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CarpetbaggerForPeace t1_j3lnlqh wrote

Reply to comment by tomvorlostriddle in 2012 Olympic male athletes’ weight [OC] by highcharts

I thought strength increases as r^2 and weight increases as r^3 so someone has to gain a lot of weight for harder and harder strength increases.

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tomvorlostriddle t1_j3m54cj wrote

yes, but you are not vertically climbing there, you are not linearly penalized for your weight

and rowing is also about amplitude

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KrzysziekZ t1_j3pbe75 wrote

Force increase as r^2, but energy or power available as r^3. That's why all animals jump (from being still) the same height, be it a flea, a mouse or a human. Cats are better, elephants can't jump at all due to their ankle.

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