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Metric or Imperial?

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  • #102
    Chivito550
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    I do stones for weight, but kilometres for distance, like any reasonable person.

    I'd say the majority of people who lift weights would measure themselves in kilos. The weights are all in kilos, and how much you can lift, squat, deadlift etc relative to your body weight is an important measure. Would make sense to measure yourself in the same measurement system as the weights.


  • #103
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,710 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    I do stones for weight, but kilometres for distance, like any reasonable person.

    That just a statement? Or are you querying my post?

    Reasonable people use whatever works best for them. Me: I use both metric and imperial.


  • #104
    KielyUnusual
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭KielyUnusual


    Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think its a preference for most people.

    When I started running, I ran 5 mile, 10 mile, half marathon, marathon races so I obviously used miles in my training because that's how the courses are marked out.

    Now I run shorter distances, so pace isn't really an issue. I use my Garmin as a stopwatch on the track and its still set to miles for easy runs because that's what I'm used to.

    Now at work, its a different issue. You have these stubborn Americans sending you over CAD that is measured in inches and talking about grouse and horse's hands and all this stuff. Fall in to line lads. The rest of the world has. :D


  • #105
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    walshb wrote: »
    That just a statement? Or are you querying my post?

    Reasonable people use whatever works best for them. Me: I use both metric and imperial.

    It's a statement that I'm reasonable, yes.

    Just saying that I never moved off weighing myself in stone, I've no historic reference readily available in my head for comparison purposes.

    For distance, like the post above, most races I've trained for are measured in kilometers so I've always used them.


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