Re: Re:overweight an issue? - Weight vs. lean mass

["Sandy Bolinger" <bolinger@bigsky.net>]

just looked at my original post that sort of started this whole thing...I
would like to apologize for making the statement about "fit and trim
riders"... I guess "fit and trim" was the wrong use of words for what I was
trying to say...Let's just take the word "trim" out of the equation...what I
really meant was fit as opposed to out of shape and unable to help the horse
out by maintaining optimum riding technique ..In our society the ability to
ride in such manner for 100 miles would put you in the category of
"athletically inclined".....   Oh, by the way...one of the definitions for
"trim" in the dictionary is "the condition of fitness for action or use".
and  another is  "in good condition or fitness"...nothing about skinny, thin
or opposite of over-weight.

----- Original Message -----
From: <twoodcock@lendleaserei.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 12:54 PM
Subject: RC: Re:overweight an issue? - Weight vs. lean mass


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> Didn't I see a study from Susan G on the 1996 Tevis that said rider
weight/rider
> weight to horse ratio had no impact in endurance?  I can't get to the
internet
> right now, or I would look it up, but I'm fairly sure I saw this.
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> Tamara
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> Sheila <tondi313@yahoo.com> on 07/25/2000 07:45:02 PM
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> To:   superpat <superpat@gateway.net>, kamikazearabs@hotmail.com
> cc:   ridecamp@endurance.net (bcc: Tamara Woodcock/US1/Lend Lease)
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> Subject:  RC:  Re:overweight an issue? - Weight vs. lean mass
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> Yeah, yeah, yeah.....Weight is always a sensitive
> issue, seems especially with women.  I would challenge
> those who would criticize to a body composition test
> to see how much lean mass they have vs. fat mass.
> Many of us chubby's have more lean mass than the
> lightweights have total mass.
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> I agree it's all in how we manage ourbodies and not
> hinder our buddies.
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> The typical aging process for Americans is to gain
> 1.5# of fat/year and lose .5# lean/year.  So, the net
> gain is 1#/year.  It takes a concerted effort to
> thwart this aging feature and riding, cleaning corrals
> and running with your buddy helps.
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> Then we can get into genetics........but I won't bore.
>  Don't want to waste time on things we can't change.
> Best to work out regularly and let the cynics and
> snobs be who they are as reacting to them makes me a
> cynic, too.....big waste of time.
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> The length of the trail must thin out the crowd
> eventually, eh?
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> Happy riding, keep the focus,
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> She
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> "Dance like noone's watching."
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