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It is much harder to measure muscle mass at home, or even at the doctors office. Different methods show very different results when people are measured at the s
by avrionov 3y ago
It is much harder to measure muscle mass at home, or even at the doctors office. Different methods show very different results when people are measured at the same time.
We need a simple proxy method for estimating the healthy weight range.
- OJFord 3y agoI didn't suggest measuring muscle mass, I said you could categorise a person (or yourself) into one of say three BMI ranges according to whether you were small/mid/big 'build'. Obviously not as good as actually measuring muscle mass, or anything more scientific, but I think it would be a pretty trivial way of making the BMI estimate another chunk better.
- swatcoder 3y agoThe guy who's average day involves no movement, and then a cheeseburger and milkshake for lunch before talking with his bros as the gym and then coming home for a few cold brewskis is convinced he's got one of those "big" builds you're talking about and that standard BMI doesn't apply to him. He's only imaginary, but I'm pretty sure he's wrong. The assessment you're trying to make just isn't reliable.