How do you make yourself less bouyant?

[MX727]

BMI is a crappy individual measurement. It accounts for nothing but height and weight and doesnt neccesarilly say squat about how "fat" you are

It's not perfect, but it is a starting point and I suspect that at 5'6" & 170, he could lose 10-15lbs of excess body fat and he would be less buoyant.

 

[Tigerman]

BMI is a good start if you want to describe a population of thousands of people as their build will be a fairly average build and as such the BMI would be "averagely correct" as well, but to measure individuals theres better ways which is pretty much as simple as BMI..

 

[eelnoraa]

At the end of the dive, you will need those weight back.

 

[LanceRiley]

Predicting the next question/thread will be about how to reduce air-consumption.

hahah... im working on that... silently.... have varied success.. but i think im getting there.... shedding weight is one of em.

 

[LanceRiley]

It's not perfect, but it is a starting point and I suspect that at 5'6" & 170, he could lose 10-15lbs of excess body fat and he would be less buoyant.

yes... i've suspected this much. BMI does put me in the overweight part... but get this... my buddies and I are about just 5 lbs difference in weight... We've analyzed it.... they're runners. less fat... less water retention... more dense!

 

[diver_doug]

Stuck with 7.5lbs of weight?...awwww, poor baby :depressed:. I think what you should do is come dive in California where you'll need about triple that and then you won't care about shedding 1.5lbs of lead.