02, 2011, 05:44:11 AM » |
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I was 6' 0" , 165# in the Army in 1953. Now I'm 5' 10 1/2 " and 227. It looks like I'm headed in the wrong direction. I go along with Jabba. Those weight standards are retarded.
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« Reply #20 on: May 02, 2011, 05:51:27 AM » |
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I was 6' 0" , 165# in the Army in 1053. Now I'm 5' 10 1/2 " and 227. It looks like I'm headed in the wrong direction. I go along with Jabba. Those weight standards are retarded.
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« Reply #21 on: May 02, 2011, 05:55:41 AM » |
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I was 6' 0" , 165# in the Army in 1053. Now I'm 5' 10 1/2 " and 227. It looks like I'm headed in the wrong direction. I go along with Jabba. Those weight standards are retarded.
1053??? Solo, you are doing great for being almost a 1000 years old! Monday mornings tends to age you.  |
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« Reply #22 on: May 02, 2011, 06:00:07 AM » |
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I was 6' 0" , 165# in the Army in 1953. Now I'm 5' 10 1/2 " and 227. It looks like I'm headed in the wrong direction. I go along with Jabba. Those weight standards are retarded.
So-solo1 was ya usin sling shots or sticks or rocks for weapons?? Ya told us you was old but i had no idea. You have first hand knowledge of how things were in the olden days. RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #23 on: May 02, 2011, 07:42:07 AM » |
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From age 16 to 24, I weighed 168 lbs, had a 40 inch chest and 30 inch waist. I ran 2 miles every day, did 50 pushups a day and 150 situps every day (AH! the good ole days!) I married at age 21 and had a son a year later. Moved to an office job where I sat on my rearend all day, didn't have time for the running and exercise and began to put on weight like I could not believe. Rather than dieting and getting back to exercising, I told myself I didn't have the time for such and just kept buying bigger clothes. I am now 62 years old and weigh 270 lbs. 52" chest, 44" waist and hate to see photos of myself. The sad part of it is that along with extra weight comes health problems. Anyway, I have a great life and still enjoy it tremendously.
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« Reply #24 on: May 02, 2011, 08:13:32 AM » |
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6 3 and 217 today, but I been jogging almost every morning 2+ miles for a while now
My grandma said it is important to have a little extra in case you get sick
Grandma had a bunch of extra and lived to be 103 and sharp as a tack till the end
Doctors dont know $hit she said also she said the secret of living a long time is dont forget to breathe
She also said in the early 1900's they gave you warm beer instead of milk cause it was cheaper
She was a happy lady. I sure do miss her
Ride often, buy safety chrome, eat what makes you happy, and dont forget PIE counts as food
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« Reply #25 on: May 02, 2011, 08:51:39 AM » |
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When I was in the Army I did PT at 5 am everday, ran 3 miles at lunch everyday, and played racquetball for 2 hrs after work 3 times a week. I maintained my weight at 6'1" 200lbs for along time, and I was still considered overweight. Now, I'm probably at least 20lbs heavier and feel like crap all the time, I need to get back on the wagon. I swear kids and wives make you fat  |
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