Hey Everyone!
I've noticed that it was so much easier to loose weight with running, as opposed to swimming. It seems even though i'm swimming hard, the 13 or so pounds that I need to loose haven't budged. When I was running, my diet didn't have to be really clean...in fact I ate pizza at least once a week, and found that it helped me during high mileage. During running, my weight was very low despite the pizza habit. While swimming makes me hungrier, and I'm probably burning more calories per workout, the weight loss isn't there.
Why is this?
Thanks,
Jerrycat
Shaky, that was a very informative posting. But the more I think about it, there are some things which I'm not sure match what you are saying (in my experience).
You broke down the difference to (mostly) upper body vs lower body exercise. But when I use an ergometer or a Nordictrack, machines that would involve the upper body as well as the lower, my "hunger response" is the same as running. (And not as much as swimming. But maybe others have a different experience.)
Similarly, the urge to "power nap" after a workout is independent of the type of exercise, what I've eaten, or whether or not I've eaten.
Or maybe you are commenting about the "typical" running vs swimming workout. Would your argument change if you compared a sprinting running workout (muscle building) vs. a long distance moderate pace swim (aerobic)?
Originally posted by Shaky
Finally, that business about running keeping you from being hungry because it jostles your internal organs is a wives' tale. You can pound on someone's abdomen with a billy club, but if his muscles are depleted of glycogen he'll still be hungry.
I'll trust your word about this. But considering your experience at the Y, I'm wondering if you should try to get a grant for medical/sports research, using your co-swimmers as subjects. (Whack! Whack! Whack! "Are you still hungry? Good!" :D )
Shaky, that was a very informative posting. But the more I think about it, there are some things which I'm not sure match what you are saying (in my experience).
You broke down the difference to (mostly) upper body vs lower body exercise. But when I use an ergometer or a Nordictrack, machines that would involve the upper body as well as the lower, my "hunger response" is the same as running. (And not as much as swimming. But maybe others have a different experience.)
Similarly, the urge to "power nap" after a workout is independent of the type of exercise, what I've eaten, or whether or not I've eaten.
Or maybe you are commenting about the "typical" running vs swimming workout. Would your argument change if you compared a sprinting running workout (muscle building) vs. a long distance moderate pace swim (aerobic)?
Originally posted by Shaky
Finally, that business about running keeping you from being hungry because it jostles your internal organs is a wives' tale. You can pound on someone's abdomen with a billy club, but if his muscles are depleted of glycogen he'll still be hungry.
I'll trust your word about this. But considering your experience at the Y, I'm wondering if you should try to get a grant for medical/sports research, using your co-swimmers as subjects. (Whack! Whack! Whack! "Are you still hungry? Good!" :D )
