Thread: Is swimming good for bodybuilding

No

It's good for swimming.

First, is it just me or are you really annoying dude? Crap posts dont help anyone and they polute decent threads... so unless you are actually carrying on a conversation, mind not trying so hard to get in the pic gallery?

Second, I dont really think that swimming is going to help you put on mass all that much. In fact, can almost guarantee it. But it is great for your heart, etc... and an hour or two in the pool a day sure will burn some calories.

Eggs

Funny you should ask, I was just reading something on this the other day and it said swimming often can actually cause your body to retain more fat to keep warm while in the water. I thought you'd keep warm enough swimming but I guess not.
It also said that lactic acid build up was worse for swimming which is also bad for muscles.
It went on to say that running or power walking was the best cardio activities.

Hm, I'm not sure StB... my old man was a swimmer growing up and his pics are pretty shredded.

And assuming the guys on the US swim Team arent into AS, they are pretty muscular as well as cut.

So I'm not sure. One of the decent things about it is that you wont have to get your knees replaced after 20 years :P Ah, well maybe your rotator cuffs will be defunct.

Eggs

Not if you drown.

Yeah thats what I was thinking to Eggs, most swimmers you see are ripped so I wasn't to sure about it. Just something I was reading, you never know whats true or not but if did make me wonder.

I think swimming is a good cardio work-out. (although you will not raise you body temperature or sweat.)

Originally posted by Eggs
First, is it just me or are you really annoying dude?

Eggs

LMAO!!

Eggs, why don`t you tell us how you really feel.

Ahh, this is a kindler, gentler world these days... sorry about that dude. Lets try that again.

"First, is it just me or are you trying super hard to get into the Gallery so you can scope out all the hottie babes?"

*My eye has begun twitching at this point, so we'll end with that*

Eggs

ROTFLMFAO!! Nice try buddy

I don't know if Prince saves my old Q & A columns, but I once answered a question on swimming as cardio for getting cut...fact is, it is NOT a good method! Anyone that is ripped from swimming is that way in spite of it, not because of it.

There's a little contradiction here:

On the one hand, Your body will have to work hard to maintain your normal temperature in the cold water
(well, colder that body temp anyway) - this will burn calories.

On the other hand: Due to the cold water, your body temp will never raise to levels
where a lot of calories get burnt, like does any other kind of cardio.

Question remains: since your whole body gets worked during a swimming session,
is it not a viable alternative to all the other cardio types out there ?

Am I correct here, or hopelessly wrong ?

Originally posted by gopro
I don't know if Prince saves my old Q & A columns, but I once answered a question on swimming as cardio for getting cut...fact is, it is NOT a good method! Anyone that is ripped from swimming is that way in spite of it, not because of it.

I never said that I think swimming will get you cut, I just said that it's a good cardio work-out!