BMI and cricket

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AUSSIE_BOY

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BMI and cricket

i kno it is important in general life to have a healthy BMI 16-25 or watever it is....

but i was just wonderin how significant the change would b if u were sitting just on the outside of this range...

anyone have an idea???
 
Re: BMI and cricket

From what I know, BMI can be a grey area. Some people may fall outside of what's considered to be a healthy BMI yet be perfectly fine. It's a guide not the be all and end all.
 
Re: BMI and cricket

There is no link between BMI and cricket performance as far as I have read about.

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a useful rough indicator in general populations. Health professionals use it to judge whether someone is at higher risk of weight related diseases such as heart disease or adult onset diabetes.

It is not very useful as a performance indicator for that reason. Also, for certain populations it is irrelevant. Elite athletes with lot's of muscles mass and low body fat throw the system right off for example.

What is a better indicator is body fat percentage.

The higher that is the more 'dead' weight you have to carry so you will be slower and have less stamina.

You can get BF% testing done in most gyms these days, but most people are aware if they are carrying too much weight or not to be honest.

If your BMI is too high and you are unsure of your exact BF% you need to ask yourself - is that extra weight muscle or fat? If it's fat you will probably want to lose it for health, performance and appearance reasons!
 
Re: BMI and cricket

I agree with everything David has written but to expand it a little outside of cricket and into personal training, I would use the following to assess fitness:

Resting Blood Pressure [sphygmomanometer]
Anthropometric Measurements
BMI
Body Composition [Callipers or Bio-electrical Impedance]
Cardiovascular Fitness [Astrand Egometer or 3 minute step]
Flexibility [Sit and Reach and ROM]
Muscular fitness [1 Minute Sit Up or Curl Up or RM]
Posture Assessment

The results of all these tests are vital to get a clear indication, no one test on their own is of any use.

BMI is just one test I would carryout with a new client and, as David has mentioned, it is only a quick and easy method to determine whether the client's weight is appropriate for their height. However, I would like my clients to be no lower than 20. Is this the area concerning you?

Again as David mentions earlier, I work with high performance athletes; most recording a BMI between 28.5 and 32, on the border of overweight/obese. However, they are perfect... really great!

To get a real picture of their body composition, I use:

Fat %
Fat Weight
Lean %
Lean Weight
Total Body Weight

Water %
Total Body Water (ltr)

Estimated Metabolic Rate at Rest
Estimated Average Energy Required

I hope this helps but if there is something that concerns you, please do not hesitate to ask.
 
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