Can anyone explain to me how much resistance water creates while swimming? Is there a equivalent in pounds? or is there another way it is measured? If found a site that explains fluid dynamics, but I'm looking for a simpler explanation.
That is crazy. It's exactly what I was looking for. Is there a way to simplify that 25 lbs. of drag in relation to duration or distance for me?
Like in terms of a weight lifter doing 25 lb. reps? I realize we are simplifying this, but it's just for fun.
Yep, it's the same "pounds' unit of force. It takes 25 lbs. of force to lift a 25 lb weight (on the earth's surface) and it takes about the same 25 lbs of force to overcome drag at 5 ft/sec. As Kirk mentioned, Form matters. If your cross sectional shape was that of a 4'x4' piece of plywood, the drag coefficent would go way up and it would take way more force.
That is crazy. It's exactly what I was looking for. Is there a way to simplify that 25 lbs. of drag in relation to duration or distance for me?
Like in terms of a weight lifter doing 25 lb. reps? I realize we are simplifying this, but it's just for fun.
Yep, it's the same "pounds' unit of force. It takes 25 lbs. of force to lift a 25 lb weight (on the earth's surface) and it takes about the same 25 lbs of force to overcome drag at 5 ft/sec. As Kirk mentioned, Form matters. If your cross sectional shape was that of a 4'x4' piece of plywood, the drag coefficent would go way up and it would take way more force.
