ideal weight
ideal weight
I was just wondering an ideal weight for a male, 6'3 /'4. I was 150, but realized how vastily underweight i was for rowing. Currently im 165/170 and greatly improved my erg score. I was thinking about 190 or 185. Any suggestions would be great. Thx
Well, I don't weight so much matters as amount of muscle. Back when I was a freshmen we had a senior that was 6'3 and 180lbs and pulled a 6:18 (went to the junior nationals) and this year we had a 6'3 senior weighed 200lbs only pulled 6:30 (kinda fat). So, I think anywhere from 180-190 should be good, although if you can make it to 200lbs of muscle, that would be good too.
PB's:
500: 1:39
2k: 6:43.3
6k: 21:44.1
500: 1:39
2k: 6:43.3
6k: 21:44.1
The ideal thing to do would be to go to a sports medicine clinic--many hospitals, including teaching hospitals, have one-- and get your lean body mass and percent body fat estimated. They can give you an ideal body weight (actually a range) to shoot for. I did that recently and was charged around $30.
If you want to get an estimate of your % body fat for free, there are online calculators where you plug in certain measurements.
Try http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~ilhan/bodyfat.html
One caveat is that there are various methods for estimating % body fat (and thereby lean body mass). OTOH, you'll likely find that different methods give you answers in the same ballpark.
Google around and you'll find other calculators.
When you have a decent estimate, see where you fall in relation to the norms. You can use that as a guide to see what you want to shoot for.
Probably the best way to think about this is not in terms of your overall weight. Rather think of your weight as being partitioned into lean body mass and fat. Find a split between the two that makes sense to you and go from there.
If you want to get an estimate of your % body fat for free, there are online calculators where you plug in certain measurements.
Try http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~ilhan/bodyfat.html
One caveat is that there are various methods for estimating % body fat (and thereby lean body mass). OTOH, you'll likely find that different methods give you answers in the same ballpark.
Google around and you'll find other calculators.
When you have a decent estimate, see where you fall in relation to the norms. You can use that as a guide to see what you want to shoot for.
Probably the best way to think about this is not in terms of your overall weight. Rather think of your weight as being partitioned into lean body mass and fat. Find a split between the two that makes sense to you and go from there.