J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by freezywater

Ian Wickham wrote:I agree she is a nice enough girl and she was really good at sending Little W a couple signed photos, but again it is about winning not the taking part, she will never reach her potential !!!! 8)

with a name like Chemmy you'd think she could pass for a yank, at least she'd get the funding her talent deserves :roll:

Tony_H wrote:Tragic news indeed. If it makes you buy a helmet, good for you.
I will continue to choose not to, and would appreciate not having it rammed down my throat about why I should thanks.

hear hear :!: worthy of 5 stars :twisted:

betty wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:
Here is a great photo of Miller in 'the zone'. Almost like his skis aren't off the snow!

that's extremely impressive

lol, you can't do that on a tray :roll: :cry:

Trencher wrote:

freezywater wrote:

the modern measure is fat percentage, this takes into account build, height etc and gives you a fat percentage of your overall weight. this allows for some one bein g 18 stone of pure muscle not being labelled "overweught"

They are very useful. Some are better than others, and readings vary from machine to machine. The weight scale type are easiest to use. What they will do is help you monitor your progress. Generally fitness is not just about loosing weight, it's about have good musculature to support your frame, and what you do with it. Being able to see the benefit of diet and exercise in terms of fat reduction, and muscle increase, is very encouraging, if you are doing it right. If you are unfit, and just simply loose weight, you won't be doing much to improve your skiing.

Trencher

As usual Trencher you make a very good point, you often see people who need to lose weight going out and running without doing anything to build up the muscles around the knees, after a few times pounding around the streets they give up as the knees or shins are painful. Like you say, you need to have the correct muscaluture to support your frame :roll:

my wife loved that blue, off the top of the 6 man chair lift if I recall. There's a red that runs down the left-hand side of that blue as well.

bandit wrote:

AllyG wrote:Bandit,
I do agree with you (because muscle weighs more than fat), but it's a good general guideline though, which is why our doctors and nurses use it. Some of the sites also include wrist circumference etc. to allow for bone size

And how many of us are built like Arnold Swartzenegger anyway? Apart from you of course :wink:

Have fun at the gym :D

Ally

It is an outdated measure, since it was developed in the mid 1800's and people are generally taller and heavier now. It does nothing to measure adipose tissue, but if your parents were big boned, you can look forward to lots of lectures about how overweight you are (even if your ribs stick out).

I imagine that the NHS uses it, because it's free, and they can put it on their computers, thereby removing any need to make a clinical judgement based on an examination, and allowing them to put a tick in a box.

the modern measure is fat percentage, this takes into account build, height etc and gives you a fat percentage of your overall weight. this allows for some one bein g 18 stone of pure muscle not being labelled "overweught"

Tony_H wrote:Has anyone else noticed the forum has been a much more wibble free place this past couple of days?

ouch :oops:

Pablo Escobar wrote:

Can't believe I missed that when it first came round.

I hope he's better at tennis than he has been at skiing so far this year!!

Gold Medal For Amy Williams .....Come on Chemmy For The Combined Started by User in Ski Chatter, 29 Replies
Ian Wickham wrote:I agree she is a nice enough girl and she was really good at sending Little W a couple signed photos, but again it is about winning not the taking part, she will never reach her potential !!!! 8) with a name like Chemmy you'd think she could pass for a yank, at least she'd get the funding her talent deserves :roll:

Yet another reason to wear a helmet Started by User in Ski Chatter, 77 Replies
Tony_H wrote:Tragic news indeed. If it makes you buy a helmet, good for you. I will continue to choose not to, and would appreciate not having it rammed down my throat about why I should thanks. hear hear :!: worthy of 5 stars :twisted:

Vancouver: Mens Downhill Started by User in Ski Chatter, 54 Replies
betty wrote: Pablo Escobar wrote: Here is a great photo of Miller in 'the zone'. Almost like his skis aren't off the snow! that's extremely impressive lol, you can't do that on a tray :roll: :cry:

Lanersbach Started by User in Austria, 21 Replies
my wife loved that blue, off the top of the 6 man chair lift if I recall. There's a red that runs down the left-hand side of that blue as well.

For all those going out this weekend..... Started by User in Ski Chatter, 17 Replies
Tony_H wrote:Has anyone else noticed the forum has been a much more wibble free place this past couple of days? ouch :oops:

Bode Miller plays tennis... Started by User in Ski Chatter, 5 Replies
Pablo Escobar wrote: Can't believe I missed that when it first came round. I hope he's better at tennis than he has been at skiing so far this year!!

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