Hi,
Until recently, rugby was my main sport, but a bad ankle injury means my playing days are over. While rehabing i spent a lot of time in the pool, on the bike and more recently on the treadmill. This type of training has interested me and I am looking at doing a triathlon next year. My cycling and running is not an issue but i find i struggle in the pool.
I have spent the past 10 years between the pitch and the weight room and now I weight bout 270lbs at only 10-11% bodyfat so the majority of my bodyweight is muscle. I read somewhere that muscle doesnt float but sinks.
Is this much muscle mass a bad thing when it comes to swimming?
Thanks,
Yak.
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Well I am trying to bring my weight down to about 220 so that I will be able to complete a triathlon. I know to get to this weight i will have to lose alot of muscle.
Any ideas on how to approach this? Maybe reduce protein intake, higher reps in the gym, I am already doing about 90mins cardio a day on average.
Maybe you should go for a less extreme goal first, see how it effects your speed in running, biking, and swimming, and then adjust. So, if losing ten pounds makes you faster, go ahead and lose another ten.
Also, I wouldn't think of it as "cardio" at this point. You're getting ready for a triathlon. That means that you need to be biking, running and swimming with that goal in mind. In swimming, technique is extremely important, and you should probably find a good swimming coach to help you with it.
Well I am trying to bring my weight down to about 220 so that I will be able to complete a triathlon. I know to get to this weight i will have to lose alot of muscle.
Any ideas on how to approach this? Maybe reduce protein intake, higher reps in the gym, I am already doing about 90mins cardio a day on average.
Maybe you should go for a less extreme goal first, see how it effects your speed in running, biking, and swimming, and then adjust. So, if losing ten pounds makes you faster, go ahead and lose another ten.
Also, I wouldn't think of it as "cardio" at this point. You're getting ready for a triathlon. That means that you need to be biking, running and swimming with that goal in mind. In swimming, technique is extremely important, and you should probably find a good swimming coach to help you with it.
