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
Age: 45
Female
Height: 5'5'' (Way too short, regrettably for a sprinter. I wish I was as tall as Mollie. Mollie -- are you that fast backstroker from Potomac Valley?)
Weight: 122-125 (I'm guessing. No scale in my house.)
Ideal Weight: I don't care because I've been about the same since college (except when popping out kids) and I have too much muscle tone to lose weight. If I don't lift weights, my shoulders can't take the pounding. And I refuse to give up wine to be skinnier. Cross training with running firms everything up. And, ladies, fins are good for the glutes.
Competition weight: 115-125
Leslie
Leslie, sometimes being a tall female isn't all it's cracked up to be (like when i was at the Naval Academy- short millitary men have a complex when it comes to us tall ladies!) ;)
but when it comes to swimming, yeah, i totally dig being tall. most definitely helps on the long axis strokes, IMHO.
and i don't know if you can call me all that fast, but yeah, i am a 25-29 backstroker from PV (swim for Terrapin Masters). so i might be the one you're thinking of... :)
Age: 45
Female
Height: 5'5'' (Way too short, regrettably for a sprinter. I wish I was as tall as Mollie. Mollie -- are you that fast backstroker from Potomac Valley?)
Weight: 122-125 (I'm guessing. No scale in my house.)
Ideal Weight: I don't care because I've been about the same since college (except when popping out kids) and I have too much muscle tone to lose weight. If I don't lift weights, my shoulders can't take the pounding. And I refuse to give up wine to be skinnier. Cross training with running firms everything up. And, ladies, fins are good for the glutes.
Competition weight: 115-125
Leslie
Leslie, sometimes being a tall female isn't all it's cracked up to be (like when i was at the Naval Academy- short millitary men have a complex when it comes to us tall ladies!) ;)
but when it comes to swimming, yeah, i totally dig being tall. most definitely helps on the long axis strokes, IMHO.
and i don't know if you can call me all that fast, but yeah, i am a 25-29 backstroker from PV (swim for Terrapin Masters). so i might be the one you're thinking of... :)
