YellowJacket
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Hey guys, Im half way through my Body Comp class and we had an interesting discussion today that I became active in.,...This might belong in the weight loss section if it does, will a mod kindly move it....
What is Overweight?
Sometimes when you step onto the scale at GNC and take your weight it tells you you are _ _ pounds over weight. A lot of americans take that as a slap in the face, a reality check or just for fun. It seems out there in this society that someone sat down and decided the exact weight of a person at a particular height. This more often than not is garbage.
According to the scale in front of GNC, someone 5'8 should weigh 144-159 to be considered "healthy" how many natural/unnatural bodybuilders do you know thats 5'8 and weights 144? Exactly, they'd laugh your ass of stage. So we've sort of developed this our own theory at the University of Charleston where we distinguish overweight, which in a lot of circumstances is not bad and over fat. Yes, over-fat. You can be overweight and healthy, Im actually 49 pounds over weight yet by body fat is 8.24%. Over fat is a condition in which your bodyfat is at such a level where your body beings to have problems, diabetes, heart disease etc. And for men who store the majority of the fat on their "gut" you're in real trouble.
So next time you stand on one of those fancy scales and it tells you you are over weight, please refrain from punching the screen and take this into consideration. YJ
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What is Overweight?
Sometimes when you step onto the scale at GNC and take your weight it tells you you are _ _ pounds over weight. A lot of americans take that as a slap in the face, a reality check or just for fun. It seems out there in this society that someone sat down and decided the exact weight of a person at a particular height. This more often than not is garbage.
According to the scale in front of GNC, someone 5'8 should weigh 144-159 to be considered "healthy" how many natural/unnatural bodybuilders do you know thats 5'8 and weights 144? Exactly, they'd laugh your ass of stage. So we've sort of developed this our own theory at the University of Charleston where we distinguish overweight, which in a lot of circumstances is not bad and over fat. Yes, over-fat. You can be overweight and healthy, Im actually 49 pounds over weight yet by body fat is 8.24%. Over fat is a condition in which your bodyfat is at such a level where your body beings to have problems, diabetes, heart disease etc. And for men who store the majority of the fat on their "gut" you're in real trouble.
So next time you stand on one of those fancy scales and it tells you you are over weight, please refrain from punching the screen and take this into consideration. YJ
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