Running. Does it help your swimming or is it an interesting diversion? A lot of people here seem to cross train with running. (Some are obviously triathletes). USS teams now have their swimmers running. But does running really help swimming?
For me, I'm not so sure. I think it helps a bit on the cardio side and may build leg strength. I do it to tighten everything up, because I like being outside and it gives my shoulders a break. But I'm not sure I wouldn't be better off with more pool time if my body could take it.
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Stud by that statement you mean that a skinny man is going to be a fast swimmer. Whales have lots of fat and they are pretty fast. But if they lost weight you mean they will be faster. I don't think so.
By that statement you think losing fat and losing weight are the same thing...I don't think so.
The average guy with flabby fat all over himself, who is not a previous age grouper, college jock, or ex olympian, or in fact just naturally damn talented at swimming, is going to find flab a hindrance. Whales have fat but it's squeezed into a Mother Nature B70 with build in aqua dynamics. Old or not so old, fat guys that have a long pedigree of swimming are not the average flabby guy.
Or is this forum just for ex age groupers, NCAA champs and Ex Olympians?
I'm going to go away from this forum again until the elitist crap stops.
Anyway Running helps me.
Stud by that statement you mean that a skinny man is going to be a fast swimmer. Whales have lots of fat and they are pretty fast. But if they lost weight you mean they will be faster. I don't think so.
By that statement you think losing fat and losing weight are the same thing...I don't think so.
The average guy with flabby fat all over himself, who is not a previous age grouper, college jock, or ex olympian, or in fact just naturally damn talented at swimming, is going to find flab a hindrance. Whales have fat but it's squeezed into a Mother Nature B70 with build in aqua dynamics. Old or not so old, fat guys that have a long pedigree of swimming are not the average flabby guy.
Or is this forum just for ex age groupers, NCAA champs and Ex Olympians?
I'm going to go away from this forum again until the elitist crap stops.
Anyway Running helps me.
