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
Originally posted by dulfin
...can you tell me why during the swimming season my sister and I drank milk like we owned the cow? It's a safe bet that during the swim season we would consume 2-3 gallons of milk a week - MMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
I'd be interested to hear this one too. Still need to satisfy the milkshake craving daily (although I make sure to use skim milk now :) ).
I remember an age-group swim clinic where they mentioned that the lactate in milk would be good during training, as it is close enough to lactic acid. If your body gets used to disposing more lactic acid, that would help to delay fatigue during races. (This was the '80s, so I don't know if this is "urban legend" or valid sports nutrition.)
Originally posted by dulfin
...can you tell me why during the swimming season my sister and I drank milk like we owned the cow? It's a safe bet that during the swim season we would consume 2-3 gallons of milk a week - MMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
I'd be interested to hear this one too. Still need to satisfy the milkshake craving daily (although I make sure to use skim milk now :) ).
I remember an age-group swim clinic where they mentioned that the lactate in milk would be good during training, as it is close enough to lactic acid. If your body gets used to disposing more lactic acid, that would help to delay fatigue during races. (This was the '80s, so I don't know if this is "urban legend" or valid sports nutrition.)
