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Originally Posted by
DannyP
Most health and wellness professionals seem to think that BMI is an antiquated measurement that tells you nothing relevant (you know, since, according to it, Shaq is obese). But I started wondering whether it would be a good way to "compare" lifters more accurately than weight class. I am 6'1 and weigh 185 +/-. Don't know my exact BF %. I'm willing to bet that someone who's 5'6, 185 and the same BF % as I am can squat and DL significantly more. I'm not even that concerned with the BF %, since some of the strongest lifters out there have a decent amount of it. However, were I competing (which I don't), that guy and I would be in the same category. So, the question then becomes, would BMI (or some slight variation) make for a better comparison?