I'm sure many of you are already aware of this article on about.com It reviews a couple of studies that try to explain why swimmers tend to have more body fat than other athletes.
Thought if you weren't aware of the article you might find it interesting.
swimming.about.com/.../offsite.htm
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Originally posted by ande
On the fat thing, I think cool pool water temps may cause the body to have subcutaneous fat. So some swimmers appear softer than other types of athletes.
This cries out for a study comparing swimmers who swim in cool pools versus those who swim in warmer pools. If temperature is the issue those pools we all complain are too hot for training in should produce slimmer swimmers...
Originally posted by ande
On the fat thing, I think cool pool water temps may cause the body to have subcutaneous fat. So some swimmers appear softer than other types of athletes.
This cries out for a study comparing swimmers who swim in cool pools versus those who swim in warmer pools. If temperature is the issue those pools we all complain are too hot for training in should produce slimmer swimmers...
