Here's a thread for the ladies to discuss anything that relates to women and swimming. For example, feel free to discuss how disgustingly ugly fastskins are, how the "curse" can kill a meet, how suits don't fit, how swimming wrecks your hair, how hormones unhinge you, etc.
I'm sure there's a genetic factor, just like some men are prone to beer bellies, but I wonder if part of it is being "skinny fat." You know, they don't weight much, but still have a fair body fat pct. because they aren't fit. I don't see too many elite female runners (or swimmers) with muffin tops, after all!
The weird thing is I was one of the XC coaches for years at my high school. Over the years I've had several pin-thin stick leg girls with a muffin. A couple of them were top 5 runner's. It drives them crazy. They do all kinds of AB exercises, cut sugar out of their diets, run extra mileage, but till muffin out over their bun huggers. For some people it is a genetic reality. All they can really do is disguise it with torso-smoothing outfits. (those type clothes are not popular with teens) :(
I'm sure there's a genetic factor, just like some men are prone to beer bellies, but I wonder if part of it is being "skinny fat." You know, they don't weight much, but still have a fair body fat pct. because they aren't fit. I don't see too many elite female runners (or swimmers) with muffin tops, after all!
The weird thing is I was one of the XC coaches for years at my high school. Over the years I've had several pin-thin stick leg girls with a muffin. A couple of them were top 5 runner's. It drives them crazy. They do all kinds of AB exercises, cut sugar out of their diets, run extra mileage, but till muffin out over their bun huggers. For some people it is a genetic reality. All they can really do is disguise it with torso-smoothing outfits. (those type clothes are not popular with teens) :(
