(August 24, 2013 at 1:14 am)bennyboy Wrote: Nobody said BMI is the most accurate measure of health, except maybe your Wii game. But the fact is that even if you ARE 220 lbs of solid muscle, and can still run a mile in under 6 minutes, the extra weight is adding a long-term drag on your body-- your heart works harder, your organs all work harder. In the end, the extra mass is likely to catch up with you, and reduce your longevity. Don't believe me? How many guys carry more than about 200 lbs past age 70 and DON'T end up having a heart attack?
I'm 5'10" and about 200 lbs, also mainly muscle, and I can run 10km at the drop of a hat (well, waddle, anyway lol). But I accept that if I want long-term health, I'm going to have to cut back the calories, and accept some loss in mass.
And help your joints in later life.
The reason most people do not carry that kind of weight if because most people lose their vanity by 40-50 and stop weightlifting and eating surplus calories, they have hectic lives etc. Being 200lbs of 'muscle' will not make your chances of a heart attack higher. Being 200lbs of 'fat' will.
