tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post1057379101610973312..comments2023-12-21T12:24:25.009-05:00Comments on Fight in the Dog: What Does BMI Tell Us?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-55113329530821925622007-02-04T11:09:00.000-05:002007-02-04T11:09:00.000-05:00All good points, Jay. One of the things that both...All good points, Jay. One of the things that bothers me is that many coaches allow lightweights to take erg tests above weight (this includes USRowing). Since the erg is an objective measure, it is the best way to know if performance decreases when an athlete gets close to weight (one of your tests). When these athletes do get to weight they're in boats which are usually set by then.JW Burkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986444574194021099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-62108764016038692802007-02-04T10:43:00.000-05:002007-02-04T10:43:00.000-05:00I agree that the typical light isn't dropping too ...I agree that the typical light isn't dropping too low or risking health when rowing light. What keeps coaches up at night isn't the typical light.<br /><br />The athletes "on the edge" that are "sucking weight" are the athletes that usually end up miserable, unhealthy and sometimes (terribly) in the headlines.<br /><br />BMI isn't a measure that I believe in. Even with some sort of adjustment for athletes, I'm not willing to let some ratio in a computer tell me if somebody is "overweight" or "underweight". I'm using my eyes, the erg (sorry) and my judgement. If performance is slipping as a light gets closer to weight, (s)he takes more time to recover from workouts or (s)he looks like a concentration camp victim, then I'm getting worried as a coach.<br /><br />It's a bummer that I'm not coaching lights anymore, because I really like that part of rowing. If the sport is going to continue growing, then light rowing is were the growth is going to be. There are only so many people who are in the 95th percentile in height who will row.Coach Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661934249164499760noreply@blogger.com