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Old 06-09-2019, 11:55 AM
 
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There are definitely outliers. I just finished my first Duathlon today and ran into a former coworker who completed the 100-mile Lake Tahoe bike ride last year and is starting her "taper" before the Anchorage Marathon in 2 weeks. She's beefy. I don't know what she weighs and a lot of it must be solid muscle but clearly she's no couch potato. I was talking to the woman beside me before the race started- also beefy and she'd done the same race and raved about it.

No, thanks! I'm a totally different body type- long and lean- and I think the Duathlon was just about enough.
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Old 07-06-2019, 10:49 PM
 
Location: Squirrel Tree
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Nah. My GBMI is much lower than when I was in my 20s. I use the underweight criteria as a benchmark to stay under.
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Old 07-07-2019, 01:51 AM
 
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That seems overly heavy to me. I am happy not to weigh what the formula shows for my height.
When I look at 'non age factored in' calculators for my height, my understanding has always been (over the last few decades) that I cross the threshold from normal to overweight at 201 lbs.

I'm 6' 3 1/4" and, using the calculation from that post you replied to, I 'should' weigh 200.497 lbs.

When I was skiing competitively and playing tennis competitively (all before I was 25), I weighed between 172-185. I probably didn't hit my top height of about 6' 3 3/4" until I was 25, but I was 6 feet tall when I was in what we called 'intermediate school' (the grades between elementary school and high school).

I'm old enough for a 55+ community, but too young for Medicare .

I currently fluctuate between 185-190, but I'd still like to get down into the 170s.
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Old 07-07-2019, 08:17 AM
 
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That seems overly heavy to me. I am happy not to weigh what the formula shows for my height.
180 is too heavy for 6' ? Maybe your bone structure is finer than average. 180 sounds fine for 6'.
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Old 07-07-2019, 08:50 AM
 
Location: SoCal
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My husband is 6’, 172 lbs, he is 68, he is considered athletic type. I’m heavier than I was in college, but not fat, I was in the right range for my age. Although I would love to look like Lindsey Vonn or Kate Beckinsale in bikinis, I’m not going to feel too bad about my weight. If I loose 20lbs and will be back to normal.
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Old 07-07-2019, 10:18 AM
 
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Sarcopenia is definitely something we should all keep in mind as we reach our 40s and beyond, but it definitely can be dramatically slowed or reversed by lifting weights and good diet with plenty protein.
I'm 55 and have added muscle mass in my 50s and plan to keep lifting until I can't and have had 3 back operations so no excuses.

Weight and height and BMI charts are not a good way to judge fat levels by look in a mirror take a photo you will soon no weather your carrying excess body fat
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Old 07-07-2019, 07:14 PM
 
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My weight has been fairly constant since college. Not good to gain and lose a lot When I am five pounds over my ideal weight, I cut back on food.
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