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Old 02-06-11 | 10:14 PM
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echappist
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Originally Posted by hutsunuwu
Im a longtime rider that is racing for the first time and I am trying to determine what the best race weight is for my body? I am currently at 154.6 lbs and im looking to drop to somewhere between 145-150. But is there a way for me to know how low is to low? I dont want to sacrifice power or speed by losing to much weight.
find your body fat % (do it in accurately), then find your lean body mass. Assume you get to 5% body fat, divide lean body mass by 0.95. That's the lowest you should go
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