The other day, as I was being thrashed by a heavy lap swimmer, I once again pondered the difference between a swimmers body and a runners body. I have seen quite a few husky guys, carrying quite a bit of extra weight, who are also very good swimmers. On the other hand, you won't see runners who are carrying extra weight (unless they have just begun running). I think that there maybe a chicken-egg thing here (heavier guys tend not to go in for distance running) but I think that there are other considerations. One of them is that swimming tends to arouse appetite while running tends to suppress appetite.
Having said all that, I just can't yearn for a runners body, even though I would love to drop 5 kgs. I just do not want a body with no arms or shoulders. Also, maybe it's me, but this guy looks like an anorexic model:
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His look is not healthy
What's unhealthy about it? He doesn't look underweight to me. Franky, I think we've gotten too accustomed to looking at overweight people and now people who are actually at a healthy weight seem "too skinny" to many of us.
I think swimmers can get away with a higher body fat percentage because we aren't fighting gravity. Yes, pulling more weight through the water means more force needed, but it's not like running.
His look is not healthy
What's unhealthy about it? He doesn't look underweight to me. Franky, I think we've gotten too accustomed to looking at overweight people and now people who are actually at a healthy weight seem "too skinny" to many of us.
I think swimmers can get away with a higher body fat percentage because we aren't fighting gravity. Yes, pulling more weight through the water means more force needed, but it's not like running.
