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

[Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>]

> That may work on the treadmill, but under real conditions at a 
> 100-mile race
> (where it really counts), it doesn't.

Does anybody else remember a study, done in Australia I think, where they
put a light rider on one horse and a heavyweight on the other.  In the
beginning the horse with the heavy rider ran higher heart rates, but
after training with that rider for awhile they evened back up.  They
found the only way to get an advantage was to train with a heavyweight,
then have a lightweight ride in competition.  So...adaptation comes into
play.  I'm sure if one rider is 100 lb. and the other 220 it didn't work
quite so evenly, but the difference between 150 and 175 might even out
with training.

Angie
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