Are high yardage/slow aerobic swims a good method? Even the best method?
Sorry, I'm sure this topic has been covered numerous times. I've been away from the forums and the pool for a while. And I've packed on some pounds.
I just got back in the pool the other day after a 6-9 month layoff and have no immediate ambition to compete again. I'm thinking a realistic goal is to complete a 5k this summer and just focus on getting back in shape and not worry so much about the clock and sets and such. Figure I will get too frustrated and just want to swim just to swim for now.
When I was training and competing for a few years in Masters I never got too far above 2000 yards but would do hard sets (for me) of 15x100, etc.. Would I actually lose more weight if I instead swam 3-4k yards of just lap swimming?
....Also, I just read in my swimmer that Leslie Livingston has given up weights and dryland. Isn't that a complete 180?
Herb,
i have a very very hard time losing any weight while swimming.
as a very fast friend of mine said, "don't we swim so we can eat?"
it seems that the more/harder i swim the more i eat.
and i can really woof it down.
as far as refined surgar goes, i'll take mine in the form of 4 scoops of blue bell mocha almond fudge ice cream.
hmmm, maybe that's my problem.
ok, make it 5 scoops.
according to the bmi table that jim posted for his 50 free chart, i'm over weight.
heck it says i've been overweight since i was 20 (which i can barely remember).
weight loss will always be about calories in vs calories burnt.
Herb,
i have a very very hard time losing any weight while swimming.
as a very fast friend of mine said, "don't we swim so we can eat?"
it seems that the more/harder i swim the more i eat.
and i can really woof it down.
as far as refined surgar goes, i'll take mine in the form of 4 scoops of blue bell mocha almond fudge ice cream.
hmmm, maybe that's my problem.
ok, make it 5 scoops.
according to the bmi table that jim posted for his 50 free chart, i'm over weight.
heck it says i've been overweight since i was 20 (which i can barely remember).
weight loss will always be about calories in vs calories burnt.
