Here's my question: Should one intentionally loose muscle mass and weightlifting strength in order to be more streamlined and potentially go faster in the water? How much mass would one have to lose in order to present less resistance in the water?
Maybe on a related note: Let's say a swimmer has a muscular build, and their technique is very good, would they benefit from losing ten lbs. of extra muscle mass and maybe becoming a more streamlined vessel?
Any thoughts? :weightlifter::banana::weightlifter::banana:
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Are we sure that quicker out of the gate means you are going to be ahead after the dive. A swimmer can use extra weight to drive them through the water.
Why do heavy weight lifters carry so much extra weight. Does this extra weight help when lifting heavy weights??? That extra weight certainly is not all muscle so it must be fat.
This was my friend Doug Hepburn images.google.com/images a great heavyweight lifter who was handicapped but beat the best of his day. I know he was big when I went to the 1954 B E & C Games they gave me his team jacket by mistake. I had 46 inch chest and he was 56 inches and I swam in his jacket.
Are we sure that quicker out of the gate means you are going to be ahead after the dive. A swimmer can use extra weight to drive them through the water.
Why do heavy weight lifters carry so much extra weight. Does this extra weight help when lifting heavy weights??? That extra weight certainly is not all muscle so it must be fat.
This was my friend Doug Hepburn images.google.com/images a great heavyweight lifter who was handicapped but beat the best of his day. I know he was big when I went to the 1954 B E & C Games they gave me his team jacket by mistake. I had 46 inch chest and he was 56 inches and I swam in his jacket.
