hi
i am looking for a workout to build some muscle.
i'm lean enough and would like to gain some muscle
size. anyone know any good swim workout for this?
i don't want to lift weights and i don't have tons of time
for a looong swim either. so if you know of any workout
i'd appreciate hearing from you. thanks
dave
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at the risk of starting another flame war...
when I first started back swimming I was also doing deep water aerobics every other day. Why they called it aerobic I don't know... anyway, the majority of the workout was with styrofoam dumbbells or barbells. The density of the styrofoam determined how 'heavy' the 'weights' were The ones we had ranged from a couple of pounds up to 20lbs. During the time I was doing the deep water workouts I noticed a increase in my muscle mass and muscle definition. And, keep in mind that I'm a middle aged woman, so muscle definition is not an easy thing to accomplish.
If you just can't get out of the water to do weight training, search the web for deep water exercises. You will find exercises that work the upper body, arms, abs and legs. Don't scoff at wearing a float belt. Not having to constantly keep your balance allows you to isolate the muscles you are working on. You can increase the difficulty with weights on your ankles and wrists, but make sure you can stay afloat with the weights. We had one man in our deep water class that used so many weights that if he let go of the styrofoam dumbell/barbell by accident he would sink... it happenned twice and pulling an adult male off the bottom of a 12ft deep pool didn't make the lifeguard too happy. After the second time, we were not allowed to wear any weights what so ever in water over our shoulders.
Lainey
at the risk of starting another flame war...
when I first started back swimming I was also doing deep water aerobics every other day. Why they called it aerobic I don't know... anyway, the majority of the workout was with styrofoam dumbbells or barbells. The density of the styrofoam determined how 'heavy' the 'weights' were The ones we had ranged from a couple of pounds up to 20lbs. During the time I was doing the deep water workouts I noticed a increase in my muscle mass and muscle definition. And, keep in mind that I'm a middle aged woman, so muscle definition is not an easy thing to accomplish.
If you just can't get out of the water to do weight training, search the web for deep water exercises. You will find exercises that work the upper body, arms, abs and legs. Don't scoff at wearing a float belt. Not having to constantly keep your balance allows you to isolate the muscles you are working on. You can increase the difficulty with weights on your ankles and wrists, but make sure you can stay afloat with the weights. We had one man in our deep water class that used so many weights that if he let go of the styrofoam dumbell/barbell by accident he would sink... it happenned twice and pulling an adult male off the bottom of a 12ft deep pool didn't make the lifeguard too happy. After the second time, we were not allowed to wear any weights what so ever in water over our shoulders.
Lainey
