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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Besides, female swimmers are some of the hottest athletes.
Athletes with real low body fat appear to be too skinny. They look anorexic. People need a little body fat to look appealing in my book. What constitutes a little? Not sure. For guys somewhere around 10% and women somewhere between 15 and 20%.
People get too caught up in body fat and weight. It kills me to see people weighing themselves. Maybe I'm just missing the boat on this one, but I'm more concerned with my times than my weight. And muscle weighs more than fat, so an athelete it going to be pushing the scales a little bit. I like to get my body fat checked once in a great while, but I think if I look okay in a mirror, then I'm not too worried about the numbers.
Besides, female swimmers are some of the hottest athletes.
Athletes with real low body fat appear to be too skinny. They look anorexic. People need a little body fat to look appealing in my book. What constitutes a little? Not sure. For guys somewhere around 10% and women somewhere between 15 and 20%.
People get too caught up in body fat and weight. It kills me to see people weighing themselves. Maybe I'm just missing the boat on this one, but I'm more concerned with my times than my weight. And muscle weighs more than fat, so an athelete it going to be pushing the scales a little bit. I like to get my body fat checked once in a great while, but I think if I look okay in a mirror, then I'm not too worried about the numbers.
