Strength to weight ratio is one of the keys to vertical jumping. We have male and female standards for these gym exercises and more. If you move up a weight class youre expected to lift more in order to be equally competitive after all. 56 181lbs 8 body fat. Lets create a simple example when athlete a jumps he can create 3000 lbs of force upward and weighs 1500 lbs when athlete b jumps he can only create 1500 lbs of force however he weighs 50 lbs. 56 181lbs 20 body fat athlete b.
If you can hold your own at 165 75kg maybe not win meets but still be competitive moving up to 181 825kg where people are lifting a lot more weight seems like a fools errand. A weight class sport is one in which competitors are divided up into different divisions depending on how much they weigh. For example if a lifters power clean and power snatches have a very high ratio are above 85 and 675 versus the clean and snatch its obviously that the athlete is either exceptionally powerful or has technical or mobility issues in getting under the bar into a full squat to receive the barbell. For example if the ratios for the exercises were 13 1 15 09 and 06 youd add them up to get 53 total. Our strength standards are based on over 46855000 lifts entered by strength level users. Divide the total by five the number of exercises you performed to get your strength to weight ratio profile.
Bench press squat deadlift pull ups shoulder press dumbbell bench press dumbbell curl push ups barbell curl military press. Its often met with some push back. For those who dont know powerlifting is a weight class sport. Then divide 53 by 5 for a swr profile of 106. Height weight body fat athlete a.
Gallery of Powerlifting Height Weight Ratio
