Optimum weight

Question 1

What is optimum weight?

Answer 1

The ideal weight someone should be.

Question 2

What are the factors it depends on?

Answer 2

Bone structure
Height
Sex
Muscle girth

Question 3

How does height affect this and a sporting example?

Answer 3

.Height = how tall you are will affect weight - the taller you are the more you weigh
- Good for basketball when youre trying to outreach the opponent
- good for cricket when the use of longer levers may benefit in bowling it

Question 4

How does Bone structure affect this and sporting example?

Answer 4

-Some people have wider or longer bones which leads to a greater bone density
- larger bone structure = weigh more than s1 who is the same heigh but with smaller bone structure.
- good for contact sports like rugby

Question 5

How does sex affect this?

Answer 5

male tend to have more muscle mass therefore weighing more.
- good for activities requiring strength and power
- male and female compete separately like athletics

Question 6

How does Muscle girth affect this and sporting example?

Answer 6

• size/ circumference of muscle
• bigger muscles = weigh more - good for speed and power strength activities like Javelin throwing

Question 7

How are different elite performers considered due to their weight?

Answer 7

-Sumo wrestlers might be considered overweight as they are heavy due to their muscle mass.
- Jockeys/ feather weight boxers may be considered underweight

They are all in fact he optimum weight for their sport!