Ideal weight charts

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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of an accurate Ideal weight chart (height to weight ratio chart).

I tried a few different ones that i found on google but the differences in the results were unreal - they varied from underweight to overweight and anywhere in between.

Thanks in advance

Mr E

You're never going to get an accurate one. 6 foot guys who are skinny weight alot less than 6 foot guys who are muscular....

scuba steve

True

joc_06

Being honest there are no accurate ways of measuring body fat that are cheap.
Best way is to get a scales and use the same one all the time. that way at least you're consistent. You can also go by eye or take regular photo's.
BMI is crap and all charts are crap too.

DrIndy

joc_06 wrote:

Being honest there are no accurate ways of measuring body fat that are cheap.
Best way is to get a scales and use the same one all the time. that way at least you're consistent. You can also go by eye or take regular photo's.
BMI is crap and all charts are crap too.

We had this discussion previously

Height/weight charts are ok reference, but remember if you work out a lot, then they are inaccurate. Its a target to aim for, not an absolute value.

poobum

DrIndy wrote:

We had this discussion previously

Height/weight charts are ok reference, but remember if you work out a lot, then they are inaccurate. Its a target to aim for, not an absolute value.

yeh we had it 10000 times! dude u wanna get urself a body fat tst unles you fall between the boundaries of the test eg...the ideal size for it

rubadub

This was an "advanced" BMI computer I found. I liked it because it showed what percentile you are in for your weight.

http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/av.htm

Theres a link on it to another pages with a few "ideal weight" calculations

DrIndy

That is more accurate as it reflects the statistical values of 1 standard deviation and 2 standard deviations used in medicine to delineate the normal and abnormal.

poobum

rubadub wrote:

This was an "advanced" BMI computer I found. I liked it because it showed what percentile you are in for your weight.

http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/av.htm

Theres a link on it to another pages with a few "ideal weight" calculations

ha ha its a joke apparently im completly overweight!
a load of bull!
people i advise sticking to a bf test! unless you ar like the erfect height and amount of muscle(i dont no what this is btw)

rubadub

poobum wrote:

ha ha its a joke apparently im completly overweight!
a load of bull!

on that page it states

Body Mass Index can be used to indicate if you are overweight or normal. But it can wrongly suggest fatness in people who are atheletic or muscular

pretty obvious

DrIndy

rubadub wrote:

pretty obvious

True.......