Hey, group! I was just surfing around and ran across this. Thought some of you might be interested.
www.swimmersworld.com/.../
Lainey
Parents
Former Member
well as I understand it... any strong use of muscles (like a swimming workout) causes a decrease in performance of the muscles that can last, believe it or not up to two weeks. You need to cut way down on the amount of time you spend workingout in the weeks before a big meet, in order to give your muscles a rest and time to repair themselves... so they will be in top shape during the event. Shaving your arms, legs and body is part of the psych-up before a big meet. It also gives you a sensation of feeling the water better and swimming faster.
Anyone else have anything to add to that? Now, that you've brought it up Dom, I've always wondered, for a man with a lot of body hair, if shaving actually reduces drag significantly / allows him to slip through the water more efficiently/with less resistance, or does it just produce the sensation of doing so?
well as I understand it... any strong use of muscles (like a swimming workout) causes a decrease in performance of the muscles that can last, believe it or not up to two weeks. You need to cut way down on the amount of time you spend workingout in the weeks before a big meet, in order to give your muscles a rest and time to repair themselves... so they will be in top shape during the event. Shaving your arms, legs and body is part of the psych-up before a big meet. It also gives you a sensation of feeling the water better and swimming faster.
Anyone else have anything to add to that? Now, that you've brought it up Dom, I've always wondered, for a man with a lot of body hair, if shaving actually reduces drag significantly / allows him to slip through the water more efficiently/with less resistance, or does it just produce the sensation of doing so?
