First off I'm new here and this is my first post so if this question has been answered on a different post, sorry.
I come from a bodybuilding background and recently started swimming and liked it so much that for the summer I'm forgoing lifting for swimming. I've been swiming four times a week now for about four months and I've lost about 8 lbs - as far as I can tell it's all body fat. My question is, can I build muscle mass by just swimming or will I just be reducing body fat? Also is it possible to burn muscle? In other words could some of my weight loss be muscle loss? The reason I ask is that a couple of my friends have told me that my back is getting broader - I haven't really noticed.
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As a beginning swimmer I'm not sure what to expect so your comments were very helpful. I'm still eating like I did as a lifter with maybe a few more carbs for energy.
It will be interersting to see what has happend to my lifting strength when I go back to the weight room in the fall. I'm kind of expecting everything but my back workouts to have declined to newbie status but that's fine.
As a beginning swimmer I'm not sure what to expect so your comments were very helpful. I'm still eating like I did as a lifter with maybe a few more carbs for energy.
It will be interersting to see what has happend to my lifting strength when I go back to the weight room in the fall. I'm kind of expecting everything but my back workouts to have declined to newbie status but that's fine.
