Swimmers Body, Runners Body

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: profile.ak.fbcdn.net/.../41576_284212555090_8345297_n.jpg
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  • Yup. But I don't expect much from fashion magazines. It's not just fashion magazines. It's just about every kind of magazine or ad out there for anything. Just thought it was funny that ya'll were complaining about this when it's been true for women for ages :)
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  • Yup. But I don't expect much from fashion magazines. It's not just fashion magazines. It's just about every kind of magazine or ad out there for anything. Just thought it was funny that ya'll were complaining about this when it's been true for women for ages :)
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