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???
OK I'll admit it - I do have a degree in physics but found the whole fluid dynamics thing far too hard.
Still working high energy experimental physics, but as others said, too many factors involved for swimming fast.
I sometimes notice swimmers skin rippling (around the shoulder blades) when they get a strong push off the wall. Losing weight may cause more loose skin, which may cause more resistance. Or what about weight gain, but it is all muscle mass?
OK I'll admit it - I do have a degree in physics but found the whole fluid dynamics thing far too hard.
Still working high energy experimental physics, but as others said, too many factors involved for swimming fast.
I sometimes notice swimmers skin rippling (around the shoulder blades) when they get a strong push off the wall. Losing weight may cause more loose skin, which may cause more resistance. Or what about weight gain, but it is all muscle mass?
