Hi all I am new here. I am wondering what is a good routine to swim and lose weight? I am close to 250lbs right now and don't look good fat LOL. was doing some research and found an article written by USMS' own Bill Volckening (if he posts here, hi Bill!) that talks about how he lost weight by swimming and changing his diet, but he don't talk about the swimming much, just the eating. LOL and i've had enough eating.
His story is very inspriational though and I want tofollow suit! I've started a diet but I need help with swiming! ANy suggestions?? ThxU!
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As a female (and NOT an elite swimmer) I disagree with Bowman. I swim 1 to 1 1/2 hours, 4 to 6 days a week; once in a while I will throw in a 2 to 2 1/2 hour workout - certainly not at the elite level like I'm sure Bowman is used to seeing, and I weight train 2 to 3 hours per week. That's it.
I was not losing weight with this routine because I was eating high fat foods and drinking too much wine and beer. When I changed my diet, which included cutting out my nightly wine habit, I lost 30 pounds - and I stuck to the same exercise routine. There have been weeks where I could not weight train and I just swam, and I kept losing weight and I've kept it off since.
Is he talking about pre-teens or teens who's body fat % is going kind of crazy (norman for teen girls)?? - but then again he's pretty much in contact with elite female swimmers only, correct?
I don't understand how he's arrived at this conclusion.
As a female (and NOT an elite swimmer) I disagree with Bowman. I swim 1 to 1 1/2 hours, 4 to 6 days a week; once in a while I will throw in a 2 to 2 1/2 hour workout - certainly not at the elite level like I'm sure Bowman is used to seeing, and I weight train 2 to 3 hours per week. That's it.
I was not losing weight with this routine because I was eating high fat foods and drinking too much wine and beer. When I changed my diet, which included cutting out my nightly wine habit, I lost 30 pounds - and I stuck to the same exercise routine. There have been weeks where I could not weight train and I just swam, and I kept losing weight and I've kept it off since.
Is he talking about pre-teens or teens who's body fat % is going kind of crazy (norman for teen girls)?? - but then again he's pretty much in contact with elite female swimmers only, correct?
I don't understand how he's arrived at this conclusion.
