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When I was leg-pressing 220# and doing a whole lot of upper body work as well, I was still lighter than that ratio by a couple of pounds, and I'm definitely happier on hills now that I'm doing less strength training. It's not my optimum weight for anything, except maybe bodybuilding for appearance, which just isn't my thing.
A couple of weeks ago I posted that thing from the NYT about finding one's ideal weight, which according to the article, even today is a matter of trial and error for every athlete. Obviously different body types will be better at different sports, and even at different disciplines within a sport (compare Olympic sprinters with Olympic marathoners, or the hill climbing specialists on a cycling team with the time trialists or the sprinters).
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Thread: Optimum weight for hills?
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03-09-2010, 12:47 PM #31
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I'm too lazy to figure out what my ideal weight would be using that formula given earlier, but I'm 5'6". Of course, height matters!
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03-09-2010, 01:58 PM #32
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03-09-2010, 04:30 PM #33
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I get regular testing done on my body composition. I know its not all 100% accurate, but I usually come out with 145lbs lean body weight. Does that mean if I had 0% body fat, I would weigh 145 lbs? Just wondering. That would put me 10 lbs over my 2:1 ratio.
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03-10-2010, 03:47 AM #34
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0% body fat would put you at 145lbs of lean solid muscle......
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03-10-2010, 08:31 AM #35
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Wait, huh? What about bones, water, and organs? Not that organs would be functioning any more at 0% bf...
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03-11-2010, 04:14 AM #36
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Damn..lol I think that is figured in there....I can check at work. I do this for a living...well kinda...Let me ask what the figuration is...
