My rule of thumb is that anyone who lifts weights is “obese”. You don’t have to look like Schwarzenegger. But muscle is heavier than fat and if you bulk up even slightly, you will weigh more than they want you to weigh. Thanks for exercising: You are now obese.
That’s exactly what has happened to me, I lift weights 2-3x per week, nothing crazy but am now in the best shape of my life. Thanks for confirming what I’ve suspected.
spot on
IIRC, Usain Bolt was borderline obese under BMI standards while he was competing and setting all those world records. Imagine how fast he could have gone if he wasn’t a fatso?
6’5” 232# BMI says I’m overweight. I go to the gym 3x per week and lift weights. Sometimes I think the BMI formulas were made for Chinese peasants.