Hey there. I started doing a particular workout regimen at my local college's gym, which involved quite a bit of swimming. I started noticing that most of the guys on the swim team had the type of build I'm going for- especially in the shoulders, upper back, and chest.
I was thinking of working in some new strokes and was wondering what you guys think leads to this physique- freestyle? butterfly? I know they do a combination, but I imagine you seasoned swimmers out there must know which are the best for these muscle groups.
Thoughts?
Alright, and now for the more subjective question- since I don't want to be working out five days a week, how often will usually build/maintain a swimmer's physique, would you say, if you're already fairly close? Once a week hardcore? Twice at normal intensity? Three times?
I think most of us on here swim 2-4 times a week.
Personally, I swim 3 practices/week, ~4500y each. "Normal intensity" for me is pretty intense. As for expected time to see results, I've been swimming masters for almost 10 years and am still filling out in the shoulder area. Some folks change pretty quickly - Fortress's shoulders bulked up w/in 6 months of her starting her career after a 20+yr layoff.
Alright, and now for the more subjective question- since I don't want to be working out five days a week, how often will usually build/maintain a swimmer's physique, would you say, if you're already fairly close? Once a week hardcore? Twice at normal intensity? Three times?
I think most of us on here swim 2-4 times a week.
Personally, I swim 3 practices/week, ~4500y each. "Normal intensity" for me is pretty intense. As for expected time to see results, I've been swimming masters for almost 10 years and am still filling out in the shoulder area. Some folks change pretty quickly - Fortress's shoulders bulked up w/in 6 months of her starting her career after a 20+yr layoff.
