I am currently 16 years old 6'0, 193lbs. My coach was talking to me about a possible football scholarship, and he says I have a chance to get one for long snapping. He says all I have to do is gain about 25-35lbs before my seniot year in High School, and I have a chance to get a football scholarship. On the other hand, I have swimming. I am currently about 2 seconds away from making state championships, and I would probably lose about 30lbs before november in order to get there. I also have a chance to get a swimming scholarship too. I know that I should probably pick one or the other because I know it isn't exactly healthy to go from 225lbs to 160lbs in a couple of months. So was hoping that maybe some people on this board have some experience with this topic and could give me some advice.
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Has anyone noticed the extreme shifts in weight he's considering? Those numbers... 160 or 225... they're complete opposites and wind up developing two entirely different people all together! I'm writing to point out that this is very unhealthy.
If you do the yo-yo nutrition thing you will definitely wear your body out (it's a lot like pulling on a rubber band one too many times). Eventually your body won't respond anymore, it will be too worn out to snap back to shape, and your muscles may degenerate as a result. In which case, kiss any hopes of playing football or swimming successfully good-bye.
Make the choice between the two sports. Once you do that stick with one body type because your muscles aren't supposed to be worn like cheap shirts - you can't just have a big bod one month and a few months later go for the ultra slim look. Since this is the end of your high school career it would be wise to focus on one sport if your going for a scholarship. That way you could practice it year-round and get more improvement in a shorter amount of time.
Personally, I do about four different sports (and I'm 24), but I always maintain the same body-type because I know I can succeed and surpass others while sustaining a consistent healthy level of nutrition and activity.
Has anyone noticed the extreme shifts in weight he's considering? Those numbers... 160 or 225... they're complete opposites and wind up developing two entirely different people all together! I'm writing to point out that this is very unhealthy.
If you do the yo-yo nutrition thing you will definitely wear your body out (it's a lot like pulling on a rubber band one too many times). Eventually your body won't respond anymore, it will be too worn out to snap back to shape, and your muscles may degenerate as a result. In which case, kiss any hopes of playing football or swimming successfully good-bye.
Make the choice between the two sports. Once you do that stick with one body type because your muscles aren't supposed to be worn like cheap shirts - you can't just have a big bod one month and a few months later go for the ultra slim look. Since this is the end of your high school career it would be wise to focus on one sport if your going for a scholarship. That way you could practice it year-round and get more improvement in a shorter amount of time.
Personally, I do about four different sports (and I'm 24), but I always maintain the same body-type because I know I can succeed and surpass others while sustaining a consistent healthy level of nutrition and activity.
