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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that type of body is not realistic and certainly not sustainable for almost all adult men who are not full time athletes and who live in the real (job, family) world.
I'm probably not going to swim as fast as Michael Phelps, either, but that doesn't make me demean his accomplishments.
I don't think it's fair to compare this to a female supermodel, either. Supermodels are almost always underweight and not necessarily even fit. This guy is definitely fit and does not appear underweight to me. He had to work hard to look like that.
that type of body is not realistic and certainly not sustainable for almost all adult men who are not full time athletes and who live in the real (job, family) world.
I'm probably not going to swim as fast as Michael Phelps, either, but that doesn't make me demean his accomplishments.
I don't think it's fair to compare this to a female supermodel, either. Supermodels are almost always underweight and not necessarily even fit. This guy is definitely fit and does not appear underweight to me. He had to work hard to look like that.
