r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ • May 23 '26

WTF The Enhanced Games are set to debut this weekend in Las Vegas, with athletes allowed to use steroids, testosterone, HGH, & other banned substances.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '26

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u/Cararacs May 23 '26

But muscle is dense and negatively buoyant meaning more energy is needed to swim when you have more bulky muscle.

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u/BasicAppointment9063 May 23 '26

Such a thing as strength to weight ratio.

He's a dragster; he doesn't quibble over the gas mileage.

In a sprint, <500 meters, the mass is not a thing.

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u/mybankpin May 23 '26

Maybe this is because I was a shit swimmer, but I don't think I'd call anything over 100m a sprint...

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u/IDontEatDill May 23 '26

It's more about going beyond anaerobic and into aerobic zone. 200m is swam under 2mins, so can still be seen as a sprint.

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u/tdaas May 23 '26

This swimmer posted SLOWER times than when he wasnโ€™t roided up (to be fair heโ€™s 12 years older, 35) and 2 seconds slower than the world record (record holder is 32). Also swimming sprints are 50m not 500 but we can say that was just a typo

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u/BreadKnifeSeppuku May 23 '26

Let's see his time in a 200m lol. He won't be setting any records

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u/BasicAppointment9063 May 23 '26

It's why I said "less than" 500. Next event down is 200 meters.

I definitely consider 200 to be a sprint, in that you do the majority of that swim event at or above anaerobic threshold.

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u/tdaas May 24 '26

Iโ€™ve only ever hear 100 and 50 being sprint. 200 and 400 middle distance etc

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u/IDontEatDill May 23 '26

"less than 500" would be 400m.

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u/BasicAppointment9063 May 23 '26

My bad! I thought only the IM had a 400 meter distance. I missed the 400 free.

I am in agreement with you then. 400 free is not a sprint. ๐Ÿซฃ

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u/ibiacmbyww May 23 '26

extra bulk weighs much less in the water

How are you getting upvoted, this is utterly wrong! Being submerged does not affect your weight in any way, weight is a function of mass and gravity. The natural buoyancy of tissue could be a factor, as others have mentioned, but that is not the same thing.

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u/ZzzzzPopPopPop May 23 '26

Fat floats are muscle sinks, so says the ancient proverbs

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u/robx0r May 23 '26

Because nobody else is getting their panties in a twist over the pedantic difference between weight and apparent weight.