Octavio Pérez, author of the book "Preparation in the Mountain Corridor" is part of the Clinic Trail By 226ers teaching team
What is a BMI and a low fat percentage? What is the ideal?
To solve these issues, let's look at Super elite athletes if, without a doubt, they are clear examples to achieve maximum performance. According to various studies, resistance athletes have a fatty percentage between 6 and 12% for men and between 12 and 20% for women.
For example: Killian Jornet measures 171cm and its maximum performance weight is 56kg with a fatty percentage of 8% and an BMI of 19.6. As a "curiosity" your Max (maximum oxygen consumption) is between 85 and 90 ml/min/kg. FC Max: 205. FC Rest: 34. Pulmonary capacity: 5.3 liters.
If you are a mountain corridor here you have a good example of what is the maximum weight weight, but be careful! Professional athletes often walk along the thin line that separates the envelope and the maximum form, so, it is best to learn to listen to you.
How to calculate our body mass index (BMI)?
It is a measure of association between the weight and stature of an individual, it is calculated by the mathematical formula:
How to calculate our fatty percentage?
There are thousands of methods, the most reliable measurement by skin folds, but we are most practical, here you have a link to calculate it.
Practical recommendations
Calendar of anthropometric measurements:
Two days after each competition condemates To verify which has allowed us to achieve better results. Your training sensations are often also a good indicative to find out your maximum performance weight
How normal general, if you are an adult, resistance athlete, adequate values to get your maximum performance should be among:
Women
BMI: Between 19 and 23
%fatty: between 13 and 21%
Men
BMI: Between 18 and 23
%fatty: between 9 and 16%
As a physical trainer, I have bought that in the amateur or popular field it is more frequent
There is a great margin of improvementFortunately I have also proven this, thanks to the commitment of my athletes with their preparation and the trust they have with my recommendations.
It is simple, if we have to move an excessive body mass,
We will be less efficient, we will exhaust before because we will consume more energy and have more options to injure ourselves because we support an unnecessary overload. If on the contrary, it is excessively low, we will have less strength and more options to have a weak immune system, that is, more anemias and training possibilities.
Finding the exact point is appropriate to improve our brands.
An BMI and an optimal fatty percentage is a better performance Because at the same speed we will go more comfortable and at the same time, we will be able to withstand faster rhythms for a longer time. Basically, it will improve our physical form because
It will improve our resistance capacity.
Only you decide if it is worth trying.
Octavio Pérez will be part of the Clinic Trail By 226ers teaching team
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