The ideal weight for a triathlon. 4ft 11 59 94 to 119 lbs. Skinny does not always mean faster. In fact no one has been 22. 191 to 258 lbs. While losing weight is a goal for many athletes race weight takes that notion to the next level.
For starters body weight is relevant to performance in triathlontheres never been a 200 pound winner of triathlon at the olympics and there likely never will beso it is both natural and rational for athletes baffling the clock to care about their weight and actively manage it. This is the weight at which you should ultimately do your very best. What is your heightweight. I heared that no one has won the ironman in hawaii that that was above that range. So it appears pretty consistant that the height to weight ratio of the top male pros is about 225 pounds per inch of height. 234 pounds per inch.
Take some of maccas final words as a reminder that the half truth is not to be bought. The body type for swimmers cyclists and runners differs greatly but in triathlon you are expected to excel at all three. He had more success in the long course distance at a heavier weight than he ever did at his former itu racing weight. In the end his optimal triathlon race weight was not what it used to be. 225 pounds per inch. Your ideal weight provides enough heft for buoyancy in the.
A 6 tall person should weigh 180 pounds or less. It was an extreme measure but reid knew his ideal racing weight was 164 to 165 pounds or 7 10 pounds below his natural off season weight and he knew that he. Think bmi of a triathlete. Height weight of triathletes. 119 to 138 lbs. Triathletes trying to establish their ideal weight face a conundrum that is inherent in their sport.
At the height of his training for the ironman world championship each year triathlon legend peter reid kept no food in his kitchennoneso that he wouldnt be tempted to overeat. Apr 25 03 1008 post 1 of 210 28926 views just curious about this one but what is the typical heightweight ie. 4ft 10 58 91 to 115 lbs. 143 to 186 lbs. Weve covered a lot of ground and discovered a lot of additional insight but going back to the initial qu of ideal height and weight ratios for ironman athletes youll see that our final numbers line up very well with joe friels long standing recommendations as i often find after number crunching with males of typical height 58 64 at his recommended 21 23lbsinch and females of typical height 52 510 at 18 20lbsin with taller athletes at the. From the articles i have read endurance athletes should weigh in the range of 20 25 pounds per inch of height.
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