Hey everyone,
so yesterday my coach told me that I need to watch what i'm eating and that I look a few pounds over race weight. I'm currently 5'11 ft, 147lbs - which I thought was okay tbh.
At this point I might just quit after being shredded that hard - what should I do?
To get some context here are you in hs, college, post collegiate? Male or female?
That's not fat, but if you quit because of it you're a panzy a$$. If I call you stupid are you going to quit letsrun? Calm down, dude.
^ And prove the coach run by actually running fast
Hi sorry, I'm a 21 year old guy in College, distance runner - skinny legs tbh - running the 5k in 3 weeks
Hit on a bunch of troll topics, but if for some odd reason it is true:
Someone says you look a few pounds over race weight and you think you take that as an insult enough to leave the team?
Why not watch what you eat and enjoy the free speed? There is a big difference between not being at race weight and being called fat. I am taller than you. older than you, and 152. I am not close to race weight, but I am not fat.
Well OK, I am fat.
I mean this is a common thing for a college coach to come at the guys with. I'm not saying it is right, but I would not take it too personal.
To me your height and weight seem proportional.
Your coach is an obsessive homosexual.
The coach should do everything he can to help you improve. He is probably correct. If you have thin legs, you probably are too heavy in the arms or gut. Lose 3 pounds and then thank the coach.
BMI of 20.5.
Put it perspective, the BMI of a few of the top runners:
Haile Gebrselassie: 20.4
Kenenisa Bekele: 22
Nick Willis: 20.3
Joseph Ebuya: 23.4
Triple chili cheeseburgers sound amazing.
BMI index wrote:
BMI of 20.5.
Put it perspective, the BMI of a few of the top runners:
Haile Gebrselassie: 20.4
Kenenisa Bekele: 22
Nick Willis: 20.3
Joseph Ebuya: 23.4
Where did you get these?
SkinnyFat wrote:
Hey everyone,
so yesterday my coach told me that I need to watch what i'm eating and that I look a few pounds over race weight. I'm currently 5'11 ft, 147lbs - which I thought was okay tbh.
At this point I might just quit after being shredded that hard - what should I do?
147 at 5'11" definitely isn't fat. I'm 6' and somewhere between 140-145.
If you actually want to lose weight, look into cutting out processed foods and sugar. Don't calorie count and starve yourself.
Gfgjn wrote:
BMI index wrote:
BMI of 20.5.
Put it perspective, the BMI of a few of the top runners:
Haile Gebrselassie: 20.4
Kenenisa Bekele: 22
Nick Willis: 20.3
Joseph Ebuya: 23.4
Where did you get these?
I put in their height and weight into a BMI calculator.
Say to coach, "Well, you're ugly and stupid" and go from there.
I'd report him to the athletic department for harassment and sue the school. He'll get to keep his job but have to undergo sensitivity training and you'll get some extra beer money from the school. Everybody wins.
There are accurate BMI scales accessible to many.
I would chart BMI, and then figure out where you should healthily maintain it. My guess is that the optimum BMI means just a loss of a few pounds at worst. So don't starve - just stay away from the junk as suggested above.
BMI index wrote:
BMI of 20.5.
Put it perspective, the BMI of a few of the top runners:
Haile Gebrselassie: 20.4
Kenenisa Bekele: 22
Nick Willis: 20.3
Joseph Ebuya: 23.4
Don't know where you got these from, but a quick research gives
Geb 20.0
Bekele 19.5
Ebuya 19.6
There was a study about the 100 top marathoners with an average of 19.5, too.
So your 20.5 might be far from being fat, but in comparison to elite runners you are maybe 7 lbs too heavy.
Troll the letsrun.com messageboard. Oh wait, you already did that.
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SlowFatMaster wrote:
Say to coach, "Well, you're ugly and stupid" and go from there.
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Actually, tell him that's an ignorant thing to say and that he's way out of line to say something like that to someone he's supposed to be coaching. If he continues to give you a hard time, then report the a-hole to your parents and the school board.