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
Parents
Former Member
Elaine was a remarkable swimmer (I had a terrific crush on her), too bad the media vilified her when she brought back 'only' two silver medals from Mexico Olympics (she lost to a competitor who held both world records, yet headlines in Canada used the 'choke' word).
I'm glad to see people still bringing their stats to this thread; remember, I hope we will see posts down the road from people who change their stats or change their opinion on what their stats should be (& why).
Obviously, there is a great problem in North America with obesity (which the average master's swimmer doesn't suffer from) but I feel it could help anyone viewing these forums to get real figures from real people and their feelings about that subject. Also, this can work the other direction, as well: my daughter just informed me that 19 years old female neighbour who is a champion water skier has decided that she 'must' get well under 100lbs (she is 5'4 or 5) and is presently vomiting her way to what she feels is her ideal weight.
Elaine was a remarkable swimmer (I had a terrific crush on her), too bad the media vilified her when she brought back 'only' two silver medals from Mexico Olympics (she lost to a competitor who held both world records, yet headlines in Canada used the 'choke' word).
I'm glad to see people still bringing their stats to this thread; remember, I hope we will see posts down the road from people who change their stats or change their opinion on what their stats should be (& why).
Obviously, there is a great problem in North America with obesity (which the average master's swimmer doesn't suffer from) but I feel it could help anyone viewing these forums to get real figures from real people and their feelings about that subject. Also, this can work the other direction, as well: my daughter just informed me that 19 years old female neighbour who is a champion water skier has decided that she 'must' get well under 100lbs (she is 5'4 or 5) and is presently vomiting her way to what she feels is her ideal weight.
