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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Kirk - I ended up reading the whole article after I posted and now I think I understand the point he was trying to make.
Swimming - as a sport - is certainly peculiar that way. From what I understand about it, an elite athlete has to consume enough calories to train at such a high level. And as a young girl, you can go from something like 8% body fat to almost 17% body fat in a short period of time.
Anyway - for what it's worth, I would be interested to read up further on the subject. For me, I know that I can't eat for at least an hour after I swim, and others feel like they're starving.
Kirk - I ended up reading the whole article after I posted and now I think I understand the point he was trying to make.
Swimming - as a sport - is certainly peculiar that way. From what I understand about it, an elite athlete has to consume enough calories to train at such a high level. And as a young girl, you can go from something like 8% body fat to almost 17% body fat in a short period of time.
Anyway - for what it's worth, I would be interested to read up further on the subject. For me, I know that I can't eat for at least an hour after I swim, and others feel like they're starving.
