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
Lainey
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Originally posted by SwiminONandON
I ate like a horse then and eat like a horse now (do horses really eat a lot or is that one of those urban myth things?)
Since we own a horse stabling business, here's the lowdown:
For each horse (avg wt 1100 lbs), our horses, on average, eat about 1/2+ bale of hay (~20 lbs per 1/2 bale) and 6-8 lbs of pelleted feed (we don't use grain). They drink anywhere from 3-15 gallons of water each day, usually depending on how hot it is. They also eat whatever grass they can get out in the fields. They will eat carrots, apples, pears, cinnamon-flavored graham crackers and peppermints in infinite quantities.
So, about 27 lbs of food and anywhere from 27-135 lbs of water each day per horse and grass and treats.
Yes, horses eat like horses.
That, plus someone (me) has to shovel alot of it out of the stalls after they have "recycled" it.
-LBJ
Originally posted by SwiminONandON
I ate like a horse then and eat like a horse now (do horses really eat a lot or is that one of those urban myth things?)
Since we own a horse stabling business, here's the lowdown:
For each horse (avg wt 1100 lbs), our horses, on average, eat about 1/2+ bale of hay (~20 lbs per 1/2 bale) and 6-8 lbs of pelleted feed (we don't use grain). They drink anywhere from 3-15 gallons of water each day, usually depending on how hot it is. They also eat whatever grass they can get out in the fields. They will eat carrots, apples, pears, cinnamon-flavored graham crackers and peppermints in infinite quantities.
So, about 27 lbs of food and anywhere from 27-135 lbs of water each day per horse and grass and treats.
Yes, horses eat like horses.
That, plus someone (me) has to shovel alot of it out of the stalls after they have "recycled" it.
-LBJ
