Ever since I joined a club with a pool I've stayed away from the treadmill. I did some search on a bodybuilding forum and read that swimming is not very effective in burning fat. I'd like to say it is, at least if done a certain way. So the real question is, what is the best way to swim freestyle and butterfly to get ripped?
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Well, my son is 18, lives on Krispy Kreme donuts and is a ***-stroker who avoids weights, does not run at all. And he is totally ripped, with an 8 pack. His butterfly is sub par, he barely breaks a minute on the 100m ***, but yes, he looks nice. Might just be genetics tho.
Ryan Lochte ate at McDonalds every day at Beijing and won a gold medal in the 200 backstroke, 2 bronzes in the IMs, and a gold in the 200 free relay. He did well in *spite* of eating an unbalanced diet (no veggies whole grains/ eating lots of high fat/sodium/simple carbs).
If "ripped" here means has lots of visible muscle mass, much of it is genetic. But muscle mass does not equal speed. And having an 8 pack doesn't mean having a strong core for swimming.... the rectus abdominus (what people usually think core means, just the abs) is great for flexing the spine forward but unless your back muscles/lats can balance your abs (because muscles work in groups because they can only contract in 1 direction, something has to bring the body part back to the original position),
That said, the metabolism of young people is dramatically different than that of adults... I'm sure many people remember their days of the pizza diet in college, and how those eating habits caught up with them in their 30s...
I think the 100 M breaststroke there is in yards or else he'd be one of the top 10 in the world, Kitajima won in 2008 with a 58 something.
lastly, regarding studies showing swimming increases desire for fat and carbs.... I'd love to see those studies. I bet many types of strenuous exercise increase hunger in general...
I'd like to see the OP clarify as to when they're saying "ripped", whether they're seeking to burn fat, increase muscle mass, and/or swim faster. 3 VERY different things.
Well, my son is 18, lives on Krispy Kreme donuts and is a ***-stroker who avoids weights, does not run at all. And he is totally ripped, with an 8 pack. His butterfly is sub par, he barely breaks a minute on the 100m ***, but yes, he looks nice. Might just be genetics tho.
Ryan Lochte ate at McDonalds every day at Beijing and won a gold medal in the 200 backstroke, 2 bronzes in the IMs, and a gold in the 200 free relay. He did well in *spite* of eating an unbalanced diet (no veggies whole grains/ eating lots of high fat/sodium/simple carbs).
If "ripped" here means has lots of visible muscle mass, much of it is genetic. But muscle mass does not equal speed. And having an 8 pack doesn't mean having a strong core for swimming.... the rectus abdominus (what people usually think core means, just the abs) is great for flexing the spine forward but unless your back muscles/lats can balance your abs (because muscles work in groups because they can only contract in 1 direction, something has to bring the body part back to the original position),
That said, the metabolism of young people is dramatically different than that of adults... I'm sure many people remember their days of the pizza diet in college, and how those eating habits caught up with them in their 30s...
I think the 100 M breaststroke there is in yards or else he'd be one of the top 10 in the world, Kitajima won in 2008 with a 58 something.
lastly, regarding studies showing swimming increases desire for fat and carbs.... I'd love to see those studies. I bet many types of strenuous exercise increase hunger in general...
I'd like to see the OP clarify as to when they're saying "ripped", whether they're seeking to burn fat, increase muscle mass, and/or swim faster. 3 VERY different things.
