Harold is a college sophomore who is trying to get in shape for spring break. He would like to lose the body weight that he gained during his freshman and sophomore years. In high school, he played sports and his family prepared healthy meals, but his freshman and sophomore years have proven to be very different with late nights of school work, hanging out with friends playing poker, and eating lots of take-out food, snacking on pizza, and drinking soda. Harold, who is 5 ' 10 " , has gained 18 pounds and now weighs 182 pounds.
Harold has never tried to lose weight before and decides to talk to a personal trainer at the gym to get help. During Harold ' s consultation, the personal trainer calculates his BMI, determines his ideal body weight, and measures his body fat content using skinfold calipers. The personal trainer tells Harold his body composition is 26% fat. The personal trainer also measures Harold ' s waist, and his waist circumference is a little over 40 " .
Estimate Harold ' s ideal weight using the Hamwi method .

Question

Harold is a college sophomore who is trying to get in shape for spring break. He would like to lose the body weight  that  he gained during his freshman and sophomore years. In high school, he played sports and his family prepared healthy meals, but his freshman and sophomore years have proven to be very different with late nights of school work, hanging out with friends playing poker, and eating lots of take-out food, snacking on pizza, and drinking soda. Harold, who is 5 '  10 " , has gained 18 pounds and now weighs 182 pounds.
Harold has never tried to lose weight before and decides to talk to a personal trainer at the gym to get help. During Harold ' s consultation, the personal trainer calculates his BMI, determines his ideal body weight, and measures his body fat content using skinfold calipers. The personal trainer tells Harold his body composition is 26% fat. The personal trainer also measures Harold ' s waist, and his waist circumference is a little over 40 " .
Estimate  Harold ' s ideal weight  using  the  Hamwi  method .

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Hamwi method estimates ideal body weight for men as 106 pounds for the first 5 feet of height plus 6 pounds for each additional inch. Harold is 5'10", so his ideal weight is 106 + (10 * 6) = 166 pounds.

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