HELP ME!!!! lower BMI

climbingnipple · 09-26-2008, 01:54 PM

hey all, im quite new to this but im stuck, ive always been into lifting weights but its never really been a life style. i put alot of weight on a few years ago (14stonne.6) but have since droped to 12stonne 6 ive tryed doing a BMI by hight and weight and its says BMI 24 (healthy) ive been trying really really hard to get my weight down as id like to be around BMI 10- 15.

I eat about 1900calls a day and usualy do about 40 - 60mins cardeo aday then work on different muscle groups throughout the week, i also do climbing sessions of 2hours twise a week and have started taking LA muscle fat stripers before meals plus low gi protein shakes. but no matter how hard i try i just cant seem to budge from 12stonne 6lbs has any body got any usefull suggestions to get my bmi lower?

All advice welcomed

Cheers

climbingnipple · 09-26-2008, 02:41 PM

ive just noticed ive got a little bit more definition, but ive still not lost weight, should i just keep up what im doing?

adoniscomplex · 09-26-2008, 02:42 PM

BMI is a joke for anyone with muscle

follow your body fat percentage not your bmi

climbingnipple · 09-26-2008, 02:43 PM

oh right lol sorry, well how do i figure out my BF im really struggling, sorry if ive offended any one (i thought it was weight my BMI telling me i w as over weight LOL)

Grandfather · 09-26-2008, 02:54 PM

you need to get body fat tested with calipers buddy
is that picture you?
you seem to have pretty low body fat% right now man

climbingnipple · 09-26-2008, 02:58 PM

hey its me, thanx man, well i was trying to get my bmi down to 10 to be more lean, BUT as that nice lad said i need to messure BF soo what sorta bf would i need to get down to to be riped? and where can i get this tool to messure bf

Cheers for the reply

justboo2u · 09-28-2008, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by climbingnipple

oh right lol sorry, well how do i figure out my BF im really struggling, sorry if ive offended any one (i thought it was weight my BMI telling me i w as over weight LOL)

Well, yes... the BMI might say you are overweight... and you might be...

BUT....

There is a BIG difference being overWEIGHT and overFAT... and you obviously are NOT overFAT...

While I am not partial to the caliper method it is possible to get a fairly good guesstimate of BF% with enough test-point measurements... or so I'm told.
(I have a scale that uses the bio-impedance... and have it tested by Bodpod every-other month or so...)
There are inexpensive calipers available... just a matter of finding the source!