I'm 48 and lost around 10 pounds over the course of the past year, went from 18% to 14% body fat as measured by a DEXA scan. I would have thought the weight loss would make me faster, but my typical 1650M freestyle time in a pool has gone from around 28 minutes to around 29:30, which is pretty significant. I've always had to either eat to perform or eat to lose weight. I wonder if I'm not eating enough, but am a little paranoid about putting weight on. I know that getting your body fat too low eventually hurts you, but I'm nowhere near that level which I understand to be single digits. I realize that by posting on a forum it's impossible to give all the variables (how much I swim, what I eat, when I eat, the list could go on forever), but it's really frustrating. Has anyone else experienced this?
.OK How about how tall and body type for starters. 10 lbs would have very little to do with a min.30 time difference. a year older a new pool and training plan seem more likely.
.OK How about how tall and body type for starters. 10 lbs would have very little to do with a min.30 time difference. a year older a new pool and training plan seem more likely.
