There seems to be as many opinions and misinformation floating around about personal weight that I thought we might share and perhaps open our minds a bit. Here are the questions that I feel will provide useful info:
Age
Sex
Height
Present weight range (many people vary 3-4 lbs over a day)
Ideal weight range for optimum health (your opinion)
Ideal weight range for optimum swimming performance
What steps are you taking, or will you be taking, to lose or
gain the weight difference between present & optimum.
I'll start
54
M
6'1"
220-224
190-194
182-188
Drastically cut down drinking & desserts; resume active training
I haven't looked at the forums here for weeks....found this old one:
Age: 36
Male
Height: 6'
Current: 180 (weekly range is 175 to 185)
Ideal: Maybe 170; I looked all over online, each site seems to have its own ideal, the US military would let me weigh up to 195, while most medical sites suggest I weigh 165-170
Ideal for swimming: have no idea
I also have the Tanita scale that measures body fat percentage. It seems there is an inverse ratio of my weight to body fat. When I'm toward the upper end of my weight range (185) my body fat comes in at 17%, when I'm down near 175, the body fat reads 19%.
Since I've been lifting weights (and yes, I swim mornings, weights evenings and weekends), my weight has stayed around the same. Running 2x a week has brought my average down a little. After a Sunday morning run (when swimming every day M-F, running Saturday morning, lifting Sat afternoon) my weight is 175.
I haven't looked at the forums here for weeks....found this old one:
Age: 36
Male
Height: 6'
Current: 180 (weekly range is 175 to 185)
Ideal: Maybe 170; I looked all over online, each site seems to have its own ideal, the US military would let me weigh up to 195, while most medical sites suggest I weigh 165-170
Ideal for swimming: have no idea
I also have the Tanita scale that measures body fat percentage. It seems there is an inverse ratio of my weight to body fat. When I'm toward the upper end of my weight range (185) my body fat comes in at 17%, when I'm down near 175, the body fat reads 19%.
Since I've been lifting weights (and yes, I swim mornings, weights evenings and weekends), my weight has stayed around the same. Running 2x a week has brought my average down a little. After a Sunday morning run (when swimming every day M-F, running Saturday morning, lifting Sat afternoon) my weight is 175.
