Couple questions - I have seen this notion thrown around a few times.
Is this idea that you can be too skinny to successfully race at your best in LC triathlon based on a scientifically accepted concept? (removing the obvious example of someone who is clearly malnourished or has an eating disorder)
If so, what is the physiology at play here? Is it more fat or more muscle that would be desirable?
Or is this just something experienced triathletes say when they see a frail-looking runner who overbiked suffering and walking it in on the marathon?
I have never really been someone who worries too much about weight but after seeing this idea shared a couple times, thought I would ask.
Is this idea that you can be too skinny to successfully race at your best in LC triathlon based on a scientifically accepted concept? (removing the obvious example of someone who is clearly malnourished or has an eating disorder)
If so, what is the physiology at play here? Is it more fat or more muscle that would be desirable?
Or is this just something experienced triathletes say when they see a frail-looking runner who overbiked suffering and walking it in on the marathon?
I have never really been someone who worries too much about weight but after seeing this idea shared a couple times, thought I would ask.