r/trackandfield

7d ago

u/GraffitiKing30

Is a 67(no pun intented)W/kg power to weight ratio good?

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IsopodDry8635

7d ago

As in your power lifts are 67% of your full?

That's generally low. Most people see be between 75 and 85 or more.

GraffitiKing30

7d ago

That's not what power to weight ration means. I think it mean how much power you can generate based on your weight

IsopodDry8635

7d ago

Yeah I didn't see what subreddit I was on when I commented. How are you calculating your power to weight ratio?

w/kg varies based on your events. Sprinters are probably going to have the highest ratio, and throwers have the highest absolute power in wattage.

Elite sprinters may hit an 8-12 w/kg ratio, with everything else being less, based on a a cursory google search.…