mass for your frame - whats the most accurate? BMI or ponderal? THE LUKE?

[TRIX]

examples
Body mass index

5'7 200 lbs = 31.3
6'2 244 lbs = 31.3
 
Ponderal index

5'7 200 lbs = 18.2
6'2 266 lbs = 18.2 

seeing as you are the getbig mathematician, i heard BMI wasn't designs for 3D objects

[Samourai Pizzacat]

The Quetelet Index (BMI) was devised as a tool to analyse populations, not individuals, it lacks both validity and reliability in that respect. It can be very inaccurate.

Didn't know the other index: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponderal_index

Neither index is good.

[TRIX]

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[bigmikecox]

My BMI stated I was morbidly obese. I even had to sign a waiver for my life insurance to cover me

[Bossa]

My BMI is 38.4 

[The Showstoppa]

My BMI is 38.4 

OBESE !!!! hahaha, aren't we all?

[El Diablo Blanco]

OBESE !!!! hahaha, aren't we all?

My doctor uses BMI and is an idiot.  Mid summer I was at my leanest and he weighs me for my physical and says that I'm overweight and need to drop 30-40 pounds as he looks at his BMI chart.  I knew he is going to mark that shit down and report it to the insurance company.  He never took into consideration that I carry muscle and workout.   The funny thing was a couple months later I start getting these eating well guides from my insurance carrier.  Now the fuckers think I'm some fatass for my height weight not considering muscle mass.  The BMI has a baseline and any eight above it is considered fat weight and not muscle.

[Bossa]

My doctor uses BMI and is an idiot.  Mid summer I was at my leanest and he weighs me for my physical and says that I'm overweight and need to drop 30-40 pounds as he looks at his BMI chart.  I knew he is going to mark that shit down and report it to the insurance company.  He never took into consideration that I carry muscle and workout.   The funny thing was a couple months later I start getting these eating well guides from my insurance carrier.  Now the fuckers think I'm some fatass for my height weight not considering muscle mass.  The BMI has a baseline and any eight above it is considered fat weight and not muscle.

My doc is actually pretty with it...he told me that I could stand to lose a little weight (which I probably could) but that with my frame and size i will always be considered obese on the BMI...he also told me that you only live once and there is so much good food out there why diet haha

[The Showstoppa]

My doctor uses BMI and is an idiot.  Mid summer I was at my leanest and he weighs me for my physical and says that I'm overweight and need to drop 30-40 pounds as he looks at his BMI chart.  I knew he is going to mark that shit down and report it to the insurance company.  He never took into consideration that I carry muscle and workout.   The funny thing was a couple months later I start getting these eating well guides from my insurance carrier.  Now the fuckers think I'm some fatass for my height weight not considering muscle mass.  The BMI has a baseline and any eight above it is considered fat weight and not muscle.

You should don the thong and send a pic back to the insurance company!