Just out of curiosity...if all things being equal, how much could a person improve simply by losing weight. Is there a formula that could properly express this.
The numbers I'm working with are
6'3" my height
215 my current weight
23.4 my 50free scy time at nats last april
now my weight at nats was 215 after losing 20lbs over the season. I'm really paying attention to my diet and nutrition and trying to trim down another 10lbs.
Any thoughts???
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I think knelson is right. A formula is impossible as there are too many individual factors. For example if your stomach is smaller or equal to your chest size then losing stomach fat might not decrease the cross sectional area of your body moving through the water so your drag could be the same. If weight loss is not done properly it is also easy to lose muscle mass so you could become slower.
I think knelson is right. A formula is impossible as there are too many individual factors. For example if your stomach is smaller or equal to your chest size then losing stomach fat might not decrease the cross sectional area of your body moving through the water so your drag could be the same. If weight loss is not done properly it is also easy to lose muscle mass so you could become slower.
