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???
I see the argument against considering mass when accelerating against drag forces. The problem with that is it assumes drag forces (and other forces acting against the forward motion of the swimmer) are equal for both a skinny person and a fat person. I don't think that this is the case. It comes down to whether or not additional bouyancy overcomes and increased cross-section and surface area. I personally don't think it will but the math to back that up isn't something I'm ready to get into.
I see the argument against considering mass when accelerating against drag forces. The problem with that is it assumes drag forces (and other forces acting against the forward motion of the swimmer) are equal for both a skinny person and a fat person. I don't think that this is the case. It comes down to whether or not additional bouyancy overcomes and increased cross-section and surface area. I personally don't think it will but the math to back that up isn't something I'm ready to get into.
