Are you suggesting that limiting the weight change you can apply on zwift would have some sort of medical impact?
There will always be a few exceptions to weight loss but unfortunately there are a small percentage of riders who use weight manipulation to gain an advantage. To help reduce this loophole I would suggest a 3% maximum reduction in weight over a week. I understand this could effect a very small percentage of riders who may loose more weight than this but I think this is a necessary step to stop dishonest riders from constantly using this metric as an advantage.
+/- 3% over a week seems reasonable.
You would have to consider cases eg where people put a pause on their zwifting, for example over a few month period where they’re doing outdoor riding. Would you allow them to come back from 12 week hiatus and enter a ~40% weight change – not impossible, but not likely either. Or would you have to tell folks that did lose a good amount of weight (eg. 90kg going to 77kg) that it will just take them a month to combine their allowable reduction?
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I’m noticing that a lot of people are supporting this proposal by way of talking about how Zwift should support healthy lifestyles, and are talking about how much the limit should be by talking about what is or is not a healthy amount of weight to lose over the course of a week.
I’m noticing that, and suggesting that if implemented, and if health is actually part of the concern, the actual numbers should maybe be arrived at by trained medical and nutritional professionals.
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No harm in doing so, and I’m not stuck on the 2kg value, but I don’t think it’s necessary. I think supporting healthy weight change is just a by-product.
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I do not agree with this. Your weight only matters in races. I never race. So my weight and speed are irrelevant to others. But my daughter sometimes (once a month) uses my zwift, but she is 10 kilos heavier.
so with your suggestion we wouldn’t be able to change my weight to hers.
If you don’t ever race, where you believe that’s the only place weight matters, why bother caring which weight (yours or our daughter’s) is entered in Zwift?
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If she is under 16year old she can get a free kids account.
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Sometimes you have to make concessions when sharing an account.
That’s kind of against the rules but I’m ok with it, I just don’t want other aspects of the game to be restrained because it makes sharing more difficult.
Sharing a Netflix account has just been made a criminal offence in the UK (yes, really).
Not sure if Zwift account sharing is comparable?
I don’t know, but wouldn’t be surprised to start seeing 2-factor authentication login requirements on a number of subscribed online services, though Zwift might be tech challenged themselves implementing such anytime zoon.
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No new laws have been introduced, but the IPO said sharing passwords breaches existing copyright law. I believe they’ve since removed that particular guidance from their website, mind.
The chances of a police investigation followed by a prosecution remain vanishingly small for the typical user.
Agreed,. and was scrolling some of the replies to find this (or similar) to respond to.
I just clocked my first few rides in a few months, having been crazy busy with kids (and chasing improved swimming technique and starting back into a lifting regimen while my trainer setup was interrupted for some basement remodeling) and then realized I hadn’t updated my weight! Went from 307lb to 291lb.
Perhaps a compromise might be that there be some guardrails in place contingent upon having had recent activities as well? e.g. bigger changes are allowable if you’ve been away for a while, but limit the change if you’ve been logging rides consistently in the past x days.
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