How good is swimming?..

DiGiTaL · 04-04-2006, 08:36 PM

Hey,

I've recently heard swimming is really good for you if you are cutting (it was from a little kid so ya). I am wondering, is this true?. Im currently cutting and I'd like to lose fat and was wondering if i should go on with this after my work outs or not?

Thanks for answering

**P-funk** · 04-04-2006, 08:38 PM

I hear diet is really good for getting cut!

Swimming is just a form of cardio. It is nice because it has no impact though.

DiGiTaL · 04-04-2006, 08:49 PM

thanks, I'm going to be swimming from now on. I gotta lose %10BF from %23.

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**P-funk** · 04-04-2006, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiGiTaL

thanks, I'm going to be swimming from now on. I gotta lose %10BF from %23.

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diet diet diet diet diet diet diet

DiGiTaL · 04-04-2006, 08:52 PM

i know, i've always been on my diet but not that serious, occasionally i would go eat really a lot. And i always had big dinners (To think they were good for me). Im finally serious about it. I gotta have atleast %10bf if i want Abs and shit i want them bad. So im gonna start killing myself lol.

**P-funk** · 04-04-2006, 08:53 PM

what is your weight training routine like?

DiGiTaL · 04-04-2006, 08:58 PM

i just started using Gopro's P/RR/S routine. And i find it amazing lol

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I also added about 40 minutes of cardio starting today.

The Monkey Man · 04-04-2006, 09:25 PM

I used swimming quite a bit last year, but found it too low impact...
In other words it didn't raise my HR enough to really burn...

And if I increased the duration of my swims, the longer sessions
tired out my shoulders and weakened their stability when lifting free weights...

Just something to consider

Adamjs · 04-05-2006, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Monkey Man

I used swimming quite a bit last year, but found it too low impact...
In other words it didn't raise my HR enough to really burn...

And if I increased the duration of my swims, the longer sessions
tired out my shoulders and weakened their stability when lifting free weights...

Just something to consider

My G/F's sister is trying to cut and wants to do lots of swimming because running/skipping/sprinting/cycling/rowing isn't her thing (which might explain the weight issue to begin with) - did you manage to get any benefit of it at all for cutting?

The13ig13adWolf · 04-05-2006, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Adamjs

My G/F's sister is trying to cut and wants to do lots of swimming because running/skipping/sprinting/cycling/rowing isn't her thing (which might explain the weight issue to begin with) - did you manage to get any benefit of it at all for cutting?

tell her to lift. women have this crazy aversion to lifting heavy...most are scared of it or something ie: "it will make me bulky." get her in the gym and hide the 5lb DBs as well as the cardio equipment from her.

DiGiTaL · 04-05-2006, 10:27 AM

Quote:

tell her to lift. women have this crazy aversion to lifting heavy...most are scared of it or something ie: "it will make me bulky." get her in the gym and hide the 5lb DBs as well as the cardio equipment from her.

^lol, i thought it was because they thought it would make them look weird.

mike456 · 04-05-2006, 03:23 PM

i read and believe that the only way a girl can get bulky is from taking steroids
the reason is there body does not produce enough testosterone

so what happens. they just get cut up? or this isn't true at all
I seen The13ig13adWolf pics, by the way you have a awseome body, will women just look you if they train with heavy weights or is it possible to get really bulky, etc.

Adamjs · 04-05-2006, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The13ig13adWolf

tell her to lift. women have this crazy aversion to lifting heavy...most are scared of it or something ie: "it will make me bulky." get her in the gym and hide the 5lb DBs as well as the cardio equipment from her.

I already have her lifting - but she keeps damn well using all the flashy looking machines rather than the freeweights program i gave her. It's funny you should mention the 5lb DB - i tried to give her almost an entirely DB program so that she would feel safer without a spotter. She couldn't even manage to do a lunge with the 5lb DB! I've moved her back to bodyweight lunges - I had no idea that people existed who couldn't even lift 5lbs!

04-04-2006, 08:36 PM	#1
DiGiTaL .::.:: Legend ::.::. Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ca Posts: 1,466 Photos: 2	How good is swimming?.. Hey, I've recently heard swimming is really good for you if you are cutting (it was from a little kid so ya). I am wondering, is this true?. Im currently cutting and I'd like to lose fat and was wondering if i should go on with this after my work outs or not? Thanks for answering Stats: Weight: 183lbs \| BF: 13% My Cutting Journal come motivate me.

04-04-2006, 08:38 PM	#2
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 31,702	I hear diet is really good for getting cut! Swimming is just a form of cardio. It is nice because it has no impact though. E-Book: Take Charge! Everything You Need To Know To Write Your Own Training Programs Online Consulting/Program Design Reality Based Fitness Podcast Check me out on Twitter! Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

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DiGiTaL .::.:: Legend ::.::. Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ca Posts: 1,466 Photos: 2	thanks, I'm going to be swimming from now on. I gotta lose %10BF from %23. . Stats: Weight: 183lbs \| BF: 13% My Cutting Journal come motivate me.

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DiGiTaL .::.:: Legend ::.::. Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ca Posts: 1,466 Photos: 2	i know, i've always been on my diet but not that serious, occasionally i would go eat really a lot. And i always had big dinners (To think they were good for me). Im finally serious about it. I gotta have atleast %10bf if i want Abs and shit i want them bad. So im gonna start killing myself lol. Stats: Weight: 183lbs \| BF: 13% My Cutting Journal come motivate me.

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P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 31,702	what is your weight training routine like? E-Book: Take Charge! Everything You Need To Know To Write Your Own Training Programs Online Consulting/Program Design Reality Based Fitness Podcast Check me out on Twitter! Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

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DiGiTaL .::.:: Legend ::.::. Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ca Posts: 1,466 Photos: 2	i just started using Gopro's P/RR/S routine. And i find it amazing lol . I also added about 40 minutes of cardio starting today. Stats: Weight: 183lbs \| BF: 13% My Cutting Journal come motivate me.

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mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	i read and believe that the only way a girl can get bulky is from taking steroids the reason is there body does not produce enough testosterone so what happens. they just get cut up? or this isn't true at all I seen The13ig13adWolf pics, by the way you have a awseome body, will women just look you if they train with heavy weights or is it possible to get really bulky, etc.

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