Weight issue
Martyboy
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in General Chat
Hi everyone new to this triathlon game and loving it ,I have an issue with my weight I am 12st 8llbs and 6ft3 ,since starting training for ironman Wales I have lost about 9to10llbs ,people are telling me I am gaunt looking ,too thin ,even scrawny ,I am a self employed plasterer by day and that in itself is a work out ,so you can imagine I am struggling to put any weight back on ,which I think I could be doing with ,I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to how I could acheive a few pounds back on as i think this might help my swimming as well,many thanks martin
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If you think you are too light go & get checked out by a registered nutritionist.
HarryD
http://www.healthyforms.com/helpful-too ... entage.php
There are other calculators but they pretty much have the same process.
I did an article for work, an extract is:
If you are male:
Lean body weight is equal to (1.082 x total weight) - (4.15 x waist measurement) + 94.42. E.g. total weight is 155 pounds, waist 31 inches. Lean body weight is (1.082 x 155) - (4.15 x 31) + 94.42 = 132 pounds.
Convert your lean body mass to your body fat percentage. Your body fat percentage is equal to (body weight - lean body mass) / (body weight) x 100. Using the previous example for a man, you weigh 155 pounds and have a lean body mass of 132 pounds Your body fat percentage is (155 - 132) / 155 x 100 = 14.8 percent.
If your (lack of) body weight is bothering you, you can have some of mine! I've got half a stone to spare!!
The Body Fat index is much more indicative and providing it doesn't get to problem levels I see no reason why you would want to put 'weight' on - presume people are talking about body fat. As long as you have the right proportion of body fat for healthy body function anything else is not doing
you any good, have a look here http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com ... the-5-rule
I think the problem is that these days with increasing obesity people look at athletic types and think they are gaunt because they don't want to admit that they are overweight, hence theses gastly terms of 'real women' and real men' - sorry, all I see are fat ba####ds, and I say that as someone who has lost almost 3 stone since taking up tri 6 years ago at the age of 49. I suddenly realised how the weight had crept on and had the shock of my life. I still struggle with my lard as I am predisposed to tubbiness but presently at 71.4kg with a height of 1.7m and the last time I did a simple body fat calc it was at 17.9%. I have about 1kg of lard on my midriff I need to shift but it is very difficult.
Im 6.1 and 79.2kg