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In article <1992Nov4.024332.22339@bohra.cpg.oz.au>, johnr@bohra.cpg.oz.au (John Reid) writes:
> ddozier@daled.net.com (Dale Dozier) writes:
> 
> 
> >  Are there any formulas for calories used that take into account weight, 
> >level of fitness and level of effort for running and cycling? I am tring
> >to drop that last 10-15lbs so I can be more competitive for my biathlons 
> >and have not been very successful the past year. This information would 
> >help as I look at the calories going in -vs- those going out REAL closely. 
> 
> >Thanks
> >-Dale
> 
> Are you sure that weight is a sensible metric for your situation?
>

Excellent, pertinent stuff from John Reid deleted.
 
>
> Hope all this helps.
> 
> John Reid
> -- 
> 

John is kinder than I am.  Weight is absolutely the wrong metric.  If you
have been training like you should, artifically forcing your weight down
could/will hurt your performance.  IMHO the correct metric is % body fat,
determined by the water method (no pinch test please!). 

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