why do bulky girls run in adventure races?



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gty

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I was watching my first adventure race and every single female had big
bones or was quite fat. there were almost 50 females in the race. i
didn't see any skinny female. i felt like screaming at them that you
can't make big bones shrink by running.
 
gty wrote:

> I was watching my first adventure race and every single female had big
> bones or was quite fat. there were almost 50 females in the race. i
> didn't see any skinny female. i felt like screaming at them that you
> can't make big bones shrink by running.
>
Well, thankfully most women don't run to please you, they do it to
please themselves. It doesn't matter what size you are if you can run
the distance.

Donna
 
gty wrote:
> I was watching my first adventure race and every single female had
big
> bones or was quite fat. there were almost 50 females in the race. i
> didn't see any skinny female. i felt like screaming at them that you
> can't make big bones shrink by running.


Skinny isn't necessarily healthy. Besides, adventure racing is a hell
of a lot more activities than just running. Participants have to bike,
kyack, swim, climb, etc and have to have enough energy reserves to keep
them going sometimes days with little or no sleep. I doubt scrawny
little Lollipops could handle it.

Martha
 
"gty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I was watching my first adventure race and every single female had big
> bones or was quite fat. there were almost 50 females in the race. i
> didn't see any skinny female. i felt like screaming at them that you
> can't make big bones shrink by running.

i am 5'1" and i weight 102 pounds and i am a VERY exxperienced adventure
runner. i'm sure you couldnt keep up with me GTY!!

>
 
>if you really are female and 102 lbs, i commend you.

Why? Would you commend her if she was equally fit and healthy but 150
pounds?

--
Jane Lumley
 
Bingo! Glad to see someone finally agrees with me on this board. Her
BMI is 28.3, which is more than three points above the "healthy weight"
range of 18.5 to 24.9. Not quite obese yet, but it may pose a health
risk. For running, her weight should be less than 115 pounds. But since
she is doing more than running (kayaking etc.) she does require more
upper body strength. So I'd be willing to say under 120 pounds, but no
more.

Sorry, but unless she's a pro bodybuilder, there is no female that is
fit weighing 150 lbs at only 5' 1". 5 to 8% bodyfat would be ideal for
a female. She can and should go lower, to perform at an optimum level.

[email protected] wrote:
> 5' 1" and 150 pounds. Hardly likely to be very fit.
 
In article <[email protected]>,
macelroy <[email protected]> writes
>Bingo! Glad to see someone finally agrees with me on this board. Her
>BMI is 28.3, which is more than three points above the "healthy weight"
>range of 18.5 to 24.9. Not quite obese yet, but it may pose a health
>risk. For running, her weight should be less than 115 pounds. But since
>she is doing more than running (kayaking etc.) she does require more
>upper body strength. So I'd be willing to say under 120 pounds, but no
>more.
>
>Sorry, but unless she's a pro bodybuilder, there is no female that is
>fit weighing 150 lbs at only 5' 1". 5 to 8% bodyfat would be ideal for
>a female. She can and should go lower, to perform at an optimum level.

Surely there's a difference between being healthily fit and optimal
record-breaking? What you say may be true of the latter, but not the
former.
>
>[email protected] wrote:
>> 5' 1" and 150 pounds. Hardly likely to be very fit.
>

--
Jane Lumley
 
Yeah, you "wanted" to scream at the women.......but you knew that any
one of them could have, and would have, kicked the livin chit out of
your pansy ass.
 
Sure, there's a difference, but not a 35 pound difference. How is it
that carrying 20 to 35 pounds of excess fat can be healthy?
 
"macelroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Sure, there's a difference, but not a 35 pound difference. How is it
> that carrying 20 to 35 pounds of excess fat can be healthy?

The more the cushion, the better the pushin'!!!
>
 
>Bingo! Glad to see someone finally agrees with me on this board>


Mac,
You just learned something any married man knows is a mistake. If you
comment on a womans weigh wether it's for better, worse, or
indifferent, you are guaranteed to catch ****. Best to feign deafness,
unconsciousness, pretend not to understand the question, if driving hit
another car headon, but NEVER reply to that question.
 
"macelroy" <[email protected]> wrote:

>5 to 8% bodyfat would be ideal for a female.

A female of which species? 5% seems way to low to be without long-term
health risks for a human female, no?
 
steve common wrote:
> "macelroy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>5 to 8% bodyfat would be ideal for a female.
>
>
> A female of which species? 5% seems way to low to be without long-term
> health risks for a human female, no?

you probably know already, but he's trolled this subject before, iirc.
just to compare how women's number should compare to men's numbers see:
-------------------------
http://www.swedish.org/17390.cfm
Healthy Body Fat Percentages

So, what should your body fat percentage be? A study in the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition published the following guidelines based
on your sex and age:
Body Fat Guidelines
Age Healthy Body Fat % (Women) Healthy Body Fat % (Men)
20-39 21-32% 8-19%
40-59 23-33% 11-21%
60-79 24-35% 13-24%
As you can see, women naturally have a higher body fat to lean tissue
ratio than men, and body fat naturally increases with age.
--------------------------

h, not within the healthy body fat % range.
 
I'm not talking about what the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
calls healthy. Their numbers might be fine for the average "healthy"
female. I'm just saying for pure running performance sake, 5 to 8%
bodyfat is ideal.

I have yet to hear from someone disputing my statement that carying 35
pounds of extra bodyfat is healthy.


> So, what should your body fat percentage be? A study in the American
> Journal of Clinical Nutrition published the following guidelines
based
> on your sex and age:
> Body Fat Guidelines
> Age Healthy Body Fat % (Women) Healthy Body Fat % (Men)
> 20-39 21-32% 8-19%
> 40-59 23-33% 11-21%
> 60-79 24-35% 13-24%
> As you can see, women naturally have a higher body fat to lean tissue

> ratio than men, and body fat naturally increases with age.
> --------------------------
>
> h, not within the healthy body fat % range.
 
macelroy wrote:

> I'm not talking about what the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
> calls healthy.

that was exactly what my post was tryin to show.

h
 
Maybe we agree then. However, there are some on this board (Jane for
one) that seem to think that 35 pounds of excess fat is healthy.

h squared wrote:
> macelroy wrote:
>
> > I'm not talking about what the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition
> > calls healthy.
>
> that was exactly what my post was tryin to show.
>
> h
 
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