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
Parents
Former Member
Only time my body fat was checked - when I thought I was skinny. They measured the fat with calipers and the said I was the poorest conditioned athlete at the Commonwealth games. Next the measured strength and the said I had the second strongest legs and arms there. Does it mean if you have high fat content it means you cannot swim?
Only time my body fat was checked - when I thought I was skinny. They measured the fat with calipers and the said I was the poorest conditioned athlete at the Commonwealth games. Next the measured strength and the said I had the second strongest legs and arms there. Does it mean if you have high fat content it means you cannot swim?
