So are gamers larger than average? Inquiring minds want to know!

I'm sort of Homer Simpson shaped. Always have been.

Yep, I'm skinny.

Always been skinny, working to always stay skinny.

I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

Meh im not too big and not too small and thats the way uh huh uh huh I like it.

slice of toast wrote:Yep, I'm skinny.

Always been skinny, working to always stay skinny.

I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

Vin Diesel plays D&D, does he count ?

180cm/75~kg for me, which is pretty average I would say.

I used to play WoW and my guild leader was a bisexual pr0n star. Don't go stereotyping us yet

I'm a space marine...sometimes i bang my head on your puny mortal doorways, my muscles are defined after a millenia of hard fighting and remember kids "if it ain't raining, it ain't training"

I think many more people would be overweight if it wasnt for GW's gracious attempt at preventing us eating by using up all our money on hobby supplies.

I'm pretty sure everyone is aiming for the "I'm not the stereotype!" when they submit their answers to the poll. I'm 95% sure most people are lying when most are "average weight" (although this really needs to be clarified).

I'm sure most people will fit into either the "overweight" or "underweight" category. A look at my FLGS suggests the overweights are the adults/extra late teens and the underweights are the 8-year-olds.

slice of toast wrote:Yep, I'm skinny.

Always been skinny, working to always stay skinny.

I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

We have a few of those gym-guys at the local club...

I, myself, have yet to decide where to work out to stay fit. Working nights isn't the most healthy thing, so need to compensate. Leaning towards swimming a couple of kilometers 2-4 times a week. Should be just about right...

I would think people would be honest, no one is judging anyone for their answer. That's what I have always like about gaming we as a group will take anyone in.

I myself struggled with being underweight for the longest time till I started cycling every morning now I am at a healthy weight for my age.

legoburner wrote:I think many more people would be overweight if it wasnt for GW's gracious attempt at preventing us eating by using up all our money on hobby supplies.

QFT. We need some of those commercials. "For just ten cents a day you can give little Neckbeard a combo from the Sbarro. And he'll send you a card each month telling about how he lost to a seven year old playing Tyranids."

Are we going by BMI or is it just how you feel? just asking for the sake of being acward, as if were being steryotipical normal for america would technicaly be slightly bigger then some other places, (i bet this will ensue into a rather good argument soon).

Grammar AWAY!!!

Yes, we are bigger than the Ethiopians. I don't see your point, ye wee, wiry Scotsman.

<insert glare here> Garr....... sadly im "Underweight" according to my BMI, but thats not my fault... i work at a gym and have about 7% body fat, (thats low just incase you were wondering, most people usualy sit arround 12-15% with meny dependant factors).

Where was i? ah yes, bah, were fat too technicaly, but thats ment to be liver poisoning.... too much whisky!

I obviously put normal weight, but I might be considered underweight as well.....

Im not sure if i totally believe all of the testees...

I see myself as being quite heay but i'm bloody tall for my age so i'm kinda inbetween overweight and normal.

But yea, I find that in wargaming most people don't juge you by what you look like, it's mainly your personality and how you game. Not trying to say that the wargaming communtiy is the divine group that is ultimately flawless but we don't judge as much as some groups do. ^_^

Makes you feel welcome in almost any GW or FLGS that you go to.

Im an athletic build. 15 stone, and two meters tall.

Most gamers I have seen/played are thin, dont know what that is all about. They are generally not fit, but then again, what percentage of the population is.

6 feet tall... 130 lbs...

I'm underweight XD

My 'tight pants' are loose on me. lol

BMI: 30%; Weight:275; Height: 6'

I guess I could lose a few pounds.

Hmm, nothing that mentions Buff...
I'll have to settle for "normal."

Anyway, I don't know if this is true or not but, how many people are going to admit they are "morbidly obese"?

Two and counting, apparently.

So there are a few honest people out there, but what about the rest?

I have no Idea really,I'm 6'4" and weigh 260 lbs,but I'm fairly solid, alot of people ask me "what I ride" so I guess I'm built like a biker.
Of course it may be all the tattoos that give them that idea.

5"6 109~113 lbs hovering back and forth and it often determines whether i'll allow myself to eat more junk food xD

No Matter how many hours a week i cycle, and no matter how many press-ups i do, my body remains the same shape

Im over wight now. I used to powerlift back in highschool. Even set some records there, but I havnt lifted or even worked out in awhile lol. Beer gut now

I'm actually built like a space marine. 7 ft tall, 280 lbs. I lift small cars for fun and kick down telephone poles because I can. I also spit acid, and can chew my way out of a prison cell (it's been done twice).

Lacking other options I have to settle for normal. I would have liked an alternative like athletic or something similar.

5'3 and waigh 52kg..... hehe, but im a sprinter, so there goes my excuse, less waight means more speed(less to carry)

I wonder how many people put normal weight and there really overwieght or obese...

I'm overweight...always have been since going to uni. Trying to lose it now though. Stopped having McD's for breakfast, I walk between my schools instead of grabbing a taxi, we have homemade dinners instead of takeaways now, etc.


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oh yeah, Im just under 6' and 80 kg. Trying to get down to 70-75.

where is the option for fit? or athletic?

Where is the option for brain floating in a jar? strapped into a robot?

Normal is subjective and those BMI things are a big joke IMHO. Great way to stereotype health in general.

Having a few extra pounds doesn't make you overweight or skinny, or even normal for that matter. Different races have varied frames, and established dieting "guidelines". Some people are naturally allergic to milk, some cant eat oranges, lots can't eat nuts.

I am glad to see some people are being honest :3

Of course, me being Ye Olde evile trolle I am 4' 7" and 567lb

Wrexasaur wrote:Normal is subjective and most people are just nuts.

I fixed that for ya!

Thanks!

I'm 6'6" and 260, so according to my job standards I'm overweight, so that's what I voted. But I do balanced workouts 8 times a week and don't have too much of a belly, so I'm not sure exactly where I fall.

Fit. Or rather large and muscular. Not cut but you can imagine.

I'm 240 pnds and 5 feet and 8 inches. So slightly over weight

garret wrote:im 240 pnd and 5.8 inches so in slightly over weight

I would say VERY overweight, if you are only 5.8 Inches. Or is that a different part you are talking about?

Gwar! wrote:

garret wrote:im 240 pnd and 5.8 inches so in slightly over weight

I would say VERY overweight, if you are only 5.8 Inches. Or is that a different part you are talking about?

Dang, that would be uncomfortable...have to hire somebody to carry it, methinks!

I'm bout 155 I work out quite often. Lets just say my body type is nothing like the other gamers haha. I am in pretty good shape and if you met me on the street probly wouldn't think I played alot of Warhammer.

I am a mesomorphic endomorph.

I am about average weight, more so to underweight. I think. Does a 8pack count as buff ?

6' and between 172-175 depending on the day of the week or time of day. I stay in good health, the Navy makes me prove it every six months.

I plumped for Average Weight.

Mind you, according to some Doctors, my hefty frame (I'm 6'3") should be weighing around 12 stone. To which I say nonsense. I'm around 15, with only a smallish belly on me.

So yeah, arguably overweight, but without appearing to be fat. Hence, average.

I chose normal as at 6'2 210 LBS (how many stones is that ) and wide build I am just about right. I will say however that my Beer and Starbucks diet is turning my 6 pack slowly into a keg

Fishboy wrote:I chose normal as at 6'2 210 LBS (how many stones is that ) and wide build I am just about right. I will say however that my Beer and Starbucks diet is turning my 6 pack slowly into a keg

just checked on an online converter...about 95 kg.

7 stone, and im 14, so i think im under weight for my age.

6ft, around 18stone 12lbs, so definately obese atm, however I have dropped 6pounds in the last couple of months as I'm finally trying to do a 5day excercise program.

With too small un's didn't want to miss out on them because I was getting too big to walk around with them.

Think I need to loose 7 stone for my ideal weight for height. Bit of a task, but for the first time in years I actually want to do something about my weight, not just paying lip service to the idea I want to do something.

For US readers, 1 stone = 14lbs

legoburner wrote:For US readers, 1 stone = 14lbs

I remember when I first encountered stones. I was so confuse, I thought you just got a bunch of stones and used them to weigh people compared to stones. I was younger then of course. Looking back it was pretty funny.

I put normal weight. I'm very thin though, lithe even. I'm six one but I weight 175. It's exactly where I should be on the BMI. But I work out pretty often, not a lot of weights but I run at least six and a half or seven miles four nights a week and occasionally do some weights. When people pick me up they often tell me I am very light. But I feel like they are just trying to flatter me.

I have always disregarded my weight entirely, so I had to go check. 150 lbs and about 5 feet 9 inches
I've got a little belly, but it doesn't stick out too far, my girlfriend assures me I'm not as fat as her brother, and from what I've seen he's a stick...so meh, no clue. I just put normal, most people have a bit of a belly anyway...

As per Tyfe, I would have picked athletic, as fitness is very important to me, I run marathons and play ice hockey at national level.

I didnt pick normal, due to spending at least 2-3 hours day doing some form of training.

Squidlike.

I put normal though I fall somewhere in between athletic and normal. I do alot of running, or sports, and a little weightlifting now and then.

Wow, all these 'normal' sized people must be out at the gym when I go to a LGS and see a variety of largish fellas extolling the dietary virtues of eating 10 burritos off some value menu


Honestly though, I think the aspect of having to stand around a table keeps the stereotyped D&D/MTG players away from 40k. If someone is just really lazy, they'll play something that they can sit on their butt throughout.

slice of toast wrote:Yep, I'm skinny.

Always been skinny, working to always stay skinny.

I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

Well Im no body builder but I've run a half marathon in the past year.

66% of Americans 20 years or older are overweight (1)...so either the poll respondents are mostly overseas, the truly overweight gamers aren't responding...or gamers are lying (Gamers might be 'fitter' than average Americans too...heh).


I think you need to specify what is considered overweight, rather than just gut feeling. For example, at 185 lbs and 6 foot, I'm considered borderline overweight by a BMI index. Do I view myself overweight? Nope, I think I'm fit.....but survey says I'm borderline;



http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/



1. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm

my girlfriend assures me I'm not as fat as her brother

Thats what they all say...then they say its cute....then they leave hehe.

AgeOfEgos wrote:66% of Americans 20 years or older are overweight (1)...so either the poll respondents are mostly overseas, the truly overweight gamers aren't responding...or gamers are lying (Gamers might be 'fitter' than average Americans too...heh).

Again I'm going with 'cant afford an IG army and food'

legoburner wrote:

AgeOfEgos wrote:66% of Americans 20 years or older are overweight (1)...so either the poll respondents are mostly overseas, the truly overweight gamers aren't responding...or gamers are lying (Gamers might be 'fitter' than average Americans too...heh).

Again I'm going with 'cant afford an IG army and food'

TBH I think I need to just stop eating and save my money for the new Space Wolf Models.

I'm 16, 9 and a 1/2 stone ... and something like 5' 9" or close to it.

Anyone know what my BMI would equate to?

Oh yeah, I put average

Round.

Calculate your BMI here:

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

Im 6,1 and 250 and losing weight. So its only good.

5'10" and about 150 pounds. Smack in the middle of my ideal weight range according to BMI, but the smoking, drinking and junk food is still probably going to get me.

19.6 BMI

I wasn't lying.

125 Pounds at 5' 7"

Something tells me that most gamers are lying.

Maybe just people are surprised that we've got the whole nerd stereotype wrong as *shock* perhaps normal people do play warhammer/hobby games are actually fit? from what i've seen at my GW, very skinny people - but not a healthy skinny if that makes sense.

well being roughly 200cm and 88kg (yes, the metric system makes a lot more sense ) I'm considered "normal" but i do feel im unfit but rowing is slowly taking that away. lucky i come from a tall gene i suppose, and i come from Australia so i have to catch a kangaroo to go places...

Im 6' 2'" and 18.6 BMI

I make grass look fat.

The same stereo type that comes is that we are all week and not strong and not get out. Thats a complete lie. I can push 600 with my legs and bench 180. And the other one is that we don't play sports. Once again a lie. I play hockey, flootball and hacky sack.

athletic shape.

Mistress of minis wrote:Wow, all these 'normal' sized people must be out at the gym when I go to a LGS and see a variety of largish fellas extolling the dietary virtues of eating 10 burritos off some value menu


Honestly though, I think the aspect of having to stand around a table keeps the stereotyped D&D/MTG players away from 40k. If someone is just really lazy, they'll play something that they can sit on their butt throughout.

Come to london

Normal weight baby.

No sculpted abs but happy to go to the beach with no shirt on.

A bunch of the guys at my LGS work out together. Most of them are ex-military so they know how the whole being fit thing works.

Uriels_Flame wrote:BMI: 30%; Weight:275; Height: 6'

I guess I could lose a few pounds.

Add 4" (to the height, hurr hurr) and that's me.

I am in the process of eating better. I've started eating more fruit, have started drinking diet soda, and am "attempting" to eat smaller portions. So far, so good.

Emperors Faithful wrote:Hmm, nothing that mentions Buff...
I'll have to settle for "normal."

Anyway, I don't know if this is true or not but, how many people are going to admit they are "morbidly obese"?

I can't wait for the "Hey female gamers what is your cup size" poll...

CT GAMER wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:Hmm, nothing that mentions Buff...
I'll have to settle for "normal."

Anyway, I don't know if this is true or not but, how many people are going to admit they are "morbidly obese"?

I can't wait for the "Hey female gamers what is your cup size" poll...

For The Greater Good/The Empra/Great Justice/The ponies!!!!!!!!!

I put overweight because i'm a bit of a pudger, but i don't really look fat, just solidly built. That's likely going to change this coming school year as I will have a kitchen and not a meal card. yaaaayy.

I am pretty in shape/fit seeing as I am spend an hour plus each week hitting the gym lifting weights and cardio. While I am in no way a body builder, I did hit the 205 lb benchpress last year before I messed up my back. Not bad seeing as I only weigh 160 lbs. I am working back up to that and am currently at 12 reps of 185lbs.

i find the number saying they're perfectly normal suspicious for some reason.

me, i could stand to drop some weight, but i'm not to bad off.

Waaagh_Gonads wrote:Normal weight baby.

No sculpted abs but happy to go to the beach with no shirt on.

Yeah, I would too if it wasn't for all the body hair and the kids making wookie sounds.

CT GAMER wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:Hmm, nothing that mentions Buff...
I'll have to settle for "normal."

Anyway, I don't know if this is true or not but, how many people are going to admit they are "morbidly obese"?

I can't wait for the "Hey female gamers what is your cup size" poll...

Yeah... That'd be just lovely...

</sarcasm>

lol

I'm about 5'4", 15, and a bit overweight. A bit shorter than most of the guys at my school, and I get tormented a lot about it because I'm not sporty like a lot of the other guys my age.

I'm a bit shorter than my mother, I don't remember how tall my dad was (I was only 7 when he died), but I think he was around 5'10", so I'd be looking at average height when I'm fully grown.

Then again, my brother was my height until he was 16, and now he's 6'6". My grandfather on my mother's side is also fairly tall.

Karoline Dianne wrote:

CT GAMER wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:Hmm, nothing that mentions Buff...
I'll have to settle for "normal."

Anyway, I don't know if this is true or not but, how many people are going to admit they are "morbidly obese"?

I can't wait for the "Hey female gamers what is your cup size" poll...

Yeah... That'd be just lovely...

</sarcasm>

lol

So says the "lustful cultist of Slaneesh"

malfred wrote:Round.

I was waiting for the "round is a shape", but this will have to do...

Anyhow, 6 foot, 185# or so - I work out, but could cut a few pounds


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CT GAMER wrote:I can't wait for the "Hey female gamers what is your cup size" poll...

Given the number of fatties playing 40k and Fantasy, I don't think that the poll should be limited to females -- there are a LOT of guys that can validly respond to such a poll.

I think that a lot of guy gamers have bigger moobs than their girl gamer counterparts.

JohnHwangDD wrote:

malfred wrote:Round.

I was waiting for the "round is a shape", but this will have to do...

Anyhow, 6 foot, 185# or so - I work out, but could cut a few pounds


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CT GAMER wrote:I can't wait for the "Hey female gamers what is your cup size" poll...

Given the number of fatties playing 40k and Fantasy, I don't think that the poll should be limited to females -- there are a LOT of guys that can validly respond to such a poll.

I think that a lot of guy gamers have bigger moobs than their girl gamer counterparts.

Seems fair

I'm currious how many people are lying on this thread. Just cause I know people would.

... and I don't get fat, I got a gut once, and it looked like an olive on a stick. Lol I have never lived that down... but sports does wonders

This is the intarweb. Everybody should be a 6' 220# rock.

I wash myself with a rag on a stick.

Heh, I'm 240lbs and 6ft tall. I used to be around 340lbs, but I have an incredibly physical job and have lost almost 100lbs in about a year.

Im 6'2 and 135 pounds. I'm quite underweight.

Dude, do you disappear when you turn sideways?

That's unhealthy skinny.

Karoline Dianne wrote:

CT GAMER wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:Hmm, nothing that mentions Buff...
I'll have to settle for "normal."

Anyway, I don't know if this is true or not but, how many people are going to admit they are "morbidly obese"?

I can't wait for the "Hey female gamers what is your cup size" poll...

Yeah... That'd be just lovely...

</sarcasm>

lol

I'd be cool with that.


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kaun666 wrote:I'm currious how many people are lying on this thread. Just cause I know people would.

5' 2"

110 lbs.

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:

kaun666 wrote:I'm currious how many people are lying on this thread. Just cause I know people would.

5' 2"

110 lbs.

Wow, perfect weight for height among females.

JohnHwangDD wrote:

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:

kaun666 wrote:I'm currious how many people are lying on this thread. Just cause I know people would.

5' 2"

110 lbs.

Wow, perfect weight for height among females.

Ouch.


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JohnHwangDD wrote:

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:

kaun666 wrote:I'm currious how many people are lying on this thread. Just cause I know people would.

5' 2"

110 lbs.

Wow, perfect weight for height among females.

Ouch.

Sorry, I didn't mean that to be hurtful, just playing up the interweb size stuff.

Sorry again.

JohnHwangDD wrote:Sorry, I didn't mean that to be hurtful, just playing up the interweb size stuff.

Sorry again.

Its kay.

Im heavy for my age (79 kgs) but not exactly fat broad sholders and dense build help towards that

BMI is apparently 20.2, according to the NHS site. Though I am a scrawny little fether, really....

6'3" 350ish I am fat diabetic and it sucks royally. Why does bad food taste good.

174 cms. 96 kilos. 30% Body Fat. Thats medically 'Obese' which is what Ive selected - but I dont struggle to sit in chairs, or walk around, so most people would consider this overweight.

I do personal training at least once a week, but cos I focus on weights, Ive tended to build muscle and strength, not lose weight. I can bench 75 Kilos, and am out of breath after 3 flights of stairs!

Ah well, 10 months to lose the weight before the wedding...

Nice pick darkkt,
I think people don't really understand what overweight is.

5'11" and 74kg about,
a little overweight (as I am not that built) but I am fairly athletic (Tae Kwon Do, Tennis and Basketball).

If you have a gut you are overweight, Not normal!!!
(Normal is not way too skinny and definitely not fat - I don't mean 6 pack, but come on guys, if you can afford to loose 5-10kgs weight you are OVERWEIGHT)

If you have tire around your waist (albeit a small one) you are obese medically. 30% is obese medically , well for guys at least (And I am surprised how many guys think they are ok). It's really easy to get here!!

If you have more than this,
you are morbidly obese.

When over 40% of the US and Also Australia are obese I cannot Imagine that people really have a good idea what obese is if we only have 8% obese or higher. That's just not true!!

I wish it was,
But it's not. :(

I'll admit I'm over weight but I'm working on it.

IRPurple wrote:<insert glare here> Garr....... sadly im "Underweight" according to my BMI, but thats not my fault... i work at a gym and have about 7% body fat, (thats low just incase you were wondering, most people usualy sit arround 12-15% with meny dependant factors).

Where was i? ah yes, bah, were fat too technicaly, but thats ment to be liver poisoning.... too much whisky!

actually most people are around 18-22 percent bodyfat. If you have 7 i think you should know that fact.


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HighLordUlrik wrote:The same stereo type that comes is that we are all week and not strong and not get out. Thats a complete lie. I can push 600 with my legs and bench 180. And the other one is that we don't play sports. Once again a lie. I play hockey, flootball and hacky sack.

ftw

5'8" about 150 pounds. I used to be fat. Yah eating disorder!

5'9", 175 lbs. Not great, but not fat either. I got my leg messed up in the Army and can't run for the rest of my life (my leg will shatter if I do), so keeping weight off has been a challenge not at all helped by having to eat Army chow while sitting immobile in a hospital for 6 months. I do miss my 6-pack...

Pre-army, it was 5'9", and 160 lbs.

Im 6 foot 1 inches with a weight of just over 11 stone
thus my BMI is around 20/21 (a healthy BMI is 20 to 25, its its under 20 your underweight and its its over 25 your overweight) so i consider myself to be average weight.

Dispite this i used to be quite fat, giving me lots of goddamn loose skin that hides my manly muscles

I weigh a bit more than average, but I have a lot more muscle than fat...now that i think about it, why do I even play warhammer? I could be out there getting popular

This Poll should have been made in 40k terms...

Whats your Body type?

Necron (Very underweight)
Tau (Scrawny and weak)
Eldar (Slim and Fit)
Guardsman (Normal)
Ork (Overweight)
Space Marine (Bodybuilder)
Nurgle Daemon Prince (Obese)

Rangerrob wrote:This Poll should have been made in 40k terms...

Whats your Body type?

Necron (Very underweight)
Tau (Scrawny and weak)
Eldar (Slim and Fit)
Guardsman (Normal)
Ork (Overweight)
Space Marine (Bodybuilder)
Nurgle Daemon Prince (Obese)

Norn Queen (Morbidly Obese)

slice of toast wrote:Yep, I'm skinny.

Always been skinny, working to always stay skinny.

I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

.... here you go. 5'8", 220lbs, but I'm a power lifter and I end up spending 15-20 hours a week in the gym. My BMI puts me in the obese range, so I put myself down as one of those.

Using the link from AgeofEgos, my BMI is 15.5 (48kg, 1.76m)
Uh-oh.

I'm 6'2 and 220 lbs (100kg) - I'm overweight by the BMI, but my arms and legs are like Conan limbs due to working out and my past employment...mostly past employment. I have a gut that's pretty repulsive to most chicks...one chick in particular...my wife. My moobs are like a 52 A cup. I used to be a beachball with flippers I was so fat before (135kg). My suggestion to everyone who sweats when they walk down stairs, throw the Coke out for one month and walk everywhere. You'll lose weight and feel better.

Whatever a fairly fit rugby player is shaped like.

6'3", 265 lbs....kind of a point-down triangle with legs?

I'm ex military... definitely not overweight yet. Maybe in a few more years as my body lets go... but not yet!

punkisntdeadyet wrote:I'm pretty sure everyone is aiming for the "I'm not the stereotype!" when they submit their answers to the poll. I'm 95% sure most people are lying when most are "average weight" (although this really needs to be clarified).

I'm sure most people will fit into either the "overweight" or "underweight" category. A look at my FLGS suggests the overweights are the adults/extra late teens and the underweights are the 8-year-olds.

i agree with some people are lying, but only with overweight, not underweight.

p.s: i would put the percentage closer to 40%.

p.p.s: i am one of the 60%.


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p.p.p.s:though i do have a slight pot- belly, i am incredibly short for my age

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:Squidlike.

What 'e said.

Nurglitch wrote:

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:Squidlike.

What 'e said.

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"

Ia Ia, Cthulhu fhtagn!

underweight.

4.3% bodyfat.


Fat doesn't like me very much.

exercise, no exercise, cramming calories or eating pot noodles..
the scales stay where they are no matter what.

6' 3" and 145 lbs, feth knows how that one works out on the chart (dont usually check BMI)

I can HONESTLY say that for a teen im overwieght , but its NOT all fat

I swim and work out almsot every day , after i reached 80kgs and being only 165cm i thought it whas a time to make a change on my lifestyle ...

It sucks to be all muscular though .. every one just takes you as a bully at first sight ... <sigh> but then im just a nerd ... with some crisp on the outside

Gretar

Im only 15 atm and i train alot.
im normal, maybe close to underweigth
I dont got much fat at all but some muscles that give me some weigth.

Its seems to be something in my familly that makes us skinny no matter how much we eat.

The Fallen Angel wrote:

Its seems to be something in my familly that makes us skinny no matter how much we eat.

Same here....

My lunch today included 6 onces of pasta, cheese, pesto and tomatos - why can't I get fat?

Rangerrob wrote:This Poll should have been made in 40k terms...

Whats your Body type?

Necron (Very underweight)
Tau (Scrawny and weak)
Eldar (Slim and Fit)
Guardsman (Normal)
Ork (Overweight)
Space Marine (Bodybuilder)
Nurgle Daemon Prince (Obese)

Sadly enough I'm somewhere between Eldar and Necron... (5'6" - 115 - 120 lbs*).

As for athletics, I used to be a competitive ice-dancer (Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know not a macho sport as such, lol) and had to perform a workout that a dimented Russian guy randomly came up with every few days, that made every other fitness class I went look pathetic. Even though I no longer do it, I'm still quite fit for my age (17.8) though my six pack is gone...

And like some people have mentioned No matter what I do, I cannot change my weight.

*Depends whether or not I have just eaten dinner.

I'm 6'3 and 210lbs, which would probably put me in the obese category based on BMI. However, most of that 210lbs is muscle - I do a lot of weight training because I play lots of Rugby and American Football.

I'm kinda built like a linebacker, 6 foot, 235, I run everyday and work at a mattress factory. So that means lifting something like 300-600 beds a day.

I have a shape, people would describe it as "Lumpy". That is all i will say about my shape....

6'6" 240lbs.. train at a Gracie Academy in FL, and used to play football(DE, MLB, and DT), draw your own conclusions.

6'2" 90lbs, I'm an Air Caste Pilot!

More seriously though, I'm 6' and 177-187 (and considered smallish here in the Netherlands Lol.)

inquisitor_lord_slade wrote:

Rangerrob wrote:This Poll should have been made in 40k terms...

Whats your Body type?

Necron (Very underweight)
Tau (Scrawny and weak)
Eldar (Slim and Fit)
Guardsman (Normal)
Ork (Overweight)
Space Marine (Bodybuilder)
Nurgle Daemon Prince (Obese)

Sadly enough I'm somewhere between Eldar and Necron... (5'6" - 115 - 120 lbs*).

As for athletics, I used to be a competitive ice-dancer (Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know not a macho sport as such, lol) and had to perform a workout that a dimented Russian guy randomly came up with every few days, that made every other fitness class I went look pathetic. Even though I no longer do it, I'm still quite fit for my age (17.8) though my six pack is gone...

And like some people have mentioned No matter what I do, I cannot change my weight.

*Depends whether or not I have just eaten dinner.

Hmm,
does that make you Tau,
I am very very sorry for you

To find the demographic body size of Gamers take the usualy demographic and tilt it slightly to the overweight. In my FLGS most people are Skinny/Normal weight, I'm overweight by about 2 stone or so which is ok I spose, theres maybe about 3 -5 others my size or abit over and then only 1 really big guy, who works there, not attends.

I find more gamers to be underweight than over-weight. In England atleast.

Tarondor wrote:I find more gamers to be underweight than over-weight. In England atleast.

Because all the overweight gamers have moved onto WoW and Halo

A bit underweight myself, always have been. I'm waiting until I turn 30 and my metabolize just STOPS. Oh man I hope it never happens.

I use to say, "No matter how much I exercise I am always going to be 200" I went on Weight Watchers and I am now 170. You really are what you eat. So I think my boss has eaten some chaos meat.

I have been working out pretty hard core for the last year or more (5+ times a week), and I have done nothing but gain weight. I went from being 190lb after a diet, to now being 220lb. I don't eat badly by any stretch, but I do love to have a soda everyday. And I hate NOT being able to eat what I want on occasion. I have a lot more muscle now, but I look like those guys you see in the 'before' pictures now a days for the 'tone up' products. They aren't fat, but they don't have the definition of the 'after' guy. I realize if I go on a diet again, I"ll lose the extra weight and become the 'after' guy. But, I likes me some Dr. Pepper once and while and that's a NO NO!!

I don't really care to be honest. As long as you are healthy, that's all that matters.

Also, you must take a shower.

I'm sadly pretty underweight. I only hit 100 a while back. I don't even know if I'm 100 any more. I was stuck in the 90s area for about 2 or 3 years. I'm really short too. I'm only in the teens though.

Grew up skinny, started working out for work over the last year+. Put other 'cause I'm normal weight, but I don't think that really reflects body type. I'm still skinny, just more buff than before.

Meh...I'm unusual.

At age 14 I'm just over 6' in height. Last I checked I was 130 ibs, but that was five months ago. Grew up an absolute stork, still skinny but at least my arms are a little 'toned' now. (Tae Kwon Do has positive effects on one's physique. I started about 1 year ago, just got my blue belt last week.) I'd guess I'm around 145 pounds now. So I guess I'm underweight.

Last time I bench-pressed I maxed out at 150 ibs. hell, average at my youth group for pressing in my age group is 120-130. It was really fun this one time, a kid my age called me a skinny weakling and challenged me to arm wrestling. I beat the crap out of him--won all 5 rounds

Uncle Sam says im overweight, but i vote normal based on what i consider normal.

I consider myself slightly overweight. I'm 6'2 and 205 - 210. That's probably fairly normal, but i've gotten a bit of a gut which I'm working on. I was up to 235 at the beggining of the year, made some diet adjustments and hit the gym for a few weeks and dropped 25 lbs. I want to get rid of the gut still, but motivation has been an issue.


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JD21290 wrote:6' 3" and 145 lbs, feth knows how that one works out on the chart (dont usually check BMI)

that's called "Marilyn Manson bordering on Anemic."

I'm kinda overweight. 6'4, 195 pounds. I don't really look overweight but I don't have a "beachbody" so to say. I'm still in pretty good condition though. I play soccer, rugby and football. (football coach kinda got pist when i lost 30 pounds over the summer though..). not terribly bad for my age of seventeen, but still i could be in better shape.

Im 183cm and weigh 78kg, i would say fit/muscular and i usaly have 10% body fat. But i think thats changed during the holidays.. in the wrong way..

Bubbalicious wrote: But i think thats changed during the holidays.. in the wrong way..

The best thing about Christmas!!!

I voted normal weight.

I voted owerweight, but then BMI said im normal (24.9 after christmas ).

Overweight can be "to-much-mucles"
182cm, 90kg

I have normal weight.
178cm/68kg.

I'm average weight for my height and body type. I'm a tad overweight but my weight fluctuates alot cause Imz a growin boy.
I go from 140lbs to 160lbs but my weight is normally 155lbs

I'm 14 years old and 190 pounds.

But I am also 6'1" so it's all good!

I'm about 5'10 or so. Probably about 200 pounds. I used to powerlift in high school, but when I came to uni i was given the choice of... lift... or watch tv and eat... and the latter sounded more fun.

5'7" and skinnyfat. Kinda lame, but whatever.

I am large and metallic...a bit rusty in joints. Lotta sloppy marines will rust ya if you don't have a grot hose you down after a battle!

Seriously I used to be pretty fit up until I got hospitalized! I still ate like I was hiking/jogging daily. Well I cut my calorie intake and am at 200lbs 5' 10 inches. Still 10 pounds over my normal weight, but will get that back next fire season.

Im in the middle of normal and under weight I think

slice of toast wrote:
I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

Me!

Been bodybuilding for almost 20 years, the last 6 years very serious.

People I´ve talked with over forums usually stare in disbelief when I meet them for a game at their lgs

When we did BMI in biology, ugh, I came in one and a half under the lower bound for normal, so slightly underweight. That said I exercise nearly never although I am a 6'2"

From what I've heard, BMI isn't really a good way to figure out if you're in the right zone or not...

High metabolism ftw. Slaanesh has gifted me with the gift of being able to eat what i want, no matter of its mcdonalds or my moms food but i bieleve this thread is lacking the " HAS MUSCLE RAWR! " option.


whats BMI btw?

Blitza da warboy wrote:
whats BMI btw?

BMI is basically a measure of your weight, given your height. It doesn't measure body fat, it's just a simple ratio (I believe).

Alpharius is right. It's actually fairly inaccurate when it comes to measuring health, as a very muscular (low body-fat) person may rank in the overweight category, despite being in great shape.

Average build, I guess. Nothing to write home about.

Slap bang in the middle of the recommended BMI. People (usually fat) always think I'm underweight though.

Im underweight, not the largest guy ever, 5'8" around 115-120 I fluctuate in weight 5-8 pounds a day as all I drink is water lol. Im usually in the low 20-30 percentile on average weight to height and im a BMI of 17 when i should be 21. Its all due to my metabolic rate and thyroid though, I eat massive amounts of food and nothing happens. I dont look underweight, just slim and I'm athletic which helps me with what little weight I have, 7% fat in my body lol.

Military keeps me in shape 6' 2" 185 lbs

I'm the avatar of the fat guys(just joking I have normal weight).

Blitza da warboy wrote:High metabolism ftw. Slaanesh has gifted me with the gift of being able to eat what i want, no matter of its mcdonalds or my moms food but i bieleve this thread is lacking the " HAS MUSCLE RAWR! " option.


whats BMI btw?

Body Mass something . Its basicly tells you how much you should weight according to you height . Although it does'nt take in if your msall and very muscular , or very tall and skinny ,

Body Mass Index. as in how you add up to the average of your peers according to your height/ weight.

Dunno, might be a bit underweight so that. About 5"9 and 55kg's.

I'm at the very low end of "healthy weight,"according to those height/weight BMI charts back in high school health class - about 6'1" and a little under 150lbs. Born huge, been thin as a rail since the baby fat came off and I started really growing. It's all metabolism. Back when I was training hard for soccer I'd eat like a horse, doing 2 miles, 450 push-ups, and 600 sit-ups before we started practice, which ran 6 days a week. I was strong, I was fit, and I still never broke 150 pounds. Whether fat or muscle, I just don't get particularly big. You can see a difference in my build since then, but it's not that significant.

They dont have one for muscular

Well I'm quite muscular and I'm in a good shape(six-pack and those things).

heavly sett but in relative good shape. Quite normal I would say

according my BMI i'm 10 Kg more than normal, but well, a bit overweight, but wide back and muscle bounded, so... , not bad, could be better, but i feel lazy for it

155....5"10

White Caucasian male

Do you get more Average lol

5 Foot 10 Inches, 135 pounds, sexy scrawny teenage male body. ALRIGHT!

I'm in shape....
But apparently I have too much brain power.
Height 6 FT 1/4 IN Weight 145 pounds.

All my years (20+) in martial arts, army, and a stint in pro wrestling I am 6ft2, 215 lbs with nerve dmg to left arm from all this athetic stuff. I am still just 5-10 lbs over weight for the last 10 yrs. Me now working as a chef downtown for 3 yrs I need a vacation at the gym lol....so I guess I am a CSM.

6 foot 4 and 175 pounds, ( 12.5 stones I guess) on the BMI index I used I came out as the 50th percentile so exactly average. I am fairly fit, not overly muscular but not fat in any way.

Always been average height and weight

Thing is, I am small & skinny. I have several friends who can fit one hand around both of my wrists, and I am a 4' 9" 14-year-old. quite small.

i used to be overweight, then I started working out about a year and a half ago and dropped myself from 181lbs to 143lbs and even put on some muscle mass, which I always thought was impossible for me to do

I'm 6'0" on the nose and 160-ish lbs. I have a mean PT test three times a year, gotta stay in somewhat decent shape.

I weigh 135 pounds, which I guess is average, maybe a little under.

I've been at 115 lbs. since I was 10 years old, at 5'4 that's pretty awesome. All I want now is more muscle mass.

I am 121 pounds at 5"9.

I have like 4% body fat and then mostly muscle because of wrestling. . .If I could only drop those last two pounds :/

5'5'' and 125 lb, 20.8 BMI (normal apparently).

I'm 117 kg
I blame my wife's mother for cooking so much good food! I hardly leave the table thinking "man i could still go for something else!"

i'm overweight but idk i like me

Similar to a mythological god.

My BMI is 22 so i am neither overweight or underweight.

Bmi is a broken system and a horrendously inaccurate measurement tool.

Example: at 6'4" the BMI scale weight range is between a dangerously thin 145# and a fairly healthy 195#. A weight of over 205# is considered "Overweight." (BMI = 25). The low end of the height scale only allows for a weight varience of 10-15# while the upper end of the height scale allows for a varience of over 50#.

It does not factor in things like muscle mass vs body fat, (Muscle is heavier than fat) so being more muscular actually throws off your BMI.

helgrenze wrote:Bmi is a broken system and a horrendously inaccurate measurement tool.

Example: at 6'4" the BMI scale weight range is between a dangerously thin 145# and a fairly healthy 195#. A weight of over 205# is considered "Overweight." (BMI = 25). The low end of the height scale only allows for a weight varience of 10-15# while the upper end of the height scale allows for a varience of over 50#.

It does not factor in things like muscle mass vs body fat, (Muscle is heavier than fat) so being more muscular actually throws off your BMI.

Im 5`4 and weigh 8 and a half stone, is that overweight?

EagleArk wrote:

helgrenze wrote:Bmi is a broken system and a horrendously inaccurate measurement tool.

Example: at 6'4" the BMI scale weight range is between a dangerously thin 145# and a fairly healthy 195#. A weight of over 205# is considered "Overweight." (BMI = 25). The low end of the height scale only allows for a weight varience of 10-15# while the upper end of the height scale allows for a varience of over 50#.

It does not factor in things like muscle mass vs body fat, (Muscle is heavier than fat) so being more muscular actually throws off your BMI.

Im 5`4 and weigh 8 and a half stone, is that overweight?

Probably not.

punkisntdeadyet wrote:I'm actually built like a space marine. 7 ft tall, 280 lbs. I lift small cars for fun and kick down telephone poles because I can. I also spit acid, and can chew my way out of a prison cell (it's been done twice).

How many people memories have you eaten?

HENCH!!! only joking i'm normal, but i have started doing more fitness exercise so i can join the RAF (and no, not the bader-meinhof lot)

My Wii fit told me that I'm really underweight,
It also keeps asking me to go have dinner.

173cm
78kg

You tell me

I am 6'1 178lbs. Its not hard to be in shape and wargame. I lift weights, I run, I go outside, I chase women around, and I play tabletop 40k.

When I was young I had a hourglass now the hour glass has brokin and I have a beer belly.

Im of a fairly big build.

5 years of rugby and starting gym on top does often throw people off when they catch me in the nerdiest of pursuits, which is just narrow minded views on their behalf.

Ex-high school football player (American football that is) so I am pretty large:

6'3", 280lbs

I have a gut but for the weight/height ratio, I am not all that fat. Of course, I am considered obese to the BMI index so I am working on getting the weight down to ~225 to 250.

I'm 6'3" and 360lbs, I've always been big. When I was in the Navy they wanted me down to 190-195lbs and even with damn near starving me I couldn't get below 217. Hell I don't think I've been under 200lbs since I was about 12 (38 now). Most people don't believe I weigh as much as I do, I guess it's 'cause I'm kinda barrel shaped (54" chest). Ah well my wife loves me and so do my seven children.

punkisntdeadyet wrote:I'm pretty sure everyone is aiming for the "I'm not the stereotype!" when they submit their answers to the poll. I'm 95% sure most people are lying when most are "average weight" (although this really needs to be clarified).

I'm sure most people will fit into either the "overweight" or "underweight" category. A look at my FLGS suggests the overweights are the adults/extra late teens and the underweights are the 8-year-olds.

More like your general body types like: thin, lean/athletic, built, a little extra pounds, overweight, obese.


Also, I freakin' love your avatar. Too bad that quote was never in the Republic.

1.93 meter and 86 kg

Pretty happy about my body shape (:

Kinda underweight, something about 65kg and like 1.87 meter tall. Received this from my parents and so on, so cannot change it, but im ok with it.

I typically roll between Athletic and Slightly overweight.

For my body shape normal is between 190-200lbs i'm currently in the 230's but am working hard to reduce that

4ft 11 and 8st 10.

Normal weight, BMI is pointless for me as it expects short people to be very waif like when it comes to body shape.

I do parkour so I literally can do almost everything you see on parkour videos.
I tell the truth. Though a second ago I hurt my back lol.

My tone is slowly fading away ever since I began clearing out of the Army. It kinda sucks not being forced to workout.

I am somewhat like a shaved bear. I am large but not morbidly obese/obese. More of overweight, tall, and very mean looking.

6 foot 4 and only 145 pounds, I'm technically underweight for my height. My metabolism will slow down some day, though, and I'll probably reach a normal weight for my height.

Wow Swift! You sound like my nephew--he's about 6'2" and 120-130 pounds. I think that if he could pick up enough running speed he can lift off and glide some.

I'm 6' and 170 lbs.

So skinny you can see my ribs.

i'm 5'10", 75kg and about 8% body fat. Having said that, my free time is mostly about working out, so my painting skills are nowhere near what i'd like them to be...

I'm overweight, to be sure. But I'm one of the lucky overweight guys who happens to carry his weight well. Joining a gym and getting some workout supplements hasn't hurt either.

As for general body shape - let's just say there's a reason why I have an affinity for Dwarves in anything fantasy.

punkisntdeadyet wrote:I'm 95% sure most people are lying when most are "average weight" (although this really needs to be clarified).

5'11", 180 lbs. Probably should be about 170, but in well into my 30s, so the extra around the mid section has started.

6'6'' and 180 pounds, just about normal weight I suppose

Im actually pretty fit but there's always room for improvement. I go to the gym 5 days a week and spend an average of 2 hours each day there. Of course I really dont fit any gamer stereotype there is out there. If you looked at me you wouldnt think I was a gamer but deep down im a nerd at heart.

I've got a healthy 2-3 inches of fat on my 6' frame, but only in the torso area. I eat when I'm hungry, I don't when I'm not, snack on vegetables and fruits more often than not (except chocolate. That stuff's awesome) and I'm not afraid to sprint or powerwalk (though I'm not really an endurance runner- never have been). I'd probably be considered pretty handsome in a Hunter-gatherer society, but in the modern, food a-plenty society, I'm just a bit overweight.

But a healthy overweight. I've got dense bones, too.

I'm a bit overweight (Sitting at 6'1", 230 lbs. currently), but I carry my weight pretty well. I have a bit of flab here and there, but you can still see my ribcage (it's the strangest thing). I just started dieting and excercising again, though, and I'm looking to get down to about 180 again.

i actually go fitnessing and cycling/running and I can say i am in good shape.. At least my girlfriend doesn't complain

number9dream wrote:

slice of toast wrote:

I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

Vin Diesel plays D&D, does he count ?

He is trying hard to qualify, see the double chin he is growing from the Fast and Furious V trailers.

I am a little overweight, but it's not from gaming. My infernal anti-depresants have amde me gain 40lbs over the past year. I exercise twice a day 5 days a week (yay military).

slice of toast wrote:Yep, I'm skinny.

Always been skinny, working to always stay skinny.

I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

Well I'm in the Navy ad spend a lot of time in the gym, so I guess you could say I was very well put together. One of the guys in the joint Force Harrier Wargames Club is bigger than me [in a Chuck Norris kinda way] so yes, yes there are.

y0disisray wrote:Im actually pretty fit but there's always room for improvement. I go to the gym 5 days a week and spend an average of 2 hours each day there. Of course I really dont fit any gamer stereotype there is out there. If you looked at me you wouldnt think I was a gamer but deep down im a nerd at heart.

^^what he said pretty much... I'm a skin headed Matlot on the outside [100% nerd on the inside ]

5'11"

185LB

10% body fat

I work pretty hard to stay in shape. The real key to a Herculean frame is to play swarm armies so your hands are always filled with a heavy helping of dice. That and only play with metal minis because plastic is for weaklings and small children.

slice of toast wrote:Yep, I'm skinny.

Always been skinny, working to always stay skinny.

I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

I was a serious weight-lifter right up until I got sick (MS). I ran three miles every day, swam and played racquetball frequently, and could bench 215. I even played local league hockey. At that point I weighed between 185 and 190 lbs, in a good way. Since getting sick, though, I'm like the Incredible Shrinking Man, and I'm starting to get moobs (while my six-pack is slowly being hidden away by a dickie-doo). If anyone out there wants to start, just remember that that's what happens when you stop...

According to the BMI thing I am normal weight, leaning towards underweight. So I put in normal weight.

People I work with just say "big" I wouldn't say Im fat or skinny.

IM normal weight. if a bit skinny. occasionaly underweight.

Between working out, airsoft, and my addiction to beer, I stay at a normal physical condition

...damned alcohol making me gain weight

I walk to and from school every morning, somthing ive recently started doing, and i`ve found it actually helps!

(Its about 1.5 miles each way)

Im in rather good shape, Im tall and dont have any excess fat on me, althou I did have before*shudderd* but now I acctualy have the beginning of a six pack

~6ft i may even be 6'1''.
Just under eleven stone. I think that is below median but within a standard deviation.

I have a swimmers physique however so have slightly wider hips than average, making me slightly uncomfortable about my body. If i pull my hardest 'Muscle gurn' my muscles even look quite imtimidating but i get light headed after about 5 seconds haha...

I'm slightly overweight, but also work out hard and am very muscular. I just eat to much lol.

66% Of Warhammer players are Average weight or Under? Hahahaha! bs! That's better than the national average! Either we are all deluded or feel like we must lie about our weight online!

I'm 6'3 and weight 165 lbs. I'm 5% body fat. I am dark eldar.

6'1 75kgs fat people need to be put to death before they eat us all...

according to my last BMI im obese. at 178cm and 82kg i make the ground shake when i walk.

I have the BMI of a 6' 7" male, too bad I'm 5' 11".

I am 5'9 at 180 pounds. According to my BMI I am overweight. I played football since I was small, I think that's what gave me my football player shape more than anything else. In high school, I got into weight training. That is probably where most of my weight came from since I didn't hit puberty until I was 15. I do not find myself overweight at all and I'm sure if you asked anyone that knows me, they'll tell you I'm in great shape...or ok at the least. I hated the BMI measurement. My gym teacher made the overweight people run laps and exercise harder than the other students. I was able to do these easily of course...I have to give myself credit But it still felt unfair. I am definitely not overweight.

I do tend to notice that alot of wargamers are unhealthily obese or skinny, with most of us in fine shape. Each time I meet some of these guys, I have an urge to inform them of how to get into better shape, but I don't of course. That would be a bit rude at the least. However, since this is a forum, I would like to inform all of you people in unhealthy shape to walk more often. Do not take the car if you're going to go somewhere only 20 blocks away. It'll take you 30-40 minutes walk at the most. Also, drink water instead of juice or soda, water hydrates you more and does not contain sugar.

And the most important of all is your diet. If you eat meals, only eat three times a day, no more no less. Have less meat, that is the part of the diet I don't get. People just find the having less meat part hard. It's all fat for Terra's sake, forget it. You are not a carnivore, you do not need that much meat. What you do need alot more of are wheat, dairy, vegetables, fruit, and seafood. Seafood is probably the most underestimated food category in the United States when it comes to health and fitness. Remember people, exercise counts, but your diet is where it is at. One plate one meal. Don't stack your plate to ten pounds. Contrary to popular belief, a pile of food is not one plate. It's human trough. With all this in mind, there are no secrets to a healthy body except a combination of exercise, diet, and motivation. You need all three to build a healthy body. I hope at least one person here reads this and take my advice. Just one, and I'll be happy that I helped make someone elses life happier.

I do have to say, I find the diet part to be probably the only thing keeping me from being morbidly obese. BMI says I'm 'overweight', and I do have a nice 2 or 3 inches of fat on my torso, but I can sprint, jog, climb, etc. without problem, despite being something of a computer bum.

Thing is, I eat when I'm hungry, I don't eat when I'm not. I don't stuff myself, but I don't deny myself a full portion when I feel like it. If I'm not hungry, I'll skip meals, if I'm craving something, be it Chocolate Gobbs or Lettuce or fish, I'll get some of that.

Your body knows what it needs. Listen to it.

About a month ago I fit into the obese catagory, now I'm happily in the overweight catagory and dropped two bmi points. Still I've got a ways to go. Being 6' tall means i'm not nearly the blubber ball people expect when the word 'obese' pops into their head, but I'm certainly not a spitting image of the Greek ideal either.

Other: Yo Mamma


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sry for the trollin, but it was too hard to resist

Im a bodybuilder XD

I'm underweight but not annorexic.

I'm a average weight , I've never changed!

Im 6 foot and I weigh 255. I play college football though, offensive line, so we are known for being heavily built for those of you who arent familiar with american football. According to the regular BMI scale, im obese, but there is an adjusted one for athletes because our higher muscle ratio makes us heavy for our height.


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any other ball players on dakka just out of curiosity?

6'4" - 265 lbs. I'm a fatboy.

I lift weights every other day at the Y, and I run the days I don't lift...I used to be a competetive swimmer and I was on the nordic ski team in high school, so I've always been pretty fit..when college started I vowed to myself I would keep up my routine, and I actually did very well I gained some weight but it was from the lifting that I was doing (my school has an amazing workout facility)...but I put normal weight

I have to say the question options on here are a little leading. I.e. there are quite a few leaning towards the obese end of the scale. If morbidly obese is an option then why not bollemic?

slice of toast wrote:Yep, I'm skinny.

Always been skinny, working to always stay skinny.

I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

Me! I play AAA and so am athletically built.


Does anyone else find it strange that there is no "athletic" option on this poll?

Edit: 6'- 30" waist 165 pounds of solid build

slice of toast wrote:Yep, I'm skinny.

Always been skinny, working to always stay skinny.

I'm REALLY interested to see if there are any folks built like body builders who are gamers....I mean, just because, really!

I'm obsessed with working out and American football is pretty much my life and i still love W40k lol my friends tell me I have a wide range of interests


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romegamer wrote:Im 6 foot and I weigh 255. I play college football though, offensive line, so we are known for being heavily built for those of you who arent familiar with american football. According to the regular BMI scale, im obese, but there is an adjusted one for athletes because our higher muscle ratio makes us heavy for our height.


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any other ball players on dakka just out of curiosity?

Me! Definitly my new friend lol love football

Slightly overweight, but I'm trying to lose it. And failing.

punkisntdeadyet wrote:I'm pretty sure everyone is aiming for the "I'm not the stereotype!" when they submit their answers to the poll. I'm 95% sure most people are lying when most are "average weight" (although this really needs to be clarified).

I'm sure most people will fit into either the "overweight" or "underweight" category. A look at my FLGS suggests the overweights are the adults/extra late teens and the underweights are the 8-year-olds.

Exactly... I think this poll is pooly put together. It doesn't include categories like "Athletic" and isn't specific enough about what it means to be over or under weight. So it makes me mostly assume that people's answers are not as accurate as they could be.

I'm personally in shape, though likely underweight compared to the normal person my height - 6'2". I workout at the gym and rockclimb with the gf quite regularly. My last visit to my FLGS revealed about 80% of the gamers to be a bit overweight. But they were good people! I look forward to my next visit!

I could say overweight, but compared to a lot of other Americans out there, and what quite a number of my friends say about how skinny I am, I'd just go with normal weight. Considering oneself normal is rather convenient in about all circles, though certainly this poll isn't quite accurate, as weight is just one part of one's body type, within one's relative size class.

Like a little person masked wrestler? I dunno. Kaesar II

I'm 5'5'' and 131lbs, so I put normal. However, I've been to lots of game stores and I'd wager at LEAST 50% of folks there fall firmly in the overweight category, so I'm fairly certain some people are being less than truthful.

I'd say i'm average. 5'9" 170.

OK so I've just Googled a BMI calculator and put in my particulars. Apparently a score of between 25-29.9 means you're overweight. I scored 26.5. This is total Bt! I must go and console myself with a pie and a pint - maybe followed by some cake.

See, I don't put much stock in "overweight" as a guideline for BMI. Why? Because they're basically comparing you to an Aryan workoutaholic who spends their entire day making sure they are in shape. Normal people, in today's primarily sedentary culture and workforce, will almost always have a few pounds 'extra'- and honestly? That's not a terrrible thing. Means you have extra insulation against cold weather, and a store of energy if you ever are stuck in a situation where you have no food. One thing you see on shows like Survivorman, where the 'survivalist' is in 'perfect' physical condition is that he's basically starving to death in 2 or 3 days, when someone who's 'overweight' by 50 pounds would be fine for a week.

Just had a routine fitness consultation at the gym,

6'0 165 lbs 8%Body fat

Anvildude wrote:See, I don't put much stock in "overweight" as a guideline for BMI. Why? Because they're basically comparing you to an Aryan workoutaholic who spends their entire day making sure they are in shape. Normal people, in today's primarily sedentary culture and workforce, will almost always have a few pounds 'extra'- and honestly? That's not a terrrible thing. Means you have extra insulation against cold weather, and a store of energy if you ever are stuck in a situation where you have no food. One thing you see on shows like Survivorman, where the 'survivalist' is in 'perfect' physical condition is that he's basically starving to death in 2 or 3 days, when someone who's 'overweight' by 50 pounds would be fine for a week.

Actually BMI assumes you have an average muscle/fat ratio. Gym rats and pro athletes mess the scale up by having much more muscle mass compared to their height, and comparatively less height, than the average person, which means that they'll show up as overweight or obese when in fact they're in great shape. Modern people are unhealthy, yes, that doesn't mean that we should start considering unhealthy the average. There's a middle ground between starving to death and 50 pounds overweight, and in modern western society we have gone just a bit too far towards the overweight side.

As a transvestite, I have to worry about my figure a lot, if anything, I'm undrweight, sadly enough, beauty is painful.

Okay, usually I'm all for more commas, but dude! (or dudette)!

skinny, not as much as before because I started rock climbing and doing other sports that are considered training as well (hiking, 5k runs, RC, etc)

im2randomghgh wrote:Just had a routine fitness consultation at the gym,

6'0 165 lbs 8%Body fat

Is this good or bad? How much body fat does/should the average person have?

the color purple wrote:

Anvildude wrote:See, I don't put much stock in "overweight" as a guideline for BMI. Why? Because they're basically comparing you to an Aryan workoutaholic who spends their entire day making sure they are in shape. Normal people, in today's primarily sedentary culture and workforce, will almost always have a few pounds 'extra'- and honestly? That's not a terrrible thing. Means you have extra insulation against cold weather, and a store of energy if you ever are stuck in a situation where you have no food. One thing you see on shows like Survivorman, where the 'survivalist' is in 'perfect' physical condition is that he's basically starving to death in 2 or 3 days, when someone who's 'overweight' by 50 pounds would be fine for a week.

Actually BMI assumes you have an average muscle/fat ratio. Gym rats and pro athletes mess the scale up by having much more muscle mass compared to their height, and comparatively less height, than the average person, which means that they'll show up as overweight or obese when in fact they're in great shape. Modern people are unhealthy, yes, that doesn't mean that we should start considering unhealthy the average. There's a middle ground between starving to death and 50 pounds overweight, and in modern western society we have gone just a bit too far towards the overweight side.

Guess I'll put my 'overweight' down to muscle bulk then

Overweight (normal by American standards) but trying and being successful at thining up.

Stormcallers wrote:I'd say i'm average. 5'9" 170.

BMI says that's Overweight, son. Unless it's all muscle or something, you sir are overweight not normal/average. (This is an example of people skewing the results.

the color purple wrote:

Anvildude wrote:See, I don't put much stock in "overweight" as a guideline for BMI. Why? Because they're basically comparing you to an Aryan workoutaholic who spends their entire day making sure they are in shape. Normal people, in today's primarily sedentary culture and workforce, will almost always have a few pounds 'extra'- and honestly? That's not a terrrible thing. Means you have extra insulation against cold weather, and a store of energy if you ever are stuck in a situation where you have no food. One thing you see on shows like Survivorman, where the 'survivalist' is in 'perfect' physical condition is that he's basically starving to death in 2 or 3 days, when someone who's 'overweight' by 50 pounds would be fine for a week.

Actually BMI assumes you have an average muscle/fat ratio. Gym rats and pro athletes mess the scale up by having much more muscle mass compared to their height, and comparatively less height, than the average person, which means that they'll show up as overweight or obese when in fact they're in great shape. Modern people are unhealthy, yes, that doesn't mean that we should start considering unhealthy the average. There's a middle ground between starving to death and 50 pounds overweight, and in modern western society we have gone just a bit too far towards the overweight side.

Except the 50lb overweight guy wouldn't be able to do at least half the things the in shape guy can. Could they cross the powerful river without being swept away? Probably not (the extra surface area from all that fat, not to mention the lack of muscles certainly wouldn't help in fighting against a current). Could they climb up a rocky mountain/slope to get to a better vantage point in order to determine which direction to travel? Not likely (The extra weight, and lack of finger strength certainly wouldn't help with the ascent). Face it, being out of shape doesn't make you more survivable than a fit person. An person in optimal shape could provide for themselves, accomplish goals they needed to and out perform a person in less that premium fitness. But sure, I suppose the out of shape person could last longer on just lounging in a hole doing nothing... though I'm not sure that's very ambitious nor very good long term thinking.

This isn't to say that I don't like people of different weight distributions. I am just arguing against your justification for being over weight as a means of being better able to survive harsh environments and physical feats... Afterall, who ever heard of a Fat SM? The Emperor wouldn't have it!

In unrelated news, this is a cool emoticon:

NakedBatBoy wrote:This isn't to say that I don't like people of different weight distributions. I am just arguing against your justification for being over weight as a means of being better able to survive harsh environments and physical feats... Afterall, who ever heard of a Fat SM? The Emperor wouldn't have it!

In unrelated news, this is a cool emoticon:

Different weight distribution?! Is that what the politically correct people are calling us fat f***ers now? Fat people everywhere! Be proud! Have another bit of cake! I apparently (thanks to the god damn people who invented BMI) fall into this catagorie and I'm gonna swill down plenty of beer and wine and stuff down some pies and cake this weekend and I don't bloody well care!!!!

Did I say out of shape? Or rather, unathletic? You can be fat and still be athletic. Defensive Linemen, for example, or Sumo Wrestlers. I had a friend who stood over 6' tall, weighed over 350 lbs, was most definitely overweight... and he could carry a railroad tie around.

And besides, isn't the best thing in most survival situations to stay still? Unless nobody knows you were gone, or you're being actively hunted, you shouldn't wander around unless you know for a fact that civilization lies in a certain direction- and you never know that for a fact.

I was clearly talking about people who are out of shape, not just people with extra weight around their muscle. You didn't clarify that you meant fit people with a heavier body type, so I took it to mean that you were saying a person that is of no apparent physical merit would be better off than a person that trains excel in physical activities. (A linebacker is included in my "fit" list of people)

And sure, we can talk about plenty of if-then situations. If you're being chased by a pack of wolves, if you're trapped in an ice cave, if you're stuck on a hot jungle island, etc... My argument is that being overweight doesn't give you an edge over a fit person. Being fit gives you an edge over an unfit person.

On the verge of middle-age, in sufficient shape, and mildly over weight!

So no complaints!

monkeyh wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:Just had a routine fitness consultation at the gym,

6'0 165 lbs 8%Body fat

Is this good or bad? How much body fat does/should the average person have?

hint: I run Parcour (behind on painting now, unfortunately)

5%-13% is athletic (usually, there are always people with odd body shapes)

NakedBatBoy wrote:

Stormcallers wrote:I'd say i'm average. 5'9" 170.

BMI says that's Overweight, son. Unless it's all muscle or something, you sir are overweight not normal/average. (This is an example of people skewing the results.

the color purple wrote:

Anvildude wrote:See, I don't put much stock in "overweight" as a guideline for BMI. Why? Because they're basically comparing you to an Aryan workoutaholic who spends their entire day making sure they are in shape. Normal people, in today's primarily sedentary culture and workforce, will almost always have a few pounds 'extra'- and honestly? That's not a terrrible thing. Means you have extra insulation against cold weather, and a store of energy if you ever are stuck in a situation where you have no food. One thing you see on shows like Survivorman, where the 'survivalist' is in 'perfect' physical condition is that he's basically starving to death in 2 or 3 days, when someone who's 'overweight' by 50 pounds would be fine for a week.

Actually BMI assumes you have an average muscle/fat ratio. Gym rats and pro athletes mess the scale up by having much more muscle mass compared to their height, and comparatively less height, than the average person, which means that they'll show up as overweight or obese when in fact they're in great shape. Modern people are unhealthy, yes, that doesn't mean that we should start considering unhealthy the average. There's a middle ground between starving to death and 50 pounds overweight, and in modern western society we have gone just a bit too far towards the overweight side.

Except the 50lb overweight guy wouldn't be able to do at least half the things the in shape guy can. Could they cross the powerful river without being swept away? Probably not (the extra surface area from all that fat, not to mention the lack of muscles certainly wouldn't help in fighting against a current). Could they climb up a rocky mountain/slope to get to a better vantage point in order to determine which direction to travel? Not likely (The extra weight, and lack of finger strength certainly wouldn't help with the ascent). Face it, being out of shape doesn't make you more survivable than a fit person. An person in optimal shape could provide for themselves, accomplish goals they needed to and out perform a person in less that premium fitness. But sure, I suppose the out of shape person could last longer on just lounging in a hole doing nothing... though I'm not sure that's very ambitious nor very good long term thinking.

This isn't to say that I don't like people of different weight distributions. I am just arguing against your justification for being over weight as a means of being better able to survive harsh environments and physical feats... Afterall, who ever heard of a Fat SM? The Emperor wouldn't have it!

In unrelated news, this is a cool emoticon:

Er, dude, I'm not defending being overweight. All I did was explain what BMI is and how especially muscular people "break" it by appearing overweight when in fact they are quite healthy.

@ Fat SM...PLAGUE MAHREENS!

the color purple wrote:Er, dude, I'm not defending being overweight. All I did was explain what BMI is and how especially muscular people "break" it by appearing overweight when in fact they are quite healthy.

Yeah, I know, I was agreeing with you.

im2randomghgh wrote:@ Fat SM...PLAGUE MAHREENS!

I suppose there's always an exception. Though the emperor certainly would cast out the plague marines as well..

I fit the girl gamer stereotype completely and hate every moment. Been overweight since I was 8 and have a great level of complex issues as to why I am still... as I really, really want to just be fit. (Fit as in active, not 'fit' as in attractive btw.)

I enjoy my geeking and am proud of it, I also work as a Bouncer/Doorman at the weekends.

super skiny Im a post!

see signature...

My doctors actually forcing me to eat, im a type 1 diabetic, 17 years old, and i way 119 llbs....
So im just too skinny, not like anorexic, skeletal, but pretty bad. When i went to the beach my sister said i looked like an Auschwitz victim .

I'm pretty normal... but as there are many americans here I might be skinny. Should change the poll to BMI instead.

Am about 1.69m tall and just under 80kg, so I'm heading into overweight territory. Though I am quite barrel chested as well.

I'm a body builder. I can hardly put overweight beause that gives entirely the wrong impression. Why is there no athletic answer? 5 of the people at my local club are ruby players for goodness sake.

6 ft 4in and Obese.

"First we're going to beat it, then we are going to eat it!"

I've actually managed to put on some weight in the last few months. I used to be around 115-120, now I'm a solid 140+

Most people don't like when they see they've put on weight, but after being so underweight for so long it's an awesome sight for me

Congrats Piz! I know exactly what you mean. I was stuck at 120 all through junior high school even though I ate a ton... I was finally able to put more weight on in high school.

I work out, I run, I ski... I'm in great shape.

Underweight, can't gain anything, regardless of what I eat.

Soladrin wrote:Underweight, can't gain anything, regardless of what I eat.

Try napping after a big meal, and only having a single, massive meal a day.

Or work out. Muscle builds more weight than fat.

Athletic

Asgeirr Darkwolf wrote:Or work out. Muscle builds more weight than fat.

Yes but muscle is harder to build than fat, and if he is having trouble even getting to a healthy weight...

I love muscular definition tho. Sometimes I just feel my abs for gaks and giggles...probably some deep psychological flaw behind that but oh well

Just a tad over

40-44 inch chest (depends on sport I'm active with, Boxing and Wrestling, 44 swimming and track 40)

30-32 inch waist


and a tad of flab in the middle

I started playing tabletop games when I was 9, and I was underweight and very skinny until I was 19, when I started lifting weights. Now I'm average weight for my height. I'm no bodybuilder though.

I am very underweight. (I am 6 feet tall and around 120 lb.) I think that while gamers in general tend to be a bit on the hefty side, that wargamers tend to swing back towards the middle of the spectrum.

im2randomghgh wrote:

Soladrin wrote:Underweight, can't gain anything, regardless of what I eat.

Try napping after a big meal, and only having a single, massive meal a day.

I already do that XD Can't be bothered to make food more then once (I'm a lazy git).

Also, I do work out, but for some reason I don't get bigger muscles they just seem to get denser. I also used to cycle 15 miles a day to school and work ( in total about 8 years ). So my legs are awesomely powerful And even though I'm quite a heavy smokey (might help with the underweight issue btw) I'm a great sprinter

I weigh like 70 kilo's right now. And I'm 1,86m.

Somewhat in-between 2 and 3 for me, a few months ago i'd definetely be choosing #3

Soladrin wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:

Soladrin wrote:Underweight, can't gain anything, regardless of what I eat.

Try napping after a big meal, and only having a single, massive meal a day.

I already do that XD Can't be bothered to make food more then once (I'm a lazy git).

Also, I do work out, but for some reason I don't get bigger muscles they just seem to get denser. I also used to cycle 15 miles a day to school and work ( in total about 8 years ). So my legs are awesomely powerful And even though I'm quite a heavy smokey (might help with the underweight issue btw) I'm a great sprinter

I weigh like 70 kilo's right now. And I'm 1,86m.

Well sprinting, cycling, and bodyweight exercises aren't gonna get you bigger muscles! Also though, if you continue to up your muscle density, it will eventually grow somewhat, with the added benefit of DEFINITION! Something great for density AND mass is kayaking, you should try it. I started one day and it was as if muscles were magnetised to me I am one of the top kayakers in my province.

Let's just say, there's a reason why I play Dwarves in fantasy games.