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Old July 2nd 03, 06:33 PM
The Real Bev
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Default what is more important in downhill, leg strength or aerobiccapacity?

JTN wrote:

your theory is flawed somewhat, dead people in the right vehicle and terrain
are faster than alive in the same terrain.

example, dead person inside a box off Yosemite is faster than one alive. the
alive person would fight for the first few seconds before being thrown off.
the dead person is already traveling at 32.2ft/s /s thus has a 60-90 ft
advantage the alive person would never regain. then once they reach their
destination the aerobic wouldn't matter due to the longs being
collapsed.....


But you forget aerodynamic considerations. The dead person could not tuck
into an efficient shape (which a box certainly is not) and wind resistance
would slow him down. If the distance to drop is short, this probably
wouldn't matter much.

"Kurgan Gringioni" wrote:

Dead people are definitely slower than people who lack leg strength.
Therefore, I submit that aerobic capacity is more important in the
downhill.

Aaron Daniel Gringioni


ps. I used to hang out with some skiers once, therefore I know what I'm
talking about


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the path to knowledge one step at a time.

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