So who is surprisingly fit for your size, age & BMI? (Page 2)

I'm 43 years old, 6'1" tall and weight 250 lbs.

That puts my BMI at 33.2

Getting my bodyfat % measured Feb 26th, hydrostatically .... but 1 year ago I weighed 313 lbs, then started tri training.

About 2 years ago I had 329 total cholesterol, 689 triglycerides, 39 HDL, 93 LDL, avg BP around 145/90, A1C levels of 10.9 (diabetic),  and no idea what my RHR was.

Now, total cholesterol is 124, triglycerides 38, HDL 68, LDL 38, avg BP around 120/65 ... and a RHR of 50, and A1C level of 5.4 (well below average or normal).

Have completed 2 sprints and signed up for a HIM this Sept ... last run did 10 miles, bike for 25 miles, swim 1.5 miles ...  when people see me and hear that I weight 250 lbs, yet hear what I'm able to do and my health stats ... they are pretty surprised.

I am 43, 253 lbs, as of this morning.  I have lost 35 since 1/1 of this year and plan to finish this season as an AG'er.  My last physical, my HR, BP and cholesterol were well within normal range.  I have broader shoulders and hips so i hide my weight better than some, but I want to be a good MOB'er not Bop.  My first 2 races of hte year will be as a clyde, but not after that.  My BMI is 36 down from 42(not that it matters) and my RhR is 46(and dropping) down from 65.

Kevin

  You must have lost weight over the summer, because when I met you last August I would have never guessed your weight at 145.  You looked great!

Susie

A Karen Carpenter BMI is more like 5 with a BP of 0/0. 

I thought I'd play and add my numbers.   Not sure if I'm surprisingly fit or even fit.  I feel like I have a long way to go to get where I was 10 years ago, but............

40 years old - 6'7" - 236lbs - BMI 26.6

Resting Heart Rate -51

Cholesterol <100

BP - 125/65

The last brick time trial I did at home was 12 mile/ 5k.  Overall time was 1:01:03.  19.1 mph and 7:01/mile.  That was with only 2 months of riding after an eight year lay off.  So I still have lots of work to do in the saddle.  With that being said, I am going in for ACL replacement next week.  So my 1st triathlon season since 1999 is pretty much shot.

I coach a 12 and under softball team, and I run all over the place with the girls.  I love it when the parents who are 5-10 years younger than I am, say they wish they were young too so they could run around as much as I do with the kids.  So, maybe I am fit compared the average American, but not so much when compared to the average trigeek.

I have an HDL (good cholesterol) above 70. (should be above 60)

My LDL (bad cholesterol) is below 30. (should be below 70 I believe)

BP: 120/70: Cholesterol = 130 (really low)

Last time I checked I was about 240lbs and at 5'8 my BMI is somewhere crazy like 34-35. BUT, I can out run, bike, swim et.al all my thin AND overweight friends. Even if I AM still slow.

 But I'm about 75lbs overweight but just amazed myself and ran 10 flipping miles sunday. I'm still in awe at myself.

After seeing my numbers this was my doctor's comment:

 Do you eat meat??! That just means your fat is under your skin, you can lose that."

<----  um. ok.

Dude!  A sub 30-min 5K time at 265!  That's frickin' AMAZING!!!

Thanks.  Now if I can just figure out how to swim...

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Lets see, i am 39 going on 40,  6' 1" plus or minus an inch, i am rollin at about 245lbs right now down from 260lbs, i have been battling High BP, and High Cholesterol for the last 5 years, both are on the way to being good ( i have my physical Monday, and am hoping to get off the medicine), my BMI is like 35-38, i carry all my weight in my middle, can hold and 18-20mph average on my bike, my PR was 28:42 in a 5k last year, and i have only been training for about 6 months. I can get to around 1:30 per hundred while swimming, when i swim alot, it slows quickly if i do not get to the pool. I play racquetball once a week and the little guys i play are amazed on how well a big guy moves and how i don't get tired chasing that little ball all over the court. When my doctor last he saw me was quite happy with the progress i have made.

i just tested my RHR and it was 66 BPM, everything else will have to wait till Monday.

I can tell you that running a 30 min 5k training run my HR hovers around 156 and after i walk for 2 mins my HR drops to 114 or so, not that that means anything.